Tuesday, 5 January 2021

Lesson 2 (Jan 2-8, 2020), Crisis of Leadership

 The King is Dead

  1. How likely is it that Uzziah repented of his sin? Would God have restored the king from his leprosy if requested? How could a leprous king continue to rule?
  2. Why does the Bible record take pains to mention a king's mother? 
  3. What are the advantages of overlapping reigns of fathers and sons? 
Holy, Holy, Holy
  1. Why do you think angels with six wings are not mentioned anywhere else in the Bible? What could be the significance of covering faces and covering feet?
  2. How would Isaiah have known that it was the Lord whom he saw in a vision? How could the train of his robe fill the temple? What could that mean?
  3. What could be the purpose of God revealing Himself to a prophet in such majesty and power that the prophet felt poor and unclean?
New Personality
  1. Why did Isaiah confess to being himself and also belonging to a people all of "unclean lips?" What could that mean?
  2. How good does a person need to be in order to be called as a prophet?
  3. How could a live coal take away the sin of Isaiah?
Royal Commission
  1. Why do you think Isaiah gets his commission in chapter 6 rather than in chapter 1?
  2. How much difference does it make whether one gets a vision in public such as the temple/church or at in private at home?
  3. Why do you think priests were not usually called to be prophets?
Appalling Appeal
  1. What could prevent a people who heard from understanding what they heard?
  2. Why did Jesus teach in parables? Why did prophets often speak in parables, such as Nathan to David?
  3. How much is a pastor expected to condemn the sins of his congregation?