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1 Week 39, Day 1: Monday, 28 September 2009 Isaiah 40, 41 Does God have a higher standard for His children? (40:2) Compare Isaiah 40:3 with Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:3, Luke 3:4, and John 1:23. How was the glory of the Lord revealed through Jesus? (40:5) Compare 40:11 with John 10:11-15. Did ancient believers know that the world was round? (40:22; see also Job 26:7) Compare 40:26 with Romans 1. What do you need to fear if God has you in His hand? (41:13) How is God glorified through blessings, curses, trials and tribulations, and the salvation of His people? (41:20) Where can you go for answers apart from God? (41:29) Proverbs 28 Why are the righteous bold as lions? (28:1; review Isaiah 41:10-13) Can ungodly men rule or lead justly? (28:5) Does disobedience impact your prayers? (28:9) What is required to receive mercy? (28:13) Who is blessed, and who will prosper? (28:14, 25) Hebrews 8 What was the purpose of the sanctuary on earth? (8:5) What did Jesus make obsolete? (8:13) Week 39, Day 2: Tuesday, 29 September 2009 Isaiah 42, 43

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Compare 42:1 with Matthew 3:16, 17. Compare 42:6 with Hebrews 9:15 and Luke 2:30-32. Compare 42:7 with Ephesians 4:8. Compare 42:20 with Matthew 13:13. Why did God create you? (43:7) What mission does God give his witnesses? (43:8) Who are we and why? (43:10, 12) How many ways to salvation are there? (43:11) Compare 43:18 with Philippians 3:13. What do wild animals do better than people do? (43:20-22) How does God view our sin? (43:24) Why does God blot out our sin? (43:25) Proverbs 29 What do corrupt leaders do to a nation? (29:4) Does flattery help anyone? (29:5) What do the wise know how to do? (29:8, 11) How does 29:10 apply to the life of Jesus? What does Proverbs 29 teach us about correcting others? Hebrews 9 How does 9:1-8 shed light on the significance of Matthew 27:51? Compare 9:15 with Isaiah 42:6. What was the plan of the cross? (9:27, 28)

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Week 39, Day 3: Wednesday, 30 September 2009 Isaiah 44, 45 Compare 44:3 with Acts 2. Why should you have no fear? (44:8) How foolish are those who put their trust in something other than the Lord? (44:1217) What is the condition of those who put their trust in something other than the Lord? (44:18, 20) What does the Lord do in His salvation? (44:22) Why does the Lord bless even those who do not acknowledge Him? (45:1-6) How foolish are those who refuse to acknowledge God? (45:9, 10) To whom does the Lord proclaim His message of salvation? (45:22) Proverbs 30 What is inseparable from wisdom? (30:3) Why might God keep you from wealth? (30:8, 9) How do the self-righteous treat others? (30:11-14) Hebrews 10 What should knowledge of God’s forgiveness do to your feelings of guilt? (10:2) What has Jesus’ sacrifice done for you? (10:10, 19-22) As you are being made holy, what happens to your heart? (10:16) What should we motivate others to do? (10:24) How important is fellowship with other Christians? (10:25) Week 39, Day 4: Thursday, 1 October 2009

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Isaiah 46, 47 What has God clearly proclaimed and revealed to the world since ancient times? (46:9-13) What becomes of those who put their trust in something other than God? (47:8-15) Proverbs 1 What is the purpose of the Proverbs? (1:2-4) What is the foundation of all wisdom? (1:7) Who should be a person’s first teacher of God’s Word? (1:8) Though wisdom screams out, why do so many remain foolish? (1:20-24) Hebrews 11 What is faith? (11:1) Why do we believe God created the earth? (11:3) What is required to please God (11:6) Week 39, Day 5: Friday, 2 October 2009 Isaiah 48, 49 Do people often deceive themselves through religious practices? (48:1, 2) What causes pain and misery? (48:18) For whom is there no peace? (48:22) To whom did God intend to bring salvation through Jesus? (49:6) Compare 49:15 with Romans 8:35-39. Proverbs 2 A genuine search for wisdom will naturally lead you to what? (2:1-5)

5 Compare 2:10 with Hebrews 10:16. Hebrews 12 What does sin do? (12:1) On what should we focus all of our attention and why? (12:2, 3) Is the fight against sin a constant struggle? (12:4) How should we view God’s discipline in our lives? (12:4-10) Are we to pursue holiness with great vigor? (12:14) How should we worship God and why? (12:28, 29) Week 39, Day 6: Saturday, 3 October 2009 Isaiah 50-52 How does 50:6 relate to Jesus? In whom should men put their trust? (50:10) Who should you never fear? (51:7, 12) How does 52:13-15 relate to Jesus? Proverbs 3 Is love and faithfulness written on your heart? (3:3) Compare 3:11, 12 with Hebrews 12 Compare 3:25, 26 with Psalm 112:7, 8) Psalm 112 Do you delight in the Lord’s commands? (112:1) Why are the righteous fearless? (112:7, 8) Week 39, Day 7: Sunday, 4 October 2009

6 Isaiah 53, 54 Does Isaiah 53 accurately describe Jesus? Can anything happen to God’s children that God does not ordain? (54) Proverbs 4 How important is strong parenting from a loving mother and father to the development of wisdom? (4:2, 3, 10, 20) Psalms 113, 114 How do you praise the Lord? (113) How does the Creator use His creation to glorify Himself? (114)