A Son is Given
Isaiah 9:2-7 – New International Version (NIV)
2 The people
walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of
deep darkness
a light has dawned.
3 You have enlarged the nation
and increased their joy;
they rejoice before you
as people rejoice at the harvest,
as warriors rejoice
when dividing the plunder.
4 For as in the day of Midian’s defeat,
you have shattered
the yoke that burdens
them,
the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor.
5 Every warrior’s boot used in battle
and every garment rolled in blood
will be destined for burning,
will be fuel for the fire.
6 For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on
his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince
of Peace.
7 Of the greatness of his government and peace
there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s
throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty
will accomplish this.
Who has a “light” dawned on (verse 2)?
What has God “increased” (verse 3)?
What has God “shattered” (verse 4)?
Whose boots and
garments “will be destined for burning” (verse 5)?
Where will “the government” be (verse 6)?
How will the establishing and upholding of His kingdom “with
justice and righteousness from that time on and forever” be accomplished (verse
7)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message of this
passage?
In your opinion, what do we learn
about Jesus in this passage?
Luke 2:4-7 – New International
Version (NIV)
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
Where did Joseph go (verse 4)?
Why did he go (verse 4)?
Who went with him (verse 5)?
Why did she go with him (verse 5)?
What “time came” while they were there (verse 6)?
Why was the baby placed “in a manger” (verse 7)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
In your opinion, what do we learn about Jesus in this passage?
In your opinion, what does Isaiah 9:2-7 outline about the future burdens
of the baby born in Luke 2:4-7?
Titus 2:11-14 - New International Version (NIV)
11 For the
grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. 12 It
teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live
self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope—the
appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from
all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very
own, eager to do what is good.
Who does God’s grace offer “salvation” to (verse 11)?
What does God’s grace teach us to “say “No” to” (verse
12)?
How does God’s grace teach us to live “in this present
age” (verse 12)?
What is the “blessed hope” we wait for (verse 13)?
What did Jesus “redeem us” from (verse 14)?
Who did Jesus “purify for himself” (verse 14)?
What are these people “eager to do” (verse 14)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
In your opinion,
what do we learn about Jesus in this passage?
In your opinion, what
does Titus 2:11-14 help us understand about the kingdom in Isaiah 9:2-7?
In your opinion, why
was Jesus, described in Titus 2:11-14 as “our great God and Savior”, born
and laid in a manger “because there was no guest room available” in Luke 2:4-7?
Revelation 1:12-20 - New International Version (NIV)
12 I turned
around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven
golden lampstands, 13 and among the lampstands was
someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his
feet and with a golden sash around his chest. 14 The
hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like
blazing fire. 15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a
furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. 16 In
his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a
sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all
its brilliance.
17 When I
saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand
on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the
Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and now
look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and
Hades.
19 “Write,
therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place
later. 20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in
my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven
stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands
are the seven churches.
What did John see when he turned (verse 12)?
Who was
wearing the “robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around
his chest” (verse 13)?
How were His
eyes described (verse 14)?
What was His
voice like (verse 15)?
Where were
the “seven stars” (verse 16)?
How did John
react (verse 17)?
What keys did
“the Living One” hold (verse 18)?
What is John
to write (verse 19)?
Who are the seven stars (verse 20)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
In your opinion,
what do we learn about Jesus in this passage?
In your opinion, how might Revelation 1:12-20 be considered
a fulfillment of the prophesy of Isaiah 9:2-7?
In
your opinion, how is the baby in Luke 2:4-7 the “First and Last” of
Revelation 1:12-20?
In your opinion, how
does seeing Jesus through the eyes of John in Revelation 1:12-20 make the “grace
of God” of Titus 2:11-14 even more astounding?
In your opinion, what do these Scriptures from Isaiah, Luke,
Titus and help us understand about the gift of Jesus given to us?
In your
opinion, how do we share that gift?
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