February 2/3, 2014 (Week 18)

“God, the Source of Comfort”

Isaiah 40:1-31

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DIVISIONS AND PRINCIPLES
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First Division: Isaiah compares the present hidden glory of God with His future revealed glory.
(Isaiah 40:1-5, Levitcus 26:40-45) 

Principle 1: God wants His people to feel comforted by the knowledge that He is coming in glory. 

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Second Division: Isaiah compares God's Word, Care, and Power with human characteristics.
(Isaiah 40:6-17)

Principle 2: God's Word assures us that God is all-powerful and all-knowing and He has given believers to Jesus, who saves and shepherds them. 

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Third Division: Isaiah compares life in idolatry with life for those who wait upon the Lord.
(Isaiah 40:18-31)

Principle 3: God's remedy for weariness with life is to remember His promise to return in glory and wait for Him.  

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