Childlike Wisdom
Isaiah 29:14-21 - New International
Version (NIV)
14 Therefore once more I will astound these people
with
wonder upon wonder;
the
wisdom of the wise will perish,
the
intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.”
15 Woe to those who go to great depths
to
hide their plans from the Lord,
who do their work in darkness and think,
“Who
sees us? Who will know?”
16 You turn things upside down,
as
if the potter were thought to be like the clay!
Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it,
“You
did not make me”?
Can the pot say to the potter,
“You
know nothing”?
17 In a very short time, will not Lebanon be turned into a
fertile field
and
the fertile field seem like a forest?
18 In that day the deaf will hear
the words of the scroll,
and
out of gloom and darkness
the
eyes of the blind will see.
19 Once more the humble will rejoice in
the Lord;
the
needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20 The ruthless will vanish,
the
mockers will disappear,
and
all who have an eye for evil will be cut down—
21 those who with a word make someone out to
be guilty,
who
ensnare the defender in court
and
with false testimony deprive the innocent of justice.
What will happen to the “wisdom of the wise” (verse 14)?
What will those “who go to great depths to
hide their plans from the Lord” have (verse 15)?
How do the people “turn things” (verse 16)?
When will “Lebanon be turned into a fertile
field” (verse 17)?
Who will “hear the words of the scroll” (verse
18)?
Who will the humble “rejoice in” (verse 19)?
What will happen to the ruthless (verse 20)?
In
your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
Matthew 11:25-30 – New International Version (NIV)
25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of
heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and
learned, and revealed them to little children. 26 Yes,
Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
27 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No
one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son
and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will
give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from
me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your
souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Who said “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth” (verse
25)?
Who
are “these things” hidden from (verse 25)?
Who
are “these things” revealed to (verses 25)?
In
your opinion, why was the Father pleased to do this (verse 26)?
What has been committed to Jesus by the
Father (verse 27)?
Who knows the Father (verse 27)?
To whom does Jesus say “come to me”
(verse 28)?
What
we find if we take Jesus yoke and learn from Him (verse 29)?
What
is light (verse 30)?
In
your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
In
your opinion, what does this passage teach us about the differences between
godly and worldly wisdom?
In
your opinion, what is the difference between the “wisdom of the wise”
that will perish in Isaiah 29:14-21 and the things that are hidden from the
wise but revealed to little children in Matthew 11:25-30?
1
Corinthians 1:18-25 - New International Version (NIV)
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are
perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of
God. 19 For it is written:
“I will destroy the wisdom
of the wise;
the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
20 Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law?
Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the
wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the
world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the
foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22 Jews
demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we
preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and
foolishness to Gentiles, 24 but to those whom God has
called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom
of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than
human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
Who sees the “message of the cross” as
foolishness (verse 18)?
Who sees the “message of the cross” as the “power
of God” (verse 18)?
What will be frustrated (verse 19)?
In your opinion, “where is the philosopher of this
age” (verse 20)?
How is God pleased “to save those who believe”
(verse 21)?
What do “Jews demand” (verse 22)?
What do “Greeks look for” (verse 22)?
What is “Christ crucified” to the Gentiles (verse
23)?
To whom is Christ “the power of God and the wisdom
of God” (verse 24)?
What is “wiser than human wisdom” (verse 25)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message of this
passage?
In your opinion, what does 1 Corinthians
1:18-25 reveal about the wonder that God was going to do to “astound these
people” in Isaiah 29:14-21 that would destroy wisdom of the people of Judah
in Isaiah and the people of Corinth in 1 Corinthians?
In
your opinion, how does 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 help us understand how something
can be hidden from the wise and revealed to little children as Jesus praised
the “Father, Lord of heaven and earth” for doing in Matthew 11:25-30?
2
Timothy 3:10-17 – New International Version (NIV)
10 You,
however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith,
patience, love, endurance, 11 persecutions,
sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in
Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I
endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. 12 In
fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be
persecuted, 13 while evildoers and impostors will go from
bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 But as
for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of,
because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and
how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able
to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All
Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the
servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
In your opinion, who is the “you” who knows “all
about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love . . .”
(verse 10)?
Who
did Paul say “rescued me from all of them” (verse 11)?
Who
will be persecuted (verse 12)?
Who
will “go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived” (verse 13)?
How
is Timothy to continue (verse 14)?
What
are “the Holy Scriptures” able to do (verse 15)?
What
is “God-breathed” (verse 16)?
Who
is to be “thoroughly equipped for every good work” (verse 17)?
In
your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
In your opinion, what does this passage
teach us about the differences between godly and worldly wisdom?
In your opinion, what
wisdom does 2 Timothy 3:10-17 reveal that will not perish with the “wisdom
of the wise” in Isaiah 29:14-21?
In your opinion, what do the challenges
that Paul faced, as outlined in 2 Timothy 3:10-17, reveal about the rest that
Jesus promises for “weary and burdened” He calls to come to Him in
Matthew 11:25-30?
In your opinion, how does the decision
point of “Christ crucified” in 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 become the place
where those who see Him as a stumbling block or foolishness go from “bad to
worse” and those who see Christ as Savior are persecuted?
In
your opinion, what do these passages from Isaiah, Matthew, 1 Corinthians, and 2
Timothy teach us about the conflict between worldly and godly wisdom?
In your
opinion, how does God continue to rescue those who see
Christ crucified as wisdom and strength today?
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