The document discusses lessons that can be learned from reading the Old Testament. It states that God's people fail every time but God remains faithful in spite of their failures to fulfill his promises. A key truth about God that stands out is that despite people's failures, God is faithful to complete what he has promised. The document also discusses how truly knowing God requires knowledge, God himself, discipline, enduring hardship, and transformation.

1. KNOWING GOD
Nehemiah 9

2. After reading the Old Testament, what is
true about God’s people? God’s people…
A.) …have always been better and smarter than
all others on earth.
B.) …always rise above the challenges and
emerge victorious.
C.) …make mistakes, but in the end, do the right thing.
D.) …fail every time and emerge only by God’s grace.

3. After reading the Old Testament, what is
true about God’s people?
D.) God’s people fail every time
and emerge only by God’s grace.

4. After reading the Old Testament, what
truth about God clearly stands out?
A.) God is so angry He is setting us all up for the
Apocalypse.
B.) God is so full of love and acceptance, life is
without consequences.
C.) God allows the strongest and smartest to thrive.
D.) In spite our failures God is faithful to complete what
He promised.

5. After reading the Old Testament, what
truth about God clearly stands out?
D.) In spite our failures God is
faithful to complete what He
promised.

6. God’s people fail every time, but
God is faithful in spite our failures
to complete what He promised.

7. –Dr. Arthur T. Pierson
“That men do not learn very much
from the lessons of history is the
most important of all lessons that
history has to teach!”

8. –Romans 15:4
“For whatever things were written
before were written for our learning,
that we through the patience and
comfort of the Scripture might have
hope.”

9. –John 5:39
“You search the Scriptures, for in
them you think you have eternal life;
and these are they which testifies of
Me.”

10. GOD’S REVELATION OF HIMSELF
V.6: God displays His glory and
perfection through Creation.
V.7-8: God speaks to man and
reveals His plan.

11. V.9-11: God is Savior, rescuing
His people from bondage.
V.12-15: God is both our
Provider and Guide through life.
GOD’S REVELATION OF HIMSELF

12. V.16-30: In spite of our continuous
failures, God remains faithful.
V.36-38: He takes you as you are today
to fulfill His promises for tomorrow.
GOD’S REVELATION OF HIMSELF

13. KNOWING GOD
takes
Knowledge
“Yet indeed, I have counted all things loss for the
excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my
Lord.”
Philippians 3:8

14. KNOWING GOD
takes God
Himself
“I no longer call you slaves, because a master
doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my
friends since I have told you everything My Father
told Me.”
John 15:15

15. KNOWING GOD
takes
Discipline
“Discipline yourself toward godliness.”
1 Timothy 4:7

16. KNOWING GOD
takes
Hardship
“You therefore, must endure hardship as a
good soldier of Jesus Christ.”
2 Timothy 2:3

17. KNOWING GOD
takes
Transformation
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind…”
Romans 12:2

18. KNOWING GOD
Nehemiah 9