ISAIAH CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

ISAIAH CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

PROPHET - DATE

JONAH (825-785BC)?

JOEL (800BC)?

HOSEA (785-725BC)?

MICAH (785-710BC)?

AMOS (784BC)?

ISAIAH (701-681BC)?

NAHUM (700BC)?

ZEPHANIAH (630BC)?

JEREMIAH (629-588BC)?

DANIEL (606-534BC)?

HABAKKUK (598BC)?

EZEKIEL (597-573BC)?

OBADIAH (588-562BC)?

EZRA (536-456BC)?

HAGGAI (532-512BC)?

ZECHARIAH (532-512BC)?

MALACHI (420-397BC)?

KING / EVENT - DATE

TIGLATH-PILESER (745-727BC)?

HEZEKIAH (JUDAH) (726-698BC)?

SHALMANESER (727-722BC)?

ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)?

SENNACHERIB (705-681BC)?

NEBUCHADNEZZAR (605-562BC)?

ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH) (597-586BC)?

JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)?

BELSHAZZAR (541-523BC)?

CYRUS (559-529BC)?

BABYLON DESTROYED (536BC)?

DARIUS (511-475BC)?

OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

SENNACHERIB INVADES JERUSALEM V. 1-4

FALL OF SENNACHERIB V. 5-8

HYPOCRISY OF THE JEWS V. 9-16

JEWS REJECTED & GENTILES CALLED V. 17

MESSIAH'S KINGDOM & ISRAEL RESTORED V. 18-24

READ: ISAIAH 29:1-2

WOE TO JERUSALEM 1 "Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! Add year to year; Let feasts come around.

2 Yet I will distress Ariel; There shall be heaviness and sorrow, And it shall be to Me as Ariel.

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 29:1-2

WOE TO JERUSALEM 1 "Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! Add year to year; Let feasts come around.2 Yet I will distress Ariel; There shall be heaviness and sorrow, And it shall be to Me as Ariel.

WHAT IS ARIEL? JERUSALEM? CITY OF DAVID?THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH?

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO JERUSALEM?DISTRESS? HEAVINESS? SORROW?



WHAT IS ARIEL? THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH?

READ: GENESIS 49:9-109 Judah is a lion's whelp; From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He bows down, he lies down as a lion. And as a lion, who shall rouse him? 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah Nor a lawgiver from between his feet Until Shiloh comes. And to Him shall be the obedience of the people. NKJV



WHAT IS ARIEL? JERUSALEM? CITY OF DAVID?READ: 2 SAMUEL 5:6-7

6 The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, You shall not come in here. The blind and the lame will repel you, Thinking, David cannot come in here.7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David). NKJV

READ: 1 CHRONICLES 11:4-64 David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, You shall not come in here! Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David). NKJV


2 Yet I will distress Ariel; There shall be heaviness and sorrow, And it shall be to Me as Ariel.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO JERUSALEM?READ: LAMENTATIONS 2:1-5

1 The Lord has covered the daughter of Zion With a cloud in His anger! He cast down from heaven to the earth The beauty of Israel, And did not remember His footstool In the day of His anger. 2 The Lord has swallowed up and has not pitied All the dwelling places of Jacob. He has thrown down in His wrath The strongholds of the daughter of Judah. He has brought them down to the ground. He has profaned the kingdom and its princes. 3 He has cut off in fierce anger Every horn of Israel. He has drawn back His right hand From before the enemy. He has blazed against Jacob like a flaming fire Devouring all around. 4 Standing like an enemy, He has bent His bow. With His right hand, like an adversary, He has slain all who were pleasing to His eye. On the tent of the daughter of Zion, He has poured out His fury like fire. 5 The Lord was like an enemy. He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces. He has destroyed her strongholds And has increased mourning and lamentation In the daughter of Judah. NKJV



WHAT IS ARIEL? JERUSALEM? CITY OF DAVID?THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH?

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO JERUSALEM?READ: ZECHARIAH 14:2

2 I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem. The city shall be taken, The houses rifled,And the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into captivity, But the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city. NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 29:3-4

WOE TO JERUSALEM 3 I will encamp against you all around, I will lay siege against you with a mound, And I will raise siege works against you.

4 You shall be brought down, You shall speak out of the ground; Your speech shall be low, out of the dust; Your voice shall be like a medium's, out of the ground; And your speech shall whisper out of the dust.


WOE TO JERUSALEM 3 I will encamp against you all around, I will lay siege against you with a mound, And I will raise siege works against you.4 You shall be brought down, You shall speak out of the ground; Your speech shall be low, out of the dust; Your voice shall be like a medium's, out of the ground; And your speech shall whisper out of the dust.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO JERUSALEM?

WHAT IS A SEIGE? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE SEIGE?HOW LONG WILL THEY ENCAMP AGAINST THEM?

WHAT ARE MEDIUMS?WHY IS THEIR VOICE LIKE A MEDIUM’S VOICE?



WHO DID THE LORD BRING AGAINST JERUSALEM?NEBUCHADNEZZAR KING OF BABYLON?


READ: 2 KINGS 25:1-31 In the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and encamped against it. They built a siege wall against it all around.2 The city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.3 By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine had become so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. NKJV



WHO DID THE LORD BRING AGAINST JERUSALEM?NEBUCHADNEZZAR KING OF BABYLON?


READ: JEREMIAH 52:4-64 In the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and encamped against it. They built a siege wall against it all around.5 The city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.6 By the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine had become so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. NKJV


WOE TO JERUSALEM 4 You shall be brought down, You shall speak out of the ground; Your speech shall be low, out of the dust; Your voice shall be like a medium's, out of the ground; And your speech shall whisper out of the dust.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO JERUSALEM?BROUGHT DOWN TO THE GROUND? LIKE DUST?

WHAT ARE MEDIUMS?WHY IS THEIR VOICE LIKE A MEDIUM’S VOICE?


4 You shall be brought down, You shall speak out of the ground; Your speech shall be low, out of the dust; Your voice shall be like a medium's, out of the ground; And your speech shall whisper out of the dust.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO JERUSALEM?BROUGHT DOWN TO THE GROUND? LIKE DUST?

READ: ISAIAH 47:11 Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no more be called Tender and delicate.

WILL THE LORD RAISE HER UP FROM THE DUST? WHY?READ: ISAIAH 52:1-2

1 Awake, awake! Put on your strength, O Zion. Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city!For the uncircumcised and the unclean Shall no longer come to you. 2 Shake yourself from the dust, arise. Sit down, O Jerusalem! Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck, O captive daughter of Zion! NKJV


WOE TO JERUSALEM 4 You shall be brought down, You shall speak out of the ground; Your speech shall be low, out of the dust; Your voice shall be like a medium's, out of the ground; And your speech shall whisper out of the dust.

