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Bible Basics Lesson 25

Part 1 -> Life of Jesus Map Review

Write the matching letter for each of

the following locations:

1. Bethlehem _________

2. Cana _______

3. Sea of Galilee _________

4. Galilee (region) ________

5. Samaria (region) ________

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Part 2 -> Bible Timeline

Fill in the name of each missing Bible Period
Creation next to the letter that marks where it goes
on the Timeline.
A.

B.
A. ___________________
Patriarchs
B. ___________________
C.
C. ___________________
Wandering
D. ___________________
D.
E. ___________________
E. F. ___________________
United Kingdom

Divided Kingdom

F.

Captivity

Return

Years of Silence

Life of Christ

Early Church

Letters to Christians
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Part 3 -> Divided Kingdom Map

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Part 4 -> Four Facts

Jacob Deuteronomy

Elijah Acts

Part 5 -> Bible Character: Isaiah

Isaiah
2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Isaiah
Divided
Kingdom
the Messianic prophet
Judah Alone
Role: Prophet

The story of Isaiah’s life:

Isaiah was born in Judah in the period of the divided kingdom. He appears to have had an
official position in the court of Judah (2 Chr. 26:22) during most of the reign of Uzziah, the king
who began righteous but ended leprous. Near the end of Uzziah’s reign he was called to be a
prophet and continued to prophesy through the reigns of the next three kings, Ahaz, Jotham
and Hezekiah.
Isaiah 6 recounts his call to be a prophet. Isaiah sees a grand vision of God sitting on his throne
in the temple. He is surrounded by heavenly creatures, all shouting that God is “holy, holy,
holy.” Isaiah suddenly realizes just how corrupt he and his people are, and he is certain that
he’ll be destroyed by God's holiness. Instead, God's holiness, in the form of a burning coal,
comes and burns Isaiah, not to destroy him, but rather purify him of his sin.
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As Isaiah ponders this strange experience, God commissions him with a difficult task. Isaiah is to
continue announcing the coming judgment, but since Israel has already reached a point of no
return, his warnings will have the paradoxical effect of hardening their hearts. When judgment
comes, it will purify Israel. God will preserve a faithful remnant that will survive on into the
future.
Isaiah faithfully proclaims the word of the Lord, even though that required him to tell the
powerful and wicked that God was displeased with them, and on one occasion it required him
to walk around barefoot and naked in humiliation for three years to show how weak and
powerless the nations they were trying to ally with really were. Their only hope for surviving
the coming Assyrian invasion was to repent and trust in God.
In Isaiah 36-38, Hezekiah is on the throne. Just as Isaiah had foretold, the Assyrian armies
invade the land. They destroy the northern kingdom of Israel, leaving Judah alone. Then they
invade Judah and take many of their fortified cities. Assyrian messengers arrive at Jerusalem,
blaspheme God and demand that Jerusalem surrender. Hezekiah humbles himself before God
and asks Isaiah to pray for divine deliverance, and the city is miraculously saved overnight.
Hezekiah’s initial rise and success, however, is immediately followed by his fall. He attempts to
make another political alliance for protection and hosts a delegation from Babylon. Hezekiah
tries to impress the Babylonians by showing off everything in Jerusalem’s treasury and palaces.
Isaiah hears about this and confronts Hezekiah’s foolishness, predicting that this “ally” will one
day betray him and return as an enemy to conquer Jerusalem. As we know from 2 Kings 24-25,
Isaiah was right. Over one hundred years later, Babylon turned on Jerusalem, destroyed the city
and its temple, and carried away Israelites into exile in Babylon.
Isaiah had a message not only for God’s people of his day. He also delivered messages for God
for those who would return from the Babylonian captivity. And he delivered many prophecies
of the coming Messiah, whom he referred to as Immanuel, God with us, and the Servant of the
Lord. Isaiah prophesied not only his proclamation of liberty and works of healing, but also his
suffering, death and resurrection more than 700 years before Jesus walked on the earth.
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Part 6 -> Bible Book: Isaiah

Isaiah
Old Testament -> Major Prophets
Divided
Kingdom Isaiah
Judah
Alone Isaiah, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah

“Hope for Salvation in the Messiah”

Summary of Isaiah: (Adapted from the Bible Project)

