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11/01/2021

Lesson 3 MONDAY—JANUARY 11
ISAIAH GOES TO MEET THE KING (Isaiah 7:3–9) While Ahaz comes up with a plan to save Judah, God knows some things that Ahaz does not. For one thing, God is the One who lets the trouble happen. Why? God wants to help Ahaz to see his mistakes and turn to Him (2 Chronicles 28:5, 19). Also, God knows that if Ahaz accepts help from Assyria, it will be a bad thing. Then Judah will be under the control of a foreign power. Judah will never be the same again. So, God sends Isaiah to meet the king, who is on his way to check on the water of the city. The job of Isaiah is to convince the king not to contact the Assyrian leader.
Why does the Lord tell Isaiah to take his son, Shear-jashub, with him (Isaiah 7:3)?
Of course, Ahaz must be surprised when Isaiah greets him and introduces his son, whose name means “a remnant shall come back.” A remnant is a small group that is removed from a larger group. The name of the boy will raise many questions in the mind of the king. Who is this remnant? Where shall they come back from? The father of the boy is a prophet, or special
messenger. So, maybe his name is a warning from God that the Jews will become slaves. Or maybe the name of the boy shows that the people of God must turn back to Him. (The verb “come back” also can mean turning back to God.) The
message from God to Ahaz is: The name Shear-jashub means what you make it mean. Turn from your sins, or your enemies will carry you away to their country. From there, a small group of Jews will come back to Judah. The choice is yours! How well does the message of God meet the needs of the king? For the answer, read Isaiah 7:4–9.The danger from Syria and Israel will pass. Powers that look the same as big, scary volcanoes to Ahaz are nothing in God’s eyes. They are the same as “ ‘ “two burning sticks” ’ ” (Isaiah 7:4, ERV). There is no need for Ahaz to ask Assyria for help. But if Ahaz wants to make the right decision, he needs to trust the Lord and His promises. Ahaz must “ ‘ “stand firm” ’ ” (Isaiah 7:9, NIrV) in his faith and “ ‘believe’ ” (ERV) that God will save him. The words for “stand” and “believe” come from the same Hebrew word that also means “truth” and “amen.” When we say amen, we are saying that we trust in God. So, Ahaz needs to trust in God. Then he will stand strong.

10/01/2021

SUNDAY—JANUARY 10 Lesson 3
DANGER FROM THE NORTH (Isaiah 7:1–9)
What scary experience does Ahaz have while he is king? For the answer, read 2 Kings 15:37, 38; 2 Kings 16:5, 6; and Isaiah 7:1, 2. The kingdoms of northern Israel (also named Ephraim) and Syria (also named Aram) fight against the smaller
country of Judah in the south. Judah is weak from attacks by the Edomites and Philistines. In the past, Judah fought against Israel. But now that Israel joins with Syria, Judah will be in big trouble. Bible experts believe that Israel and Syria want to force Judah to join them to fight against the mighty king of Assyria. Assyria’s king is Tiglath-pileser the Third (named “Pul” in 2 Kings 15:19). Tiglath-pileser’s kingdom keeps growing. His power is a threat to Syria and Israel. So, Israel and Syria put away their disagreements with each other. For many years, the two countries fight each other. But now, they join together. If they can beat
Judah, then they can put a “puppet” king on the throne (Isaiah 7:5, 6), a king they can control. What is Ahaz’s answer to the problem when everything falls apart around him? For the answer, read 2 Kings 16:7–9 and 2 Chronicles 28:16.
Ahaz does not trust that God is the only Friend who can save his country. Ahaz tries to make Tiglath-pileser the Third his friend. Tiglath-pileser is the enemy of the enemies of Ahaz So, Tiglath-pileser is happy to help Judah against Syria and Israel. Ahaz gives Tiglath-pileser a large bribe, or gift of money, for his help. This gives Tiglath-pileser the perfect excuse to take over Syria, which he does (2 Kings 16:9). The friendship between Ahaz and Tiglath-pileser breaks Israel’s
partnership with Syria. So, it looks as if Ahaz saves Judah. We should not be surprised by what Ahaz does here. He is one of the worst kings ever to sit on the throne of Judah. (Read 2 Kings 16:3, 4; 2 Chronicles 28:2–4.) When we read about Ahaz, we can see why he solves the problem of his country the way he does. What personal lesson is there for us? If we are not obeying the Lord now, what makes us think we will have the faith to trust Him when bad things happen? (Read James 2:22 and Jeremiah 12:5.)

