Week #2 Study Questions

Jashobeam (1 Chronicles 11:11; 2 Samuel 23:8)

1. There are two different, yet similar accounts of David's mighty men - one in 1 Chronicles 11 (v. 10ff) and one in 2 Samuel 23 (v. 8ff). Why do you think that is?

2. In one passage it reads that Jashobeam kills 800 at one time (2 Samuel 23:8). In another passage it reads that Jashobeam kills 300 at one time (1 Chronicles 11:11). So what is it? - 800 or 300? Doesn't this just prove the Bible is full of errors?

3. Jashobeam is numbered among the men in 1 Chronicles 12. (See v. 6.) What unique skills does Jashobeam share with those listed? (See v. 2.) What unique skills do you have?

4. What do you think the Bible is teaching through the use of the story of Jashobeam's defeating 800 at one time (2 Samuel 23:8)?

Week #1 Study Questions

King David (1 Samuel 17:40-51)

1. David is referred to as "a man after God's own heart" by the Lord Himself (Acts 13:22). What do you think that means?

2. In one instance, a lion attacks David's sheep and David defeats the lion (1 Samuel 17:37a). In another instance, a bear attacks David's sheep and David defeats the bear (1 Samuel 17:37b). What conflicts have you faced in your life where the Lord helped you to defend and overcome?

3. It takes a certain kind of attitude to be able to do what David did to Goliath. It takes a certain kind of attitude to slay a giant (1 Samuel 17:51). David had the attitude. In your own words, describe what you think David's attitude consisted of. And then on a scale of 1 to 10, pick where you would appear in relation to having or not having the attitude of a giant killer.

4. John writes: "[G]reater is He who is in you than he who is in the world" (1 John 4:4b). What kind of power do you think the Holy Spirit is desirous of releasing through your fellow Christian brothers? What kind of power (to dispatch giants!) do you think the Holy Spirit is desirous of releasing through you? Are you willing to let Him?