Bible History Catechism New Testament History Workbook Seniors Book 2 of 2 Originally by Rev. Herman Veldman Edited and Adapted by J.J. Lim Owner: __________________________________ Bible History Catechism – New Testament History (Seniors - Book 2/2) Originally by Rev Herman Veldman Edited & adapted by J.J. Lim Original version by Rev Herman Veldman is property of the Protestant Reformed Churches of America J.J. Lim edited version © 2010 by Pilgrim Covenant Church. E-published by Gratia Dei Sola Media Blk 203B, Henderson Road, #07-07, Singapore 159546. Website: www.gdsmedia.org Email: [email protected] All rights reserved Name: ________________________________________ Date: ______________ Lesson 1 The Birth of John the Baptist 1. Jesus is the fulfilment of the Old Testament. Read Matthew 5:17 and fill in the blanks: “Think not that I am come to _________________________, or the prophets: I am ________________ to destroy, but _______________.” 2. FITB: “For the prophecy came _______ in old time by the _______________: but holy men of God spake as they were _______ by the _______________” (2 Peter 1:21). 3. FITB: “There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named _______________, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was _______________. And they were both ______________ before God, walking in all the _______________ and _______________ of the Lord blameless” (Luke 1:5,6). 4. According to Luke 1:5, Zacharias was a _______________ of the course of _________. His wife was a daughter of _______________. According to Exodus 28:1, Aaron was appointed by God to minister to Him in the _______________. 5. Read Luke 1:19-0,63 and answer these questions: a. Where did Gabriel stand? _____________________________________________________________ b. What did Gabriel show Zacharias? ______________________________________________________ c. How did Zacharias show that the baby’s name is John? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Who told the parents that they must call their baby John? Look up Luke 1:13. ______________________________ 7. Answer these questions about Mary and Elizabeth: a. Mary and Elizabeth were _______________ (Luke 1:36) b. Mary stayed with Elizabeth for how long a period? ___________________ (Lk 1:56) c. Elizabeth, in Luke 1:43 calls Mary ____________________________________________. 8. Read Luke 1:15 and fill in the blanks: “For he shall be _______________ in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither _______________ nor _________________; and he shall be filled with the __________________, even from his mother's womb.” Name: ________________________________________ Date: ______________ Lesson 2 THE LORD JESUS IS BORN 1. In the following texts Jesus is called: Genesis 49:10—____________, Numbers 24:17—________, and ______________, Isaiah 7:14—________________, Micah 5:2—__________, John 1:1—________, John 1:34— ____________________, and John 1:36—______________________. 2. According to Matthew 1:21 Joseph is commanded to call the child Jesus because ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Jesus says of Himself in Luke 19:10 that He is come to “____________________ ______________________________________________________________________________” 4. In Luke 2:25, we read that Simeon was ____________ and ______________, waiting for the consolation of Israel and the ______________ was _______ ______. In Luke 2:37-38 we read that Anna served _______________________________________________________________, and that she spoke of ______ to ___________________________________________. 5. Look up Matthew 2:1-12 and answer these questions: a. What sign did God give these wise men of Jesus’ birth? _________________________________ b. What did the wise men call Jesus? _________________________________________________ c. Why did they come to Jerusalem? ________________________________________ (cf. Mt 5:35) d. What gifts did they bring? _________________________________________________________ 6. Answer these questions about Herod after you read Matthew 2:3,7,16: a. How did Herod feel after he heard these things? _______________________________________ b. What did Herod inquire of the wise men? _____________________________________________ c. What did Herod do when he was mocked of them? _____________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 7. Look up Matthew 2:13-15 and answer these questions: a. Who warned Joseph? ____________________________________________________________ b. What was Joseph told to do? ______________________________________________________ c. How long did Jesus stay in Egypt? __________________________________________________ 8. According to Matthew 2:23, why was Jesus brought to live in Nazareth? ________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Name: ________________________________________ Date: ______________ Lesson 3 THE MINISTRY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST 1. What other name is given to John in Matthew 17:10-13? ____________________ 2. Read Mark 1:4-6 and answer the following questions: a. How was John dressed? __________________________________________________________ b. Where did he labour? _____________________________________________________________ c. What did he eat? _________________________________________________________________ 3. Read John 1:19-24 and answer these questions: a. Who came to John to ask him who he was? ___________________________________________ b. What did he confess in verse 20? ___________________________________________________ c. Who did the people think he was? ___________________________________________________ d. Who did John say he was? ________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Look up Luke 3:7-9 and answer these questions: a. What does John call the wicked in verse 7? ____________________________________________ b. What fruits must the wicked bring forth? _______________________________________________ 5. What does John tell the tax collector in Luke 3:13? ________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What does he tell the soldiers in verse 14? ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 7. In John 3:30 John the Baptist said to his disciples? ________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Name: ________________________________________ Date: ______________ Lesson 4 THE LORD JESUS’ BAPTISM AND TEMPTATION 1. Read Luke 2:41-45 and fill in the following blanks: Every year Jesus’ parents went to __________________ every year at the feast of the __________________. When He was _____ years old, Jesus went along. As they returned from Jerusalem, Jesus ___________ behind. His parents knew _______ of it. They went a _______ journey; and they sought him among their _______________ and _____________. And when they _________________________, they went back to _____________, seeking Him. 2. Read Luke 2:45-50 and answer these questions: a. How long did Jesus’ parents look for Him? ____________________________________________ b. Where did they find Him? _________________________________________________________ c. What was He doing?_____________________________________________________________ d. What did those who heard Jesus think? ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ e. How did Jesus answer His parents? _________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Look up Luke 2:40 and fill in the blanks: “And the child ________, and waxed __________ in spirit, filled with _________: and the ________ of God was upon him.” 4. How did Jesus answer John when he refused to baptize Him? (See Matthew 3:15) _________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What is Satan called in Matthew 4:3 and 10? _____________________________________________ 6. What other names of the devil are found in Revelation 12:9? _________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. With what words did Jesus always begin His answer to the Devil in Matthew 4:4,7,10? _________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What does Paul in Ephesians 6:17 call our chief weapon for driving Satan away? _________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What happen when the Devil left Jesus? (Read Matthew 4:11) _______________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Name: ________________________________________ Date: ______________ Lesson 5 JESUS’ MINISTRY IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA 1. What are the names given to the Lord Jesus in the following verses: a. John 1:29—___________________________________________________________________ b. John 1:41—_____________________________________________,