10/01/2021

Easy Reading Edition 3
SABBATH—JANUARY 9 January 9–15
READ FOR THIS WEEK’S LESSON: Isaiah 7:1–14; 2 Kings 15:37, 38; 2 Kings 16:5–9; 2 Chronicles 28:16; James 2:22.
MEMORY VERSE: “ ‘ “If your faith is not strong, then you will not have strength to last” ’ ” (Isaiah 7:9, ICB).
ROY AND CONNIE pull into their drive after church on Sabbath. One of their pet hens flies in fear across the yard in front of them. Something is wrong. Their hens were safely locked in their pen when Roy and Connie left for church. But now they are out. Soon Roy and Connie learn the sad
reason. The neighbor’s small dog, Beethoven, escaped her yard. Now she is down by the pond with Roy and Connie’s
hen Daisy in her mouth. Daisy is a beautiful hen with fluffy white tail feathers. Connie is too late to save Daisy. Connie’s precious pet soon dies in her arms. Connie sits down in the yard. She holds the pet and cries.Another pet is deeply upset. A tall, white duck named Waddlesworth sees Connie holding Daisy. Waddlesworth
thinks Connie has killed Daisy. So, for the next few weeks, Waddlesworth attacks Connie whenever he sees her. He bites and pinches her hard with his strong bill. Sometimes it is as hard for us as it is for Waddlesworth to know our friends from our enemies.This week we will look at a king of Judah who also had this problem. We will try to understand why he made the wrong choices he did.

09/01/2021

Today's Sabbath the 09th of January 2021 was so blessed regarding the 10-Days prayer program that combined Tuman, Whagi Coffee, and Gunti, the branch churches of Kindeng SDA Organized church in Kindeng, Jiwaka Province.
It was light and full with joy and sabbath blessings 😇😇🙏🙏

09/01/2021

God is the Owner of everything
(including all that you currently have or ever will have)

Psalm 50:10-12 (God says) "Every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills...and the creatures of the field are mine...the world is mine, and all that is in it."

Haggai 2:8 "The silver is mine and the gold is mine, "declares the LORD Almighty.

1 Chronicles 29:11-12 " Everything in heaven and earth is yours (O LORD)... Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things."

Leviticus 25:23 (God says) "The land is mine and you are but aliens and my tenants."

Psalms 24:1 "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it."

Consider this Quote
"The earth is the Lord's, and all the treasures it contains. The cattle upon a thousand hills are his. All the gold and silver belongs to him. He has entrusted His treasures to stewards, that with them they may advance His cause and glorify His name. He did not entrust these treasures to men that they might use them to exalt and glorify themselves, and have power to oppress those who were poor in this world's treasure. God does not receive the offerings of any because He needs them and cannot have glory and riches without them, but because it is for the interest of His servants to render to God the things which are His."
E.G. White, 2 Testimonies 652

If we belong to Christ, it's logical that everything we have truly belongs to Him. When we give to God, we are just taking our hands off what already belongs to Him.