HOW DO MEDIUMS SPEAK?WHY DO THEY SPEAK FROM THE DUST?WHO SHOULD THEY SEEK? THE LORD?

READ: ISAIAH 8:1919 When they say to you, Seek those who are mediums and wizards, who whisper and mutter, Should not a people seek their God? Should they seek the dead on behalf of the living? NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 29:5-6

5 "Moreover the multitude of your foes Shall be like fine dust, And the multitude of the terrible ones Like chaff that passes away; Yes, it shall be in an instant, suddenly.

6 You will be punished by the LORD of hosts With thunder and earthquake and great noise, With storm and tempest And the flame of devouring fire.


5 "Moreover the multitude of your foes Shall be like fine dust, And the multitude of the terrible ones Like chaff that passes away; Yes, it shall be in an instant, suddenly.6 You will be punished by the LORD of hosts With thunder and earthquake and great noise, With storm and tempest And the flame of devouring fire.

WHO ARE THEIR FOES?SENNACHERIB? NEBUCHADNESSAR?

WHY DESCRIBE THEM AS DUST & CHAFF?WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM?

HOW WILL THE LORD PUNISH THEM?





READ: JOB 21:1818 They are like straw before the wind And like chaff that a storm carries away. NKJV

READ: PSALMS 1:44 The ungodly are not so But are like the chaff which the wind drives away. NKJV

READ: PSALMS 35:55 Let them be like chaff before the wind And let the angel of the LORD chase them. NKJV





READ: PSALMS 55:1515 Let death seize them. Let them go down alive into hell, For wickedness is in their dwellings and among them. NKJV

READ: 1 THESSALONIANS 5:2-43 They say, “Peace and safety!” Then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. NKJV



HOW WILL THE LORD PUNISH THEM?THUNDER? EARTHQUAKE? STORMS? TEMPESTS?

FLAME OF DEVOURING FIRE?

HOW DID THE LORD MANIFEST HIS PRESENCE?WHAT HAPPENED ON MOUNT SINAI?

READ: EXODUS 19:16-1816 It came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain. The sound of the trumpet was very loud. All the people who were in the camp trembled.17 Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God. And they stood at the foot of the mountain.18 Mount Sinai was completely in smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace and the whole mountain quaked greatly. NKJV

(JUDGES 5:4-5)





HOW DID THE LORD MANIFEST HIS PRESENCE?HOW DID THE LORD DESTROY NADAB & ABIHU?

READ: LEVITICUS 10:1-31 Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it put incense on it and offered profane fire before the LORD which He had not commanded them.2 Fire went out from the LORD and devoured them. And they died before the LORD.3 Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD spoke, Saying: ‘By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy. And before all the people I must be glorified.’” So Aaron held his peace. NKJV





HOW DID THE LORD MANIFEST HIS PRESENCE? WHY?READ: PSALMS 18:7-8

7 The earth shook and trembled. The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken Because He was angry. 8 Smoke went up from His nostrils And devouring fire from His mouth. Coals were kindled by it.





HOW DID THE LORD MANIFEST HIS PRESENCE? WHY?READ: PSALMS 83:13-16

13 O my God, Make them like the whirling dust, Like the chaff before the wind! 14 As the fire burns the woods And as the flame sets the mountains on fire, 15 Pursue them with Your tempest And frighten them with Your storm. 16 Fill their faces with shame That they may seek Your name, O LORD. NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 29:7-8

7 The multitude of all the nations who fight against Ariel, Even all who fight against her and her fortress, And distress her, Shall be as a dream of a night vision.

8 It shall even be as when a hungry man dreams, And look — he eats; But he awakes, and his soul is still empty; Or as when a thirsty man dreams, And look — he drinks; But he awakes, and indeed he is faint, And his soul still craves: So the multitude of all the nations shall be, Who fight against Mount Zion."


7 The multitude of all the nations who fight against Ariel, Even all who fight against her and her fortress and distress her, Shall be as a dream of a night vision.8 It shall even be as when a hungry man dreams, And look — he eats; But he awakes, and his soul is still empty; Or as when a thirsty man dreams, And look — he drinks; But he awakes, and indeed he is faint, And his soul still craves: So the multitude of all the nations shall be, Who fight against Mount Zion."

HOW DOES ISAIAH DESCRIBE THE FATEOF THOSE WHO FIGHT AGAINST MOUNT ZION?

WHAT ARE MEN’S DREAMS & VISIONS ABOUT?WHY?


7 The multitude of all the nations who fight against Ariel, Even all who fight against her and her fortress and distress her, Shall be as a dream of a night vision.

WHAT ARE MEN’S DREAMS & VISIONS ABOUT? WHY?

HOW DID THE LORD SPEAK TO JACOB?READ: GENESIS 46:2

2 God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” And Jacob said, “Here I am.” NKJV




HOW DID JOB RESPOND TO HIS DREAMS?READ: JOB 4:13-17

13 In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men, 14 Fear came upon me and trembling, Which made all my bones shake. 15 Then a spirit passed before my face. The hair on my body stood up. 16 It stood still. I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes. There was silence. Then I heard a voice saying: 17 Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can a man be more pure than his Maker? NKJV




HOW DID JOB RESPOND TO HIS DREAMS?READ: JOB 7:14-16

14 You scare me with dreams And terrify me with visions, 15 So that my soul chooses strangling And death rather than my body. 16 I loathe my life. I would not live forever. Let me alone, For my days are but a breath. NKJV




WHAT DID DANIEL SAY ABOUT NEBUCAHDNEZZAR’S DREAM?READ: DANIEL 2:28

28 There is a God in heaven who reveals secrets and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head upon your bed were these:

WHY DID DANIEL’S DREAMS TROUBLE HIM?READ: DANIEL 4:5

5 I saw a dream which made me afraid. And the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. NKJV




WHY DID DANIEL RECORD THIS DREAM?READ: DANIEL 7:1

1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head while on his bed. He wrote down the dream, telling the main facts.

HOW DID DANIEL DESCRIBE THIS DREAM?READ: DANIEL 7:7

7 I saw in the night visions. Behold, A fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth. It was devouring, breaking in pieces and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it. It had ten horns.




