9. What expressions in the prophecy of Joel seem to imply a double fulfilment of this outpouring of
the Spirit?
Answer
"Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for He hath given you the former rain
moderately, and He will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first
month." Joel 2 : 23. See also Hosea 6: 3.
NOTE - In Palestine the early rains prepare the soil for the seed sowing, and the latter rains ripen
the grain for the harvest. So the early outpouring of the Spirit prepared the world for the extensive sowing
of the gospel seed, and the final outpouring will come to ripen the golden grain for the harvest of the earth,
which Christ says is "the end of the world." Matt. 13: 37-39; Rev. 14: 14, 15.
13. What three general divisions did Jesus recognize as including all the writings of the Old Testament?
What ordinance is closely associated with believing the gospel ?
What instruction shows that sanctification is a progressive work?
What beautiful picture of home life is drawn by the Psalmist for the father who fears the Lord?
How are the rise and work of this power described?
Does faith render the law void?
What song will they sing?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle