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ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR

ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR. OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR. GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL V. 1-5 THERE IS NO OTHER GOD V. 6-8 IDOLATRY IS FOOLISHNESS V. 9-20 ISRAEL IS NOT FORGOTTEN V. 21-23 JUDAH WILL BE RESTORED V. 23-28. READ: ISAIAH 44:1-5. GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL

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ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR

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  1. ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR

  2. OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL V. 1-5 THERE IS NO OTHER GOD V. 6-8 IDOLATRY IS FOOLISHNESS V. 9-20 ISRAEL IS NOT FORGOTTEN V. 21-23 JUDAH WILL BE RESTORED V. 23-28

  3. READ: ISAIAH 44:1-5 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL 1 "Yet hear me now, O Jacob My servant, And Israel whom I have chosen. 2 Thus says the LORD who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you: 'Fear not, O Jacob My servant; And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. 3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring; 4 They will spring up among the grass Like willows by the watercourses.‘ 5 One will say, 'I am the LORD‘S'; Another will call himself by the name of Jacob; Another will write with his hand, 'The LORD‘S, 'And name himself by the name of Israel.

  4. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:3-5 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL 1 "Yet hear me now, O Jacob My servant, And Israel whom I have chosen. 2 Thus says the LORD who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you: 'Fear not, O Jacob My servant; And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. 3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring; 4 They will spring up among the grass Like willows by the watercourses.‘ 5 One will say, 'I am the LORD‘S'; Another will call himself by the name of Jacob; Another will write with his hand, 'The LORD‘S, 'And name himself by the name of Israel.

  5. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:3-5 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? HOW DID THE LORD MAKE THEM? WHO IS JERSHRUN? WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THE THIRSTY? HOW WILL THIS EFFECT THEM? WHAT WILL THEY SAY?

  6. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:1-2 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL 1 "Yet hear me now, O Jacob My servant, And Israel whom I have chosen. 2 Thus says the LORD who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you: 'Fear not, O Jacob My servant; And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. HOW DID THE LORD MAKE THEM? READ: GENESIS 2:7 7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. NKJV READ: PSALMS 139:13 13 For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's womb. NKJV

  7. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:1-2 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL 1 "Yet hear me now, O Jacob My servant, And Israel whom I have chosen. 2 Thus says the LORD who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you: 'Fear not, O Jacob My servant; And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. WHO IS JERSHRUN? READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:15 15 "But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; You grew fat, you grew thick, You are obese! Then he forsook God who made him, And scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation. NKJV READ: DEUTERONOMY 33:26 26 "There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, Who rides the heavens to help you, And in His excellency on the clouds. NKJV

  8. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:1-2 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL 1 "Yet hear me now, O Jacob My servant, And Israel whom I have chosen. 2 Thus says the LORD who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you: 'Fear not, O Jacob My servant; And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? READ: JEREMIAH 30:10 10 'Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,' says the LORD, 'Nor be dismayed, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from afar, And your seed from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet, And no one shall make him afraid. NKJV

  9. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:1-2 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL 1 "Yet hear me now, O Jacob My servant, And Israel whom I have chosen. 2 Thus says the LORD who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you: 'Fear not, O Jacob My servant; And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? READ: JEREMIAH 46:27 27 'But do not fear, O My servant Jacob, And do not be dismayed, O Israel! For behold, I will save you from afar, And your offspring from the land of their captivity; Jacob shall return, have rest and be at ease; No one shall make him afraid. NKJV

  10. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:3-5 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL 3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring; 4 They will spring up among the grass Like willows by the watercourses.‘ WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THE THIRSTY? HOW WILL THIS EFFECT THEM? READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:2 2 Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As raindrops on the tender herb, And as showers on the grass. NKJV READ: PSALMS 72:6 6 He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing, Like showers that water the earth. NKJV

  11. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:3-5 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL 3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring; 4 They will spring up among the grass Like willows by the watercourses.‘ WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THE THIRSTY? HOW WILL THIS EFFECT THEM? READ: PROVERBS 9:5-6 5 "Come, eat of my bread And drink of the wine I have mixed. 6 Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding. NKJV

  12. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:3-5 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL 3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring; WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THE THIRSTY? HOW WILL THIS EFFECT THEM? READ: EZEKIEL 36:26-28 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. 28 Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God. NKJV

  13. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:3-5 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL 3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring; WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THE THIRSTY? HOW WILL THIS EFFECT THEM? READ: MATTHEW 5:6 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. NKJV READ: JOHN 4:10 10 Jesus answered and said to her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." NKJV

  14. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:3-5 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL 3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring; WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THE THIRSTY? HOW WILL THIS EFFECT THEM? READ: MARK 1:6-8 6 Now John was clothed with camel's hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7 And he preached, saying, "There comes One after me who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and loose. 8 I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit." NKJV

  15. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:3-5 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL 3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring; 4 They will spring up among the grass Like willows by the watercourses.‘ HOW WILL THIS EFFECT THEM? READ: JOB 5:25 25 You shall also know that your descendants shall be many, And your offspring like the grass of the earth. READ: PSALMS 1:3 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. NKJV

  16. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:3-5 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL 3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring; 4 They will spring up among the grass Like willows by the watercourses.‘ WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THE THIRSTY? HOW WILL THIS EFFECT THEM? READ: LUKE 11:13 13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!" NKJV

  17. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:3-5 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL 3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring; 4 They will spring up among the grass Like willows by the watercourses.‘ WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THE THIRSTY? HOW WILL THIS EFFECT THEM? READ: JOHN 7:37-39 37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.“ 39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

  18. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:3-5 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL 5 One will say, 'I am the LORD‘S'; Another will call himself by the name of Jacob; Another will write with his hand, 'The LORD‘S, 'And name himself by the name of Israel. WHAT WILL THEY SAY? READ: PSALMS 116:16-17 16 O LORD, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have loosed my bonds. 17 I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the LORD. NKJV

  19. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:3-5 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL 5 One will say, 'I am the LORD‘S'; Another will call himself by the name of Jacob; Another will write with his hand, 'The LORD‘S, 'And name himself by the name of Israel. WHAT WILL THEY SAY? READ: JEREMIAH 50:4-5 4 "In those days and in that time," says the LORD, "The children of Israel shall come, They and the children of Judah together; With continual weeping they shall come, And seek the LORD their God. 5 They shall ask the way to Zion, With their faces toward it, saying, 'Come and let us join ourselves to the LORD In a perpetual covenant That will not be forgotten.'

  20. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:3-5 WHAT WILL THEY SAY? READ: ZECHARIAH 8:20-23 20 "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

  21. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:3-5 GOD'S BLESSING ON ISRAEL 5 One will say, 'I am the LORD‘S'; Another will call himself by the name of Jacob; Another will write with his hand, 'The LORD‘S, 'And name himself by the name of Israel. WHAT WILL THEY SAY? READ: ZECHARIAH 13:9 9 I will bring the one-third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, 'This is My people'; And each one will say, 'The LORD is my God.'" NKJV

  22. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:3-5 5 One will say, 'I am the LORD‘S'; Another will call himself by the name of Jacob; Another will write with his hand, 'The LORD‘S, 'And name himself by the name of Israel. WHAT WILL THEY SAY? READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 6:19-20 19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 10 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's. READ: GALATIANS 3:16 16 Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, "And to seeds," as of many, but as of one, "And to your Seed," who is Christ. NKJV

  23. READ: ISAIAH 44:6-8 THERE IS NO OTHER GOD 6 "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts:‘ I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God. 7 And who can proclaim as I do? Then let him declare it and set it in order for Me, Since I appointed the ancient people. And the things that are coming and shall come, Let them show these to them. 8 Do not fear, nor be afraid; Have I not told you from that time, and declared it? You are My witnesses. Is there a God besides Me? Indeed there is no other Rock; I know not one.'"

  24. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:6-8 THERE IS NO OTHER GOD 6 "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: ‘I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God. 7 And who can proclaim as I do? Then let him declare it and set it in order for Me, Since I appointed the ancient people. And the things that are coming and shall come, Let them show these to them. 8 Do not fear, nor be afraid; Have I not told you from that time, and declared it? You are My witnesses. Is there a God besides Me? Indeed there is no other Rock; I know not one.'" HOW DID THE LORD INDENTIFY HIMSELF? WHAT DID THE LORD ASK THEM TO PROCLAIM? WHAT IS COMING? IS THIS MESSAGE FOR US? WHAT ARE THEY WITNESS & WHO IS THIS ROCK?

  25. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:6-8 THERE IS NO OTHER GOD 6 "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: ‘I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God. HOW DID THE LORD INDENTIFY HIMSELF? KING OF ISRAEL? REDEEMER? FIRST & LAST? BESIDES ME THERE IS NO GOD READ: DEUTERONOMY 4:35 & 39 35 To you it was shown, that you might know that the LORD Himself is God; there is none other besides Him. 39 Therefore know this day, and consider it in your heart, that the LORD Himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other. NKJV

  26. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:6-8 6 "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: ‘I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God. HOW DID THE LORD INDENTIFY HIMSELF? KING OF ISRAEL? REDEEMER? FIRST & LAST? BESIDES ME THERE IS NO GOD READ: DEUTERONOMY 6:4 4 "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one! NKJV READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:39 39 'Now see that I, even I, am He, And there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand. NKJV

