God's Love, Jesus and Isaiah 066 Quiz

Answer: 66

Isaiah is divided into 66 chapters, paralleling the Bible's 66 books. The first 39 chapters of Isaiah contain strong themes of God's judgment, resembling the 39 Old Testament books, while the last 27 chapters of Isaiah focus on comfort and the coming of the Messiah, bearing a likeness to the themes of the 27 New Testament books. The New Testament quotes Isaiah 66 times.

Answer: Psalms

Of the 263 times the Old Testament is quoted by the New Testament writers, 116 quotations are from the Book of Psalms. Isaiah is quoted 66 times, surpassed only by the Psalms. There are at least 93 direct quotations from Psalms in the New Testament. There are many references to Psalms also. Christians believe many of the Psalms (eg:2,16,22,110) foretold the coming of Jesus Christ.

He himself loved the Psalms. With his dying breath, he quoted Psalm 31:5 from the cross; "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." (Luke 23:46 - NIV)

Answer: government

Christians believe Isaiah prophesises about Jesus, the future Messiah in chapter 9:6-7; "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end.

He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this."

Answer: the Lord is salvation

Isaiah is called "The Book of Salvation." The name Isaiah means "the salvation of the Lord" or "the Lord is salvation."

Answer: a remnant will return

Like his own name, which symbolized his message of salvation, Isaiah's two son's names represented a part of his prophetic message as well. Shear-Jashub means "a remnant will return" and Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz means "quick to the plunder, swift to the spoil." In the NIV Bible in Isaiah chapters 7 and 8.

Answer: strength

In Isaiah 30:15, God laments that His children have been rebellious. "This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: 'In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it. You said, 'No, we will flee on horses.' Therefore you will flee! You said, 'We will ride off on swift horses.' Therefore your pursuers will be swift!'"

Answer: Galilee

Isaiah 40:9-12 says; "You who bring good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, 'Here is your God!' See, the Sovereign LORD comes with power, and he rules with a mighty arm. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.

He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young." Also 52:7; "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, 'Your God reigns!'"

Answer: Pharisees and teachers of the law

Even though Jesus says in John 12:47 that He did not come to judge or condemn however to save the world, He often criticised the religious teachers. In Mark 7:5; "So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, 'Why don't your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?'" Jesus answers quoting Isaiah 29:13-14, "The Lord says: 'These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught. Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.'"

Answer: palms

In Isaiah God's unfailing love for His people is emphasised often. Isaiah 54:10: "'Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,' says the LORD, who has compassion on you." Also in 49:13-17; "Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.

But Zion said, 'The LORD has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me.' 'Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me. Your children hasten back, and those who laid you waste depart from you.'"

Answer: arm or power

Jesus performed many many miracles yet many of His own nation were reluctant to believe in Him. John 12:34-37; "The crowd spoke up, 'We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain forever, so how can you say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this 'Son of Man'?' Then Jesus told them, 'You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.' When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them. Even after Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him."

Answer: punishment

Christians believe Isaiah chapter 53 is a prophecy of the suffering of Christ in being the sacrificial lamb without spot or blemish for the sins of all. Isaiah 53:1-6; "Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground.

He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted.

But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all."

Answer: sheep

Christians believe Isaiah chapter 53 is a prophecy of the suffering of Christ in being the sacrificial lamb without spot or blemish for the sins of all. 53:7; "He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth."

Answer: rich

Christians believe this prophecy in Isaiah was fulfilled when Joseph of Arimathea, a rich prominent member of the Council, a good and upright man and a disciple of Jesus went to Pilate for permission to bury Jesus's body in his own new tomb. Matthew 27:57-60; "As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock.

He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.", also in the chapters of Mark 15, Luke 23 and John 19.

Answer: Hezekiah

King Hezekiah wept and prayed to the Lord for mercy and God granted him 15 more years to his life. Isaiah 38:1-6; "In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, 'This is what the LORD says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.' Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, 'Remember, LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.' And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah: 'Go and tell Hezekiah, 'This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.''"

Answer: lion

Isaiah prophesises that in the New Heavens and the New Earth there will be no tears and sorrow, however righteousness, harmony, peace, love and joy among all. In Isaiah 65:25; "'The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpent's food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain," says the LORD."