WHY DID THIS DREAM TROUBLE DANIEL?READ: DANIEL 7:13-16

13 I was watching in the night visions, Behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven!He came to the Ancient of Days And They brought Him near before Him. 14 Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom That all peoples, nations and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away. And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed.15 I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.16 I came near to one of those who stood by and asked him the truth of all this. He told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things: NKJV



WHY WAS DAVID ABLE TO TAKE JERUSALEM?READ: 2 SAMUEL 5:6-7

7 David took the stronghold of Zion - City of David

HOW WAS THIS CITY DELIVERED?READ: ECCLESIASTES 9:14-15

14 There was a little city with few men in it. And a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great snares around it.15 There was found in it a poor wise man and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that same poor man. NKJV



WHY IS THE TRIUMPH OF THE WICKED SHORT?READ: JOB 20:5-9

5 The triumphing of the wicked is short. And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment? 6 Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens And his head reaches to the clouds, 7 Yet He will perish forever like his own refuse.Those who have seen him will say, Where is he? 8 He will fly away like a dream and not be found.Yes, he will be chased away like a vision of the night. 9 The eye that saw him will see him no more Nor will his place behold him anymore. NKJV



WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO THE NATIONSTHAT COME AGAINST JERUSALEM?

READ: MICAH 4:11-1211 Many nations have gathered against you, Who say, Let her be defiled And Let our eye look upon Zion. 12 But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD,Nor do they understand His counsel. For He will gather them like sheaves to the threshing floor. NKJV





READ: JEREMIAH 30:16-1716 “All those who devour you shall be devoured. All your adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity. Those who plunder you shall become plunder. And All who prey upon you I will make a prey.” 17 “I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,” Says the LORD. “Because They called you an outcast Saying: ‘This is Zion and No one seeks her.’”





READ: ZECHARIAH 12:1-31 The burden of the word of the LORD against Israel. Thus says the LORD, who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him:2 “I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples When They lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem.”3 “It shall happen in that day That I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples. All who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, Though all nations of the earth are gathered against it.” NKJV





WHY WILL THE LORD SAVE JUDAH & JERUSALEM?READ: ZECHARIAH 12:7-9

7 The LORD will save the tents of Judah first So that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall not become greater than that of Judah.8 In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. The one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the LORD before them.9 It shall be in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 29:9-10

THE BLINDNESS OF DISOBEDIENCE 9 Pause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine; They stagger, but not with intoxicating drink.

10 For the LORD has poured out on you The spirit of deep sleep, And has closed your eyes, namely, the prophets; And He has covered your heads, namely, the seers.


THE BLINDNESS OF DISOBEDIENCE 9 Pause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine; They stagger, but not with intoxicating drink.10 For the LORD has poured out on you The spirit of deep sleep, And has closed your eyes, namely, the prophets; And He has covered your heads, namely, the seers.

WHY SHOULD JERUSALEM PAUSE & WONDER?

WHEN SHOULD ONE PAUSE AND WONDER?

WHAT CAUSED THEM TO BE DRUNK & STAGGER?

WHY ARE THEY IN ‘DEEP SLEEP’?WHOSE EYES ARE CLOSED? WHY?




WHAT WAS LOT & HIS FAMILY TOLD NOT DO?READ: GENESIS 19:15-17

15 When the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot to hurry, Saying, “Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here Lest you be consumed in the punishment of the city”.16 While he lingered, the men took hold of his hand, his wife's hand and the hands of his two daughters, the LORD being merciful to him. And they brought him out and set him outside the city.17 It came to pass, When they had brought them outside, That he said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, Lest you be destroyed.” NKJV




WHAT WAS JUDAH LINGERING ABOUT? READ: GENESIS 43:8-10

8 Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the lad with me and We will arise and go, That we may live and not die, Both we and you and also our little ones.”9 “I myself will be surety for him; from my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.”10 “If we had not lingered, Surely by now we would have returned this second time.” NKJV




WHAT WAS THE KING WAITING FOR?READ: 2 SAMUEL 15:25-28

25 The king said to Zadok: “Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and show me both it and His dwelling place.”26 “If He says thus: ‘I have no delight in you,’ Here I am, Let Him do to me as seems good to Him.”27 The king said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.”28 “I will wait in the plains of the wilderness Until word comes from you to inform me.” NKJV




WHAT DID DAVID PAUSE & WONDER ABOUT?HOW DID DAVID RESPOND?READ: PSALMS 119:59-60

59 I thought about my ways And turned my feet to Your testimonies. 60 I made haste and did not delay To keep Your commandments. NKJV




WHO WILL BE ASTONISHED & WONDER? WHY?

READ: JEREMIAH 4:99 “It shall come to pass in that day,” says the LORD,“That the heart of the king shall perish and the heart of the princes. The priests shall be astonished And the prophets shall wonder.” NKJV



WHO CAUSED THEM TO BE DRUNK & STAGGER?WHY?

READ: JEREMIAH 13:12-1412 You shall speak to them this word: “Thus says the LORD God of Israel: Every bottle shall be filled with wine. And they will say to you, ‘Do we not certainly know that every bottle will be filled with wine?’” 13 Then you shall say to them, “Thus says the LORD: Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land — even the kings who sit on David's throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem — with drunkenness!”14 “I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together,” Says the LORD. “I will not pity nor spare nor have mercy. But I will destroy them.”



WHO CAUSED THEM TO BE DRUNK & STAGGER?WHY?

READ: JEREMIAH 25:27-2927 You shall say to them, “Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Drink, be drunk and vomit! Fall and rise no more Because of the sword which I will send among you.’”28 It shall be, If they refuse to take the cup from your hand to drink Then you shall say to them, “Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘You shall certainly drink!’”29 ‘Behold, I begin to bring calamity on the city which is called by My name. Should you not be unpunished? You shall not be unpunished. For I will call for a sword on all the inhabitants of the earth,” Says the LORD of hosts. NKJV



WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO JERUSALEM?WHY WILL THEY BE ASTONISHED & WONDER?

READ: HABAKKUK 1:5-65 Look among the nations and watch — Be utterly astounded! For I will work a work in your days Which you would not believe Though it were told you.6 Indeed I am raising up the Chaldeans, A bitter and hasty nation Which marches through the breadth of the earth, To possess dwelling places that are not theirs.


THE BLINDNESS OF DISOBEDIENCE 10 For the LORD has poured out on you The spirit of deep sleep, And has closed your eyes, namely, the prophets; And He has covered your heads, namely, the seers.

WHOSE EYES WERE CLOSED?WHY DID THE LORD CLOSE ADAMS’S EYES?

READ: GENESIS 2:21-2221 The LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam and he slept. He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh in its place.22 The rib which the LORD God had taken from man He made into a woman and He brought her to the man.

WHY DID THE LORD CLOSE ABRAM’S EYES?READ: GENESIS 15:12-14

12 When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram. Behold, Horror and great darkness fell upon him.13 The LORD said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them. And They will afflict them four hundred years.”14 “The nation whom they serve I will judge. Afterward They shall come out with great possessions.”



WHOSE EYES WERE CLOSED?

HOW WAS JAEL ABLE TO KILL SISERA?READ: JUDGES 4:21

21 Jael, Heber's wife, took a tent peg and a hammer in her hand, and went softly to Sisera and drove the peg into his temple. And it went down into the ground; For he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.

WHY WAS DAVID ABLE TO TAKE SAUL’S SPEAR?READ: 1 SAMUEL 26:12

12 David took the spear and the jug of water by Saul's head. They got away and no man saw or knew it or awoke. For They were all asleep Because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.



WHOSE EYES WERE CLOSED?

WHAT WAS JONAH DOING DURING THE TEMPEST?READ: JONAH 1:4-9

4 The LORD sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up. 5 The mariners were afraid and every man cried out to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down into the lowest parts of the ship, had lain down and was fast asleep. 6 The captain came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God. Perhaps your God will consider us, So that we may not perish.”



WHOSE EYES ARE CLOSED?PROPHETS? PRIESTS?

WHY DID THE LORD CLOSE THEIR EYES?READ: JEREMIAH 5:31

31 The prophets prophesy falsely And the priests rule by their own power. My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end? NKJV



WHOSE EYES ARE CLOSED?PROPHETS? PRIESTS?

WHY DID THE LORD CLOSE THEIR EYES?

HOW DID THEY RESPOND TO JEREMIAH?READ: JEREMIAH 26:8-9

8 When Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, The priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, Saying, “You will surely die!”9 “Why have you prophesied in the name of the LORD,” Saying, ‘This house shall be like Shiloh and this city shall be desolate, without an inhabitant? All the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.’” NKJV



WHOSE EYES ARE CLOSED?PROPHETS & PRIESTS?

WHY DID THE LORD CLOSE THEIR EYES?READ: MICAH 3:5-7

5 Thus says the LORD concerning the prophets Who make my people stray. Who chant Peace while they chew with their teeth But Who prepare war against him Who puts nothing into their mouths: 6 “You shall have night without vision And You shall have darkness without divination. The sun shall go down on the prophets And the day shall be dark for them.” 7 “The seers shall be ashamed And the diviners abashed. Indeed They shall all cover their lips. For there is no answer from God.” NKJV



WHOSE EYES ARE CLOSED?PROPHETS & PRIESTS?

WHY DID THE LORD CLOSE THEIR EYES?READ: ROMANS 11:8-10

8 As it is written: ‘God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see And ears that they should not hear, To this very day.’ 9 David says: ‘Let their table become a snare and a trap, A stumbling block and a recompense to them.’ 10 ‘Let their eyes be darkened So That They do not see. And Bow down their back always.’ NKJV



WHOSE EYES ARE CLOSED?

WHY DID THE LORD CLOSE THEIR EYES?READ: 2 THESSALONIANS 2:9-12

9 The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,10 And with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.11 For this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,12 That they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.


11 The whole vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is literate, saying, "Read this, please.“ And he says, "I cannot, for it is sealed."

12 Then the book is delivered to one who is illiterate, saying, "Read this, please.“ And he says, "I am not literate."


11 The whole vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is literate, saying, "Read this, please.“ And he says, "I cannot, for it is sealed." 12 Then the book is delivered to one who is illiterate, saying, "Read this, please.“ And he says, "I am not literate."

HOW DID THE VISION APPEAR TO THEM?WORDS OF A BOOK THAT IS SEALED?

WHY TAKE THE BOOK TO ONE WHO IS LITERATE?WHY IS HE UNABLE TO READ THE BOOK?

WHY TAKE THE BOOK TO ONE WHO IS NOT LITERATE?WHY IS HE UNABLE TO READ THE BOOK?

IS THERE AN APPLICATION FOR US TODAY?




WHAT DID THE LORD TELL MOSES TO WRITE?THE BOOK OF THE LAW?

READ: EXODUS 17:1414 The LORD said to Moses, “Write this for a memorial in the book and recount it in the hearing of Joshua, That I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.” NKJV



WHAT DID THE LORD TELL JOSHUA TO DO WITH THE BOOK OF THE LAW?

READ: JOSHUA 1:88 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth. But You shall meditate in it day and night. That You may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For Then you will make your way prosperous. And Then you will have good success. NKJV



WHAT BOOK DID JOSHUA READ TO ISRAEL?THE BOOK OF THE LAW?READ: JOSHUA 8:34-35

34 Afterward Joshua read all the words of the law, the blessings and the cursings, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.35 There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded which Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, with the women, the little ones, and the strangers who were living among them. NKJV



WHO DID DAVID WRITE ABOUT IN THE SCROLL?CHRIST?

READ: PSALMS 40:6-76 Sacrifice and offering You did not desire. My ears You have opened. Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require. 7 Then I said, “Behold, I come. In the scroll of the book it is written of me.” NKJV



WHY WAS DANIEL TAKEN TO BABYLON?HE WAS LITERATE?READ: DANIEL 1:3-7

3 The king instructed Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, to bring some of the children of Israel and some of the king's descendants and some of the nobles,4 Young men in whom there was no blemish, good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand, who had ability to serve in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the language and literature of the Chaldeans.6 From among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.7 To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: he gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abed-Nego. NKJV



WHAT DID THE LORD TELL ISAIAH TO DO WITH THE BOOK?BIND UP THE TESTIMONY & SEAL IT

WHY?READ: ISAIAH 8:16-17

16 Bind up the testimony, Seal the law among my disciples. 17 I will wait on the LORD, Who hides His face from the house of Jacob. And I will hope in Him. NKJV

READ: DANIEL 8:2626 The vision of the evenings and mornings Which was told is true. Therefore seal up the vision. For it refers to many days in the future. NKJV



WHAT DID THE LORD TELL ISAIAH TO DO WITH THE BOOK?BIND UP THE TESTIMONY & SEAL IT

WHY?WHO WILL UNDERSTAND IT?

READ: DANIEL 12:8-108 Although I heard, I did not understand. Then I said, “My lord, What shall be the end of these things?” 9 He said, “Go your way, Daniel, For the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.”10 “Many shall be purified, made white and refined. But The wicked shall do wickedly. And None of the wicked shall understand But the wise shall understand.”