  27. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:6-8 THERE IS NO OTHER GOD 6 "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: ‘I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God. HOW DID THE LORD INDENTIFY HIMSELF? KING OF ISRAEL? REDEEMER? FIRST & LAST? BESIDES ME THERE IS NO GOD READ: 1 CHRONICLES 17:20 20 O LORD, there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears. NKJV READ: PSALMS 18:31 31 For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? NKJV

  28. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:6-8 THERE IS NO OTHER GOD 6 "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: ‘I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God. HOW DID THE LORD INDENTIFY HIMSELF? BESIDES ME THERE IS NO GOD READ: ROMANS 11:36 36 For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen. NKJV

  29. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:6-8 THERE IS NO OTHER GOD 6 "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: ‘I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God. HOW DID THE LORD INDENTIFY HIMSELF? BESIDES ME THERE IS NO GOD READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 8:5-6 5 For even if there are so-called gods, whetherin heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords), 6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and through whom we live. NKJV

  30. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:6-8 THERE IS NO OTHER GOD 6 "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: ‘I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God. HOW DID THE LORD INDENTIFY HIMSELF? BESIDES ME THERE IS NO GOD READ: REVELATION 1:8 8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." NKJV READ: REVELATION 4:11 11 "You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created." NKJV

  31. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:6-8 7 And who can proclaim as I do? Then let him declare it and set it in order for Me, Since I appointed the ancient people. And the things that are coming and shall come, Let them show these to them. WHAT DID THE LORD ASK THEM TO PROCLAIM? READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:7-9 7 "Remember the days of old, Consider the years of many generations. Ask your father, and he will show you; Your elders, and they will tell you: 8 When the Most High divided their inheritance to the nations, When He separated the sons of Adam, He set the boundaries of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel. 9 For the LORD‘S portion is His people; Jacob is the place of His inheritance. NKJV

  32. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:6-8 7 And who can proclaim as I do? Then let him declare it and set it in order for Me, Since I appointed the ancient people. And the things that are coming and shall come, Let them show these to them. WHAT IS COMING? IS THIS MESSAGE FOR US? READ: EPHESIANS 1:3-6 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. NKJV

  33. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:6-8 THERE IS NO OTHER GOD 8 Do not fear, nor be afraid; Have I not told you from that time, and declared it? You are My witnesses. Is there a God besides Me? Indeed there is no other Rock; I know not one.'" WHAT ARE THEY WITNESS TO & WHO IS THIS ROCK? READ: GENESIS 49:24 24 But his bow remained in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong By the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob (From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel), NKJV READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:4 4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He. NKJV

  34. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:6-8 WHAT ARE THEY WITNESS TO & WHO IS THIS ROCK? READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:30-31 30 How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the LORD had surrendered them? 31 For their rock is not like our Rock, Even our enemies themselves being judges. NKJV READ: PSALMS 31:2-3 2 Bow down Your ear to me, Deliver me speedily; Be my rock of refuge, A fortress of defense to save me. 3 For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name's sake, Lead me and guide me. NKJV

  35. READ: ISAIAH 44:9-11 IDOLATRY IS FOOLISHNESS 9 Those who make an image, all of them are useless, And their precious things shall not profit; They are their own witnesses; They neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed. 10 Who would form a god or mold an image That profits him nothing? 11 Surely all his companions would be ashamed; And the workmen, they are mere men. Let them all be gathered together, Let them stand up; Yet they shall fear, They shall be ashamed together.

  36. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:9-11 IDOLATRY IS FOOLISHNESS 9 Those who make an image, all of them are useless, And their precious things shall not profit; They are their own witnesses; They neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed. 10 Who would form a god or mold an image That profits him nothing? 11 Surely all his companions would be ashamed; And the workmen, they are mere men. Let them all be gathered together, Let them stand up; Yet they shall fear, They shall be ashamed together. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT IDOLS? WHY SHOULD THEY BE ASHAMED? WHY SHOULD HIS COMPANIONS BE SHAMED?

  37. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:9-11 9 Those who make an image, all of them are useless, And their precious things shall not profit; They are their own witnesses; They neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed. 10 Who would form a god or mold an image That profits him nothing? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT IDOLS? READ: EXODUS 20:3-4 3 "You shall have no other gods before Me. 4 "You shall not make for yourself a carved image — any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; NKJV READ: LEVITICUS 19:4 4 'Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molded gods: I am the LORD your God. NKJV

  38. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:9-11 9 Those who make an image, all of them are useless, And their precious things shall not profit; They are their own witnesses; They neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed. 10 Who would form a god or mold an image That profits him nothing? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT IDOLS? READ: DEUTERONOMY 7:25-26 25 You shall burn the carved images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it; for it is an abomination to the LORD your God. 26 Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it is an accursed thing. NKJV

