Finding the Favor of God Study Guide Chapter 1 — Grasping the Favor of God • • • • • Describe a way in which God has shown you favor in your personal relationships. What kind of a difference did this favor make in your life? Read Genesis 4:3–5. In your opinion, why did God look on Abel’s offering with favor and not Cain’s? “The word translated ‘favor’ in this passage is . . . hen. This is the Hebrew word most often translated favor in our English versions, and it means friendly regard, approval, or gracious kindness.” A. How has God demonstrated hen favor in your life? B. Can you think of a person in the Bible who experienced the hen favor of God? Why do you think God chose to honor this person, and in what ways did He honor him or her? How does the life of David reflect the favor of God? Did David do anything to deserve this favor? Why do you think God chose to favor David? Personal Reflection — List five ways that God has demonstrated unmerited favor in your life. Pray and thank God for showing you favor in these areas and ask Him to continue to show you favor. Chapter 2 — A Sovereign Sign • • • • • Read Isaiah 43:1–3. Can you think of a time in your life when you or your family passed “through the fire”? How did God show His favor in that situation? “There is a ‘time of God’s favor,’ and our Lord chooses those times in His sovereign pleasure. Does that encourage you? Quite honestly, sometimes that appears to ...
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