Week 42 • The Basket of Sin (Zechariah 5:3-11)
Memory Verse: Romans 6:1-2
In each reading assignment look for a . . .
Sin to Confess • Promise to Claim • Attitude to Change • Command to Obey • Example to Follow
Personal Study Notes:
Psalm 57
Psalm 58
Psalm 59
Psalm 60
Zachariah 5
Accountability Question
Did everyone read all five assignments?
What application points did you find?
Group Participation
Where are we on our ministry project?
Have someone take requests and lead prayer.
Have someone tell the story or paraphrase.
Have someone read the Bible passage.
Have someone facilitate the Bible study using the weekly discussion questions.
Weekly Discussion Questions
The vision of the basket is a message to us about the seriousness with which God takes our sin and how He intends to deal with it. Three truths are seen here…
[1] Those who are in Jesus have had their sins taken away, removed far from them (see Romans 8:1; 2 Corinthians 5:23; Psalm 103:12)
[2] God is sovereign. He will have the final say over sin. Sin does not win in the end however it appears now.
[3] A time is coming when sin will be gone forever.
When thinking about sin/wickedness/iniquity, why does it seem our natural reaction is to think about someone else’s sins instead of our own sin?
Why is it important to see iniquity portrayed as a tiny woman in a basket being carried out with ease?
What is the significance of their wickedness being carried off to the land of Babylon? How does this give us hope for the future?
Prayer: Thank you Father for the power you have over sin an darkness. Help us to take sin as serious as You do that we may “close the lid” on it lest it be free to roam as it pleases.