Gospel 101 Bible Study

Recap for SEEK ""


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   Theme: "seek"
   The theme "seek" was chosen as the third theme because even though the kingdom is here and near, it isn't very obvious to the casual observer.


Pick a verse to study, preferably in sequence, and follow the instructions provided.
Trail 01   Perhaps the most familiar verses regarding "seek"   Press on...
Isaiah 55:6 Seek (darash) ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek (zeteo), and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Trail 02   The verses in this lesson are the ones first mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments for the term "seek"   Press on...
Genesis 9:5 And surely your blood of your lives will I require (darash); at the hand of every beast will I require it , and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man . Matthew 2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until bring thee word: for Herod will seek (zeteo) the young child to destroy him .
Trail 03   The verses in this lesson are examples of prophecy in the Old Testament and its fulfillment in the New Testament.   Press on...
Isaiah 65:1 I am sought (darash) of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought (baqash) me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name. Romans 10:20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought (zeteo) me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
Trail 04   Representative verses from the chapters that have the most references on the theme "seek"   Press on...
Ezekiel 34:16 I will seek (baqash) that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment. John 7:18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh (zeteo) his own glory: but he that seeketh (zeteo) his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
Trail 05   The verses in this lesson are from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge cross references in an earlier verse.   Press on...
Psalms 27:8 When thou saidst, Seek (baqash) ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek (baqash). Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek (ekzeteo) him.
Trail 06   The verses in this lesson are among the best of the remaining verses that have references to the current theme "seek"   Press on...
Jeremiah 29:13 And ye shall seek (baqash) me, and find me, when ye shall search (darash) for me with all your heart. John 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek (zeteo) not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

Prepared by William C. Barman for George Young Memorial United Methodist Church -- Palm Harbor, FL on 7/2/04; 3:02:05 PM