ASSYRIAN EMPIRE TIGLATH-PILESER ( BC)? SHALMANESER ( BC)? SAMARIA DESTROYED - ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? SENNACHERIB ( BC)?

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1 ISAIAH CHAPTER NINE

2 ASSYRIAN EMPIRE TIGLATH-PILESER ( BC)? SHALMANESER ( BC)? SAMARIA DESTROYED - ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? SENNACHERIB ( BC)? NINEVEH DESTROYED (606BC)? BABYLONIAN EMPIRE NEBUCHADNEZZAR ( BC)? TEMPLE DESTROYED - JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)? BELSHAZZAR ( BC)? MEDO-PERSIAN EMPIRE CYRUS ( BC)? BABYLON DESTROYED (536BC)? ZERUBBABEL REBUILDS THE TEMPLE ( BC)? DARIUS ( BC)? AHASUERUS ( BC)? ARTAXERXES ( BC)? NEHEMIAH REBUILDS WALLS OF JERUSALEM (444BC)?

3 PROPHET - DATE JONAH ( BC)? AMOS ( BC)? JOEL (770BC)? MICAH ( BC)? HOSEA ( BC)? ISAIAH ( BC)? NAHUM ( BC)? ZEPHANIAH ( BC)? HABAKKUK (627BC)? JEREMIAH ( BC)? OBADIAH (605BC)? DANIEL ( BC)? EZEKIEL ( BC)? MALACHI ( BC)? HAGGAI ( BC)? ZECHARIAH ( BC)? KING / EVENT - DATE TIGLATH-PILESER ( BC)? SHALMANESER ( BC)? ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? NEBUCHADNEZZAR ( BC)? BELSHAZZAR ( BC)? JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)? CYRUS ( BC)? BABYLON DESTROYED (536BC)? DARIUS ( BC)?

4 KINGS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL UNITED KINGDOM SAUL ( BC) DAVID ( BC) SOLOMON ( BC) DIVIDED KINGDOM JUDAH ISRAEL REHOBOAM ( BC)? JEROBOAM I ( BC)? ABIJAM ( BC)? NADAB ( BC)? ASA ( BC)? BAASHA ELAH ( BC)? (886BC)? ZIMRI (885BC)? OMRI ( BC)? AHAB ( BC)? JEHOSHAPHAT ( BC)? AHAZIAH ( BC)? JEHORAM ( BC)? JEHORAM ( BC)? AHAZIAH ( BC)? JEHU ( BC)? JEHOAHAZ ( BC)? JOASH ( BC)? JOASH ( BC)?

5 OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER NINE PROPHECY OF THE MESSIAH THE MESSIAH IS REPRESENTED AS A GREAT LIGHT V. 1-3 THE LORD WILL BRING DELIVERANCE AND PEACE V. 4-5 HIS NAME IS WONDERFUL, COUNSELOR, MIGHTY GOD, EVERLASTING FATHER, PRINCE OF PEACE HIS KINGDOM IS UNIVERSAL AND EVERLASTING V. 6-7 JUDGMENTS TO COME UPON ISRAEL AND JUDAH V. 8-21

6 READ: ISAIAH 9:1-3 1 Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed, As when at first He lightly esteemed The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, And afterward more heavily oppressed her, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, In Galilee of the Gentiles. 2 The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined. 3 You have multiplied the nation And increased its joy; They rejoice before You According to the joy of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

7 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 1 Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed, As when at first He lightly esteemed The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, And afterward more heavily oppressed her, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, In Galilee of the Gentiles. 2 The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined. 3 You have multiplied the nation And increased its joy; They rejoice before You According to the joy of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil. WHAT HAPPENED TO ZEBULUN AND NAPTHALI? WHY? WHEN WERE THEY LIGHTLY ESTEEMED? WHY WERE THEY HEAVILY OPPRESSED? BY WHOM? WHAT DID THE PEOPLE WHO WALKED IN DARKNESS, SEE?

