Bible Review

How did God the Father's response to Jesus fulfill what was said about the Suffering Servant's reward for being prudent (Acts 3:13; Phil. 2:9; Isa. 52:13-14)?

• He would highly exalt Jesus after He had suffered on the cross.

• He would abandon Jesus during His time of suffering.

• e would punish Jesus for His actions.

• He would ignore Jesus' suffering.

How did the people's responses of rejecting Jesus fulfill what was said about the Servant (John 1:23; 12:38; Isa. 40:3; 53:1)?

• They all wholeheartedly accepted Jesus as the Messiah.

• Although John prepared the way for the Messiah, few would believe him.

• The people immediately recognized Jesus as the Son of God.

• They believed in Jesus but rejected John the Baptist.

 

How did Jesus respond to His suffering in fulfillment of what was predicted about how the Servant would respond to His persecutors (1 Pet. 2:21-24; Isa. 53:5, 9)?

• He sought vengeance against His persecutors.

• He remained silent and did not defend Himself.

   

• He retaliated with anger and violence.

• He denied His identity as the Servant.

Given the Jews' familiarity with the Old Testament sacrificial system, how should John the Baptist's audience have understood his introduction of Jesus as a Lamb who would take away the sin of the world (John 1:29, 36; Isa. 53:7)?

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  ) They should have recognized that their Messiah would have to be sacrificed for sin.

• They should have ignored John's message.

• They should have expected Jesus to be a conquering warrior.

• They should have believed that Jesus would never die.

How was Jesus' purpose and mission in life a fulfillment of what the Lord was pleased to do with His Servant (Matt. 20:28; Mark 10:45; Isa. 53:10)?

• Jesus had no purpose or mission in life.

• Jesus aimed to accumulate wealth and power.

• Jesus' whole life was marked by ministering or serving others.

• Jesus sought to establish an earthly kingdom for Himself.

   

 

What promise and what instruction did the angel give to Mary (Luke 1:31)?

•  That she would become a queen and rule a nation.

•  That she would conceive and have a baby son, whom she should name Jesus.

• That she would travel to a distant land.

• That she should hide from everyone.

Why was the child to be significant (Luke 1:32-33)?

• Because he would be an ordinary child.

• Because he would be born in a royal palace.

• Because he would be great and would be called the Son of the Most High and reign over the house of Jacob forever.

• Because he would be a famous musician.

Why did Mary doubt? What explanation did the angel give to assure Mary (Luke 1:34-35)?

• Mary doubted because she didn't believe in angels. The angel told her to stop doubting.

• Mary doubted because she knew it was humanly impossible for her to be pregnant without relations with a man. The angel assured her that the Holy Spirit would come upon her.

• Mary doubted because she thought she was dreaming. The angel explained that this was a divine revelation.

• Mary doubted because she didn't want to have a child. The angel told her it was God's will.

What evidence did the angel offer to prove to Mary that the Lord was already working miraculously (Luke 1:36-37; Gen. 17:17; 18:12)?

• The angel provided a scientific explanation for the miracle.

• The angel mentioned that Mary's cousin Elizabeth, who had never been able to have a child, had conceived at such an old age that it was humanly impossible.

• The angel performed a miracle in front of Mary.

• The angel showed Mary a vision of the future.