Isaiah 53 was the topic of a recent Sunday School lesson. This chapter paints a prophetic painting, as it were, of the Messiah Jesus, hundreds of years before his birth.
One of the learning activities from our lesson featured nine quasi-rectangles. The space in the middle of them has the name Jesus. Our teacher pointed out that Isaiah has one of the most comprehensive vocabularies of the cherished Hebrew language.
We were asked to place words from Isaiah 53 that describe our Suffering Savior in the eight boxes, as it were, and list words, in those same boxes, that describe Jesus in the New Testament. For example, “rejected” is used in Isaiah 53:3 and in John 1:11 is the phrase “received him not.”
Students were also encouraged to write a prayer thanking him for his great sacrifice for us.
[1.] Near the outset of the chapter which two similes are given?
A. “As a sweet baby”
B. “As a tender plant”
C. “like summer rain drops”
D. “like warm sunshine in Nissan”
E. “as a root out of dry ground”
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[2.] “He has no form or
A. esteem.
B. emblem.
C. regality.
D. comeliness.
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[3.] Isaiah refers to Jesus as a Man of what?
A. integrity
B. means
C. sorrows
D. joy
E. Jerusalem
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[4.] In one single verse are the following except
A. despised
B. rejected
C. esteem
D. revealed
E. acquainted
Let’s see how you’re doing in our quiz about Isaiah 53. No. 1 is B and E. The similes show that the Messiah would arise in lowly conditions and be identified only by those of faith.
No. 2 is D. Another word for comeliness is attractive.
No. 3 is C.
No. 4 is B.
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[5.] Which OT book does Isaiah come after, and which book follows Isaiah?
A. Song of Solomon; Jeremiah
B. Jeremiah; Song of Solomon
C. Psalms; Proverbs
D. Haggai; Amos
E. Nehemiah; Jerusalem
It’s always great to be in God’s Word. I hope you’ve enjoyed this week’s column about Isaiah’s prophetic message about Jesus Christ. Oh, No. 5 is A.
Editor’s Note: Dr. Don Rodney Vaughan is the pastor of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church near Eupora and is on the faculty of East Mississippi Community College, Golden Triangle Campus. Contact him at dvaughan@eastms.edu.