  39. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:16-17 IDOLATRY IS FOOLISHNESS READ: JUDGES 17:1-6 1 Now there was a man from the mountains of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2 And he said to his mother, "The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you, and on which you put a curse, even saying it in my ears — here is the silver with me; I took it.“ And his mother said, "May you be blessed by the LORD, my son!“ 3 So when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, "I had wholly dedicated the silver from my hand to the LORD for my son, to make a carved image and a molded image; now therefore, I will return it to you.“

  40. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:16-17 IDOLATRY IS FOOLISHNESS READ: JUDGES 17:1-6 4 Thus he returned the silver to his mother. Then his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to the silversmith, and he made it into a carved imageanda molded image; and they were in the house of Micah. 5 The man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod and household idols; and he consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. 6 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. NKJV

  41. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:9-11 IDOLATRY IS FOOLISHNESS READ: PSALMS 115:3-8 3 Our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases. 4 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands. 5 They have mouths, but they do not speak; Eyes they have, but they do not see; 6 They have ears, but they do not hear; Noses they have, but they do not smell; 7 They have hands, but they do not handle; Feet they have, but they do not walk; Nor do they mutter through their throat. 8 Those who make them are like them; So is everyone who trusts in them. NKJV

  42. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:9-11 IDOLATRY IS FOOLISHNESS 9 Those who make an image, all of them are useless, And their precious things shall not profit; They are their own witnesses; They neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed. 10 Who would form a god or mold an image That profits him nothing? WHY SHOULD THEY BE ASHAMED? READ: HABAKKUK 2:18-19 18 "What profit is the image, that its maker should carve it, The molded image, a teacher of lies, That the maker of its mold should trust in it, To make mute idols? 19 Woe to him who says to wood, 'Awake!‘ To silent stone, 'Arise! It shall teach!‘ Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, Yet in it there is no breath at all. NKJV

  43. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:9-11 WHY SHOULD THEY BE ASHAMED? WHAT DOES IT PROFIT HIM? READ: JEREMIAH 10:2-5 2 Thus says the LORD: "Do not learn the way of the Gentiles; Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven, For the Gentiles are dismayed at them. 3 For the customs of the peoples are futile; For one cuts a tree from the forest, The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax. 4 They decorate it with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers So that it will not topple. 5 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, NKJV

  44. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:9-11 9 Those who make an image, all of them are useless, And their precious things shall not profit; They are their own witnesses; They neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed. 10 Who would form a god or mold an image That profits him nothing? WHY SHOULD THEY BE ASHAMED? WHAT DOES IT PROFIT HIM? READ: JEREMIAH 22:21-22 21 I spoke to you in your prosperity, But you said, 'I will not hear.‘ This has been your manner from your youth, That you did not obey My voice. 22 The wind shall eat up all your rulers, And your lovers shall go into captivity; Surely then you will be ashamed and humiliated For all your wickedness. NKJV

  45. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:9-11 IDOLATRY IS FOOLISHNESS 10 Who would form a god or mold an image That profits him nothing? WHAT DOES IT PROFIT HIM? READ: ACTS 17:22-24 22 Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, "Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; 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: 24 God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. NKJV

  46. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:9-11 10 Who would form a god or mold an image That profits him nothing? WHAT DOES IT PROFIT HIM? READ: ACTS 19:24-27 24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no small profit to the craftsmen. 25 He called them together with the workers of similar occupation, and said: "Men, you know that we have our prosperity by this trade. 26 Moreover you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are not gods which are made with hands. 27 So not only is this trade of ours in danger of falling into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Diana may be despised and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship." NKJV

  47. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:9-11 10 Who would form a god or mold an image That profits him nothing? WHAT DOES IT PROFIT HIM? READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 8:4-6 4 Therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one. 5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords), 6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and through whom we live. NKJV

  48. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:9-11 IDOLATRY IS FOOLISHNESS 11 Surely all his companions would be ashamed; And the workmen, they are mere men. Let them all be gathered together, Let them stand up; Yet they shall fear, They shall be ashamed together. WHY SHOULD HIS COMPANIONS BE SHAMED? READ: HOSEA 4:17-19 17 "Ephraim is joined to idols, Let him alone. 18 Their drink is rebellion, They commit harlotry continually. Her rulers dearly love dishonor. 19 The wind has wrapped her up in its wings, And they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. NKJV

  49. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:9-11 11 Surely all his companions would be ashamed; And the workmen, they are mere men. Let them all be gathered together, Let them stand up; Yet they shall fear, They shall be ashamed together. WHY SHOULD HIS COMPANIONS BE SHAMED? READ: 2 KINGS 19:16-19 16 Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. 17 Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands, 18 and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were not gods, but the work of men's hands — wood and stone. Therefore they destroyed them. 19 Now therefore, O LORD our God, I pray, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the LORD God, You alone." NKJV

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