WHY DID JESUS SPEAK IN PARABLES?READ: MATTHEW 13:10-17 MARK 4:10-12 LUKE 8:9,10


WHY DID JESUS SPEAK IN PARABLES?READ: MATTHEW 13:10-17

10 The disciples came and said to Jesus, “Why do You speak to them in parables? “11 He said to them, “Because It has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, But To them it has not been given.”13 “I speak to them in parables, Because Seeing they do not see, And Hearing they do not hear, Nor Do they understand.”14 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: “Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,And Seeing you will see and not perceive;” 15 “The hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest They should see with their eyes and Hear with their ears, Lest They should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them. “16 “Blessed are your eyes for they see and your ears for they hear;”17 “Assuredly, I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, And Did not see it, And To hear what you hear, And Did not hear it.”



WHY TAKE THE BOOK TO ONE WHO IS LITERATE?WHY IS HE UNABLE TO READ THE BOOK?

WHY TAKE THE BOOK TO ONE WHO IS NOT LITERATE?WHY IS HE UNABLE TO READ THE BOOK?

IS THERE AN APPLICATION TO US TODAY?ARE CHRISTIANS TO BE LITERATE?



ARE CHRISTIANS TO BE LITERATE?READ: ISAIAH 54:13

13 All your children shall be taught by the LORD And great shall be the peace of your children. NKJV

READ: JEREMIAH 31:3434 “No more shall every man teach his neighbor and every man his brother, Saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ For They all shall know Me, From the least of them to the greatest of them,” Says the LORD. “For I will forgive their iniquity and their sin I will remember no more.” NKJV



ARE CHRISTIANS TO BE LITERATE?READ: JOHN 6:45-46

45 It is written in the prophets, ‘They shall all be taught by God. Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.’ NKJV

READ: 1 JOHN 2:20-2120 You have an anointing from the Holy One and You know all things.21 I have not written to you Because You do not know the truth. But Because You know it And That No lie is of the truth. NKJV



ARE CHRISTIANS TO BE LITERATE?READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 2:7-11

7 We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory,8 Which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 As it is written: ‘Eye has not seen, Nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.’ 10 God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For The Spirit searches all things, Yes, The deep things of God. NKJV


13 Therefore the Lord said: "Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths And honor Me with their lips, But have removed their hearts far from Me, And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men,

14 Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work Among this people, A marvelous work and a wonder; For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden."


13 Therefore the Lord said: "Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths And honor Me with their lips, But have removed their hearts far from Me, And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men,14 Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work Among this people, A marvelous work and a wonder; For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden."

HOW DID THE PEOPLE DRAW NEAR TO THE LORD?HOW DID THEY HONOR THE LORD?

WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THEIR HEART?HOW WERE THEY TAUGHT TO FEAR THE LORD?WHAT WORK WILL THE LORD DO AMONG THEM?



HOW WERE THEY TAUGHT TO FEAR THE LORD?READ: JOB 28:28

28 To man He said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, That is wisdom And to depart from evil is understanding.

READ: PROVERBS 1:77 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

READ: PSALMS 19:99 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever. The judgments of the LORD are true and righteousaltogether. NKJV

READ: PSALMS 34:1111 Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the LORD. NKJV



CAN THE WICKED BE TAUGHT TO FEAR THE LORD?READ: PSALMS 50:16-17

16 To the wicked God says: “What right have you to declare My statutes, Or take My covenant in your mouth,” 17 “Seeing you hate instruction And cast My words behind you?” NKJV

WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THE WICKED?READ: EZRA 5:1-2

1 The prophet Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophets, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.2 So Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to build the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and the prophets of God were with them, helping them.



CAN THE WICKED BE TAUGHT TO FEAR THE LORD?WHY DO THEY PROSPER? WHY ARE THEY HAPPY?

READ: JEREMIAH 12:1-21 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead with You. Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those happy who deal so treacherously? 2 You have planted them, yes, they have taken root. They grow, yes, they bear fruit. You are near in their mouth But far from their mind. NKJV

SHOULD WE PRAY FOR THE WICKED?READ: JEREMIAH 14:11-12

11 The LORD said to me, “Do not pray for this people, for their good.”12 “When they fast, I will not hear their cry. And when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.”



CAN THE WICKED BE TAUGHT TO FEAR THE LORD?

HOW DID THE WICKED RESPOND TO EZEKIEL?READ: EZEKIEL 33:30-33

30 As for you, son of man, the children of your people are talking about you beside the walls and in the doors of the houses. They speak to one another, everyone saying to his brother, “Please come and hear what the word is that comes from the LORD.”31 They come to you as people do. They sit before you as My people and They hear your words. But They do not do them. For With their mouth they show much love, But Their hearts pursue their own gain.32 You are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument. For they hear your words, but they do not do them.33 When this comes to pass - Surely it will come - They will know that a prophet has been among them.




HOW DID THEY RESPOND TO HAGGAI?READ: HAGGIA 1:2-5

2 Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, Saying: “This people says, ‘The time has not come, the time that the LORD‘S house should be built.’” 3 The word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, Saying,4 “Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins?”5 Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Consider your ways!”




WHAT DID HAGGAI SAY ABOUT THESE PEOPLE?READ: HAGGAI 2:13-14

13 Haggai said, “If one who is unclean because of a dead body touches any of these, will it be unclean?” Thepriests answered and said, “It shall be unclean.” 14 Then Haggai answered and said, “So is this people, and so is this nation before Me, says the LORD, and so is every work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean. NKJV




WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE WICKED?READ: ZECHARIAH 1:1-4

1 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, Saying,2 The LORD has been very angry with your fathers.3 Say to them, “Thus says the LORD of hosts: Return to Me, says the LORD of hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts.”4 “Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets preached, saying, Thus says the LORD of hosts. ‘Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds.’ But they did not hear nor heed Me, says the LORD.” NKJV




WHAT DID JESUS SAY TO THE PHARISEES?READ: MATTHEW 15:7-9

7 Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, Saying: 8 These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. 9 In vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines thecommandments of men. NKJV (MARK 7:6-7)




WHAT DID JESUS SAY TO THE SAMARITAN WOMAN?WHAT IS A TRUE WORSHIPER?

READ: JOHN 4:23-2423 The hour is coming and now is when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. For the Father is seeking such to worship Him.24 God is Spirit and Those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. NKJV




WHAT DID PAUL WRITE TO THE COLLOSIANS?WHAT ABOUT THE COMMANDMENTS OF MEN?

