Breaking Free by Beth Moore
Week 3: Chapter 2 — Knowing God and Believing Him
Read Chapter 2 of Breaking Free. Primary Scripture: Isaiah 43:10; John 17:3.
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The first benefit of covenant relationship that captivity steals is the most foundational: knowing God and actually believing what He says — and this chapter asks whether we truly have it.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Moore makes a pointed distinction between knowing *about* God and truly *knowing* God. In practical terms, how do you tell the difference in your own life?
2.Isaiah 43:10 records God saying to Israel, 'You are My witnesses…that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He.' Moore unpacks each verb — know, believe, understand — as a sequential, deepening process. Walk through what she says each word means in this context.
3.Moore argues that one of the great tragedies of spiritual captivity is that it keeps us from believing God even when we know His Word. Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you *knew* a promise of God in your head but could not bring yourself to *believe* it in your heart? What made the gap so hard to bridge?