Obedience Bible — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on obedience bible, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · 1 Samuel 15:22 (KJV)
What did Samuel tell Saul that obedience is better than?
Answer: Sacrifice
Study note. Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
Lesson 2 · John 14:15 (KJV)
What did Jesus say about those who keep his commandments?
Answer: All of the above
Study note. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me.
Lesson 3 · Deuteronomy 11:1 (KJV)
What did God require of Israel in Deuteronomy 11?
Answer: To love the LORD, walk in his ways, keep his commandments, and cleave unto him
Study note. Thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.
Lesson 4 · Genesis 22:3 (KJV)
What did Abraham do when God called him to offer Isaac?
Answer: He obeyed immediately
Study note. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son.
Lesson 5 · 2 Kings 5:10 (KJV)
What did Naaman have to do to be healed of leprosy?
Answer: Go to the prophet Elisha and dip seven times in the Jordan
Study note. Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
Lesson 6 · James 1:22 (KJV)
What does James 1:22 say about being doers of the word?
Answer: Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves
Study note. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Lesson 7 · Genesis 6:22 (KJV)
What did Noah do that made him find grace in God's sight?
Answer: He built the ark according to all that God commanded him
Study note. Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
Lesson 8 · Matthew 1:20 (KJV)
What did the angel tell Joseph to do concerning Mary?
Answer: Fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost
Study note. Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
Lesson 9 · Acts 5:29 (KJV)
What did Peter say about obeying God rather than men?
Answer: We ought to obey God rather than men
Study note. Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Lesson 10 · Matthew 7:24 (KJV)
What blessing comes to those who hear and do the words of Jesus?
Answer: They are likened to a wise man who built his house upon a rock
Study note. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock.
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does obedience bible point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?