READ: COLOSSIANS 2:20-2320 If you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do yousubject yourselves to regulations21 Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,22 Which all concern things which perish with theusing — according to the commandments and doctrinesof men?23 These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, But are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh. NKJV



WHO IS THIS WARNING TO? WISE MEN?

HOW ARE THE WISE MEN PUT DOWN? WHY?

READ: JOB 5:13

13 He catches the wise in their own craftiness. And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.

READ: JOB 10:16

16 If my head is exalted, You hunt me like a fierce lion. Again You show Yourself awesome against me.




WHY ARE THE WISE MEN ASHAMED?

READ: JEREMIAH 8:9

9 The wise men are ashamed. They are dismayed and taken. Behold, They have rejected the word of the LORD. So What wisdom do they have? NKJV

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WISE MEN OF TEMAN?

READ: JEREMIAH 49:7

7 Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished?” NKJV




WHAT SCRIPTURE IS PAUL REFERING TO? ISAIAH 29:14?READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 1:19

19 It is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”


15 Woe to those who seek deep to hide their counsel far from the LORD, And their works are in the dark; They say, "Who sees us?" and, "Who knows us?“

16 Surely you have things turned around! Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay; For shall the thing made say of him who made it, "He did not make me"? Or shall the thing formed say of him who formed it, "He has no understanding"?





WHAT DO THEY SAY? WHO SEES US? WHO KNOWS US?

HOW HAVE THEY TURNED THINGS AROUND?



WHO IS THIS WARNING TO? WISE MEN?WHAT DO THEY SAY? WHO SEES US? WHO KNOWS US?

COULD ADAM & EVE HIDE FROM THE LORD?READ: GENESIS 3:8

8 They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. NKJV

DID THE LORD SEE THE SINS OF JUDAH?READ: 2 KINGS 21:16

16 Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, Till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another. Besides His sin by which he made Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the LORD. NKJV




CAN THE LORD JUDGE THROUGH DARKNESS?READ: JOB 22:13

13 You say, “What does God know? Can He judge through the deep darkness?” NKJV

DOES THE LORD SEE & UNDERSTAND?READ: PSALMS 94:7

7 They say, “The LORD does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob understand.” NKJV




WHAT DID THEY SAY IN THEIR HEART?WILL THE LORD HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE?

READ: PSALMS 10:11-1311 He has said in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides His face. He will never see.” 12 “Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble.” 13 “Why do the wicked renounce God? He has said in his heart, You will not require an account.” NKJV




WHAT DO THEY SAY? WHO SEES US? WHO KNOWS US?

WHAT DID THE LORD ASK EZEKIEL?

READ: EZEKIEL 8:12

12 He said to me, “Son of man, Have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the room of his idols?” For they say, “The LORD does not see us. The LORD has forsaken the land.” NKJV

WHAT DID ISRAEL & JUDAH SAY?

READ: EZEKIEL 9:9-10

9 He said to me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. And the land is full of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity. For they say, The LORD has forsaken the land and The LORD does not see!” NKJV




WHAT WILL THE LORD WORK AMONG THE NATIONS?READ: HABAKKUK 1:5

5 Look among the nations and watch. Be utterly astounded! For I will work a work in your days Which you would not believe, though it were told you. NKJV

WHAT WILL THE LORD WORK AMONG THE NATIONS?WHY WILL THEY NOT BELIEVE?

READ: ACTS 13:4141 Behold, you despisers, Marvel and perish! For I work a work in your days, A work which you will by no means believe, Though one were to declare it to you.




HOW HAVE THEY TURNED THINGS AROUND?

WHO IS THE POTTER? THE LORD?

HOW DID THE LORD MAKE MAN?

CAN MAN QUESTION THE LORD’S DOINGS?



WHO IS THE POTTER? THE LORD?HOW DID THE LORD MAKE MAN?

READ: GENESIS 2:77 The LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. And Man became a living being. NKJV

READ: JEREMIAH 18:66 “O house of Israel, Can I not do with you as this potter?” Says the LORD. “Look, As the clay is in the potter's hand, So Are you in My hand, O house of Israel!”



CAN MAN QUESTION THE LORD’S DOINGS?READ: JOB 9:12

12 If He takes away, who can hinder Him? Who can say to Him, What are You doing? NKJV

READ: JOB 10:99 Remember, I pray, that You have made me like clay. And Will You turn me into dust again? NKJV

READ: ROMANS 9:20-2120 Indeed, O man, Who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, Why have you made me like this?21 Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor? NKJV


FUTURE RECOVERY OF WISDOM 17 Is it not yet a very little while Till Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, And the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest?

18 In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.


FUTURE RECOVERY OF WISDOM 17 Is it not yet a very little while Till Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, And the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest?18 In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT LEBANON?WHAT HAPPENED TO LEBANON?

WHAT WILL THE LORD RESTORE? WHY?

HOW WILL THE DEAF HEAR & THE BLIND SEE?


17 Is it not yet a very little while Till Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, And the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest?

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT LEBANON?READ: 1 KINGS 5:5-6

5 I propose to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spoke to my father David, Saying, “Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, he shall build the house for My name.” 6 Therefore, Command that they cut down cedars for me from Lebanon and my servants will be with your servants. And I will pay you wages for your servants according to whatever you say. For you know there is none among us who has skill to cut timber like the Sidonians. NKJV

READ: 1 KINGS 7:22 Solomon built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, with four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar beams on the pillars. NKJV



WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT LEBANON?READ: EZRA 3:6-7

7 They gave money to the masons and the carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the permission which they had from Cyrus king of Persia. NKJV

WHAT HAPPENED TO LEBANON?READ: ISAIAH 2:12-13

12 The day of the LORD of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, Upon everything lifted up — And it shall be brought low — 13 Upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, And upon all the oaks of Bashan; NKJV



WHAT HAPPENED TO LEBANON?READ: ISAIAH 10:34

34 He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron. And Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One. NKJV

READ: PSALMS 29:55 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars, Yes, the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon. NKJV

READ: PSALMS 107:33-3533 He turns rivers into a wilderness And the water springs into dry ground; 34 A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it. 35 He turns a wilderness into pools of water And dry land into water springs. NKJV



WHAT HAPPENED TO LEBANON?READ: JEREMIAH 22:20

20 Go up to Lebanon and cry out. And Lift up your voice in Bashan. Cry from Abarim For all your lovers are destroyed. NKJV

READ: NAHUM 1:44 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry And He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither And the flower of Lebanon wilts.

