Dec. 14, 2025

Saints & Sinners

Isaiah – Foretelling the Messiah

Primary Text: Isaiah 9:6-7             

1)  Satan’s Fall

Isaiah 14:12-15:  How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn!  You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!  You said in your heart, “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.  I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”  But you are brought down to the grave, to the depths of the pit.

Luke 10:17-18:  The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”  He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.”

Revelation 12:7-9: And there was war in heaven.  Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.  But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven.  The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray.  He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. 

DQ 1) Why is it important for Christians to understand as much as possible about the fall of Satan from heaven?

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2) Immanuel

Isaiah 7:14: Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel. 

Matthew 1:20-23:  But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.  She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”  All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”—which means, “God with us."

John 1:14: The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.  We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

DQ 2) What is the meaning of Immanuel?  What does the name indicate about the character of Yahweh (Adonai) that is distinct from all false gods?

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3) Prince of Peace

Isaiah 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 increase 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. 

DQ 3) What is the meaning of “government” in Isaiah 9:6?

DQ 4) What is the meaning of “Wonderful Counselor” in Isaiah 9:6?

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4) The Righteous Judge

Isaiah 11:1-5: A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.  The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord—and he will delight in the fear of the Lord.  He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes or decide by what he hears with his ears; but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth.  He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips, he will slay the wicked.  Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist.

Proverbs 30:8: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches but give me only my daily bread.

DQ 5) What specific things do the Messianic prophecies of Isaiah 11:1-5 reveal about the nature and character of Jesus?

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5) The Cornerstone

Isaiah 28:16:  So, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who trusts will never be dismayed.”

Ephesians 2:19-22:  Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.  In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.  And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.

DQ 6) What is a cornerstone?  How is Jesus the Cornerstone of Christian faith?

DQ 7) Is Jesus the Cornerstone for your life?

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