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1. How did a Roman Soldier feel about his belt?
   1. a kind of status symbol for him. Soldiers wore their Roman belts even when they weren’t on duty. It set them apart  as being men who had accepted the high calling of Caesar to be Roman soldiers.
2. How does this compare to the way Christians should feel about knowing God’s Truth?
   1. We should be honored to be identified with King Jesus
3. Why is it nonsense for people to talk about “my truth” or “your truth?”
   1. Truth is what corresponds to reality. We have to discern what reality is. We DON’T get to make up reality in our own minds and then pretend that it’s real.
4. Why was the Roman soldier’s belt so important during battle?
   1. everything else depended on him wearing that all important belt–the sword and the breastplate were attached to it
5. What do we learn from that about the belt of truth?
   1. God put it first because every other weapon we use depends on it.
6. What did Jesus say about the devil and the truth in John 8?
   1. The devil does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. (John 8:44)
7. What are some things Satan would rather we trusted instead of God’s Word?
   1. our “experience” or our “emotion” or our “common sense” or “human philosophy” or “logical reasoning”
8. Name 5 areas of truth Satan often attacks with great vigor
   1. The truth about God, about our sin, about who we are in Christ, about the power working in us, and about prayer
9. What is the significance of the first 5 weapons mentioned in Ephesians 6 being defensive weapons?
   1. We must have defensive armor in place before we try to use the sword
10. In the Scripture, what does God tell us about Himself, His Word, His Spirit, and our Lord Jesus Christ regarding the truth?
    1. His Word is Truth (John 17:17); that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth (John 14:17 and 15:26); and that Jesus is the Way, The Truth and the Life (John 14:6). And that God is a God of Truth.
11. What are we doing when we speak the truth about God back to Him?
    1. Praising the Lord
12. Why does God tell us to praise His NAME?
    1. His name is powerful. His name reveals who He is: His nature and His character
13. In the Bible, how did God often communicate the importance of a name?
    1. He changed people’s names to show that He was changing their character.
14. Give some examples of God changing people’s names
    1. Jacob to Isaac, Abram to Abraham, Jacob to Israel, Sarai to Sarah, Saul to Paul, Simon to Peter
15. What is the first name of God mentioned in the Bible? And what does it communicate?
    1. Elohim. The great mighty three-in-one God who establishes and keeps covenant forever.
16. What name did God give Himself when He appeared to Abram in order to change Abram’s name and promise him that he would be the father of many nations? What does it communicate?
    1. El Shaddai. God is the Almighty. He has limitless power.
17. What name did God give Himself when He appeared to Isaiah and gave Isaiah the great vision of Isaiah 6? What did it communicate?
    1. Adonai. He is the One who owns and rules over and the master of everything that exists.
18. What is God’s primary name? What does it communicate?
    1. Yahweh. He “IS.” He self-exists eternally. All else that exists gets its existence from Him.
19. How is Yahweh often “transliterated” in English?
    1. Jehovah
20. Which name does God use most often for Himself in the Bible? How many times is it used?
    1. Yahweh. Over 6800 times
21. Where is the classic passage in the Bible in which God communicates His primary name, Yahweh? What is the context?
    1. Exodus 3. When God appeared to Moses in the burning bush and Moses asked, “who shall I say sent me?”
22. Which compound name did God use when He tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice Isaac? What does it communicate?
    1. Jehovah-Jireh. God is our Provider.
23. What compound name did God use when He promised the Israelites that He would keep them from the diseases He had placed upon the Egyptians? What does it communicate?
    1. Jehovah-Rophe. God is our Healer.
24. What is the compound name of God that God used when He used Joshua and Moses to give Israel victory over the Amalekites? What does it communicate?
    1. Jehovah-Nissi. God is our standard/banner of Victory
25. What is the compound name of God that He gave Israel in Leviticus 20 to make it clear He had set them apart for His purposes? What does it communicate?
    1. Jehovah-M’Kaddesh. He makes us holy. He sets us apart. He is our holiness.
26. What is the compound name God used when he appeared to Gideon when Israel was being oppressed by the Midianites? What does it communicate?
    1. Jehovah-Shalom. God is our peace.
27. What is the compound name God used to prophesy the coming Messiah to Jeremiah?
    1. Jehovah-Tsidkenu. He is our righteousness.
28. What compound name does God give Himself in the final verse of the book of Ezekiel? What does it communicate?
    1. Jehovah-Shammah. God is “there.” He is here. Wherever we are, He is with us.
29. What is the compound name of God given to us in Psalm 23:1? What does it communicate?
    1. Jehovah-Rohi. He is our Great Shepherd.
30. How does the 23rd Psalm summarize the other compound names of God?
    1. “I shall not want” => Jehovah-Jireh
    2. “Green pastures & still waters” => Jehovah-Shalom
    3. “Paths of righteousness” => Jehovah-Tsidkenu
    4. “You are with me” => Jehovah-Shammah
    5. “In the presence of my enemies” => Jehovah-Nissi
    6. “You anoint my head with oil” => Jehovah-M’kaddesh