Silently Preaching
Isaiah
53:7-12 - New International Version (NIV)
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.
10 Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the Lord makes his
life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
11 After he has suffered,
he will see the light of life and be
satisfied;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
and he will divide the spoils with the strong,
because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.
What did “He” not do even though oppressed,
afflicted and led like a lamb to the slaughter (verse 7)?
Why was “He” punished (verse 8)?
Where was the grave “He” was assigned (verse
9)?
What does the Lord make “his life” (verse
10)?
In your opinion, how can one who has given His
life have offspring (verse 10)?
Who will “justify many, and . . . bear their
iniquities” (verse 11)?
How was “He” numbered (verse 12)?
What did “He” bear (verse 12)?
Who did “He” make intercession for
(verse 12)?
In
your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
Mark 15:1-5 - New
International Version (NIV)
1 Very early
in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the
law and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they bound Jesus,
led him away and handed him over to Pilate.
2 “Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate.
“You have said so,” Jesus replied.
3 The chief priests accused him of many things. 4 So
again Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they
are accusing you of.”
5 But Jesus still made no reply, and Pilate was amazed.
When did “the chief priests, with the
elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin” make their plans
(verse 1)?
What did they do to Jesus (verse 1)?
How did Jesus respond when Pilate ask “are
you the king of the Jews” (verse 2)?
Who accused Jesus “of many things”
(verse 3)?
What did Pilate ask Jesus (verse 4)?
In your opinion, why didn’t Jesus answer
the accusations (verses 3 and 4)?
Did Jesus reply (verse 5)?
How did Pilate feel (verse 5)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, how does Isaiah 53:7-12 help us
understand the lack of response that Jesus made to the accusations of the high
priests and why He did not defend Himself to Pilate in Mark 15:1-5?
Acts
18:9-17 –
New International Version (NIV)
9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be
afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. 10 For I
am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have
many people in this city.” 11 So Paul stayed in Corinth
for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.
12 While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews of
Corinth made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the place of
judgment. 13 “This man,” they charged, “is persuading the
people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.”
14 Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to them, “If you Jews
were making a complaint about some misdemeanor or serious crime, it would be
reasonable for me to listen to you. 15 But since it
involves questions about words and names and your own law—settle the matter
yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.” 16 So
he drove them off. 17 Then the crowd there turned on
Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the proconsul;
and Gallio showed no concern whatever.
How did the Lord tell Paul “do not be afraid; keep
on speaking, do not be silent” (verse 9)?
Who would be with Paul (verse 10)?
Why was not one “going to attack and harm you”
(verse 10)?
How long did Paul stay in Corinth (verse 11)?
Where
did the Jews of Corinth bring Paul (verse 12)?
What
did they accuse Paul of (verse 13)?
Why
did Gallio not think it was reasonable to listen to the Jews (verse 14)?
Who
did Gallio say should settle the matter (verse 15)?
What
did Gallio do (verse 16)?
How
did the crowd act (verse 17)?
In
your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
In
your opinion, how can it be the Lord’s will to crush and
make one person suffer as foretold in Isaiah 53:7-12 and it be the same Lord’s
will that “no one is going to attack and harm” Paul in Corinth in
Acts 18:9-17? Was the promise that “no
one is going to attack and harm” for the rest of his life, or just for a
time?
In
your opinion, why is Pilate’s response to the chief priest’s accusations
against Jesus in Mark 15:1-5 different from Gallio’s response to the Jews in
Acts 18:9-17?
1 Peter
2:20-25 – New International Version (NIV)
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.”
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 “is commendable before God” (verse 20)?
Who “suffered for you” (verse 21)?
Whose steps should we follow (verse 21)?
What sin had Jesus committed (verse 22)?
When did Jesus not make threats (verse 23)?
In your opinion, how can Peter say that Jesus, who
was tried by Pilate, “entrusted himself to him who judges justly” (verse
23)?
Why did Jesus bear our sins “in his body on the
cross” (verse 24)?
Who have the lost sheep returned to (verse 25)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message of this
passage?
In your opinion, why
does 1 Peter 2:20-25 ask us to follow the example of Jesus, who lived the
prophecy of Isaiah 53:7-12, in a world where the is so much oppression and
injustice?
In your opinion, how does
the fact that Jesus only responded to Pilate’s question “are you the king of
the Jews” and not to any insults in Mark 15:1-5 help us understand when to
respond and when to endure being obedient to 1 Peter 2:20-25?
In your opinion, what do these passages from Isaiah, Mark,
Acts and 1 Peter reveal to us about preaching Christ as we respond to attacks
on self?
In your
opinion, how can we who believe today follow Jesus in entrusting ourselves to “him
who judges justly”?
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