Isaiah 53:4-9 –
New International Version (NIV)
4 Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away.
Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was punished.
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away.
Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was punished.
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.
In your opinion,
why would the One who took up our pain and bore our suffering be considered
punished by God (verse 4)?
Where does our peace
come from (verse 5)?
Why are we
compared to sheep (verse 6)?
What did “He” not do in response to being
oppressed and afflicted (verse 7)?
How was He taken
away (verse 8)?
Where was He cut
off from (verse 8)?
Who was He
assigned a grave with (verse 9)?
How much violence
had He done (verse 9)?
In your opinion, what is the basic
message of this passage?
John 19:1-11 - New
International Version (NIV)
1 “Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2 The
soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They
clothed him in a purple robe 3 and went up to him again and
again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face.
4 Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered
there, “Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis
for a charge against him.” 5 When Jesus came out wearing the
crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
6 As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him,
they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!”
But
Pilate answered, “You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for
a charge against him.”
7 The Jewish leaders insisted, “We have a law, and according
to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.”
8 When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, 9 and
he went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but
Jesus gave him no answer. 10 “Do you refuse to speak to me?”
Pilate said. “Don’t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify
you?”
11 Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were
not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is
guilty of a greater sin.”
Who had Jesus
flogged (verse 1)?
What did the soldiers make and put on
Jesus head (verse 2)?
In your opinion,
why did the soldiers cloth Jesus in a purple robe and go up to Him again and
again saying “Hail, king of the Jews”
(verses 2 and 3)?
What did Pilate
say to the Jews gathered there (verse 4)?
In your opinion,
why did Pilate bring Jesus out “wearing
the crown of thorns and the purple robe” (verse 5)?
Who shouted “Crucify! Crucify!” (verse 6)?
Why did the Jewish
leaders insist that Jesus must die (verse
7)?
Who became more
afraid (verse 8)?
What did Pilate
ask Jesus (verse 9)?
What kind of power
did Pilate claim to have (verse 10)?
Where did Jesus
say the source of Pilate’s power was from (verse 11)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, what parts of Isaiah’s
prophecy in Isaiah 53:4-9 were shown to be fulfilled by Jesus in the John
19:1-11?
2 Corinthians
5:16-21 - New International Version (NIV)
16 “So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point
of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore,
if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is
here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself
through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that
God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins
against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We
are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal
through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God
made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the
righteousness of God.”
Who will Paul regard “from a worldly point of view” (verse 16)?
Who did Paul once regard “from a worldly point of view” (verse 16)?
In your opinion, what does it mean that “if anyone is in Christ, the new creation
has come: The old has gone, the new is here” (verse 17)?
Who were we reconciled to through Christ (verse
18)?
How is God “reconciling the world to himself in Christ” (verse 19)?
What is God doing through “Christ’s ambassadors” (verse 20)?
What does Paul implore “on Christ’s behalf” (verse 20)?
Why did God make “him who had no sin to be sin for us” (verse 21)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, how do the words and
actions of the Jewish leaders in John 19:1-11 demonstrate the “worldly point of view” that Paul talks
about in 2 Corinthians 5:16-21?
In your opinion, how does Isaiah’s
prophecy that “the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us
all”
anticipate Paul’s statement “that God was
reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against
them” in 2 Corinthians 5:16-21?
1 Peter 2:18-25 –
New International Version (NIV)
18 “Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your
masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who
are harsh. 19 For it is commendable if someone bears up under
the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God. 20 But
how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure
it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable
before God. 21 To this you were called, because Christ suffered
for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
22 “He committed no sin,
and no deceit was found in his mouth.”
and no deceit was found in his mouth.”
23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate;
when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who
judges justly. 24 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the
cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds
you have been healed.” 25 For “you were like sheep going
astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.”
What should slaves feel about God (verse 18)?
How should slaves respond to “good and considerate” masters (verse 18)?
How should slaves respond to “harsh” masters (verse 18)?
In your opinion, why does Peter give these
instructions (verse 18)?
What is commendable (verse 19)?
To what are we called (verses 20 and 21)?
Who did Peter say “committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth” (verses 21
and 22)?
What did Jesus do instead of retaliating
or threatening (verse 23)?
Why did Jesus bear our sins “in his body on the cross” (verse 24)?
In your opinion why were we “like sheep going astray” (verse 25)?
Who have we, the sheep who had gone
astray, returned to (verse 25)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, how
is Paul’s statement in 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 “that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting
people’s sins against them” amplified by Peter’s in 1 Peter 2:18-25 “He himself
bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live
for righteousness”?
In your opinion, how does Peter, who in 1
Peter 2:18-25 says “because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example,
that you should follow in his steps” expect us to respond to the John’s
explanation of what happened to Jesus in John 16:1-11?
In your opinion, how
is the injustice that Isaiah in Isaiah 53:4-9 sees where Jesus is called to be “pierced for
our transgressions”
transformed to a “credit” by Peter in
1 Peter 2:18-25?
In your opinion, what do these passages,
from Isaiah, John, 2 Corinthians and 1 Peter show us about ourselves today?
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