The Pits Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: The Pits ------------- Date: 12/23/1998 Keywords: "lovingkindness" "pits" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Psalm 86:11-13* 11. Teach me Thy way, O Lord; I will walk in Thy truth; Unite my heart to fear Thy name. 12. I will give thanks to Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And will glorify Thy name forever. 13. For Thy lovingkindness toward me is great, And Thou has delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. Questions 1. In this prayer, what is the request in verse 11?   2. What does the psalmist promise to do with the truth He desires to receive?   3. Is reverence (or fear) of God an automatic thing in this world, or does it require a determined change of attitude?   4. Verse 13 is a statement of faith. What is the psalmist remembering about the way God has acted in the past?   Practical help Sheol is a place of darkness and death. To the Hebrew mind, it would be the farthest place away from God that one could imagine. We today talk about "the pits." What is usually meant by "the pits" is a state of depression, but it is also the feeling that God is far from us and doesn't care. The truth is just the opposite. God sent his Son to die on a cross for us. In fact, Jesus went further into "the pits" than we have in order to save us. His lovingkindness is indeed great toward us. Have a great day. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1998 by eXXit *"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission."