ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE. PROPHET - DATE JONAH(825-785BC)? JOEL(800BC)? HOSEA(785-725BC)?...

ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE

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 (520-475BC)?

NEHEMIAH (465-424BC)?

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 FORTY-FIVECYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT

ABUNDANCE OF HIS TREASURES V. 1-3

THE LORD MADE HIM SUCCESSFUL V. 4-6

THE LORD IS THE ONLY TRUE GOD V. 7-8

DIVINE PROVIDENCE OF THE LORD V. 9-13

THE LORD IS THE ONLY SAVIOR V. 14-25

READ: ISAIAH 45:1-3

CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT

1 "Thus says the LORD to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held — To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut:

2 'I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron.

3 I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the LORD, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel.

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3

CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT (559-530BC)?1 "Thus says the LORD to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held — To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut:2 'I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron.3 I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the LORD, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel.

HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO CYRUS?Thus says the LORD to His anointed

To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held


HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO NEBUCHADNEZZAR?My servant

READ: JEREMIAH 27:6-76 And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant ; and the beasts of the field I have also given him to serve him. NKJV

HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO CYRUS?He is My shepherd

READ: ISAIAH 44:2828 Who says of Cyrus, 'He is My shepherd, And he shall perform all My pleasure, Saying to Jerusalem, "You shall be built, "And to the temple, "Your foundation shall be laid."' NKJV


CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT (559-530BC)?1 "Thus says the LORD to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held — To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut:

WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR CYRUS?subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings

open before him the double doors So that the gates will not be shut


CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT (559-530BC)?WHAT DID THE LORD WANT CYRUS TO DO?

READ: 2 CHRONICLES 36:22-2322 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, 23 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. Who is among you of all His people? May the LORD his God be with him, and let him go up! NKJV


CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT (559-530BC)?WHAT DID THE LORD WANT CYRUS TO DO?

READ: EZRA 1:1-4END OF THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY

1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, 2 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah.


CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT (559-530BC)?

WHAT DID THE LORD WANT CYRUS TO DO?

READ: EZRA 1:1-4END OF THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY

3 Who is among you of all His people? May his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel (He is God), which is in Jerusalem.4 And whoever is left in any place where he dwells, let the men of his place help him with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, besides the freewill offerings for the house of God which is in Jerusalem. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:28

WHAT DID THE LORD WANT KING CYRUS TO DO?

READ: EZRA 1:7-117 King Cyrus also brought out the articles of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and put in the temple of his gods;8 and Cyrus king of Persia brought them out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.9 This is the number of them: thirty gold platters, one thousand silver platters, twenty-nine knives,10 thirty gold basins, four hundred and ten silver basins of a similar kind, and one thousand other articles.11 All the articles of gold and silver were five thousand four hundred. All these Sheshbazzar took with the captives who were brought from Babylon to Jerusalem. NKJV


WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JERUSALEM?

READ: JEREMIAH 29:10-1410 For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place.11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.12 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.


WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JERUSALEM?

READ: JEREMIAH 29:10-14

14 I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.


WHAT DID THE ADVERSARIES SAY TO ZERUBBABEL?

READ: EZRA 4:1-51 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the descendants of the captivity were building the temple of the LORD God of Israel,2 they came to Zerubbabel and the heads of the fathers' houses, and said to them, "Let us build with you, for we seek your God as you do; and we have sacrificed to Him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here.“


WHAT DID ZERUBBABEL SAY TO THEM?

READ: EZRA 4:3-53 But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of the fathers' houses of Israel said to them, "You may do nothing with us to build a house for our God; but we alone will build to the LORD God of Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.“4 Then the people of the land tried to discourage the people of Judah. They troubled them in building,5 And hired counselors against them to frustrate their purpose all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. NKJV


WHAT DID ZERUBBABEL WRITE TO DARIUS?

READ: EZRA 5:13-1713 However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree to build this house of God.14 Also, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem and carried into the temple of Babylon — those King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor.15 And he said to him, 'Take these articles; go, carry them to the temple site that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its former site.‘


WHAT DID ZERUBBABEL WRITE TO DARIUS?

READ: EZRA 5:13-1716 Then the same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem; but from that time even until now it has been under construction, and it is not finished."17 Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king's treasure house, which is there in Babylon, whether it is so that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us his pleasure concerning this matter. NKJV


WHAT DID DARIUS FIND IN THE ARCHIVES?

READ: EZRA 6:1-5THE DECREE OF DARIUS

1 Then King Darius issued a decree, and a search was made in the archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon.2 And at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a scroll was found, and in it a record was written thus:


WHAT DID DARIUS FIND IN THE ARCHIVES?READ: EZRA 6:1-5

3 In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: "Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices; and let the foundations of it be firmly laid, its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits,4 with three rows of heavy stones and one row of new timber. Let the expenses be paid from the king's treasury.5 Also let the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple which is in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored and taken back to the temple which is in Jerusalem, each to its place; and deposit them in the house of God“ NKJV


WHAT DID THE GOVERNORS OF JUDAH DO?

READ: EZRA 6:13-1613 Then Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions diligently did according to what King Darius had sent.14 So the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the command of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.


WHEN WAS THE TEMPLE FINISHED?

READ: EZRA 6:13-16

15 Now the temple was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

16 Then the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the descendants of the captivity, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.


WHAT KINGS DID DANIEL SERVE UNDER?NEBUCHADNEZZAR? BELSHAZZAR? CYRUS? DARIUS?

READ: DANIEL 1:18-2118 Now at the end of the days, when the king had said that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.19 Then the king interviewed them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore they served before the king.

21 Thus Daniel continued until the first year of King Cyrus. NKJV


WHAT KINGS DID DANIEL SERVE UNDER?NEBUCHADNEZZAR? BELSHAZZAR? CYRUS? DARIUS?

READ: DANIEL 5:29-3129 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a chain of gold around his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. 30 That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain.31 And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old. NKJV

READ: DANIEL 6:2828 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian. NKJV



WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR CYRUS?I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron

WHAT IS THE LORD ABLE TO DO?READ: PSALMS 147:12-13

13 For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;He has blessed your children within you. NKJV

READ: PSALMS 107:1616 For He has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in two. NKJV



WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO JERUSALEM? WHY?

READ: LAMENTATIONS 2:8-98 The LORD has purposed to destroy The wall of the daughter of Zion. He has stretched out a line; He has not withdrawn His hand from destroying; Therefore He has caused the rampart and wall to lament; They languished together. 9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations; The Law is no more, And her prophets find no vision from the LORD. NKJV




WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO BABYLON?READ: JEREMIAH 51:29-30

29 And the land will tremble and sorrow; For every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, To make the land of Babylon a desolation without inhabitant. 30 The mighty men of Babylon have ceased fighting,They have remained in their strongholds; Their might has failed, They became like women; They have burned her dwelling places, The bars of her gate are broken.




WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO NINEVEH?READ: NAHUM 3:12-13

12 All your strongholds are fig trees with ripened figs: If they are shaken, They fall into the mouth of the eater. 13 Surely, your people in your midst are women!The gates of your land are wide open for your enemies;Fire shall devour the bars of your gates. NKJV



WHAT WILL THE LORD GIVE TO CYRUS?I will give you the treasures of darkness

WHAT DID NEBUCHADNEZZAR TAKE TO BABYLON?

READ: 2 KINGS 24:1313 And he carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house, and he cut in pieces all the articles of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said. NKJV




READ: EZRA 1:2END OF THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY

(2 CHRONICLES 36:22,23)2 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. NKJV



READ: JEREMIAH 50:35-3735 "A sword is against the Chaldeans," says the LORD, "Against the inhabitants of Babylon, And against her princes and her wise men. 36 A sword is against the soothsayers, and they will be fools. A sword is against her mighty men, and they will be dismayed. 37 A sword is against their horses, Against their chariots, And against all the mixed peoples who are in her midst; And they will become like women. A sword is against her treasures, and they will be robbed. NKJV



WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO BABYLON? WHY?READ: JEREMIAH 51:11-13

11 The LORD has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. For His plan is against Babylon to destroy it,Because it is the vengeance of the LORD, The vengeance for His temple. 12 Set up the standard on the walls of Babylon; Make the guard strong, Set up the watchmen, Prepare the ambushes. For the LORD has both devised and done What He spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon. 13 O you who dwell by many waters, Abundant in treasures, Your end has come, The measure of your covetousness. NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 45:4

CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT 4 For Jacob My servant's sake, And Israel My elect, I have even called you by your name; I have named you, though you have not known Me.



4 For Jacob My servant's sake, And Israel My elect, I have even called you by your name; I have named you, though you have not known Me.

WHY DID THE LORD CHOOSE CYRUS?For Jacob My servant's sake And Israel My elect

I have even called you by your name

DID CYRUS KNOW THE LORD?I have named you though you have not known Me


4 For Jacob My servant's sake, And Israel My elect, I have even called you by your name; I have named you, though you have not known Me.5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me,

DID CYRUS KNOW THE LORD?I have named you, though you have not known Me

WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE ATHENIANS?READ: ACTS 17:23

23 for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: NKJV


4 For Jacob My servant's sake, And Israel My elect, I have even called you by your name; I have named you, though you have not known Me.

5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me,

DID CYRUS KNOW THE LORD?I have named you, though you have not known Me

WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE GALATIANS?

READ: GALATIANS 4:8

8 But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods. NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 45:5-7

CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me,

6 That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting That there is none besides Me. I am the LORD, and there is no other;

7 I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the LORD, do all these things.'




WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO CYRUS?I am the LORD and there is no other

There is no God besides Me

WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY ABOUT THE LORD?

READ: PSALMS 18:31

31 For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? NKJV




WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO CYRUS?I am the LORD and there is no other

There is no God besides Me

WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT MOSES?

READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:12

12 So the LORD alone led him, And there was no foreign god with him. NKJV


CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me,

WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO CYRUS?I will gird you, though you have not known Me

WHAT DID THE LORD DO FOR NEBUCHANEZZAR?READ: EZEKIEL 30:25

25 Thus I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; they shall know that I am the LORD, when I put My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt. NKJV

DID CYRUS KNOW ABOUT THE CREATION?

READ: GENESIS 1:1-5THE HISTORY OF CREATION

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day. NKJV

DID CYRUS KNOW WHAT GOD DID IN EGYPT?

DID THE MEDES & PERSIANS KNOW ABOUT THIS?

READ: EXODUS 10:21-2321 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness which may even be felt.“22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days.23 They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 45:8-10


8 "Rain down, you heavens, from above, And let the skies pour down righteousness; Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation, And let righteousness spring up together. I, the LORD, have created it.

9 "Woe to him who strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him who forms it, 'What are you making? 'Or shall your handiwork say, 'He has no hands'?

10 Woe to him who says to his father, 'What are you begetting? 'Or to the woman, 'What have you brought forth?'"



8 "Rain down, you heavens, from above, And let the skies pour down righteousness; Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation, And let righteousness spring up together. I, the LORD, have created it.


10 Woe to him who says to his father, 'What are you begetting? 'Or to the woman, 'What have you brought forth?'"

WHAT WILL THE LORD POUR DOWN FROM HEAVEN?

RAIN? RIGHTEOUSNESS?


WHAT WILL THE LORD POUR DOWN FROM HEAVEN?RAIN? RIGHTEOUSNESS?

READ: JOB 36:26-2926 "Behold, God is great, and we do not know Him;Nor can the number of His years be discovered. 27 For He draws up drops of water, Which distill as rain from the mist, 28 Which the clouds drop down And pour abundantly on man. 29 Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of clouds, The thunder from His canopy? NKJV



READ: JOB 37:1616 Do you know how the clouds are balanced, Those wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge?

READ: JOB 38:3434 "Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That an abundance of water may cover you? NKJV



READ: PSALMS 72:5-75 They shall fear You As long as the sun and moon endure, Throughout all generations. 6 He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing, Like showers that water the earth. 7 In His days the righteous shall flourish, And abundance of peace, Until the moon is no more. NKJV



READ: PSALMS 85:9-139 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,That glory may dwell in our land. 10 Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed. 11 Truth shall spring out of the earth, And righteousness shall look down from heaven. 12 Yes, the LORD will give what is good; And our land will yield its increase. 13 Righteousness will go before Him, And shall make His footsteps our pathway. NKJV



READ: HOSEA 10:1212 Sow for yourselves righteousness; Reap in mercy;Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the LORD, Till He comes and rains righteousness on you.

READ: AMOS 5:23-2423 Take away from Me the noise of your songs, For I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments. 24 But let justice run down like water, And righteousness like a mighty stream. NKJV


9 "Woe to him who strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him who forms it, 'What are you making? 'Or shall your handiwork say, 'He has no hands'?10 Woe to him who says to his father, 'What are you begetting? 'Or to the woman, 'What have you brought forth?'"

WHO IS HIS MAKER? THE LORD?WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO STRIVE WITH YOUR MAKER?

WHAT DID JOB, NEBUCHADNEZZAR AND PAULSAY ABOUT STRIVING WITH THE LORD?


9 "Woe to him who strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him who forms it, 'What are you making? 'Or shall your handiwork say, 'He has no hands'?10 Woe to him who says to his father, 'What are you begetting? 'Or to the woman, 'What have you brought forth?'" WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO STRIVE WITH YOUR MAKER?

WHAT DID JOB SAY ABOUT THE LORD?

READ: JOB 9:11-1211 If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I do not perceive Him; 12 If He takes away, who can hinder Him? Who can say to Him, 'What are You doing?' NKJV


9 "Woe to him who strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him who forms it, 'What are you making? 'Or shall your handiwork say, 'He has no hands'?10 Woe to him who says to his father, 'What are you begetting? 'Or to the woman, 'What have you brought forth?'" WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO STRIVE WITH YOUR MAKER?

WHAT DID JOB SAY ABOUT THE LORD?READ: JOB 12:13-15

13 "With Him are wisdom and strength, He has counsel and understanding. 14 If He breaks a thing down, it cannot be rebuilt;If He imprisons a man, there can be no release. 15 If He withholds the waters, they dry up; If He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth. NKJV


WHAT DID JOB SAY ABOUT THE LORD?READ: JOB 33:12-18

12 "Look, in this you are not righteous. I will answer you, For God is greater than man. 13 Why do you contend with Him? For He does not give an accounting of any of His words. 14 For God may speak in one way, or in another,Yet man does not perceive it. 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls upon men, While slumbering on their beds, 16 Then He opens the ears of men, And seals their instruction. 17 In order to turn man from his deed, And conceal pride from man, 18 He keeps back his soul from the Pit, And his life from perishing by the sword. NKJV


WHAT DID NEBUCHADNEZZAR SAY ABOUT GOD?

READ: DANIEL 4:34-35NEBUCHADNEZZAR PRAISES GOD

34 And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever: For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom is from generation to generation. 35 All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand Or say to Him, "What have You done?" NKJV

WHAT DID PAUL SAY ABOUT STRIVING WITH GOD?

READ: ROMANS 9:20-2420 But 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? 22 What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,23 and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory,24 even us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? NKJV



WHAT DID PAUL SAY ABOUT STRIVING WITH GOD?READ: 2 TIMOTHY 2:20-22

20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor.21 Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.22 Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. NKJV


CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT 11 Thus says the LORD, The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: "Ask Me of things to come concerning My sons; And concerning the work of My hands, you command Me.

12 I have made the earth, And created man on it. I — My hands — stretched out the heavens, And all their host I have commanded.

13 I have raised him up in righteousness, And I will direct all his ways; He shall build My city And let My exiles go free, Not for price nor reward, "Says the LORD of hosts.


11 Thus says the LORD, The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: "Ask Me of things to come concerning My sons; And concerning the work of My hands, you command Me.12 I have made the earth, And created man on it. I — My hands — stretched out the heavens, And all their host I have commanded.13 I have raised him up in righteousness, And I will direct all his ways; He shall build My city And let My exiles go free, Not for price nor reward,“ Says the LORD of hosts.

WHAT DID THE LORD WANT THEM TO ASK?Ask Me of things to come concerning My sons

And concerning the work of My hands

WHO ARE HIS SONS?


11 Thus says the LORD, The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: "Ask Me of things to come concerning My sons; And concerning the work of My hands, you command Me.


WHAT DID DAVID ASK THE LORD?READ: PSALMS 8:4-6

4 What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? 5 For 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 You NKJV


WHO ARE THE SONS OF GOD?you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus

READ: GALATIANS 3:26-2926 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. NKJV



WHAT DID THE LORD WANT THEM TO ASK?

HOW DID JESUS SAY TO HIS DISCIPLES?

READ: MARK 11:2424 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. NKJV



WHAT DID JESUS SAY TO HIS DISCIPLES?

READ: JOHN 16:23-2423 "And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.24 Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. NKJV


WHAT DID JOHN SAY TO THE DISCIPLES?

READ: 1 JOHN 3:21-2221 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. NKJV


12 I have made the earth, And created man on it. I — My hands — stretched out the heavens, And all their host I have commanded.


And concerning the work of My hands

READ: NEHEMIAH 9:6

6 You alone are the LORD; You have made heaven,

The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it, The seas and all that is in them, And You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships You.


