The following are discussion questions from a weekly study I am leading through the book of 2 Kings.  We meet each Wednesday evening at the Deer Run Church of Christ.

The Unraveling of a Nation

A Study of the Book of 2 Kings

Lesson 3 (A Revolting Situation)
 2 Kings 3
      January 15, 2014

The Text:

1. Who was Joram?  How is he compared to his mom and dad?  What did he cling to?
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2. Who was Mesha?  What was he being required to do?  What did he do after Ahab died?  How did Joram respond?  Who did Joram go to for help?  
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3. What route do the armies take toward Moab?  How long did they march?  What happened?  What did Joram conclude?  What did Jehoshaphat ask?  What response was he given?  How was that response received?  
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4. How did Elisha address Joram?  What was Joram’s response?  What made Elisha willing to talk to Joram?  What message did God give?  What was the problem that forced them to seek God’s help?  How difficult would God’s help be?
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5. What unusual thing happened the next morning?  What news had the Moabites heard?  What did they see when the got up early in the morning?  What did they think they saw?    What did the Moabites set out to do?  How were they met?  How did the battle finish?

 The Application:

1. Who are you?  In terms of being good or evil, how would people compare you to your parents, to others?  How do you compare yourself?  How do comparisons tend to lead us to cling to things we shouldn’t? 
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2. Do you ever feel you are required by others, or by God, to do things that seem excessive?  How likely are we to rebel when we think there is a window of opportunity?  What does it take for God’s people to put aside differences and fight the real enemy?
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3. How do you determine your path in life?  Have you ever reached a point on that path when you realized that you don’t have everything that you need?  When that happens, is it easier for you to blame God or seek God?  Are you one who people would turn to when looking for godly advice?       
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4. How do you feel about people who live in rebellion of God seeking His advice?  How can your relationship with God help others to hear what He has to say?  Do you believe that it “is an easy thing” for the Lord  to take care of that which you think impossible?      
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5. Is your perception of things always accurate?  In what ways are people trapped by an illusion they believe to be true?  What illusions do you need to see through in order to follow God more faithfully?

Next Week:  Multiplication and Addition
2 Kings 4