Monday, January 4, 2016

CHRISTMAS BIBLE STUDY: "The Prophecy of the Messiah" Week # 2

Answers to Questions:

1).       To you, who is the Son of God?

Since I've heard about Jesus (Son of God), I've known Him as my Savior. I truly believe that He is the Messiah. I believe He was with God in the beginning, and God sent Him to die for our sin.                             

2).       What did the High Priest demand of Jesus?

They wanted Jesus to say in plain words that He was the Son of God, and He did, but they didn't believe when they heard it; He told them, but they just couldn't receive it. They wanted Him to say He was a prophet, but not the Son of God.

3).       What was the reason the Jews wanted to kill Jesus?

They couldn't understand Him claiming to be the Son of God as being a man like them, but He was!

4).       What was blasphemy according to the Jewish leaders?

The claim to be of the same nature as God—to in fact be God—was blasphemy to the Jewish leaders.

5).       Just as Judas was a manifestation of perdition, Jesus was a manifestation of Who?           

Jesus was a manifestation of God

6).       To you, who is Jesus Christ?

To me, Jesus Christ is my Savior, my Lord, my Provider, my Protector, my everything; He is the Son of God.

7).       We must confess that Jesus is who?

We must confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and the Son of God.

8).      Explain John 10:30.

"I and my Father are one." This is the Trinity of God; Jesus claiming to be one with the Father as part of a larger argument to note that He had existed from eternity past, lived in perfect oneness with the Father, held the same power as God, and was sent by God the Father's authority. Unfortunately, He was rejected as divine by the Jewish leaders. Jesus' claim to have equal power as the Father was not blasphemy. It was the plain truth.

9).       What did the Jews call Jesus?

They called Him a blasphemer.

10).    Why did the Jews tried to stone Jesus?

They wanted to stone Him because He claimed to be God.

11).     What did John 1:1 and John 1:14 say?

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;" and "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. This clearly indicates that Jesus is God in the flesh.

12).     What did the Old Testament prophets announced?

Old Testament prophecies of Christ announce His deity, "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6).
13).     What do modern scholars claim about  Jesus?

In attempts to explain away the words of Jesus, modern "scholars" claim the "true historical Jesus" did not say many of the things the Bible attributes to Him. Who are we to argue with God's Word concerning what Jesus did or did not say?

14).     Why is the question over Jesus' identity so important?

The most important reason that Jesus has to be God is that if He is not God, His death would not have been sufficient to pay the penalty for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2).

15).     Explain this week's background scripture.

1 John 5:20 "And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.And we know that the Son of God is come, .... That the second Person in the Godhead, who is equal to the Father, and of the same nature with him, is come from the Father, from heaven into this world, not by local motion, but by assumption of nature; that he is come in the flesh, or is become incarnate, in order to work out salvation for his people, by his obedience, sufferings, and death; and this John and others knew, for they had personal knowledge of :him, and converse with him; they saw him with their eyes, heard him, and handled him: he dwelt among them, preached to them, wrought miracles before them, which proved him to be what he was; and it may be known that the Messiah must become, since Daniel's weeks, which fixes the time of his coming, are long ago up; the sceptre is departed from Judah, and the second temple is destroyed, neither of which were to be till the Messiah came; and that Jesus of Nazareth is he who is come may be known by the characters of him, and the works done by him: John said, "we know this!"

 Application Question: 

Share how you can say "God is with me" personally.  Oh, what a privilege!  God is with me because I personally asked Jesus to come into my heart, and Jesus told me through the Word that He would never leave me nor forsake me; also, I believe God is with me, because the Word tells me. I sense God in my life personally, and I believe the Word to be true.  My life has changed since I've come to know Him. (Genesis 28:15, Exodus 33:14, Leviticus 26:12, Deuteronomy 20:1, Isaiah 43:2, Hebrews 13:5)

 

Who Prophesied This? Week # 2    

"Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." (Isaiah 7:14)

 

The prophet Isaiah prophesied this, which was one of the major prophets before the captivity of Judah.

 

Please share a short Review:

 

In the prophecy of the virgin birth, Isaiah 7:14, the prophet Isaiah declared, "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel." This prophecy refers to the birth of Jesus in Matthew 1:22-23, "All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 'The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel' which means, 'God with us.'" This does not mean, however, that the Messiah's name would actually be Immanuel.  There are many names given to Jesus using the phrase "He shall be called," both in the Old and New Testaments. This was a common way of saying that people would refer to Him in these various ways. Isaiah prophesied of the Messiah, "His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6). None of these titles was Jesus' actual name, but these were descriptions people would use to refer to Him forever. Luke tells us Jesus "shall be called the Son of the Highest" (Luke 1:32) and "son of God" (1:35), but neither of these was His name. In two different places, the prophet Jeremiah says in referring to the coming Messiah, "And this is His name by which He shall be called, YHWH, OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS" (Jeremiah 23:5-6; 33:15-16). Now we know that God, the Father, is named Yahweh. Jesus was never actually called Yahweh as though it was His name, but His role was that of bringing the righteousness of Yahweh to those who would believe in Him, exchanging that righteousness for our sin (2 Corinthians 5:21). Therefore, this is one of the many titles or "names" which belong to Him. In the same way, to say that Jesus would be called "Immanuel" means Jesus is God and that He dwelt among us in His incarnation and that He is always with us. Jesus was God in the flesh. Jesus was God making His dwelling among us (John 1:1,14). No, Jesus' name was not Immanuel, but Jesus was the meaning of Immanuel, "God with us." Immanuel is one of the many titles for Jesus, a description of who He is. Jesus was and is the Son of God. As we study about Jesus, we must remember His identity is very important, because Jesus' deity is why He is the only way of salvation. That why He could claim "I am the way and the truth and the life!"

 

Reading Assignment:                  Week # 2      Isaiah 9-17 Monday through Sunday


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