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Elizabeth Beholding and Reflecting
Righteousness
Weekly Memory Verse: “The works of the Lord are great, studied by all who have pleasure in them. His work is honorable and glorious, and His righteousness endures forever.” Psalm 111:2-3
Day One
1. Read Luke 1:5-80. For today, go back and focus on verses 5-25. Luke introduces two people in verses 5-7. Who are they and what is said of them?________________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. When do these events take place? See both verse 5 and 8-9 for your answer.________________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Zacharias received a heavenly visitor, who is he and what was his message? Vs 11-17________________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. What was his initial reaction to the message and what was the consequence for this reaction?________________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. What was the ultimate outcome for Zacharias and Elizabeth? Vs 24________________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. Write out her statement in vs 25. ________________________________________________________________________________________________
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7. Write down the verse or verses that stood out to you in this passage. Spend time meditating on and looking more deeply into this verse or verses today. Any thoughts?________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Day Two
Weekly Memory Verse: Psalm 111:2-3
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1. Read Luke 1:26-45 and 57-66. What does the angel Gabriel say to Mary about Elizabeth? Vs 36________________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. Why does Mary visit her relative Elizabeth? Vs 26-35________________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. What does Elizabeth experience when Mary calls her name? Vs 41________________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. How does Elizabeth further respond to Mary? Vs 42-45 What is the title she gives to Mary? ________________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. How was the angel’s message fulfilled? Vs 57-58________________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. As a righteous woman Elizabeth honored her husband’s wishes for naming the child. What did they call him? Vs 59-60________________________________________________________________________________________________
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7. What happened to Zacharias as this moment? Vs 61-66________________________________________________________________________________________________
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8. Prayerfully consider some of the things you have learned about Elizabeth that you would like to apply to your life. What do you see?
Day Three
Weekly Memory Verse: Psalm 111:2-3________________________________________________________________________________________________
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1. Review the things you’ve learned about Elizabeth. Restate what the writer says of Elizabeth in verses 5-7.________________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. What does righteousness look like to you?________________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Look up the word righteous in the dictionary and write the definition below. Use your online Bible study tools to investigate righteousness and record your findings.________________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Look up the following verses and record what you learn about the Lord our God.
a. Deuteronomy 32:4________________________________________________________________________________________________
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b. Psalm 119:137________________________________________________________________________________________________
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c. Psalm 145:17-19________________________________________________________________________________________________
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d. Hosea 14:9________________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. How do you think these verses may have affected Elizabeth and how she lived her life? If so please state how you think they did.________________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. Take a moment to write a prayer to God about His righteousness.________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Day Four
Weekly Memory Verse: Psalm 111:2-3________________________________________________________________________________________________
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1. Start today by looking up the following verses and record what they say about righteousness.
a. Matthew 5:6________________________________________________________________________________________________
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b. Matthew 25:31-40
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c. John 5:30________________________________________________________________________________________________
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d. 2 Timothy 4:8________________________________________________________________________________________________
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e. 1 John 3:7________________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. What new insight about righteousness did you glean from these verses?________________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Read and record what you learn again about righteousness from these next verses.
a. Psalm 7:9________________________________________________________________________________________________
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b. Matthew 23:28________________________________________________________________________________________________
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c. Luke 20:20________________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Do you attempt to look righteous outwardly while having a sinful heart inside? Do you remember what God looks at? Read 1 Samuel 16:7 for your answer.________________________________________________________________________________________________
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a. If there are areas of unrighteousness in your life confess them right now to the Lord. He already sees it and longs to have our thoughts line up with His.
5. Read 1 John 3:7. Do you see that living right before God is something we cultivate? What would lead you to believe that from this verse.________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Day Five
Weekly Memory Verse: Psalm 111:2-3________________________________________________________________________________________________
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1. Read Luke 1:24-25 & 41-45. Record some of the moments Elizabeth showed her true character in these passages of Scripture.________________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. Elizabeth received God’s rich blessings upon her life, even though she waited a long time to receive one of them! Look up the following verses to discover what some of God’s promises are for those who live righteously.
a. Psalm 5:12________________________________________________________________________________________________
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b. Psalm 97:11________________________________________________________________________________________________
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c. Proverbs 10:24________________________________________________________________________________________________
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d. Proverbs 11:28________________________________________________________________________________________________
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e. Isaiah 3:10
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f. Matthew 6:33________________________________________________________________________________________________
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g. Revelation 22:11-14________________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Specify some of the blessings you’ve found for those who walk uprightly.________________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. How do you plan to apply to your life the truth principles you’ve learned this week?________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Study NotesElizabeth
Beholding and Reflecting Righteousness____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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2015