THE LORD SAVES DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ISAIAH 25:1-12

1 What aspects of God’s character are the primary reasons for Isaiah’s song of praise in the first verse of Isaiah chapter 25? How are those aspects of God’s character significant to you right now in your life situation?

2 There are three striking images in Isaiah 25: the ruined city (25:1-3), the refuge (25:4-5), and the feast (25:6-10a). How do each of the images illustrate God’s plans to preserve his people?

HH The ruined city

HH The refuge

HH The feast

3 Take a look at Isaiah 25. What has God done that proves He deserves to be honored as God? Identify some examples discussed by Isaiah, and then list a few examples in life today.

4 How will God’s treatment of the ruthless and the needy differ, according to (Is 25:2-5)?

†† What do the strong and ruthless need from God in order to come to a relationship with him? What do the needy and distressed need?

ØØ How should those insights inform your gospel conversations with people? 5 What is the best meal you have eaten? What was the most enjoyable celebration involving a meal? When (Isaiah 25:6), states that God himself will prepare a feast of rich foods, how does that expand your understanding of God’s eternal kingdom?

6 Isaiah 25:8 speaks of a day when all the nations – representatives from all the people groups – will no longer be at odds with God. They will no longer worship Baal, Nebo, Molech, Allah, Buddha, utopian social programs, capitalistic possibilities, ancestors or animistic spirits. Instead they will come in faith to the banquet on God’s mountain.

 How should this prophetic vision change your approach to people who are different than you?

ØØ How should this change the tendencies of some churches to be ethnically segregated?

7 What great burdens of human life will ultimately be lifted by God according to (Is 25:7-8)? How should such future hope (repeated Rev. 7:17; 21:4) impact us in the midst of our present pain and trials?

8 Why does the promise that “he will swallow up death forever” (Is 25:8) provide such comfort to us when we grieve the death of loved ones or when we contemplate our own death? Paul quotes (Isaiah 25:8) in (1Cor. 15:54) referring to the ______.

9 There are two places mentioned in Isaiah 25 with very different destinies. One is Mount Zion where the hand of the Lord’s blessing rests (v. 10). The other is Moab upon which the trampling judgment of the Lord will come down (v. 10b). Read Isaiah 25:9-12 and contrast the character of Mt. Zion and Moab. How do they respond to the Lord and how is that linked to their future? What lessons can you learn from this? PRAYER REQUESTS

HH Mt. Zion

HH Moab

q Can the destruction of Satan and the enemies of God be a means of glorifying God? Explain your answer and try to include some scriptural support.