Isaiah – Bible Project Summary
The book of Isaiah contains the preaching and teaching of the great prophet Isaiah who lived in
Jerusalem during the Divided Kingdom and Judah Alone periods. He spoke to the leaders of
Jerusalem and Judah on God's behalf.
The first half of the book contains three large sections that develop Isaiah's warning of
judgment on Israel. But they also present a message of hope, that God's covenant promises
would be fulfilled. The second half picks up that promise and develops it further.
Chapters 1-12
The first section focuses on Isaiah's vision of judgment and hope for Jerusalem. God will judge
the city for its wickedness by sending other nations to conquer Israel. Isaiah says this will be like
a purifying fire that burns away all that is worthless among his people, but it will also create a
new Jerusalem populated by a remnant of Israel that has repented and turned back to God.
Because of God's promise to David, he will send forth a new king named Immanuel, or “God
with us” (ch. 7). Immanuel’s kingdom will free God's people from violent oppressive empires.
He describes this coming king as a small shoot of new growth emerging from the old stump of
David’s family, the holy seed. This king will be empowered by God's Spirit to rule over a new
Jerusalem and bring forth justice for the poor. All nations look to this Messianic king for
guidance, and his kingdom will transform all creation, bringing peace.
Chapters 13-27
This brings us to the next section of the book, exploring God's judgment and hope for the
nations. Isaiah announces God's judgement on Assyria and Babylon and goes down a list of
Israel's neighbors accusing them all of the same kind of pride and injustice and predicting their
ultimate ruin.
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Remember, however, that for Isaiah, divine judgment is not the final word for ether Israel or
these other nations. All the rebellious nations are represented as a lofty city, corrupt and
unjust. This city is destined for ruin, and it will be replaced by the new Jerusalem, where God's
kingdom reigns over a redeemed humanity from among all nations and where there is no more
death or suffering.
Chapters 28-39
Chapters 28-39 return the focus to the rise and fall of Jerusalem. Isaiah rebukes Jerusalem’s
leaders for turning to Egypt for military protection against Assyria. He knows that their plan will
backfire, and he tells the leaders that only trust in their God and repentance can save Israel
now. This is illustrated well in the following story of the rise of King Hezekiah in chapters 36-38.
All of Isaiah's warnings of divine judgment lead up to this very moment, and Isaiah was shown
to be a true prophet. It all came to pass, just like he said it would. Over one hundred years later,
his prophecy that Babylon would destroy Jerusalem and take Israel into exile also came to pass.
Remember though, that the purpose of God's judgment was to purify Jerusalem and bring forth
the holy seed and the Messianic kingdom over all the nations. It is this hope that gets explored
in the book’s second half.
Chapters 40-48
The first main section opens with an announcement of hope and comfort for Israel. The people
are told that the Babylonian exile is over. Israel's sin has been dealt with. They should return
home, where God himself will bring his kingdom to Jerusalem and allow all nations to see his
glory.
The prophet expresses his hopes that Israel will respond by becoming God's “servant” after
experiencing his justice and mercy, going on to share with the other nations what God us truly
like. Unfortunately, that is not what happens. Israel, instead of bearing witness to all nations,
starts complaining and accusing God: “The Lord doesn't pay attention to our trouble, he ignores
our cause” (Isaiah 40:27).
Chapters 41-47 are set up like a trial scene as God responds to these doubts and accusations.
However, at the end of the trial in chapter 48, we find that Israel is still just as rebellious and
hardhearted as their ancestors, disqualifying themselves from being God's servant to the
nations. God still has a mission to bless all the nations, however, so the prophet says that God
will do a “new thing” to solve this problem.
Chapters 49-55
In chapters 49-55, we are introduced to a new figure called God's “servant,” who will fulfill
God's mission and do what Israel has failed to do. God gives this servant the title “Israel,” and
sends him on a dual mission to restore the people of Israel back to their God and become God's
“light to the nations”.
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We learn this servant will bring about God’s kingdom by being rejected, beaten, and ultimately
killed by his own people. His death will be a sacrifice of atonement for the people's evil and
rebellion. But then suddenly he comes back to life. By his sacrificial death, he provided a way to
make people “righteous”, that is, to put them back into a right relationship with God.
The section concludes by describing two different ways that people will respond to God's
servant. Some will respond with humility, turn from their sins, and accept what the servant did
on their behalf. These people are the ones who will experience the blessing of the Messianic
kingdom (ch. 55). Others, however, will reject both the servant and his servants.
Chapters 55-66
The book of Isaiah comes to an end with a grand vision of the fulfillment of all God’s covenant
promises. Through the suffering servant king, God creates a covenant family with all nations,
made up of those who are humble and repent. They inherit the new Jerusalem, where death
and suffering are gone forever.
This is the powerful hope of the book of Isaiah.

Part 3 -> Four Facts

Isaiah 1 Kings

Moses Book of
Isaiah
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Part 4 -> Scripture References –

Read the references:
a) Revelation 2-5 f) Zechariah 2:4-5
b) Psalm 138:1-4 g) Daniel 2
c) Psalm 52:9 h) Galatians 3:9
d) Philemon 2-7 i) Jude 11
e) Psalm 140 j) Psalms 2-4
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Part 5 -> Life of Abraham and Moses Map Review

Write the name of the location for

each of the letters below:

H. _____________________

J. _____________________

K. _____________________

L. _____________________

M. _____________________
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Independent Work
Part 1 -> For each Bible book, circle OT or NT to show which testament the book is
in. Then write the number for the section of the Bible it is in.

Reference OT or NT Section Bible Sections

a) Esther OT | NT ______ 1. Law

2. OT History
b) Ezra OT | NT ______ 3. Wisdom
c) 3 John OT | NT ______ 4. Major Prophets
5. Minor Prophets
d) Colossians OT | NT ______ 6. Gospels
e) Daniel OT | NT ______ 7. NT History
8. Letters of Paul to Churches
f) Nehemiah OT | NT ______ 9. Letters of Paul to Persons
10. General Letters
11. Prophecy

Part 2 -> Scripture References – Multiple Choice

Circle the correct way of reading the reference:
1) Psalms 18-89 4) Ezekiel 3:18
a) Psalm eighteen, verse eighty-nine a) Ezekiel verse three, chapter eighteen
b) Psalms chapters eighteen through b) Ezekiel chapter three, verse eighteen
eighty-nine c) Ezekiel chapters three through
c) Psalms verses eighteen through eighty- eighteen
nine 5) Psalm 59:2
d) Psalms eighteen through eighty-nine a) Psalm two, verse fifty-nine
2) 2 John 7-10 b) Psalm chapter fifty-nine, verse two
a) 2 John chapter seven, verse ten c) Psalm fifty-nine, verse two
b) 2 John verses seven through ten d) Psalms fifty-nine through two
c) 2 John chapters seven through ten 6) 2 Timothy 3:2-16
3) Psalm 145:6-14 a) 2 Timothy chapter three, verses two
a) Psalm fourteen, verse one hundred through sixteen
forty-five b) 2 Timothy verse three, chapters two
b) Psalm one hundred forty-five, verses six through sixteen
through fourteen c) 2 Timothy chapters three through
c) Psalm chapter one hundred forty-five, sixteen
verses six through fourteen d) 2 Timothy verses two through sixteen
d) Psalms one hundred forty-five through
fourteen
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Part 3 -> Write a number in each blank to match the description on the left to the correct
Bible person or book on the right:
a) This person is the most amazing
person 1. Gospel of John
b) God promised this person a great 2. Proverbs
nation, a special land, and that all 3. Leviticus
nations would be blessed through 4. Paul
him 5. Abraham
c) Thns book tells the stories of John 6. God
the Baptist, Nicodemus, Lazarus,
Judas, & Peter
d) This book was written by Solomon
e) This person had the roles of
apostle and prophet.
f) This book tells the story of Moses,
Aaron, Nadab and Abihu _________
Part 4 -> For each scripture reference, find it in your Bible and write the first and last word
of the verse in the table below. You can use the Bible Library chart on the next page to help
you find the verses in your Bible.
Reference First Word Last Word

A. Ecclesiastes 4:10 A. ___________________ A. __________________

B. 1 Thessalonians 1:4 B. ___________________ B. __________________

C. Jude 25 C. ___________________ C. __________________

D. 2 Samuel 17:7 D. ___________________ D. __________________

E. Jeremiah 21:3 E. ___________________ E. __________________

F. 2 John 11 F. ___________________ F. __________________

What Bible version did you use to answer these questions? ________________
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Revelation
2 Thessalonians
Acts
.

1 Thessalonians
Colossians
Philemon
Philippians Jude
Titus
Ephesians 3 John
2 Timothy
Galatians 2 John
1 Timothy
John 2 Corinthians 1 John
Luke 1 Corinthians 2 Peter
Mark Romans 1 Peter
Matthew James
Hebrews
Esther Malachi
Nehemiah Daniel Zechariah
Ezra Ezekiel Haggai
2 Chronicles Lamentations Zephaniah
The Bible Library

Deuteronomy
1 Chronicles Jeremiah Habakkuk
Numbers
2 Kings Isaiah Nahum
Leviticus

.
1 Kings Micah
Exodus
2 Samuel Jonah
Genesis Song of Solomon
1 Samuel Obadiah
Ecclesiastes
Ruth Amos
Proverbs
Judges Joel
Part 5 ->
Psalms
Joshua Hosea
Job
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Part 6 -> Divided Kingdom

Fill in the names of the locations.

B. _________________________

C._________________________

D. _________________________

H. _________________________
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Part 7 -> Bible Sections

Fill in the names of the Bible Sections.

E. ________________________________

H. ________________________________

K. ________________________________

L. ________________________________