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Intro
Group Intro
- Goal
We are to eagerly hunger for spiritual nutrition in greater degrees - Spiritually mature
Regardless of your background or where you are in your relationship with Jesus, you are called to grow
- What we do
Scripture
Prayer
Community
Lesson Intro
Last Lesson
Background - the Babylonian Invasion
God’s message for His people?
Comfort
The Gospel - Behold your God
Look at His character as creator, Why trust idols?
Look at His character as sustainer, why doubt His steadfast love?
Unlike man who fickle, God’s Word will stand forever
What is God’s word?
He builds a highway to His people.
Context
What were some of these events?
Were they showers of blessings or trials?
Why did God send these trials?
What do we learn about Hezekiah?
How did the last story end? - a prophecy of the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem
re and power to restore His people
Previous couple chapters were like a hinge that binds the halves of the book together
There is a change in setting
Not the concrete present day with clearly identified characters
This passage has a lot of the same framework (Declare God’s character, then consider the implications)
Now future, characters are more figurative
But it zeros in a bit more.
How is God able to make good on His promise?
How can a holy God declare comfort to a rebellious people?
Not that future history doesnt matter, but the specific events of mankind fade as the reality of God and his plans come into focus
There is a change in theme
Change in tone - not coming judgment but coming restoration
Two great conjunctions in this passage - Yet, But
Focus on God who will do this personally
Confirms both God’s desire and power to restore His people
Intro Questions
What is the purpose of God’s people?
Where do you run for comfort?
What does it mean to have a representative?
What are some examples for our world?
From the Bible?
Read
Reading across chapter divisions
Two great conjunctions in this passage - Yet, But
God’s Ideal Plan
His Character - v. 14-15
Redeemer - What does this mean?
Savior, buys us out of slavery
Holy One (2x) - What does this mean?
God in His work in us, does not lose Himself
He never accommodates himself to a human situation by ceasing to be what he really is.
In acts of redemption he is as holy as in acts of wrath.
Motyer, J. A.
* * * * He never accommodates himself to a human situation by ceasing to be what he really is.
In acts of redemption he is as holy as in acts of wrath.
Motyer, J. A. .
Creator - What does this mean?
Made creation, designed us
King - What does this mean?
Rules us, fights for us, judges for us
His Work
Overcoming His enemies - v. 14-15
He will overcome and conquer the Babylonians,
The ones who destroyed Judah will be themselves destroyed
He will silence their rejoicing
Leading His people home - v. 16-19
Exodus themes
Makes a way in the sea
Brings forth chariot
They cannot rise
God will rescue His people.
And they same means of salvation will be means of wrath on God’s enemies.
His new thing
Yet God tells His people that he doesnt just work in the past - Former things, things of old
Behold, He will do a new thing
God’s highway to the wilderness - God is coming to the messy broken world to get us
God is working salvation that is bigger than the exodus, that will make the exodus seem like small potatoes
First note of challenge -Do you not perceive it?
His People - v. 20-21
Definition - The people God forms for Himself
The Bible can be read as God forming a people for Himself
The Bible can be read as God forming a people for Himself
Adam & Eve, Israel, the Church
All called out of the world to be a new family
Like a potter and jar
He makes them for His own reasons and purposes
He shapes them to fulfill that purpose
Purpose - So that they might declare His praise
Chief end of man - to glorify God and enjoy Him forever
Our purpose is not to get promoted, be a good parent, love your husband.
It is is worship God.
Now worshipping God means living life according to the way He designed (work diligently, love your family, etc).
But the question is do you worship God so that you can please your husband, or do you love you husband because you worship God?
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