8 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 WHAT HAPPENED TO ZEBULUN AND NAPTHALI? WHY? READ: JUDGES 1: Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or the inhabitants of Nahalol; so the Canaanites dwelt among them, and were put under tribute. 31 Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob. 32 So the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out. 33 Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh or the inhabitants of Beth Anath; but they dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were put under tribute to them. 34 The Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountains, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley; 35 The Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; yet when the strength of the house of Joseph became greater, they were put under tribute. NKJV

9 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 1 Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed, As when at first He lightly esteemed The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, And afterward more heavily oppressed her, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, In Galilee of the Gentiles. WHAT HAPPENED TO ZEBULUN AND NAPTHALI? WHEN WERE THEY LIGHTLY ESTEEMED? WHY? READ: 1 SAMUEL 2:30 30 The LORD God of Israel says: I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.' But now the LORD says: 'Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed. NKJV WHAT DID SOLOMON DO? READ: 1 KINGS 9:11 11 Hiram the king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress and gold, as much as he desired. And King Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. NKJV

10 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 1 Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed, As when at first He lightly esteemed The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, And afterward more heavily oppressed her, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, In Galilee of the Gentiles. WHAT HAPPENED WHEN KING SOLOMON DIED? WHAT DID THE YOUNG MEN SAY TO REHOBOAM? READ: 1 KINGS 12:10 10 The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you should speak to this people who have spoken to you, saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us' thus you shall say to them: 'My little finger shall be thicker than my father's waist! NKJV WHAT DID BEN-HADAD DO? READ: 1 KINGS 15:20 20 Ben-Hadad heeded King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel. He attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maachah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. NKJV

11 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 1 Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed, As when at first He lightly esteemed The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, And afterward more heavily oppressed her, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, In Galilee of the Gentiles. WHY WERE THEY HEAVILY OPPRESSED? BY WHOM? READ: 2 KINGS 15:29 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maachah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria. NKJV READ: 2 KINGS 17:24 24 The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they took possession of Samaria and dwelt in its cities. NKJV

12 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 1 Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed, As when at first He lightly esteemed The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, And afterward more heavily oppressed her, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, In Galilee of the Gentiles. WHY WERE THEY HEAVILY OPPRESSED? BY WHOM? READ: 1 CHRONICLES 5:26 26 The God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria. He carried the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan to this day. NKJV WHAT DID NEHEMIAH SAY ABOUT THE FORMER GOVERNORS? READ: NEHEMIAH 5:15 15 The former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people, and took from them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver. Yes, even their servants bore rule over the people, but I did not do so, because of the fear of God. NKJV

13 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 2 The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined. 3 You have multiplied the nation And increased its joy; They rejoice before You According to the joy of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil. WHY DID THEY WALK IN DARKNESS? WHAT IS THIS SHADOW OF DEATH? HOW DID DAVID VIEW THE SHADOW OF DEATH? WHAT DID THEY SEE?

14 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 2 The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined. WHY DID THEY WALK IN DARKNESS? READ: PSALMS 82:5 5 They do not know, nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are unstable. NKJV READ: PSALMS 107: Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons 11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High, 12 Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help. 13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses. 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces. NKJV

15 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 2 The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined. WHAT IS THIS SHADOW OF DEATH? READ: JOB 10:21 21 I go to the place from which I shall not return, To the land of darkness and the shadow of death, NKJV READ: JOB 38:17 17 Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death? NKJV

16 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 2 The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined. HOW DID DAVID VIEW THE SHADOW OF DEATH? READ: PSALMS 23:1-4 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. NKJV

17 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 2 The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined. WHAT DID THEY SEE? WHAT LIGHT SHINED UPON THEM? READ: PSALMS 27:1 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? READ: PSALMS 36:9 9 With You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light. READ: PSALMS 119: Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. NKJV

18 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 WHAT WAS JOHN SENT FORTH TO DO? TO GIVE LIGHT TO WHOM? READ: LUKE 1: "And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, 77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people By the remission of their sins, 78 Through the tender mercy of our God, With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us; 79 To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace." NKJV

19 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 WHO IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD? READ: JOHN 8:12 12 Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." NKJV WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE EPHESIANS? READ: EPHESIANS 5: You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 Finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. NKJV

20 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 WHY DID THE LORD GO TO GALILEE? TO FULFILL THE PROPHECY OF ISAIAH? READ: MATTHEW 4: When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. 13 Leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: 15 "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles: 16 The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned." NKJV

21 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 3 You have multiplied the nation And increased its joy; They rejoice before You According to the joy of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil. WHAT NATION DID THE LORD MULTIPLY AND BLESS? WHAT SHOULD THEY REJOICE IN? WHEN DID THE REJOICE IN THE SPOILS?

22 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 3 You have multiplied the nation And increased its joy; They rejoice before You According to the joy of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil. WHAT NATION DID THE LORD MULTIPLY AND BLESS? WHAT SHOULD THEY REJOICE IN? READ: DEUTERONOMY 12:7 7 There you shall eat before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice in all to which you have put your hand, you and your households, in which the LORD your God has blessed you. NKJV READ: PSALMS 4:7 7 You have put gladness in my heart, More than in the season that their grain and wine increased. NKJV READ: PSALMS 119: I rejoice at Your word As one who finds great treasure.

23 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 WHAT NATION DID THE LORD MULTIPLY AND BLESS? WHAT SHOULD THEY REJOICE IN? READ: DEUTERONOMY 14: "You shall truly tithe all the increase of your grain that the field produces year by year. 23 And you shall eat before the LORD your God, in the place where He chooses to make His name abide, the tithe of your grain and your new wine and your oil, of the firstborn of your herds and your flocks, that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always. 24 But if the journey is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry the tithe, or if the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, when the LORD your God has blessed you, 25 Then you shall exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place which the LORD your God chooses. 26 And you shall spend that money for whatever your heart desires: for oxen or sheep, for wine or similar drink, for whatever your heart desires; you shall eat there before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household. NKJV

24 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 3 You have multiplied the nation And increased its joy; They rejoice before You According to the joy of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil. WHAT DID THEY REJOICE IN? READ: JOSHUA 22:8 8 Joshua spoke to them, saying, "Return with much riches to your tents, with very much livestock, with silver, with gold, with bronze, with iron, and with very much clothing. Divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren." NKJV

25 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:1-3 3 You have multiplied the nation And increased its joy; They rejoice before You According to the joy of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil. WHAT DID THEY REJOICE IN? READ: 2 CHRONICLES 20: When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away their spoil, they found among them an abundance of valuables on the dead bodies, and precious jewelry, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away; and they were three days gathering the spoil because there was so much. 26 And on the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, for there they blessed the LORD; therefore the name of that place was called The Valley of Berachah until this day. 27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go back to Jerusalem with joy, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies. 28 So they came to Jerusalem, with stringed instruments and harps and trumpets, to the house of the LORD. NKJV

26 READ: ISAIAH 9:4-5 4 For You have broken the yoke of his burden And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, As in the day of Midian. 5 For every warrior's sandal from the noisy battle, And garments rolled in blood, Will be used for burning and fuel of fire.

27 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:4-5 4 For You have broken the yoke of his burden And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, As in the day of Midian. 5 For every warrior's sandal from the noisy battle, And garments rolled in blood, Will be used for burning and fuel of fire. WHEN DID THE LORD BREAK THE YOKE OF BURDEN? WHAT HAPPENED IN THE DAY OF MIDIAN? WHO MADE THEIR YOKE HEAVY? WHY? WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR SANDALS AND GARMENTS?

28 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:4-5 4 For You have broken the yoke of his burden And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, As in the day of Midian. 5 For every warrior's sandal from the noisy battle, And garments rolled in blood, Will be used for burning and fuel of fire. WHEN DID THE LORD BREAK THE YOKE OF BURDEN? READ: LEVITICUS 26:13 13 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves; I have broken the bands of your yoke and made you walk upright. NKJV WHO MADE THEIR YOKE HEAVY? WHY? READ: DEUTERONOMY 28:48 48 You shall serve your enemies, whom the LORD will send against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in need of everything; and He will put a yoke of iron on your neck until He has destroyed you. NKJV

29 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:4-5 4 For You have broken the yoke of his burden And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, As in the day of Midian. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE DAY OF MIDIAN? READ: JUDGES 7:25 25 They captured two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb. They pursued Midian and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan. NKJV WAS THIS THE LORD S DOING? READ: JOB 34:24 24 He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry, And sets others in their place. NKJV

30 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:4-5 4 For You have broken the yoke of his burden And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, As in the day of Midian. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE DAY OF MIDIAN? WHAT DID THEY DO WITH THE PLUNDER OF MIDIAN? READ: JUDGES 8: Gideon said to them, "I would like to make a request of you, that each of you would give me the earrings from his plunder." For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites. 25 They answered, "We will gladly give them." And they spread out a garment, and each man threw into it the earrings from his plunder. 26 Now the weight of the gold earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, besides the crescent ornaments, pendants, and purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were around their camels' necks. 27 Then Gideon made it into an ephod and set it up in his city, Ophrah. And all Israel played the harlot with it there. It became a snare to Gideon and to his house. NKJV

31 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:4-5 4 For You have broken the yoke of his burden And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, As in the day of Midian. WHO MADE THEIR YOKE HEAVY? SOLOMON? READ: 1 KINGS 12:4 4 "Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you." NKJV WHAT DID THE KING OF ASSYRIA DO? PUL? READ: 2 KINGS 16:8-9 8 Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king's house, and sent it as a present to the king of Assyria. 9 So the king of Assyria heeded him; for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus and took it, carried its people captive to Kir, and killed Rezin. NKJV

32 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:4-5 4 For You have broken the yoke of his burden And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, As in the day of Midian. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? WHY? READ: JEREMIAH 2:20 20 "For of old I have broken your yoke and burst your bonds; And you said, 'I will not transgress, When on every high hill and under every green tree You lay down, playing the harlot. NKJV READ: JEREMIAH 30:8 8 'For it shall come to pass in that day, Says the LORD of hosts, 'That I will break his yoke from your neck, And will burst your bonds; Foreigners shall no more enslave them. NKJV READ: EZEKIEL 30:18 18 At Tehaphnehes the day shall also be darkened, When I break the yokes of Egypt there. And her arrogant strength shall cease in her; As for her, a cloud shall cover her, And her daughters shall go into captivity. NKJV

33 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:4-5 WHAT WILL THE LORD DO WITH BETHLEHEM EPHRATHAH? READ: MICAH 5:2-5 2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting." 3 Therefore He shall give them up, Until the time that she who is in labor has given birth; Then the remnant of His brethren Shall return to the children of Israel. 4 And He shall stand and feed His flock In the strength of the LORD, In the majesty of the name of the LORD His God; And they shall abide, For now He shall be great To the ends of the earth; 5 And this One shall be peace. Judgment on Israel's Enemies When the Assyrian comes into our land, And when he treads in our palaces, Then we will raise against him Seven shepherds and eight princely men. NKJV

34 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:4-5 4 For You have broken the yoke of his burden And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, As in the day of Midian. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? WHY? READ: PSALMS 81:6 6 "I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the baskets. NKJV READ: NAHUM 1:13 13 I will break off his yoke from you And burst your bonds apart READ: MATTHEW 11:30 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." NKJV

35 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:4-5 5 For every warrior's sandal from the noisy battle, And garments rolled in blood, Will be used for burning and fuel of fire. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO WITH THEIR ENEMIES? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEIR WEAPONS? WHO WILL THE LORD SEND TO BRING PEACE?

36 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:4-5 5 For every warrior's sandal from the noisy battle, And garments rolled in blood, Will be used for burning and fuel of fire. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO WITH THEIR ENEMIES? READ: JOSHUA 11:6 6 The LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow about this time I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire. NKJV WHY? READ: PSALMS 46: He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire. 10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! NKJV

37 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:4-5 5 For every warrior's sandal from the noisy battle, And garments rolled in blood, Will be used for burning and fuel of fire. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO WITH THEIR ENEMIES? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEIR WEAPONS? READ: EZEKIEL 39: Surely it is coming, and it shall be done," says the Lord GOD. "This is the day of which I have spoken. 9 "Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and bucklers, the bows and arrows, the javelins and spears; and they will make fires with them for seven years. 10 They will not take wood from the field nor cut down any from the forests, because they will make fires with the weapons; and they will plunder those who plundered them, and pillage those who pillaged them," says the Lord GOD. NKJV

38 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:4-5 5 For every warrior's sandal from the noisy battle, And garments rolled in blood, Will be used for burning and fuel of fire. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO WITH THEIR ENEMIES? READ: NAHUM 2:13 13 "Behold, I am against you," says the LORD of hosts, "I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions; I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall be heard no more." NKJV

39 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:4-5 5 For every warrior's sandal from the noisy battle, And garments rolled in blood, Will be used for burning and fuel of fire. WHO WILL THE LORD SEND TO BRING PEACE? READ: ZECHARIAH 9: "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey. 10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim And the horse from Jerusalem; The battle bow shall be cut off. He shall speak peace to the nations; His dominion shall be 'from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth.' NKJV

40 READ: ISAIAH 9:6-7 6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

41 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. WHO IS THIS CHILD? WHAT IS HE CALLED? WONDERFUL- COUNSELOR- MIGHTY GOD EVERLASTING FATHER- PRINCE OF PEACE KING OF KINGS - LORD OF LORDS WHEN DID THE LORD FIRST PLAN FOR THIS CHILD? WHAT IS SAID ABOUT THE KINGDOM OF DAVID? WHO WILL ESTABLISH THIS KINGDOM? WHAT KINGDOM IS THIS?

42 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. WHO IS THIS CHILD? WHAT IS HE CALLED? WHY KING OF KINGS? WHY LORD OF LORDS? READ: PSALMS 10:16 16 The LORD is King forever and ever; The nations have perished out of His land. NKJV READ: PSALMS 24:8 8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, The LORD mighty in battle. NKJV READ: PSALMS 21:5 5 His glory is great in Your salvation; Honor and majesty You have placed upon him. NKJV

43 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. WHO IS THIS CHILD? WHAT IS HE CALLED? WHY WONDERFUL? MARVELOUS? READ: PSALMS 72:18 18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, Who only does wondrous things! NKJV READ: PSALMS 77:14 14 You are the God who does wonders; You have declared Your strength among the peoples. NKJV READ: PSALMS 86:10 10 You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God.

44 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. WHO IS THIS CHILD? WHAT IS HE CALLED? WHY WONDERFUL? MARVELOUS? READ: PSALMS 88:10 10 Will You work wonders for the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise You? NKJV READ: PSALMS 89:5 5 The heavens will praise Your wonders, O LORD; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints. NKJV

45 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. WHO IS THIS CHILD? WHAT IS HE CALLED? WHY WONDERFUL? MARVELOUS? READ: PSALMS 98:1 1 Oh, sing to the LORD a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory. NKJV READ: PSALMS 118:23 23 This was the LORD S doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. READ: PSALMS 139:14 14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.

46 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. WHO IS THIS CHILD? WHAT IS HE CALLED? WHY PRINCE OF PEACE? READ: JEREMIAH 33:6 6 Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth. NKJV READ: MICAH 5:4-5 4 He shall stand and feed His flock In the strength of the LORD, In the majesty of the name of the LORD His God; And they shall abide, For now He shall be great To the ends of the earth; 5 And this One shall be peace. NKJV

47 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. WHEN DID THE LORD FIRST PLAN FOR THIS CHILD? READ: GENESIS 3:15 15 I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel." NKJV READ: PSALMS 90:2 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever You had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting You are God. NKJV WHY CALL ISRAEL MY SON? MY FIRSTBORN? READ: EXODUS 4:22 22 You shall say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says the LORD: "Israel is My son, My firstborn. NKJV

48 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. WHEN DID THE LORD FIRST PLAN FOR THIS CHILD? READ: JOHN 1:1-2 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. NKJV READ: JOHN 8:58 58 Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM." NKJV

49 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. WHEN DID THE LORD FIRST PLAN FOR THIS CHILD? READ: JOHN 17:4-5 4 I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. 5 And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. NKJV READ: COLOSSIANS 1:17 17 He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

50 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. WHY DID THE LORD BRING HIS SON INTO THIS WORLD? READ: LUKE 2:11 11 There is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. NKJV READ: LUKE 2:14 14 "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!" NKJV READ: JOHN 3: God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, That whoever believes in Him should not perish But have everlasting life. 17 God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, But that the world through Him might be saved. NKJV

51 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. WHY DID THE LORD BRING HIS SON INTO THIS WORLD? READ: JOHN 14: Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, 'Show us the Father'? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. NKJV

52 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. WHY DID THE LORD BRING HIS SON INTO THIS WORLD? READ: MATTHEW 28: Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 Teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen. NKJV

53 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. WHY DID THE LORD BRING HIS SON INTO THIS WORLD? READ: ACTS 4:12 12 There is no salvation in any other, For there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." READ: EPHESIANS 1: He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, 23 Which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. READ: 1 TIMOTHY 3:16 16 Without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory. NKJV

54 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 7 Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. WHAT IS SAID ABOUT THE KINGDOM OF DAVID? WHO WILL ESTABLISH THIS KINGDOM? WHAT KINGDOM IS THIS? THE CHURCH? READ: HEBREWS 1: To the Son He says: "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions." 10 "You, LORD, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. 11 They will perish, but You remain; And they will all grow old like a garment; NKJV

55 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 7 Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. WHAT IS SAID ABOUT THE KINGDOM OF DAVID? WHO WILL ESTABLISH THIS KINGDOM? THE LORD? READ: 2 SAMUEL 7: "When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. NKJV

56 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 7 Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. WHAT IS SAID ABOUT THE KINGDOM OF DAVID? WHO WILL ESTABLISH THIS KINGDOM? THE LORD? READ: 1 KINGS 8:25 25 Therefore, LORD God of Israel, now keep what You promised Your servant David my father, saying, 'You shall not fail to have a man sit before Me on the throne of Israel, only if your sons take heed to their way, that they walk before Me as you have walked before Me. NKJV READ: 2 KINGS 19:31 31 Out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, And those who escape from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.'

57 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 7 Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. WHO WILL THE LORD SET ON THE THRONE OF DAVID? DAVID OR THE SON OF DAVID? READ: PSALMS 2:6 6 "Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion." NKJV READ: PSALMS 72:2 2 He will judge Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with justice. NKJV READ: PSALMS 132:11 11 The LORD has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn from it: "I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body. NKJV

58 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 WHO WILL THE LORD SET ON THE THRONE OF DAVID? DAVID OR THE SON OF DAVID? READ: JEREMIAH 3: "At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem. No more shall they follow the dictates of their evil hearts. 18 "In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given as an inheritance to your fathers. NKJV READ: JEREMIAH 23:5 5 "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. READ: JEREMIAH 33:14 14 Behold, the days are coming,' says the LORD, 'that I will perform that good thing which I have promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah: NKJV

59 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 WHO WILL THE LORD SET ON THE THRONE OF DAVID? DAVID OR THE SON OF DAVID? READ: EZEKIEL 34: I will establish one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd. 24 I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David a prince among them; I, the LORD, have spoken. NKJV ONE KINGDOM? READ: EZEKIEL 37:22 22 I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king over them all; they shall no longer be two nations, nor shall they ever be divided into two kingdoms again. NKJV

60 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 WHAT DID DANIEL PROPHESY CONCERNING THIS KINGDOM? AN EVERLASTING KINGDOM? READ: DANIEL 2:44 44 In the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. NKJV READ: DANIEL 4:3 3 How great are His signs, And how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And His dominion is from generation to generation. NKJV

61 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 WHO WAS JOSEPH? SON OF DAVID? WHAT CHILD WOULD HIS WIFE MARY BARE? JESUS? HOW IS JESUS THE SON OF DAVID? READ: MATTHEW 1: While Joseph thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins." 22 So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: 23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us." 24 Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, 25 And did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS. NKJV

62 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 WHO WAS JOSEPH? SON OF DAVID? WHAT CHILD WOULD HIS WIFE MARY BARE? HOW IS JESUS THE SON OF DAVID? JESUS? READ: LUKE 1: He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end." 34 Then Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I do not know a man?" 35 The angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. NKJV READ: LUKE 2:4-5 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, NKJV

63 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:6-7 WHAT DID PETER SAY CONCERNING CHRIST AND DAVID? READ: ACTS 2: "Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, NKJV HOW LONG MUST CHRIST REIGN? READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:25 25 He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.

64 READ: ISAIAH 9: The LORD sent a word against Jacob, And it has fallen on Israel. 9 All the people will know Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria Who say in pride and arrogance of heart: 10 'The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with hewn stones; The sycamores are cut down,but we will replace them with cedars.

65 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9: The LORD sent a word against Jacob, And it has fallen on Israel. 9 All the people will know Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria Who say in pride and arrogance of heart: 10 'The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with hewn stones; The sycamores are cut down, But we will replace them with cedars. WHO WAS THE LORD SPEAKING TO? JACOB? ISRAEL? WHAT WILL THEY KNOW? WHAT ARE THE PEOPLE SAYING IN THEIR HEART?

66 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9: The LORD sent a word against Jacob, And it has fallen on Israel. 9 All the people will know Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria Who say in pride and arrogance of heart: WHO WAS THE LORD SPEAKING TO? JACOB? ISRAEL? WHAT WILL THEY KNOW? READ: EZEKIEL 2:1-5 1 He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you. 2 Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me. 3 He said to me: "Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. 4 For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD. 5 As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse for they are a rebellious house yet they will know that a prophet has been among them. NKJV

67 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:8-10 WHO WAS THE LORD SPEAKING TO? JACOB? ISRAEL? WHAT WILL THEY KNOW? READ: HOSEA 9:7 7 The days of punishment have come; The days of recompense have come. Israel knows! The prophet is a fool, The spiritual man is insane, Because of the greatness of your iniquity and great enmity. NKJV READ: AMOS 6:8 8 The LORD God of hosts says: "I abhor the pride of Jacob, And hate his palaces; Therefore I will deliver up the city And all that is in it." NKJV

68 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:8-10 WHO WAS THE LORD SPEAKING TO? JACOB? ISRAEL? WHAT WILL THEY KNOW? READ: MICAH 1:5 5 All this is for the transgression of Jacob And for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what are the high places of Judah? Are they not Jerusalem? NKJV READ: MICAH 3:1 1 I said: "Hear now, O heads of Jacob, And you rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know justice? NKJV READ: MICAH 5:8 8 The remnant of Jacob Shall be among the Gentiles, In the midst of many peoples, Like a lion among the beasts of the forest, Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Who, if he passes through, Both treads down and tears in pieces, And none can deliver. NKJV

69 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:8-10 WHO WAS THE LORD SPEAKING TO? JACOB? ISRAEL? WHAT WILL THEY KNOW? READ: ZECHARIAH 7: But they refused to heed, shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears so that they could not hear. 12 Yes, they made their hearts like flint, refusing to hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. Thus great wrath came from the LORD of hosts. 13 Therefore it happened, that just as He proclaimed and they would not hear, so they called out and I would not listen," says the LORD of hosts. 14 "But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they had not known. Thus the land became desolate after them, so that no one passed through or returned; for they made the pleasant land desolate." NKJV

70 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9: All the people will know Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria Who say in pride and arrogance of heart: 10 'The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with hewn stones; The sycamores are cut down, But we will replace them with cedars. WHO WAS THE LORD SPEAKING TO? JACOB? ISRAEL? WHAT WILL THEY KNOW? WHAT ARE THE PEOPLE SAYING IN THEIR HEART? WHAT IS FALLEN DOWN? BRICKS? WHAT WILL THEY REPLACE THEM WITH? HEWN STONES? WHAT HAD BEEN CUT DOWN? SYCAMORES? WHAT WILL THEY REPLACE THEM WITH? CEDARS? HOW WILL THEY MANIFEST THEIR PRIDE AND ARROGANCE?

71 READ: ISAIAH 9: Therefore the LORD shall set up The adversaries of Rezin against him, And spur his enemies on, 12 The Syrians before and the Philistines behind; And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still. 13 For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.

72 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9: Therefore the LORD shall set up The adversaries of Rezin against him, And spur his enemies on, 12 The Syrians before and the Philistines behind; And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still. 13 For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts. WHO WILL THE LORD SEND AGAINST THEM? SYRIANS? PHILISTINES? WHAT WILL THEY DO? WHAT IS THE LORD STILL TRYING TO DO? HOW? HOW DO THE PEOPLE RESPOND TO THIS?

73 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9: Therefore the LORD shall set up The adversaries of Rezin against him, And spur his enemies on, 12 The Syrians before and the Philistines behind; And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still. WHO WILL THE LORD SEND AGAINST THEM? SYRIANS? PHILISTINES? WHAT WILL THEY DO? READ: JUDGES 13:1 1 The children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. NKJV

74 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9:11-13 WHO WILL THE LORD SEND AGAINST THEM? SYRIANS? PHILISTINES? WHAT WILL THEY DO? READ: JUDGES 14:1-4 1 Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 He went up and told his father and mother, saying, "I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines; now therefore, get her for me as a wife." 3 His father and mother said to him, "Is there no woman among the daughters of your brethren, or among all my people, that you must go and get a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?" Samson said to his father, "Get her for me, for she pleases me well." 4 His father and mother did not know that it was of the LORD that He was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines. For at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel. NKJV

75 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9: Therefore the LORD shall set up The adversaries of Rezin against him, And spur his enemies on, 12 The Syrians before and the Philistines behind; And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still. WHO WILL THE LORD SEND AGAINST THEM? SYRIANS? PHILISTINES? WHAT WILL THEY DO? READ: 2 KINGS 15:29 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maachah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria. NKJV READ: 2 KINGS 16:9 9 The king of Assyria heeded him; for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus and took it, carried its people captive to Kir, and killed Rezin. NKJV

76 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9: Therefore the LORD shall set up The adversaries of Rezin against him, And spur his enemies on, 12 The Syrians before and the Philistines behind; And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still. WHO WILL THE LORD SEND AGAINST THEM? SYRIANS? PHILISTINES? WHAT WILL THEY DO? READ: 2 CHRONICLES 28:18 18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Sochoh with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; and they dwelt there. NKJV READ: 2 CHRONICLES 28:22 22 In the time of his distress King Ahaz became increasingly unfaithful to the LORD. This is that King Ahaz NKJV

77 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9: Therefore the LORD shall set up The adversaries of Rezin against him, And spur his enemies on, 12 The Syrians before and the Philistines behind; And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still. WHO WILL THE LORD SEND AGAINST THEM? SYRIANS? PHILISTINES? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM? READ: JOB 40:11 11 Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him. NKJV READ: PSALMS 79:7 7 They have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his dwelling place. NKJV

78 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 9: Therefore the LORD shall set up The adversaries of Rezin against him, And spur his enemies on, 12 The Syrians before and the Philistines behind; And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still. WHO WILL THE LORD SEND AGAINST THEM? SYRIANS? PHILISTINES? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM? READ: JEREMIAH 10:25 25 Pour out Your fury on the Gentiles, who do not know You, And on the families who do not call on Your name; For they have eaten up Jacob, Devoured him and consumed him, And made his dwelling place desolate. NKJV READ: JEREMIAH 30:16 16 'Therefore all those who devour you shall be devoured; And all your adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; Those who plunder you shall become plunder, And all who prey upon you I will make a prey. NKJV