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“All Future Generations”

Lesson 3 for the week of April 10 to April 17, 2021

Opening Question What was the most meaningful promise someone ever made to you? Introduction Our lesson this week examines Genesis 6-9 in detail, the story of the flood and God’s covenant with Noah. Regarding the...

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Covenant Primer

Lesson 2 for the week of April 3 to April 10, 2021

Opening Question: Why do we make legal agreements with each other? Introduction The study this week summarizes some of the major covenant experiences throughout Scripture, which later lessons will focus on more specifically. For our...

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What Happened

Lesson 1 for the week of March 27 to April 3, 2021

Opening Question: How are humans like God? Introduction to Lesson 1 It seems each quarterly that takes a theological topic begins with Genesis. While this is often appropriate, the lessons often feel like nearly an...

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General Introduction

Introduction

This study guide is meant to accompany the Seventh-day Adventist Sabbath School lesson for the 2nd Quarter of 2021. The format of this guide follows a similar pattern for each week’s lesson: an introduction to...

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Rebirth of Planet Earth

Lesson 13 for the week of March 20 to March 27, 2021

Relevant Bible Verses: Isaiah 65-66 Leading Question: What are the main differences between Isaiah’s vision of the New Earth and the one in Revelation? Probably the most significant difference between Isaiah’s vision of the New...

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Desire of Nations

Lesson 12 for the week of March 13 to March 20, 2021

Relevant Bible Verses: Isaiah 59-61 Leading Question: Is Isaiah clear about salvation, or do we need the New Testament? Isaiah 59 opens with a question about Yahweh’s ability to save. The response? “The Lord’s hand...

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Waging Love

Lesson 11 for the week of March 6 to March 13, 2021

Relevant Bible Verses: Isaiah 55, 58 Leading Question: How many chapters in Isaiah could be seen as nothing but good news? Isaiah 55 breaks into 5 paragraphs. Let’s evaluate each one to see how it...

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Doing the Unthinkable

Lesson 10 for the week of February 27 to March 6, 2021

Relevant Bible Verses: Isaiah 50:4-10; 52:13-53:12 Leading Question: “About whom does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” If you know your New Testament you may recognize the leading question as coming...

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To Serve and to Save

Lesson 9 for the week of February 20 to February 27, 2021

Relevant Bible Verses: Isaiah 41, 42:1-7, 44:26-45:6, 49:1-12 Leading Question: The “servant” of the Lord is sometimes presented as a corporate entity, sometimes as an individual – how does one tell the difference? A recurring...

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Comfort My People

Lesson 8 for the week of February 13 to February 20, 2021

Relevant Bible Verses: Isaiah 40 Leading Question: How much of Isaiah 40 requires a “correct” historical context in order to bring meaning to the believer’s life? This chapter from Isaiah 40 seems to beg for...

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Defeat of the Assyrians

Lesson 7 for the week of February 6 to February 13, 2021

Relevant Bible Verses: Isaiah 36-39 Leading Question: What happens when a pagan king uses the name of the Lord in vain? This week’s lesson focuses Isaiah 36-39, an historical interlude between two largely prophetic sections....

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Playing God

Lesson 6 for the week of January 30 to February 6, 2021

Relevant Bible Verses: Isaiah 13-14, 24-27 Leading Question: To what extent is God’s violence in the Old Testament linked to the fact that he is dealing with violent people? This week’s lesson includes a broad...

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Noble Prince of Peace

Lesson 5 for the week of January 23 to January 30, 2021

Relevant Bible Verses: Isaiah 9-12 Leading Question: Why do Old Testament passages give us such a bloody path as the way to the Prince of Peace? The section of Isaiah that our lesson this week...

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The Hard Way

Lesson 4 for the week of January 16 to January 23, 2021

Relevant Bible Verses: Isaiah 7:14-8:22 Leading Question: Is it true for everyone that God first offers us the easy way, but if we refuse, we must learn the hard way? This week’s lesson is haunted...

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