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BEREAN STUDIES ON THE ATONEMENT

THE TEXT-BOOK USED FOR THIS COURSE IS SCRIPTURE STUDIES, SERIES V (E)*

Questions on Scripture Study V.—Man for whom Atonement was made

DECEMBER 5

(1) Our Lord’s words, “All live unto him” (Luke 20:38), are sometimes cited as proofs that the dead do not die, but only seemingly die and become more than ever alive. How should these words be understood?

(2) Quote the passage and explain it in detail.

(3) If death signifies destruction, why do the Scriptures speak of the dead as being asleep and not as being destroyed? P. 352.

(4) In I Thess. 5:23 the Apostle speaks of the body and spirit and soul of the Church. Quote the passage and explain its meaning. P. 353.

(5) Could it be that the Apostle here meant to refer to the Church as individuals? Could he have meant that the body, the soul and the spirit of the individual members of the Church would be preserved until the Second Coming of the Lord? P. 353.

(6) It is held that since souls are said to go to sheol, to hades, therefore the human soul must be something tangible and conscious after dissolution. What is sheol? What is hades? P. 353, last par.

(7) How many times does the word sheol occur in the Old Testament Scriptures? How is it translated—by what English words, and are these translations reliable—when judged by the present definition of the words used in translating it? State the various translations of sheol in English Bibles. P. 354, par. 1.

(8) Is there anything of joy or pain implied in the word sheol? What class of people is said to go to sheol? P. 354, par. 2.

(9) Why are all souls said to go to sheol? What do they do there? What is their state or condition and when will they be relieved? P. 354, par. 3.

(10) What do we know about the English word hell and its origin and meaning in the unabridged dictionary? P. 354, last par.

(11) Give illustrations of the use of the word sheol and show that they could not mean suffering, torment, etc. P. 355.

(12) What is the difference between qeburah, a grave, the tomb, and the grave, sheol, the state of death? Give illustrations in proof of answer. P. 356, par. 1.

DECEMBER 12

(13) Give illustrations of the use of sheol, translated pit, and show what it signifies thereby. P. 356, last par.

(14) In Deuteronomy 32:22 we read of the fire of God’s anger which shall burn to the lowest hell. Explain this passage. P. 357.

(15) What is meant by the sorrows of hell—sheol? P. 358, par. 1.

(16) Explain the statement of Job 7:9, “He that goeth down to the grave (sheol) shall come up no more.” P. 358, last par.

(17) What is meant by “deeper than hell”? (Job 11:8.) P. 359, par. 1.

(18) What is meant by the expression, “Oh, that thou wouldest hide me in sheol”? P. 359, par. 3.

(19) What is meant by the expression, “If I wait, the grave (sheol, oblivion) is my house”? (Job 17:13,14.) P. 360, par. 1.

(20) What is meant by Job 21:13, “They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down into sheol—hell”? P. 360, par. 5.

(21) We read that “hell is naked before him.” (Job 26:6.) What is here signified?

DECEMBER 19

(22) What is meant by the statement, “In death there is no remembrance of thee; in the grave (sheol, oblivion), who shall give thee thanks”?—Psa. 6:5. P. 361, par. 3.

(23) We read that “the wicked shall be turned into hell and all the nations that forget God.” Where is the Scripture and what does it signify? P. 361, par. 5.

(24) When we read, “Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell (sheol, oblivion); neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption” (Psa. 16:10), what should we understand? P. 362, par. 1.

(25) We read, “The bonds of hell (sheol, oblivion) encircle me; the snares of death seize me” (Psa. 18:5); how should this statement be understood? P. 362, par. 5.

(26) We read, “O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from sheol”—hell (Psa. 30:3); what is here signified? P. 362, last par.

(27) We read, “Let the wicked be ashamed. Let them be silent in hell”; explain.—Psa. 31:17. P. 363, par. 2. (28) “Like sheep they are laid in hell. … But God will redeem my soul from the power of sheol”—hell. (Psa. 49:14,15.) What does this signify? P. 363, last par.

(29) “Let them go down quickly into hell.” (Psa. 55:15.) How shall we understand this inspired prayer? P. 364.

(30) “Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.”—Psa. 86:18. P. 365, par. 1.

DECEMBER 26

(31) Explain the Scripture, “My soul is full of troubles and my life draweth nigh unto sheol”—hell.—Psa. 88:3. P. 365, par. 3.

(32) “What man is he that liveth and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the hand (power) of sheol”—hell? What is meant?—Psa. 89:48. P. 365, last par.

(33) What is meant by the statement, “The pains of hell gat hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow”?—Psa. 116:3. P. 366, par. 1.

(34) Explain the Scripture, “If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there; if I make my bed in hell, behold thou art there.”—Psa. 139:7,8. P. 366, last par.

(35) Explain the statement, “Her steps take hold on hell”—sheol.—Prov. 5:5. P. 367, par. 1.

(36) “Her house is in the way of hell.” “Her guests are in the depths of hell.” (Prov. 7:27; 9:18.) Explain these Scriptures. P. 367, par. 3-5.

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— November 1, 1909 —