WHO WILL THE LORD BRING BACK TO LEBANON? WHY?READ: ZECHARIAH 10:10

10 I will bring them back from the land of Egypt And gather them from Assyria. I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon, Until no more room is found for them. NKJV



WHAT WILL THE LORD RESTORE? WHEN?

HOW WILL THE DEAF HEAR & THE BLIND SEE?

READ: PSALMS 146:8

8 The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD raises those who are bowed down. The LORD loves the righteous. NKJV

READ: MATTHEW 11:4-5

4 Jesus said to them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:”

5 “The blind see and the lame walk. The lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear. The dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them.” (LUKE 7:22-23)



WHAT WILL THE LORD RESTORE? WHEN?

HOW WILL THE DEAF HEAR & THE BLIND SEE?READ: MATTHEW 15:31

31 The multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

READ: MARK 7:3737 They were astonished beyond measure, saying, He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak. NKJV


FUTURE RECOVERY OF WISDOM 19 The humble also shall increase their joy in the LORD, And the poor among men shall rejoice In the Holy One of Israel.

20 For the terrible one is brought to nothing, The scornful one is consumed, And all who watch for iniquity are cut off —

21 Who make a man an offender by a word, And lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, And turn aside the just by empty words.


FUTURE RECOVERY OF WISDOM 19 The humble also shall increase their joy in the LORD, And the poor among men shall rejoice In the Holy One of Israel.20 For the terrible one is brought to nothing, The scornful one is consumed, And all who watch for iniquity are cut off —21 Who make a man an offender by a word, And lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, And turn aside the just by empty words.

WHY WILL THE HUMBLE & POOR REJOICE?

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE SCORNFUL, THE TERRIBLE AND THOSE WHO OFFEND?

WHO REPROVES ONE AT THE GATE?


19 The humble also shall increase their joy in the LORD, And the poor among men shall rejoice In the Holy One of Israel.

WHY WILL THE HUMBLE & POOR REJOICE?READ: PSALMS 10:17

17 LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart and You will cause Your ear to hear, NKJV

READ: PSALMS 25:99 The humble He guides in justice. And The humble He teaches His way. NKJV

READ: PSALMS 72:44 He will bring justice to the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy and He will break in pieces the oppressor.

READ: PROVERBS 3:3434 Surely He scorns the scornful But Gives grace to the humble. NKJV


19 The humble also shall increase their joy in the LORD, And the poor among men shall rejoice In the Holy One of Israel.

WHY WILL THE HUMBLE & POOR REJOICE?READ: PSALMS 37:11

11 The meek shall inherit the earth And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. NKJV

READ: MATTHEW 5:55 Blessed are the meek For they shall inherit the earth. NKJV

READ: JAMES 1:99 Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation. NKJV

READ: JAMES 2:55 My beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?




WHO ARE THEY WHO OFFEND? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM?

READ: 2 CHRONICLES 36:15-16

15 The LORD God of their fathers sent warnings to them by His messengers, rising up early and sending them, Because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place.

16 They mocked the messengers of God, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets Until the wrath of the LORD arose against His people Till there was no remedy. NKJV


20 For the terrible one is brought to nothing, The scornful one is consumed, And all who watch for iniquity are cut off —21 Who make a man an offender by a word, And lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, And turn aside the just by empty words.

WHO ARE THEY WHO OFFEND? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM?READ: PSALMS 7:14-16

14 Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity. Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit and dug it out. And He has fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His trouble shall return upon his own head. And His violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.


20 For the terrible one is brought to nothing, The scornful one is consumed, And all who watch for iniquity are cut off —21 Who make a man an offender by a word, And lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, And turn aside the just by empty words. WHO ARE THEY WHO OFFEND? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM?

READ: EZEKIEL 11:2-42 The Spirit said: “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give wicked counsel in this city,3 They say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This city is the caldron and we are the meat.’4 Prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man!”

READ: MICAH 2:1-21 Woe to those who devise iniquity And work out evil on their beds! At morning light they practice it, Because it is in the power of their hand. 2 They covet fields and take them by violence, Also houses and seize them. They oppress a man and his house; A man and his inheritance. NKJV



WHO ARE THEY WHO OFFEND? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM?READ: NAHUM 1:9-11

9 What, do you conspire against the LORD? He will make an utter end of it. And Affliction will not rise up a second time. 10 While tangled like thorns And while drunken like drunkards, They shall be devoured like stubble fully dried. 11 From you comes forth one Who plots evil against the LORD, A wicked counselor. NKJV




WHO ARE THEY WHO OFFEND? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM?

WHO BROUGHT CHARGES AGAINST JESUS?

READ: MATTHEW 26:59-61

59 The chief priests, the elders and all the council sought false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death,

60 But found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward

61 They said: “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.’ NKJV



WHO ARE THEY WHO OFFEND? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM?WHO BROUGHT CHARGES AGAINST JESUS?

READ: MATTHEW 27:1-2; 111 When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.2 When They had bound Him, They led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor. NKJV

11 Jesus stood before the governor. The governor asked Him, Saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.” (MARK 15:1-2 LUKE 23:1-5 JOHN 18:28-31)



WHY REPROVE ANYONE AT THE GATE?ABRAM BUYS CAVE MACHPELAH GENESIS 23:1O-18JETHRO’S ADVICE TO MOSES EXODUS 18:16-23RESPONSIBILITY OF PROPERTY EXODUS 22:7-8MOSES GOES UP THE MOUNTAIN EXODUS 24:13-15ONE GUILTY OF IDOLATRY DEUTERONOMY 17:5-7REBELLIOUS SON DEUTERONOMY 21:18-21VIRGIN WOMAN DEUTERONOMY 22:13-19DUTY OF A BROTHER DEUTERONOMY 25:5-10BOAZ REDEEMS RUTH RUTH 4:1-10



HOW DID THEY RESPOND TO THIS RUBUKE?READ: AMOS 5:10-11

10 They hate the one who rebukes in the gate And they abhor the one who speaks uprightly. 11 Therefore, because you tread down the poor And take grain taxes from him, Though you have built houses of hewn stone, Yet you shall not dwell in them. You have planted pleasant vineyards, But you shall not drink wine from them. NKJV


22 Therefore thus says the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: "Jacob shall not now be ashamed, Nor shall his face now grow pale;

23 But when he sees his children, The work of My hands, in his midst, They will hallow My name, And hallow the Holy One of Jacob, And fear the God of Israel.

