Jude 1

• WARNING ON FALSE TEACHERS
• CHALLENGE TO CONTEND FOR OUR FAITH

Jude 1

Author: Family: Written to: Jude (full name maybe Judas or Judah) half-brother of Jesus (Mathew 13:55 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us?)

Time: 65-80 AD

Written to: Jewish Believers. General epistle (not written to any specific church)

Brief Review of Nehemiah

Nehemiah 13

JERUSALEM IN RUINS (SPIRITUALLY) (part-2)

FAILURE #4: What did Sabbath require? How was Sabbath violated? How did Nehemiah react? Is the principle of sabbath relevant and applicable today?

FAILURES #5: How were the Jewish people unequally yoked? What are the dangers of being unequally yoked? How did Nehemiah react? Do we see such marriages/relationships today? What do the four prayers of Nehemiah show?

Nehemiah 13

JERUSALEM IN RUINS (SPIRITUALLY)

JERUSALEM IN DECLINE: What is the context for this spiritual decline? How long did Nehemiah stay in Jerusalem? Why did he return? How long was he away? What did he expect to see on his return and what did he observe?

FAILURES #1 and #2 (1-9): What are the two failures identified? How did Israelites discover their failure #1? How did they react? How was the house of God desecrated (failure #2) and how did Nehemiah react?

FAILURES #3-#5(6-31): What were these three failures? How did Nehemiah react? What does it say about man’s ability to honor the covenant?

Nehemiah 12

THE DEDICATION OF JERUSALEM WALLS

PURIFICATION (27-30): Why was it important to hold a dedication service? What is the significance of dedication? Why were the Levites invited from surrounding areas? What role did the Levites play in the temple? What did they cleanse? Why is cleansing important? How can sinners approach a holy God?

WALL DEDICATION WORSHIP SERVICE(31-47): Who all participated in the worship? What are some notable observations from the worship service? What was the source of joy? What followed the worship service? How did people express their generosity and duty?

Nehemiah 11

JERUSALEM RESETTLEMENT

JERUSALEM RESTTTLEMENT(1-36): Why is Jerusalem called the ‘holy city’? Why was it critical to repopulate the city? Who were the initial occupants? How were other settlers selected? Why was there a reluctance to return to Jerusalem? What were the broad categories of people who returned?

JERUSALEM PRIESTS and LEVITES (12:1-26): List the priest sand Levites during different generations of the returned exiles.

Nehemiah 10

ISRAEL’s COVENANT WITH GOD

THE COVENANT (29-39): What were the three main elements of the covenant?