13 I have raised him up in righteousness, And I will direct all his ways; He shall build My city And let My exiles go free, Not for price nor reward,“ Says the LORD of hosts.

WHO DID THE LORD RAISE UP? CYRUS?

WHAT DID THE LORD WANT CYRUS TO DO?He shall build My city And let My exiles go free

Not for price nor reward

HOW DID GOD MANIFEST HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS?




READ: EZRA 1:1-21 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, 2 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. NKJV

(2 CHRONICLES 36:22-23)




READ: EZRA 1:7-117 King Cyrus also brought out the articles of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and put in the temple of his gods;8 and Cyrus king of Persia brought them out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.11 All the articles of gold and silver were 5,400. All these Sheshbazzar took with the captives who were brought from Babylon to Jerusalem. NKJV


WHAT WILL THE LORD DO AFTER 70 YEARS?

READ: JEREMIAH 25:12-1312 'Then it will come to pass, when seventy years are completed, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity,' says the LORD; 'and I will make it a perpetual desolation.13 So I will bring on that land all My words which I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied concerning all the nations. NKJV

READ: JEREMIAH 29:1010 For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place. NKJV

HOW DID GOD MANIFEST HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS?

READ: ROMANS 3:21-2621 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference;23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. NKJV


THE LORD, THE ONLY SAVIOR 14 Thus says the LORD: "The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush And of the Sabeans, men of stature, Shall come over to you, and they shall be yours; They shall walk behind you, They shall come over in chains; And they shall bow down to you. They will make supplication to you, saying, 'Surely God is in you, And there is no other; There is no other God.'"

15 Truly You are God, who hide Yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior!


THE LORD, THE ONLY SAVIOR 14 Thus says the LORD: "The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush And of the Sabeans, men of stature, Shall come over to you, and they shall be yours; They shall walk behind you, They shall come over in chains; And they shall bow down to you. They will make supplication to you, saying, 'Surely God is in you, And there is no other; There is no other God.'" 15 Truly You are God, who hide Yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior! NKJV

WHAT NATIONS WILL THE LORD GIVE TO CYRUS?EGYPT? CUSH – ETHIOPIA? SABEANS – SEBA or SHEBA?

WHAT WILL THEY DO? WHAT WILL THEY SAY?Surely God is in you And There is no other God

Truly You are God, God of Israel, the Savior



WHAT WILL THEY DO? WHY?They shall walk behind you; They shall come over in chains

And They shall bow down to you

WHAT DID QUEEN OF SHEBA DO? WHY?READ: 2 CHRONICLES 9:1

1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions, having a very great retinue, camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart. (1 KINGS 10:1-2)



WHAT WILL THEY DO? WHY?

READ: PSALMS 68:3131 Envoys will come out of Egypt; Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God. NKJV

READ: PSALMS 72:1010 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles Will bring presents; The kings of Sheba and Seba Will offer gifts.



WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO JUDAH? WHY?

READ: JEREMIAH 20:4-54 For thus says the LORD: 'Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends; and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes shall see it. I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive to Babylon and slay them with the sword.5 Moreover I will deliver all the wealth of this city, all its produce, and all its precious things; all the treasures of the kings of Judah I will give into the hand of their enemies, who will plunder them, seize them, and carry them to Babylon. NKJV



FROM WHENCE WILL THEY COME BACK? WHY?

READ: ZEPHANIAH 3:1010 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My worshipers,The daughter of My dispersed ones, Shall bring My offering. NKJV


FROM WHENCE WILL THEY COME BACK? WHY?

READ: ZECHARIAH 8:20-2320 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Peoples shall yet come, Inhabitants of many cities; 21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, "Let us continue to go and pray before the LORD, And seek the LORD of hosts. I myself will go also." 22 Yes, many peoples and strong nations Shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, And to pray before the LORD.' 23 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'In those days ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, "Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you."'" NKJV



FROM WHENCE DID THEY COME? WHY?

READ: ACTS 2:8-118 And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born?9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,11 Cretans and Arabs — we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God." NKJV



FROM WHENCE DID THEY COME? WHY?

READ: ACTS 8:26-2826 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is desert.27 So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,28 was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet. NKJV



WHAT WILL THEY SAY?Surely God is in you And There is no other God

Truly You are God, God of Israel, the Savior

READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 14:22-2524 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all.25 And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed; and So, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report that God is truly among you. NKJV


THE LORD, THE ONLY SAVIOR 15 Truly You are God, who hide Yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior! NKJV

WHAT WILL THEY SAY?Truly You are God, who hide Yourself

WHY WILL THE LORD HIDE HIS FACE?

