Isaiah, Week 3, Days 3 & 4: Isaiah 9:1-7-10:4
Day Three
Read Isaiah 9:1-7 (with John 1:4, 8:12; Ephesians 5:8; Matthew 4:12-23; Isaiah 42:6-7)John 1: 4---In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
John 8:12--"I am the light of the world. He that follows me shall not walk in darkness but have the light of life."
Ephesians 5:8--For you were sometimes darkness, but now you are light in the Lord, so walk as children of the light."
Matthew 4:12-23 For those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light sprang up (v 16)
Isaiah 42:6-7 "to open the eyes of the blind, to bring out the prisoners from the prison."
1. What three descriptive nouns in Isaiah 8:22 are repeated in Isaiah 9:1-2?
darkness, dimness, anguish/vexation (tightness, distress)
2. According to Isaiah 9:2-3, what will God's people enjoy? They will enjoy light (v.2-3) and joy (v.3).
BKC:“Joy” is another emphasis of Isaiah’s, mentioned more than two dozen times in the book.
3. According to verses 4-7, how can this hope be explained? The hope comes out of the "fire" of this darkness, that a child will be born.
4. Give the different attributes of the "child" of verse 6.
The gov't will be on his shoulder
Wonderful
Counselor
The Mighty God
The Everlasting Father
The Prince of Peace
BKC: "Everlasting Father — or better, the Father (or "Source") of eternity. Eternal Himself, He confers eternal life on those who believe in Him. Vine comments: "There is a twofold revelation in this: (1) He inhabits and possesses eternity (Isa_57:15); (2) He is loving, tender, compassionate, an all wise Instructor, Trainer, and Provider.""
BKC: "The Messiah is also called the Prince of Peace, the One who will bring in and maintain the time of millennial peace when the nation will be properly related to the Lord. Together, these four titles give a beautiful picture of the coming Messiah’s character (Isa_9:6 includes the first of Isaiah’s 25 references to peace.)"
5. Who will accomplish all this? Give the verse. "The zeal of the Lord will perform this." (v.7).
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