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The
Purified and Indignant
Isaiah 52:11-15 - New International Version (NIV)
11 Depart, depart, go out from there!
Touch no unclean thing!
Come out from it and be pure,
you who carry the articles of the Lord’s house.
12 But you will not leave in haste
or go in flight;
for the Lord will go before you,
the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
Touch no unclean thing!
Come out from it and be pure,
you who carry the articles of the Lord’s house.
12 But you will not leave in haste
or go in flight;
for the Lord will go before you,
the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
13 See, my servant will act wisely;
he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
14 Just as there were many who were appalled at him—
his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being
and his form marred beyond human likeness—
15 so he will sprinkle many nations,
and kings will shut their mouths because of him.
For what they were not told, they will see,
and what they have not heard, they will understand.
he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
14 Just as there were many who were appalled at him—
his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being
and his form marred beyond human likeness—
15 so he will sprinkle many nations,
and kings will shut their mouths because of him.
For what they were not told, they will see,
and what they have not heard, they will understand.
What are the
Israelites not to touch when they leave bondage for Israel (verse 11)?
Why will they “not
leave in haste or go in flight” (verse 12)?
Who will “be
raised and lifted up and highly exalted”
(verse 13)?
How did many feel
about Him (verse 14)?
What happened
to His appearance (verse 14)?
Who will shut
their mouths because of Him (verse 15)?
What will they
understand (verse 15)?
In your
opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
Mark 1:40-45 - New
International Version (NIV)
40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If
you are willing, you can make me clean.”
41 Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man.
“I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” 42 Immediately the leprosy
left him and he was cleansed.
43 Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: 44 “See
that you don’t tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and
offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to
them.” 45 Instead he went out and began to talk freely,
spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but
stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from
everywhere.
Who came to
Jesus (verse 40)?
In your
opinion, what can we learn about the man from his statement “if you are
willing” (verse 40)?
In your
opinion, why was Jesus indignant (verse 41)?
What did Jesus
do as He was saying “I am willing” (verse 41)?
What happened
to the man (verse 42)?
How did Jesus
send him away (verse 43)?
Who was the
man’s cleansing and offering to be a teatimony to (verse 44)?
What happened
when the man talked freely and spread the news (verse 45)?
In your opinion, how do you reconcile Jesus
touching the leper in Mark 1:40-45 with the command in Isaiah 52:11-15 to “touch
no unclean thing”?
4 Starting from the beginning, Peter told them the whole story: 5 “I
was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw
something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners,
and it came down to where I was. 6 I looked into it and saw
four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles and birds. 7 Then
I heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.’
8 “I replied, ‘Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever
entered my mouth.’
9 “The voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything
impure that God has made clean.’ 10 This happened three times,
and then it was all pulled up to heaven again.
11 “Right then three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea
stopped at the house where I was staying. 12 The Spirit told me
to have no hesitation about going with them. These six brothers also went with
me, and we entered the man’s house. 13 He told us how he had
seen an angel appear in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is
called Peter. 14 He will bring you a message through which you
and all your household will be saved.’
15 “As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come
on us at the beginning. 16 Then I remembered what the Lord had
said: ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the
Holy Spirit.’ 17 So if God gave them the same gift he gave us
who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in
God’s way?”
18 When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised
God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads
to life.”
Where did Peter start (verse
4)?
What was Peter doing
when he saw the vision of the sheet being let down (verse 5)?
What was in the sheet (verse 6)?
How did Peter react to the command to “Get up,
Peter. Kill and eat” (verses 7 and 8)?
In your opinion, what did the voice from heaven mean when it
said “do not call anything impure that God has made clean” (verse 9)?
How many times did this happen (verse 10)?
Who came to the house where Peter was staying (verse 11)?
What did the Spirit tell Peter (verse 12)?
Who had said “send to Joppa for Simon who is called
Peter” (verse 13)?
How was the household going to respond to Peter’s message
(verse 14)?
What happened when Peter began to speak (verse 15)?
What did Peter remember (verse 16)?
In your opinion, who could stand in God’s way (verse 17)?
How did those listening to Peter praise God (verse 18)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
In your opinion, how is our understanding of what is
considered unclean that Isaiah 52:11-15 indicates should not be touched altered
by what happened to the man in Caesarea in Acts 11:4-18?
In your
opinion, what things do the leper in Mark 1:40-45 and the man from Caesarea in
Acts 11:4-18 share?
1 John 1:5-10 – New International Version (NIV)
5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God
is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to
have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live
out the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the
light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son,
purifies us from all sin.
8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth
is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just
and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If
we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not
in us.
What message has John heard that he declares (verse 5)?
When do we lie
(verse 6)?
When do we
have fellowship “with one another” (verse 7)?
What does “the
blood of Jesus, his Son” do (verse 7)?
In your
opinion, how is claiming to be without sin deceiveing ourselves (verse 8)?
When does God “forgive
us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (verse 9)?
Who do we make
out to be a liar if we claim we have not sinned (verse 10)?
In your
opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
In your
opinion, how can those who live in fear of violating the command to “touch
no unclean thing” from Isaiah 52:11-15 find both condemnation and comfort
in 1 John 1:5-10?
In your
opinion, how does 1 John 1:5-10 explain what happened to the man from Caesarea
in Acts 11:4-18?
In your
opinion, what do these passages from Isaiah, Mark, Acts and 1 John teach us
about our uncleanness and our purification from sin?
In your
opinion, what should we be indignant about today?
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