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Quiz about Bible Verses Connecting Isaiah To the Gospels
Quiz about Bible Verses Connecting Isaiah To the Gospels

Bible Verses Connecting Isaiah To the Gospels Quiz


The Jewish people around the time of Christ knew their sacred scripture intimately. We will look at 10 places where the Isaiah scripture was used to explain moments in Christ's earthly life. The NIV Bible version is used for this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by BigTriviaDawg. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
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408,461
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Mar 09 22
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10
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Question 1 of 10
1. In Isaiah 7:14 the Lord gave a sign to David's house: "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son." What name did Isaiah say the son would be given? [Mt 1:23] Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Following Jewish custom, Joseph and Mary brought the infant Jesus to the temple to be dedicated to the Lord, as described in Luke 2:22-40. In the temple, who held up the baby Jesus with joy and proclaimed that He would be a light to the gentiles and give glory to God's people? [Isaiah 42:6] Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Isaiah 40:3 states, "A voice of one calling: 'In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord'". All four gospels point to this voice as being John the Baptist. Which classical composer includes this verse in his Oratorio 56, which is often sung during the Christmas season?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Isaiah 9:1 states, "...in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations". What moving reason is given for including this passage in Matthew 4:15?
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In Matthew 12, the Pharisees want to kill Jesus as they believe He broke one of the Sabbath laws. After He escapes them, Isaiah is quoted in Matthew 12:18, "Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight." What did Jesus do here to delight the Lord despite His failure to follow the Torah according to the Pharisees? [Isaiah 42:1] Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Isaiah 6:9 is referenced in all four gospels: "They may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise, they might turn and be forgiven!" (taken from Mk 4:12). Which parable of Jesus does this Isaiah verse follow in all three synoptic Gospels? [Mt 13:14, Mk 4:12, and Lk 8:10]
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Now let's turn to John 12:38, where it restates Isaiah 53:1, "Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" Why was Jesus amazed that so few believed in Him towards the end of His earthly ministry? [John 12:37]


Question 8 of 10
8. Isaiah 61:1 is referenced when Jesus is reading from a scroll in the synagogue, as Luke 4:17 quotes, "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor...." In which town, where surprisingly few people believed in Jesus being extraordinary, does this scroll reading take place? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The Pharisees criticize the Disciples for eating with dirty hands, prompting Jesus to quote Isaiah in Matthew 15:7, "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules." Which truth does Jesus reveal after this quote? [Is 29:13, Mt 15:7 and Mk 7:6]
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. During the Passion week Jesus entered the temple and exclaimed Isaiah 56:7, "...My house will be called a house of prayer." What then does He call those selling animals for sacrifice? [Mt 21:13, Mk 11:17, and Lk 19:46] Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In Isaiah 7:14 the Lord gave a sign to David's house: "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son." What name did Isaiah say the son would be given? [Mt 1:23]

Answer: Immanuel

The name Immanuel, in Hebrew, means "God with us". The Isaiah verse is stated in Matthew 1:23 where Joseph is told in a dream that Mary, his betrothed, was pregnant with the son of God. In the same dream, the angel tells Joseph to name his son Jesus as He would save people from their sin. Interestingly, the original Hebrew has Jesus' name as Y'shua being often translated as Joshua.
2. Following Jewish custom, Joseph and Mary brought the infant Jesus to the temple to be dedicated to the Lord, as described in Luke 2:22-40. In the temple, who held up the baby Jesus with joy and proclaimed that He would be a light to the gentiles and give glory to God's people? [Isaiah 42:6]

Answer: Simeon

According to Luke, Simeon had been told by the Holy Spirit that he would one day see the Messiah. So, when the infant Jesus was brought forth, he declared the Lord's promise fulfilled. Caiaphas was the high priest who led the Sanhedrin in condemning Jesus, resulting in His being given over to Pilot to be crucified. Herod was the King of the Jews and a vassal of Rome. We see in Matthew that Herod ordered the execution of the newborns when the wise men told him of the birth of Jesus. Anna was a prophetess who lived in the temple and when she saw Jesus she gave thanks to God.
3. Isaiah 40:3 states, "A voice of one calling: 'In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord'". All four gospels point to this voice as being John the Baptist. Which classical composer includes this verse in his Oratorio 56, which is often sung during the Christmas season?

Answer: Handel

Handel's 'Messiah' (Oratorio 56) was written and composed in about 3 to 4 weeks and was actually written for Easter time, not Christmas. Seems ironic as it is most often heard during Advent, primarily because the first part is focused on the birth of Christ. The actual words of the Messiah are taken from the King James Bible scriptural texts and were provided to Handel by Charles Jennens. Isaiah 40:3 is referenced in all four gospels, and can be found in the following places: Mt 3:3, Mk 1:2, Lk 3:4, and Jn 1:23.
4. Isaiah 9:1 states, "...in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations". What moving reason is given for including this passage in Matthew 4:15?

Answer: Jesus going to live in Capernaum

According to Matthew 4, Jesus left His home in Nazareth and moved to Capernaum when He learned that Herod had killed John the Baptist. Capernaum in Galilee was further away from Herod's palace and not yet a place associated with Jesus. Having Jesus live in Galilee gave the region great honor. Isaiah 9:6 states, "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." While this verse is not directly stated in the Gospels, Jesus is often considered to be the Prince of Peace.

The first miracle of Jesus was considered to be in Cana at a wedding. Cana is in Galilee, however, this miracle takes place in John's gospel, not Matthew's.
5. In Matthew 12, the Pharisees want to kill Jesus as they believe He broke one of the Sabbath laws. After He escapes them, Isaiah is quoted in Matthew 12:18, "Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight." What did Jesus do here to delight the Lord despite His failure to follow the Torah according to the Pharisees? [Isaiah 42:1]

Answer: Healed the sick who came up to Him

Matthew 12 is a powerful refutation of following Jewish laws to the letter as a reason to ignore the needy. Jews were not allowed to do work of any kind on the Sabbath but instead were to focus their attention on God and scripture. By healing a man with a withered hand in the synagogue, of all places, Jesus was considered to be "working" on the Sabbath.

The Pharisees saw this act as being punishable by death. Jesus manages to escape the Pharisees and then is surrounded by the sick and the needy. His kind efforts in healing them prompted the writer of Matthew to use the Isaiah 42:1-4 quote. Lazarus being raised from the dead is in John 11:38-44.
6. Isaiah 6:9 is referenced in all four gospels: "They may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise, they might turn and be forgiven!" (taken from Mk 4:12). Which parable of Jesus does this Isaiah verse follow in all three synoptic Gospels? [Mt 13:14, Mk 4:12, and Lk 8:10]

Answer: Parable of the Sower

The "Parable of the Sower" is about the ways that people hear and respond to Christ's message. The parable requires wisdom to understand, and once the apostles were alone with Jesus they wanted to know what it meant. