Every Thursday starting September 9, 2010 (Except please note that
on Sept. 16 and 23 there will be no Bible study)
Location: SUB 211
Time: 12pm
| DATE | TOPIC | DATE | TOPIC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 9 | Bible Study #1 – The Vision, the Word, & the Burden that Isaiah Saw | Oct. 28 | Bible Study #6 – The Divine Water |
| Sept. 16 & 23 | No Bible Study due to Welcome Dinner & Clubs Days | Nov. 4 | Bible Study #7 – A Sprout from the Stump & a Branch from the Roots |
| Sept. 30 | Bible Study #2 – The Husband | Nov. 11 | Remembrance Day – No Bible Study |
| Oct. 07 | Bible Study #3 – The Shoot of Jehovah & the fruit of the Earth | Nov. 18 | Bible Study #8 – The Foundation & Cornerstone of God's Building |
| Oct. 14 | Bible Study #4 – Immanuel, God with Us | Nov. 25 | Bible Study #9 – The Illustration of Hezekiah |
| Oct. 21 | Bible Study #5 – The Steward in the House of God | ||
Isaiah means "Jehovah saves." Isaiah the son of Amoz (Isa. 1:1) was a contemporary of Amos and Hosea, the prophets in the kingdom of Israel, and of Micah, the prophet in the kingdom of Judah. His prophetic ministry lasted the longest; he prophesied under the reigns of four kings: Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah (1:1). His wife was a prophetess (8:3), and he had at least two sons: Shear-jashub (meaning, "a remnant shall return") and Maher-shalal-hash-baz (meaning "quickly the spoil, hasting the prey") (7:3; 8:3). He was a historian (2 Chron. 26:22; 32:32). According to a credible tradition among the Jews and some rabbinic writings of the second century, he suffered martyrdom during the reign of Manasseh (2 Kings 21:16; 24:4; cf. Acts 7:52) by being sawn asunder. Hebrews 2:13b shows that he (Isaiah) and the children whom God gave to him (Isa. 8:18) typify Christ and the believers whom God gave to Him.
The book of Isaiah speaks concerning salvation in such great detail that some have even called it the Gospel of Isaiah. In it are found prophecies concerning Christ: (a) His birth– God becoming a man (7:14; 9:6); (b) His genealogy–a descendant of Jesse (11:1); (c) His name–Emmanuel, Wonderful, Counselor, (a child being called) the mighty God, (a son being called) the everlasting Father, the Prince of peace, Jehovah's Servant (7:14; 9:6; 42:19); (d) His living–as a root out of a dry ground, having no form nor comeliness, His image being marred more than any man, and His form more than the sons of men, being despised and rejected of men, being a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief (52:14; 53:2-3); (e) His being anointed–being filled with the Spirit of God (61:1; 11:2); (f) His work–preaching good tidings and proclaiming God's jubilee (61:1-3); (g) His dealings with man–not crying nor lifting up His voice, not breaking a bruised reed, and not quenching the smoking flax (42:1-4); (h) His death–having borne our griefs and carried our sorrows, being wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities (53:4a-10); (i) His burial–making His grave with the rich (53:9a); (j) His resurrection–swallowing up death, prolonging His days, justifying many (25:8a; 53:10b-11); (k) His coming back–rending the heavens and coming down, judging the people (64:1; 63:1-6); (l) His reign–in the millennium (Rev. 20:4, 6) reigning in righteousness, all peoples enjoying peace, and all creation living in harmony (9:7; 11:3-16; 32:1; 33:17-24); (m) His kingdom–being exalted above all the nations and all peoples flowing to it (2:2-4; 35:1-10; Micah 4:1-3), bringing in the new heaven and new earth (65:17; 66:22). Isaiah also prophesied that Christ, who became a man, was a sure foundation stone and a precious cornerstone laid by God for His building and trusted in by His believers (28:16), and that He would "be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land" (32:2).
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of Him. ~ Ephesians 1:17
...our Savior God, who desires all men to be saved and come to the full knowledge of the truth. ~ 1 Timothy 2:3b-4