08/01/2021

Lesson 2 FRIDAY—JANUARY 8
ADDITIONAL THOUGHT: “The people of Israel start sinning so much. Only a few people choose to be loyal to God. They often feel as if they will lose all hope. They feel sad and discouraged. To them, it looks as if the plan of God for Israel is about to fail. For sure, they think that Israel will end up the same as S***m and Gomorrah. “At this time, God sends Isaiah to warn the people in Judah about their sins. God calls Isaiah in the last year that
Uzziah is king. At first, Isaiah pulls back from God’s task. Isaiah knows that he will meet very stubborn people. They will refuse to listen to him. Isaiah sees that he cannot do the job alone. The stubborn hearts of the people make him feel hopeless. So does their refusal to believe. Should Isaiah give up the work and leave Judah to their worship of false gods? Are the gods of Nineveh to control the earth and not the God of heaven?”—Ellen G. White, Prophets and Kings, pages 306, 307, adapted.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1 What if someone who does not believe in God asks, “How can you show me that your God is in charge?” What will you answer?
2 If God is in charge, why do good people suffer? Is Isaiah 1:19, 20 saying that in this life only good things will happen to the loyal people of God and only bad things will happen to people who disobey God? (Compare with Job 1; Job 2; Psalm 37;
Psalm 73.) How do we explain that a God of love lets bad things happen? Do we even need to?
3 In Isaiah 6, why are there so many connections to the day when God makes His people and His temple clean? This work happens on one day each year in the Old Testament. On this day, also known as the Day of Atonement, God makes His people clean by washing away their sins (Leviticus 16:30) and removing the people who do not obey Him (Leviticus 23:29, 30).
Summary: At a time when Israel has a problem with leadership, Isaiah sees a vision. The vision shows that God is in control of heaven and earth. Isaiah is filled with fear. But
God makes him clean and makes him strong. Then Isaiah goes forward to give the message of God to people who have turned away from Him.

08/01/2021

THURSDAY—JANUARY 7 Lesson 2
A STRANGE MESSAGE (Isaiah 6:9–13)
God calls Isaiah again to work as His prophet, or special messenger. Why do you think God gives Isaiah a very strange message? Read Isaiah 6:9, 10 for the answer.
We must not think that Isaiah does not understand God or that this message is not important. Jesus says these verses to explain why He taught in picture stories (Matthew 13:13–15).
God does not want anyone to die in sin (2 Peter 3:9). That is why God sends Isaiah to the people living in Judah. That is why God sends Jesus to this earth. Some people accept God’s gift of mercy. But other people turn away from it. God keeps on giving them more chances to turn away from sin. But when people refuse to accept the offer of God again and again, their hearts grow harder. God wants to soften their hearts. But they will not let Him. The love of God for us does not change. The only thing that changes is our answer.
Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Jesus keep asking people to come back to God. They continue to ask, even if people turn away from the message. God says to Ezekiel: “ ‘But even if they don’t stop sinning, at least they will know that there is a prophet living among them’ ” (Ezekiel 2:5, ERV). God and His servants give people a fair choice and enough warning (compare Ezekiel 3:16–21). So, if the people choose to be destroyed or are made prisoners, God cannot be blamed for their choice (Isaiah 6:11–13).
Knowing all this, how do we understand God’s part in making Pharaoh, the King of Egypt’s, heart “hard”?
In Exodus 4:21, ERV, God says, “ ‘I will cause Pharaoh to be very stubborn.’ ” Another Bible puts it this way: “ ‘I will make his heart hard’ ” (Exodus 4:21, NLV). This is the first of nine times when God says that He will make Pharaoh’s heart hard. But there also are nine times when Pharaoh makes his own heart hard (as an example, see Exodus 8:15, 32; Exodus 9:34). This shows us that Pharaoh had free choice. Without free choice, Pharaoh cannot make his own heart hard. But what does it mean that God also makes Pharaoh’s heart hard? It shows us that God did things that showed what was in Pharaoh’s heart.
This is seen in the choice Pharaoh makes to refuse to believe the miracles and signs God sent. What if Pharaoh accepted these signs? Then the signs would soften his heart, not make it hard.

06/01/2021

Lesson 2 WEDNESDAY—JANUARY 6
ROYAL COMMAND (Isaiah 6:8)
“Then I heard the Lord’s voice, saying, ‘Who can I send? Who will go for us?’ So I said, ‘Here I am. Send me!’ ” (Isaiah 6:8, ERV).
God asks for a volunteer to share His message. After Isaiah is made clean, he says he will go. In New Testament times, Isaiah would be named an apostle. An apostle is “a person that God sends.”
Many books about prophets, or God’s special messengers, start with a story about how God asked the prophet to work for Him. (Read Jeremiah 1:4–10; Ezekiel 1–3.) It is interesting to see that the book of Isaiah does not start that way. What does that tell us? God must have already called Isaiah to be a prophet, maybe even before the happenings in chapter 6. The Bible shows us that a meeting with God can encourage a prophet, even after he starts his work for God (two examples are Moses in Exodus 34 and Elijah in 1 Kings 19). In other Bible examples, God tells people they are prophets. But in Isaiah 6, Isaiah volunteers to do special work for God. Isaiah 1–5 shows us the time when God first calls Isaiah to be a prophet. After that, God encourages Isaiah at the temple and announces again that Isaiah is His prophet.
God encourages Isaiah at His temple. What proof is there in the Bible that God’s house is a place of encouragement? Read Psalm 73. Pay special attention to verse 17. Also read Hebrews 4:14–16; Hebrews 10:19-23; and Revelation 5. How do all these verses help us answer the question?
The temple of God is filled with His power. It is a place where people who are weak and make mistakes can come and find safety. That includes us. We can be sure that God works to save us because of Jesus. Jesus is our High Priest, or Chief Holy Leader, in heaven.
John also sees Jesus shown as a lamb that was killed. The lamb’s throat is cut open (Revelation 5:6). This is not a pretty picture. The word picture helps us to see that the blood of Jesus saves us. Jesus died on the cross to save everyone who will believe in Him. That is why the Cross is so important to everything Jesus does for us in heaven.

06/01/2021

TUESDAY—JANUARY 5 Lesson 2
A NEW MAN (Isaiah 6:5–7)
Only the high priest, or chief holy leader, can meet with God in the Most Holy Room in God’s temple on the day that God judges His people. But the high priest can only meet with God if he is covered in smoke. If not, the high priest will die (Leviticus 16:2, 12, 13). But Isaiah sees the Lord in the smoke, and he is not the high priest. What is more, Isaiah is not burning any spices to protect himself!
The temple fills with smoke (Isaiah 6:4). The smoke helps us remember the cloud around God on the day He judged His people (Leviticus 16:2). Isaiah is afraid he will die (compare Exodus 33:20; Judges 6:22, 23). Isaiah cries out. He confesses his sins and his people’s sins (Isaiah 6:5). In the same way, the high priest confessed on the day God judged His people (Leviticus 16:21). “Isaiah stands in God’s full light in the Most Holy Room. Isaiah knows that he needs God’s help. Or he will fail to do what God asks.”—Ellen G. White, Prophets and Kings, page 308, adapted.
Why does the seraph, or angel with six wings, use a burning coal to clean Isaiah’s lips (Isaiah 6:6, 7)?
The seraph explains that the burning coal will take away Isaiah’s guilt and sin (Isaiah 6:7). The Bible does not tell us what these sins are. Just because the seraph touches Isaiah’s lips does not limit Isaiah’s sin only to saying wrong words. Lips are a word picture for more than the words someone says. They show us the whole person who says them. Now that Isaiah is clean, he can praise God.
Fire makes things clean. It burns away sin (Numbers 31:23). But the seraph uses a coal from the special, holy fire on the altar. God Himself started the fire. The holy leaders do not let it stop burning (Leviticus 6:12). The reason that someone takes a coal from the altar is so he can burn the sweet-smelling spices. If you look at Leviticus 16:12, 13, you will see that the high priest uses some coals from the altar to light the spices. But in Isaiah 6, the seraph puts the coal on Isaiah’s lips and not on the spices. Remember, King Uzziah wanted to offer God burning spices. But in
Isaiah 6, Isaiah becomes the same as the burning spices!
Holy fire starts the spices burning. The perfume fills God’s house. In the same way, holy fire fills Isaiah. He “burns” with the wish to share God’s message. That is why God sends Isaiah out to His people.

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