BIBLE DISCUSSION GROUP STUDY QUESTIONS



BIBLE DISCUSSION GROUP STUDY QUESTIONSIn preparation for Sunday, December 13, 2020 Passage: Isaiah 11:1-10Memory Passage: Isaiah 11:1-2 DAY 1 – ASK FOR INSIGHTREAD THE PASSAGERead Is. 11:1-10. From what will this “shoot” come forth (note 10:33-34)?Why does Isaiah say this shoot comes “from the stump of Jesse” rather than his son, David?With whom is this branch being contrasted when we are told he will “bear fruit” (cf. 7:1-25)?What do you learn about the Lord’s branch from these passages: Is. 4:2-6; Jer. 23:5-6; 33:14-16; Zech. 3:8-10; 6:12-13)?DAY 2 – ASK FOR INSIGHTREAD THE PASSAGERead Is. 11:1-10. Give a heading to describe the content of each of the following sections: 11:2-3a; 11:3b-5; & 11:6-9. Explain in detail each of the blessings from the Holy Spirit that rest upon this Branch (11:3).When was this prophecy of the Spirit of the Lord resting on the Branch fulfilled?In what ways will the Branch show that “his delight shall be in the ear of the Lord?”DAY 3 – ASK FOR INSIGHTREAD THE PASSAGE Read Is. 11:1-10. Describe each of the characteristics of the Branch’s rule (vs. 3b-5). How are the endowments from the Holy Spirit (v. 2) connected to the Branch’s rule? How are they necessary? How is the rule of the Branch different from the rule of the current Davidic King Ahaz? DAY 4 – ASK FOR INSIGHTREAD THE PASSAGERead Is. 11:1-10. Before we try to answer the “when” question, let’s first examine “what” these word pictures mean. What do the 9 depictions in vs. 6-8 convey? In other words, what condition is being portrayed by these 9 pictures? Are they all depicting the same condition? Different conditions? Explain. Three major interpretations, or combinations of the 3, offer explanations of when this condition of perfect peace and security will obtain. (1) They refer to those nations who devour God’s people no longer being aggressive toward Israel after God judges them (cf. Jer. 5:6); (2) They refer to a future time of Messianic reign, either in a future Millennial kingdom or the New Heavens & New Earth (cf. Gen. 3:17-18; Is. 65:17-25; Rom. 8:18-25); (3) They refer to Christ’s first coming and the peace He brings into the world (cf. Eph. 2:11-22; Col. 1:19-23).To what does v. 9 refer, and how does this help you decide the time vs. 6-8 refer to? Explain what is being promised in v. 10. How does v. 10’s “In that day” help you understand the timeframe vs. 6-10 reference (note that Paul quotes v. 10 in Rom. 15:12 to prove his desires to reach the Gentiles with the gospel are in line with OT prophecies)? DAY 5 – ASK FOR INSIGHTREAD THE PASSAGE Read Is. 11:1-10. What do you learn about Jesus in these verses? How do the songs of Mary (Luke 1:46-56), Zechariah (Luke 1:67-79), and Simeon (Luke 2:25-35) help you focus on these aspects during this season of celebrating Jesus’ birth? As we lead up to our celebration of Christmas and continue to focus on Christ in Isaiah, how does what you’ve learned about Jesus in Is. 11:1-10 help you navigate the particular challenges of 2020? Our Hymn of the Month, O Come, All You Unfaithful, allows us to sing an invitation for everyone, both lost and saved, who is weak, unstable, unfaithful, barren & waiting, weary of praying, guilty, and hiding to come to Jesus, whose “promise is peace.” How does your study of Is. 11:1-10 equip you to show others and convince yourself that it is Jesus alone who can offer this promise of peace? DATE: December 13, 2020 PASSAGE: Isaiah 11:1-10Christmas in Isaiah: The Lord & His Branch ................
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