Isaiah 40 - Introduction

EXAMINATION
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DEFINITION

(Define the following words or phrases as they were discussed in the comments.)

1.

speak comfortably

3.

wilderness

2.

voice of one crying

4.

measured the waters

5.

wait

11.

created

6.

keep silence

7.

wortn

12.

formed

13.

redeemed

8.

sewant

14.

blind or deaf

9.

my chosen

15.

new thing

10.

hear

16.

sweet cane

MEMORIZATION

The _____of one that crieth, _____ ye in the wilderness the _____ of Jehovah; make level in the _____ a highway for our God. Every _____ shall be exalted, and every _____ and hill shall be made _____; and the uneven shall be made _____, and the rough places a plain: and the _____ of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all _____ shall see it together; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it. (Isaiah 40:3-5)

EXPLANATION

1.

Explain the connection between man's strengthening and Isaiah's focus on the nature of Jehovah.

2.

Explain why men find such fascination with idols and images.

3.

Explain Isaiah's command that the islands keep silent.

4.

Explain why the Servant who will not cry or lift up his voice was such a contrast in character to the common Jewish concept of Jehovah's Servant.

5.

Explain who the servant of Jehovah is who comes from the north.

6.

Explain Isaiah's use of three different servants in these Chapter s.

APPLICATION

(In its context every scripture has one meaningthe author's intended meaning. How may the following be applied in the believer's life?)

1.

Why do we need applied to our lives Isaiah's teaching on the transcendence or independence of God?

2.

May we use Isaiah's repeated references to the wonders of creation in any application for today's world?

3.

What application of Israel's servanthood to God can we make in the church's relationship to Christ today?

4.

Is there an application (besides the fulfillment of prophecy) for us in the task God gave to the prophet when He said, comfort ye my people?

5.

May we learn from the symptoms of unbelief in the people of Isaiah's day, something to be applied to the society in which we live?

6.

Does God still use men and natural forces as His agents in history today? Can we apply principles to understand history today from the inspired revelation of history in Isaiah's day?

7.

Is there some application that may be made about religious music from this section of Isaiah (esp. Isaiah 42:10-17)?