READ: PSALMS 44:23-2423 Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord? Arise! Do not cast us off forever. 24 Why do You hide Your face, And forget our affliction and our oppression? NKJV


WHY WILL THE LORD HIDE HIS FACE?

READ: DEUTERONOMY 31:16-1816 And the LORD said to Moses: "Behold, you will rest with your fathers; and this people will rise and play the harlot with the gods of the foreigners of the land, where they go to be among them, and they will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them.17 Then My anger shall be aroused against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide My face from them, and they shall be devoured. And many evils and troubles shall befall them, so that they will say in that day, 'Have not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?‘18 And I will surely hide My face in that day because of all the evil which they have done, in that they have turned to other gods. NKJV


THE LORD, THE ONLY SAVIOR 16 They shall be ashamed And also disgraced, all of them; They shall go in confusion together, Who are makers of idols.

17 But Israel shall be saved by the LORD With an everlasting salvation; You shall not be ashamed or disgraced Forever and ever.


THE LORD, THE ONLY SAVIOR 16 They shall be ashamed And also disgraced, all of them; They shall go in confusion together, Who are makers of idols.17 But Israel shall be saved by the LORD With an everlasting salvation; You shall not be ashamed or disgraced Forever and ever.

WHO WILL BE ASHAMED & DISGRACED? WHY?They shall go in confusion together, Who are makers of idols

HOW WILL ISRAEL BE SAVED?Israel shall be saved by the LORD


16 They shall be ashamed And also disgraced, all of them; They shall go in confusion together, Who are makers of idols.

WHO WILL BE ASHAMED & DISGRACED? WHY?They shall go in confusion together, Who are makers of idols

READ: PSALMS 97:7-97 Let all be put to shame who serve carved images,Who boast of idols. Worship Him, all you gods. 8 Zion hears and is glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments, O LORD. 9 For You, LORD, are most high above all the earth;You are exalted far above all gods. NKJV


THE LORD, THE ONLY SAVIOR 17 But Israel shall be saved by the LORD With an everlasting salvation; You shall not be ashamed or disgraced Forever and ever.


READ: JEREMIAH 23:5-65 "Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD,"That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. NKJV


THE LORD, THE ONLY SAVIOR 17 But Israel shall be saved by the LORD With an everlasting salvation; You shall not be ashamed or disgraced Forever and ever.


READ: JEREMIAH 33:15-1615 'In those days and at that time I will cause to grow up to David A Branch of righteousness; He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. 16 In those days Judah will be saved, And Jerusalem will dwell safely. And this is the name by which she will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.' NKJV



READ: DANIEL 12:31 "At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people;And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, Every one who is found written in the book. 2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life, Some to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 Those who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament, And those who turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever. NKJV



READ: ROMANS 2:28-29

28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh;

29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God. NKJV



READ: ROMANS 11:25-27

25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.

26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written:

"The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;

27 For this is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins." NKJV


THE LORD, THE ONLY SAVIOR 18 For thus says the LORD, Who created the heavens, Who is God, Who formed the earth and made it, Who has established it, Who did not create it in vain, Who formed it to be inhabited: "I am the LORD, and there is no other.

19 I have not spoken in secret, In a dark place of the earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, 'Seek Me in vain'; I, the LORD, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.


THE LORD, THE ONLY SAVIOR 18 For thus says the LORD, Who created the heavens, Who is God, Who formed the earth and made it, Who has established it, Who did not create it in vain, Who formed it to be inhabited: "I am the LORD, and there is no other.19 I have not spoken in secret, In a dark place of the earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, 'Seek Me in vain'; I, the LORD, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

WHO CREATED THE HEAVENS & THE EARTH? WHY?

WHEN DID THE LORD SPEAK TO HIS PEOPLE? HOW?


18 For thus says the LORD, Who created the heavens, Who is God, Who formed the earth and made it, Who has established it, Who did not create it in vain, Who formed it to be inhabited: "I am the LORD, and there is no other.

WHO CREATED THE HEAVENS & THE EARTH?God created the heavens and the earth

READ: GENESIS 1:1-21 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. NKJV



WHO CREATED THE HEAVENS & THE EARTH?God created the heavens and the earth

READ: PSALMS 24:1-21 The earth is the LORD‘S, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein. 2 For He has founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the waters. NKJV

READ: 2 PETER 3:1313 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. NKJV



WHY DID GOD CREATE THE HEAVENS & THE EARTH?God formed it to be inhabited

READ: GENESIS 1:26-2726 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.“27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. NKJV


19 I have not spoken in secret, In a dark place of the earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, 'Seek Me in vain'; I, the LORD, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

HOW DID THE LORD SPEAK TO THEM?READ: ISAIAH 28:11-13

11 For with stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people, 12 To whom He said, "This is the rest with which You may cause the weary to rest,“ And, "This is the refreshing"; Yet they would not hear. 13 But the word of the LORD was to them, "Precept upon precept , precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line, Here a little, there a little,“ That they might go and fall backward, and be broken And snared and caught. NKJV


WHEN DID THE LORD SPEAK TO THEM?

READ: DEUTERONOMY 4:25-3125 "When you beget children and grandchildren and have grown old in the land, and act corruptly and make a carved image in the form of anything, and do evil in the sight of the LORD your God to provoke Him to anger,26 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that you will soon utterly perish from the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess; you will not prolong your days in it, but will be utterly destroyed.27 And the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the LORD will drive you.



READ: DEUTERONOMY 4:25-3128 And there you will serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.29 But from there you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.30 When you are in distress, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, when you turn to the LORD your God and obey His voice31 (for the LORD your God is a merciful God), He will not forsake you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them. NKJV



READ: DEUTERONOMY 4:35-3635 To you it was shown, that you might know that the LORD Himself is God; there is none other besides Him.36 Out of heaven He let you hear His voice, that He might instruct you; on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the midst of the fire.



READ: DEUTERONOMY 30:11-1411 "For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off.12 It is not in heaven, that you should say, 'Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?‘13 Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, 'Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?‘14 But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it. NKJV



READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:45-4745 Moses finished speaking all these words to all Israel,46 and he said to them: "Set your hearts on all the words which I testify among you today, which you shall command your children to be careful to observe — all the words of this law.47 For it is not a futile thing for you, because it is your life, and by this word you shall prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess."



READ: 2 CHRONICLES 15:1-41 Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.3 For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law;4 but when in their trouble they turned to the LORD God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them.


HOW & WHEN DID THE LORD SPEAK TO THEM?

READ: JOHN 18:20-2120 Jesus answered him, "I spoke openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where the Jews always meet, and in secret I have said nothing.21 Why do you ask Me? Ask those who have heard Me what I said to them. Indeed they know what I said."


THE LORD, THE ONLY SAVIOR 20 "Assemble yourselves and come; Draw near together, You who have escaped from the nations. They have no knowledge, Who carry the wood of their carved image, And pray to a god that cannot save.

21 Tell and bring forth your case; Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has declared this from ancient time? Who has told it from that time? Have not I, the LORD? And there is no other God besides Me, A just God and a Savior; There is none besides Me.


THE LORD, THE ONLY SAVIOR 20 "Assemble yourselves and come; Draw near together, You who have escaped from the nations. They have no knowledge, Who carry the wood of their carved image, And pray to a god that cannot save.21 Tell and bring forth your case; Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has declared this from ancient time? Who has told it from that time? Have not I, the LORD? And there is no other God besides Me, A just God and a Savior; There is none besides Me.

WHO IS THE LORD CALLING TO ASSEMBLE?Those who worship idols?

WHAT DOES THE LORD WANT THEM TO DO?Tell and bring forth your case


20 "Assemble yourselves and come; Draw near together, You who have escaped from the nations. They have no knowledge, Who carry the wood of their carved image, And pray to a god that cannot save.


READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:36-3736 "For the LORD will judge His people And have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their power is gone, And there is no one remaining, bond or free. 37 He will say: 'Where are their gods, The rock in which they sought refuge? NKJV




READ: JEREMIAH 1:15-1615 "They shall come and each one set his throne At the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, Against all its walls all around, And against all the cities of Judah. 16 I will utter My judgments Against them concerning all their wickedness, Because they have forsaken Me,Burned incense to other gods, And worshiped the works of their own hands. NKJV



READ: JEREMIAH 2:26-2826 "As the thief is ashamed when he is found out,So is the house of Israel ashamed; They and their kings and their princes, and their priests and their prophets, 27 Saying to a tree, 'You are my father,‘ And to a stone, 'You gave birth to me.‘ For they have turned their back to Me, and not their face. But in the time of their trouble They will say, 'Arise and save us.' 28 But where are your gods that you have made for yourselves? Let them arise, If they can save you in the time of your trouble; For according to the number of your cities Are your gods, O Judah. NKJV




READ: JEREMIAH 10:55 They are upright, like a palm tree, And they cannot speak; They must be carried, Because they cannot go by themselves. Do not be afraid of them, For they cannot do evil, Nor can they do any good." NKJV



WHAT DOES THE LORD WANT THEM TO DO?bring forth your case

WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT HIMSELF?there is no other God besides Me

A just God and a Savior



WHAT DOES THE LORD WANT THEM TO DO?bring forth your case

READ: ISAIAH 1:1818 "Come now, and let us reason together,“ Says the LORD, "Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool. NKJV





READ: PSALMS 3:88 Salvation belongs to the LORD. Your blessing is upon Your people. NKJV

READ: PSALMS 46:1010 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! NKJV





WHAT DID THE SCRIBE SAY TO JESUS?READ: MARK 12:32

32 So the scribe said to Him, "Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other but He. NKJV


THE LORD, THE ONLY SAVIOR 22 "Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.

23 I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, And shall not return, That to Me every knee shall bow, Every tongue shall take an oath.


THE LORD, THE ONLY SAVIOR 22 "Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.23 I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, And shall not return, That to Me every knee shall bow, Every tongue shall take an oath.

WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND THEM TO DO?Look to Me and be saved

WHAT DID THE LORD SAY EVERYONE WILL DO?to Me every knee shall bow

Every tongue shall take an oath



WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND THEM TO DO?I am God and there is no other

READ: HOSEA 13:44 "Yet I am the LORD your God Ever since the land of Egypt, And you shall know no God but Me; For there is no savior besides Me. NKJV




WHAT DID THE LORD TELL MOSES TO DO?

READ: NUMBERS 21:8-98 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.“9 So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived. NKJV




WHO WILL THEY LOOK UPON?

READ: ZECHARIAH 12:1010 "And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn. NKJV




WHAT DID JESUS SAY TO NICHODEMUS?

READ: JOHN 3:14-1514 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,15 that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. NKJV





WHAT WILL THEY CONFESS?READ: ROMANS 14:11-12

11 For it is written: "As I live, says the LORD,Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God." 12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God. NKJV





WHAT WILL THEY CONFESS?READ: PHILIPPIANS 2:9-11

9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. NKJV


THE LORD, THE ONLY SAVIOR 24 He shall say, 'Surely in the LORD I have righteousness and strength. To Him men shall come, And all shall be ashamed Who are incensed against Him.

25 In the LORD all the descendants of Israel Shall be justified, and shall glory.'" NKJV


THE LORD, THE ONLY SAVIOR 24 He shall say, 'Surely in the LORD I have righteousness and strength. To Him men shall come, And all shall be ashamed Who are incensed against Him.25 In the LORD all the descendants of Israel Shall be justified, and shall glory.'" NKJV

WHO IS HE? WHAT WILL HE SAY?Surely in the LORD I have righteousness and strength

WHO IS THE SOURCE OF THEIR RIGHTEOUSNESS?

HOW WILL THEY BE JUSTIFIED?In the LORD all the descendants of Israel Shall be justified



WHO IS HE? WHAT WILL HE SAY?Surely in the LORD I have righteousness and strength

WHO IS THE SOURCE OF THEIR RIGHTEOUSNESS?READ: JEREMIAH 33:15-16

15 'In those days and at that time I will cause to grow up to David A Branch of righteousness; He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. 16 In those days Judah will be saved, And Jerusalem will dwell safely. And this is the name by which she will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.' NKJV



WHO WILL COME TO HIM?To Him men shall come

WHAT WILL THEY SAY?READ: ISAIAH 2:3

3 Many people shall come and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths.“ For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. NKJV


THE LORD, THE ONLY SAVIOR 25 In the LORD all the descendants of Israel Shall be justified, and shall glory.'" NKJV

WHO WILL BE JUSTIFIED & HOW?In the LORD all the descendants of Israel

READ: ROMANS 3:21-2621 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference;23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,




READ: ROMANS 3:21-2624 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. NKJV




READ: ROMANS 5:1-21 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. NKJV

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