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 covers is from Isaiah 9 to 12. These four chapters include some of the most precious passages for Christians. Chapter 9 includes the hymn “For a child is born” (9:6) and chapter 11 includes the vivid presentation of God’s vegetarian kingdom: “They will not shall hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain” (11:9). Yet interspersed with these wonderful promises is a great deal of blood and ...