Bible Stories for Adults
Isaiah Prophesies About Jesus - Humiliation
Isaiah
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Next Week - Psalms Tell About Jesus - Exaltation (Psalms 2; 16; 110; 118)
Bible Words to Remember:
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the very form of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death - even death on a cross! Philippians 2:5-8
Opening Prayer
The Role of God's Prophets (2 Kings 17)
What did God require of the kings of His people?
1 Kings 11:37-38
How faithful were the kings of Israel, the northern kingdom?
2 Kings 17:21-22
How faithful was Judah, the southern kingdom?
2 Kings 17:19
Did God give up on the people immediately after Jeroboam turned them away?
2 Kings 17:13-14
The Prophet's Message (Isaiah 1)
At what point in Jewish history did Isaiah serve as God's prophet and to whom did he prophesy?
Isaiah 1:1
How did God call Isaiah and how was the call accepted?
Isaiah 6:1, 8
How does Isaiah begin his ministry?
Isaiah 1:2-4
Hadn't God tried to discipline them and turn them back to Him?
Isaiah 1:5-6
What was the problem? Were the Jews not religious enough?
Isaiah 1:11-14
What did God want?
Isaiah 1:16-17
How could they become righteous? What about their guilt of past evils?
Isaiah 1:18
What would happen if the people didn't return to God?
Isaiah 1:19-20
Knowing that the Jews would not repent and return, what did God say He would do?
Isaiah 1:21, 25
What hope would the Jews have after they were punished with exile?
Isaiah 1:26
The Righteous King (Isaiah 11)
How would the Jews know when this time of restoration and righteousness begins?
Isaiah 7:14
How would the news get out to everyone?
Isaiah 40:3-5
What did Isaiah tell them about this child?
Isaiah 9:6-7
What kind of a king would this child become?
Isaiah 11:1-5
What would this great king mean for Israel?
Isaiah 11:10, 12
Why would the rest of the world rally around Israel?
Isaiah 49:6
How peaceful would things be under this king?
Isaiah 11:6-9
The Righteous Servant (Isaiah 50:4-9)
Why would this king be so successful?
Isaiah 42:1
How did this relate to Israel's original calling?
Isaiah 41:8-9
How obedient would this chosen servant be?
Isaiah 50:4-7
Isaiah's Four Servant Songs
. Isaiah 42:1-7
. Isaiah 49:1-6
. Isaiah 50:4-9
. Isaiah 52:13-53:12
While the Jews misunderstood what Isaiah was describing, how well did Isaiah understand?
1 Peter 1:10-12
The Doubter's Chapter (Isaiah 52:13-53:12)
Isaiah's fourth servant song (52:13-53:12) points directly to Jesus
It can convince Jews that Jesus is the promised Messiah - Called The Doubter's Chapter
How does Isaiah begin his fourth servant song that accurately describes Jesus?
Isaiah 52:13
How was Jesus highly exalted?
Philippians 2:9
How did Isaiah's next verse confuse the Jews' picture of this great king?
Isaiah 52:14
How did this describe Jesus?
Mark 14:65; 15:17-19
How would this king save the whole world?
Isaiah 52:15
How did this reference to the sprinkling of blood off the atoning sacrifice point to Jesus?
1 Peter 1:2
What other sprinkling did Jesus bring to us?
Hebrews 10:22
How would the true message of this servant be accepted?
Isaiah 53:1
How was this fulfilled with Jesus?
John 12:37-38
Would this great king look like a great king?
Isaiah 53:2
Didn't Jesus attract people by His greatness wherever He went?
Matthew 13:54-57
Besides his looks, how well would this great king of the Jews be accepted by people?
Isaiah 53:3
How clearly was Jesus despised and rejected by men?
Mark 15:29-32
Although despised and rejected, what would this servant do for mankind?
Isaiah 53:4a
How did Jesus take away pains and troubles?
Matthew 8:16-17
How would this servant be supported by God during his thankless work for mankind?
Isaiah 53:4b
How was this played out in Jesus?
Matthew 27:43, 46
Why would God strike, smite and afflict this great servant?
Isaiah 53:5a
How directly was this fulfilled by Jesus?
John 19:33-34, 36
Would the servant do this because mankind would be so deserving?
Isaiah 53:5b-6
How does Peter explain this was fulfilled by Jesus?
1 Peter 2:24-25
How willingly would this servant go through this suffering?
Isaiah 53:7
Did Jesus fit this description?
Matthew 27:12-14
Would people recognize what was happening when this was carried out?
Isaiah 53:8
How was Jesus our substitute?
2 Corinthians 5:21
How would this great king be treated in his death?
Isaiah 53:9
How did this describe Jesus?
Matthew 27:57-60
Why would this servant go through all of this suffering?
Isaiah 53:10-11
How did Jesus see the light of life?
Matthew 28:6
How does knowledge of this justify many?
Romans 10:9
How does Isaiah summarize his song on the suffering servant?
Isaiah 53:12
How was Jesus numbered with the transgressors?
Mark 15:27-28
Besides being forever thankful of what Jesus did for us, what should we learn from this?
Philippians 2:5-8
Closing Prayer
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