Reading Selections and Questions for Sunday, March 8, 2009.
1) Isaiah 6:1-13
Imagine you were with Isaiah during this experience. What would it have been like? What would you have seen, heard, felt, smelled, tasted? If you could interview Isaiah about this experience, what would you ask?
2) Isaiah 6:1-8
How did Isaiah know he was in God’s presence? What was his response? What was God’s answer to his problem?
1 John 1:9
Are there sins in your life keeping you from entering God’s presence? Claim this promise and confess them now.
Are you willing to respond to God like Isaiah did? “Here am I. Send me.”
3) Isaiah 6:9-13
What job did God give Isaiah? Would you rate this a good job or a bad job? How would Isaiah’s success be measured?
Deuteronomy 28:64; Leviticus 26:31
These passages describe the instructions God gave Moses and the Israelites along with the law, with consequences for obedience and disobedience. How did Isaiah’s job fit in with this previous message?
4) Matthew 13:11-15; Jeremiah 5:21; Jeremiah 9:3-8
Why did God not reveal His whole plan clearly to everyone? Knowing what these verses say about God, how would you describe His treatment of the people mentioned?
John 12:41; Acts 28:26-27
How did the events over the passage of time influence people’s understanding of Isaiah’s message?
I read something recently that I don't recall ever hearing preached on when talking about Isaiah's call.
ReplyDeleteIt went something like this. When you read the account in Chpt 6, Isaiah isn't specifically called to the task. He happens to be in God's presence when God issues the call to whoever is paying attention. So Isaiah's call really isn't a call so much as a response on Isaiah's part to an invitation from God to whoever is/will listen. The catch is one must be in His presense in order to hear these "invitations". How many of God's invitations go unheeded because we, His people, aren't listening, aren't in His presense, or unwilling to accept. wjd
That's an important insight. Thank you for sharing it. We will talk about it more in class tomorrow.
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