24 These also who erred in spirit will come to understanding, And those who complained will learn doctrine." NKJV



23 But when he sees his children, The work of My hands, in his midst, They will hallow My name, And hallow the Holy One of Jacob, And fear the God of Israel. 24 These also who erred in spirit will come to understanding, And those who complained will learn doctrine." NKJV

WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING JACOB?

HOW DID THE LORD REDEEM ABRAHAM & JACOB?

WHY WILL JACOB NOT BE ASHAMED?

WHAT WORKS WILL JACOB HE SEE?

WHO ERRED IN THE SPIRIT & COMPLAINED?


READ: EXODUS 13:11-1611 It shall be, When the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, As He swore to you and your fathers and gives it to you,12 That you shall set apart to the LORD all that open the womb, That is, Every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have. The males shall be the LORD‘S. 13 Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb. If you will not redeem it Then You shall break its neck. And All the firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem.14 It shall be, When your son asks you in time to come, Saying, “What is this?”’ That You shall say to him, ‘By strength of hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.’15 “It came to pass, When Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, That the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, Both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all males that open the womb, But All the firstborn of my sons I redeem.”16 “It shall be as a sign on your hand and as frontlets between your eyes, For by strength of hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.” NKJV




HOW WERE THEY TO REDEEM THE FIRSTBORN?READ: EXODUS 34:19-20

19 All that open the womb are Mine, and every male firstborn among your livestock, whether ox or sheep.20 The firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb. If you will not redeem him Then You shall break his neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. None shall appear before Me empty-handed.


22 Therefore thus says the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: "Jacob shall not now be ashamed, Nor shall his face now grow pale;23 But when he sees his children, The work of My hands, in his midst, They will hallow My name, And hallow the Holy One of Jacob, And fear the God of Israel.

WHAT WORKS JACOB HE SEE?WHY WILL JACOB NOT BE ASHAMED?

READ: PSALMS 22:55 They cried to You and were delivered. They trusted in You and were not ashamed. NKJV

READ: PSALMS 25:2-32 O my God, I trust in You. Let me not be ashamed. Let not my enemies triumph over me. 3 Indeed, Let no one who waits on You be ashamed. Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause. NKJV



WHAT WORK WILL THE LORD DO FOR JACOB (ISRAEL)?THE LORD WILL SAVE THEM?

READ: JEREMIAH 30:10-1110 “Do not fear, O My servant Jacob,” Says the LORD, “Nor be dismayed, O Israel. For Behold, I will save you from afar And your seed from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet, And no one shall make him afraid.” 11 “For I am with you,” Says the LORD, “to save you. Though I make a full end of all nations where I have scattered you, Yet I will not make a complete end of you. I will correct you in justice And I will not let you go altogether unpunished.” NKJV



WHAT WORK WILL THE LORD DO FOR JACOB (ISRAEL)?WHY WILL JACOB NOT BE ASHAMED?

READ: JOEL 2:25-2725 I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. 26 You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied. You shall praise the name of the LORD your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you. My people shall never be put to shame. 27 Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the LORD your God And there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame. NKJV




READ: ZEPHANIAH 3:11-1311 In that day you shall not be shamed for any of your deeds In which you transgress against Me. For then I will take away from your midst Those who rejoice in your pride, And you shall no longer be haughty In My holy mountain. 12 I will leave in your midst A meek and humble people, They shall trust in the name of the LORD. 13 The remnant of Israel shall do no unrighteousness And speak no lies, Nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth. For they shall feed their flocks and lie down, And no one shall make them afraid. NKJV




WHAT WORK DID DAVID CONSIDER?READ: PSALMS 8:3-6

3 When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, 4 What is man that You are mindful of him And the son of man that You visit him? 5 You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. 6 You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands. You have put all things under his feet, NKJV




WHAT WORK DID PAUL WRITE ABOUT?READ: ROMANS 9:25-26

25 As He says also in Hosea: “I will call them My people, who were not My people, And her beloved, who was not beloved.” 26 “And It shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them, You are not My people, There they shall be called sons of the living God.” NKJV




WHAT WORK DID PAUL WRITE ABOUT?HOW WERE WE CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS?

FOR WHAT PURPOSE?READ: EPHESIANS 2:10

10 We are His workmanship, Created in Christ Jesus for good works, Which God prepared beforehand That We should walk in them. NKJV




WHAT MYSTERY IS PAUL WRITING ABOUT?READ: EPHESIANS 3:1-7

1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles2 If indeed You have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,3 How that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (As I have briefly written already,4 By which, When you read, You may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),




WHAT MYSTERY IS PAUL WRITING ABOUT?READ: EPHESIANS 3:1-7

5 Which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, As it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:6 That The Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel,7 Of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power. NKJV



WHO ERRED IN THE SPIRIT & COMPLAINED?WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?

READ: EXODUS 16:6-86 Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, “At evening you shall know that the LORD has brought you out of the land of Egypt.”7 “In the morning you shall see the glory of the LORD. For He hears your complaints against the LORD. What are we that You complain against us?”8 Moses said, “This shall be seen when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening and in the morning bread to the full. For the LORD hears your complaints which you make against Him. What are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the LORD.”




READ: PSALMS 95:8-118 Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, As in the day of trial in the wilderness. 9 Your fathers tested Me. They tried Me, though they saw My work. 10 Forty years I was grieved with that generation. I said, It is a people who go astray in their hearts. They do not know My ways. 11 I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter My rest.




READ: PSALMS 106:19-2719 They made a calf in Horeb. And Worshiped the molded image. 20 They changed their glory Into the image of an ox that eats grass. 21 They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt, 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, Awesome things by the Red Sea. 23 Therefore He said that He would destroy them.Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach, To turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them.




READ: PSALMS 106:19-2724 They despised the pleasant land. They did not believe His word. 25 They complained in their tents And They did not heed the voice of the LORD. 26 Therefore He raised His hand in an oath against them, To overthrow them in the wilderness, 27 To overthrow their descendants among the nations And to scatter them in the lands. NKJV




READ: ROMANS 11:11-1511 I say then, “Have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But Through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, Salvation has come to the Gentiles.12 If Their fall is riches for the world and Their failure riches for the Gentiles, How much more their fullness! 13 I speak to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry.14 If by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and Save some of them.15 If their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, What will their acceptance be but life from the dead?” NKJV



WHO ERRED IN THE SPIRIT & COMPLAINED?

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM?

THEY WILL COME TO UNDERSTANDING?

THEY WILL LEARN DOCTRINE?

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