Lesson 13 & 14

Question 1

For what purpose were the OT prophets given prophetic power (the Spirit of the Lord)?

Answer 1

For the specific purpose of guiding Israel to its ultimate destiny with the Lord

Question 2

What is our calling today?

Answer 2

To be instruments of the Spirit in guiding God’s people towards their calling

Question 3

Paired together, what do the names Zacharias and Elisabeth mean?

Answer 3

God remembers His promise

Question 4

What is the Holy Ghost always connected with?

Answer 4

Prophecy

Question 5

Like Ezekiel in the OT, what would John the Baptist be?

Answer 5

Both a prophet and a priest

Question 6

Why does Luke find it significant that the angel Gabriel delivered the messages to Zacharias and Mary?

Answer 6

Gabriel was believed to be the angelic prophetic voice of Israel, so any news he delivered would be prophetic news about the restoration of Israel

Question 7

In Luke’s Gospel, everything moves towards where?

Answer 7

Jerusalem

Question 8

Where does Luke’s narrative begin and end?

Answer 8

In the Temple

Question 9

In the Book of Acts, everything moves towards where?

Answer 9

Away from Jerusalem, unto the uttermost parts of the earth

Question 10

As Pentecostals, how do we view life through a Lukan perspective?

Answer 10

We also emphasise the Holy Spirit

Question 11

What often happens in Luke’s Gospel immediately before a great speech, sermon, or saying?

Answer 11

He will make a reference to someone being filled with the Spirit

Question 12

In addition to prediction, what does prophecy refer to?

Answer 12

It encompasses what God is doing right now that is unseen or unknown to bring people into alignment with God’s purposes

Question 13

According to Luke 1:42-45, belief is the proper response to what?

Answer 13

The Spirit and voice of prophecy

Question 14

What is the highest human honour in Luke’s Gospel and the Book of Acts?

Answer 14

To prophesy

Question 15

List two (2) eyewitnesses that Luke probably consulted when writing his Gospel

Answer 15

a) Mary, the mother of Jesus

b) The Apostle Paul

Question 16

John’s Gospel was written to inspire belief. Why was Luke’s Gospel written?

Answer 16

To strengthen belief that already exists

Question 17

The word baptizo was a term associated with what four (4) things?

Answer 17

a) Death
b) Burial
c) Violence
d) Drowning

Question 18

At what age did a person enter into the duties of a priest in the OT?

Answer 18

Thirty

Question 19

What two (2) things do you need to keep in mind about genealogies?

Answer 19

a) Names sometimes vary depending on which region the person is in
b) Genealogies do not always name every single generation.

Question 20

Why do Matthew and Luke’s accounts of the temptation differ?

Answer 20

Luke places the event in the Temple last, since - in Luke’s emphasis - everything moves towards Jerusalem