Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Lay Academy
How to Make a God 
Isaiah Chapters 42-46
Peter Combes –November 4, 2001         

(The answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above")

1.        God commends his servant, who will be: 
		invincible
		terrifying
		powerful
		gentle

2.        (advanced)  Jesus quoted Isaiah 42 in:
		erusalem
		Bethlehem
		Nazareth
		Capernaum

3.        In chapter 43, Isaiah appears to refer to the story of:
		Belshazzar's Feast
		Jonah and the Whale
		the Exodus
		Balaam

4.        God complains that the Israelites should have purchased:
		slaves
		incense
		weapons
		sugar cane

5.       The woodworker carves the wood in the shape of:
		a fish
		a man
		a cherub
		an angel

6.        God describes Cyrus as his:
		prophet
		rod
		shepherd
		advisor

7.       (advanced) Cyrus is given a title that is used only three times in the Old Testament :
		Messiah
		Pancrator
		Redeemer
		Atoner

8.       Isaiah predicts that Zion will receive tribute from:
		Damascus
		Egypt
		Nubia
		Sheba

9.       The images of Bel and Nebo have been:
		ground to powder
		smashed to pieces
		set on fire
		loaded onto cattle

10.      God promises Zion:
		peace
		forgiveness
		justice
		deliverance