Beauty in Feet and Professing's
Isaiah 52:3-10 - New International Version (NIV)
3 For this is what the Lord
says:
“You were sold for nothing,
and without money you will be redeemed.”
and without money you will be redeemed.”
4 For this is what the Sovereign Lord
says:
“At first my people went down to Egypt to live;
lately, Assyria has oppressed them.
lately, Assyria has oppressed them.
5 “And now what do I have here?” declares the Lord.
“For my people have been taken away for nothing,
and those who rule them mock,”
declares the Lord.
“And all day long
my name is constantly blasphemed.
6 Therefore my people will know my name;
therefore in that day they will know
that it is I who foretold it.
Yes, it is I.”
and those who rule them mock,”
declares the Lord.
“And all day long
my name is constantly blasphemed.
6 Therefore my people will know my name;
therefore in that day they will know
that it is I who foretold it.
Yes, it is I.”
7 How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of those who bring good news,
who proclaim peace,
who bring good tidings,
who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
“Your God reigns!”
8 Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices;
together they shout for joy.
When the Lord returns to Zion,
they will see it with their own eyes.
9 Burst into songs of joy together,
you ruins of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted his people,
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The Lord will lay bare his holy arm
in the sight of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth will see
the salvation of our God.
are the feet of those who bring good news,
who proclaim peace,
who bring good tidings,
who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
“Your God reigns!”
8 Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices;
together they shout for joy.
When the Lord returns to Zion,
they will see it with their own eyes.
9 Burst into songs of joy together,
you ruins of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted his people,
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The Lord will lay bare his holy arm
in the sight of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth will see
the salvation of our God.
What will
occur “without money” (verse 3)?
Who has “lately”
oppressed the Lord’s people (verse 4)?
What is
happening to the Lord’s name (verse 5)?
Who will know
the Lord’s name (verse 6)?
What do those
who bring good news say to Zion (verse 7)?
Who will see
the Lord’s return to Zion “with their own eyes” (verse 8)?
Why should the
“ruins of Jerusalem” burst into song
(verse 9)?
Where with the
“salvation of our God” be seen (verse 10)?
In your
opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
Mark 1:29-39 - New
International Version (NIV)
29 As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John
to the home of Simon and Andrew. 30 Simon’s mother-in-law was
in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. 31 So
he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she
began to wait on them.
32 That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick
and demon-possessed. 33 The whole town gathered at the door, 34 and
Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but
he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.
35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up,
left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. 36 Simon
and his companions went to look for him, 37 and when they found
him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!”
38 Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so
I can preach there also. That is why I have come.” 39 So he
traveled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out
demons.
Where did they
go “with James and John” (verse 29)?
Who was “in
bed with a fever” (verse 30)?
What happened
with Jesus “took her hand and helped her up” (verse 31)?
When did
people bring the sick and demon-possessed to Jesus (verse 32)?
Who gathered
at the door (verse 33)?
Why did Jesus
not let the demons speak (verse 34)?
In your
opinion, why did Jesus get up very early and go to a solitary place to pray (verse
35)?
Who went to
look for Jesus (verse 36)?
What did they exclaim
when they found Jesus (verse 37)?
Why had Jesus
come (verse 38)?
Where did they
go (verse 39)?
In your opinion, was the healing of Simon’s
mother-in-law and the others who were sick or demon possessed in Mark 1:29-39
the salvation that the Isaiah said in Isaiah 52:3-10 those with feet that were
beautiful in the mountains would bring news of?
Why or why not?
26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the
desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he
started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important
official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of
the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28 and
on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the
prophet. 29 The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and
stay near it.”
30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah
the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he
invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading:
“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
Who can speak of his descendants?
For his life was taken from the earth.”
and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
Who can speak of his descendants?
For his life was taken from the earth.”
34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet
talking about, himself or someone else?” 35 Then Philip began
with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the
eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being
baptized?” 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both
Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. 39 When
they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip
away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip,
however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the
towns until he reached Caesarea.
Where did the angel of
the Lord send Philip (verse 26)?
Who did Philip meet (verse
27)?
What was Philip supposed to stay near (verse 29)?
How did the man answer Philip’s question “do you
understand what you are reading” (verses
30 and 31)?
What passage was he reading (verses 32 and 33)?
What did he ask Philip (verse 34)?
Who did Philip tell the man about (verse 35)?
In your opinion, why is the eunuch’s question “what can
stand in the way of my being baptized” important to him (verse 36)?
What did Philip do (verse 38)?
How did the eunuch continue on his way (verse 39)?
What did Philip do as he traveled about (verse 40)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
In your opinion, how would a reader of Isaiah 52:3-10 who
observed Philip in Acts 8:26-40 describe his feet?
Romans 10:5-17 – New International Version (NIV)
5 Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The
person who does these things will live by them.” 6 But the
righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will
ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 “or
‘Who will descend into the deep?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).
8 But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your
mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we
proclaim: 9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are
justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be
put to shame.” 12 For there is no difference between Jew and
Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for,
“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And
how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they
hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone
preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of
those who bring good news!”
16 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah
says, “Lord, who has believed our message?” 17 Consequently,
faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word
about Christ.
Who writes “about the righteousness that is by the law: “the
person who does these things will live by them”” (verse 5)?
What does
righteousness say (verse 8)?
What happens “if
you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that
God raised him from the dead” (verse 9)?
In your
opinion, what does it mean to be justified (verse 10)?
Who will never
be put to shame (verse 11)?
Who does the
Lord richly bless (verse 12)?
Who will be
saved (verse 13)?
In your
opinion, “how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard” (verse
14)?
Whose feet are
beautiful (verse 15)?
What have “all
the Israelites” not accepted (verse 16)?
How is the
message heard (verse 17)?
In your
opinion, what is the basic message of this passage?
In your
opinion, what does Romans 10:5-17 reveal about the “salvation of our God” that
Isaiah 52:3-10 says all the ends of the earth will see?
In your
opinion, how does Acts 8:26-40 illustrate the truth of Paul’s statement in
Romans that “faith comes from hearing the
message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ”?
In your
opinion, what do these passages from Isaiah, Mark, Acts and Romans teach us
about what is beautiful?
In your
opinion, how can our professings be beautiful today?
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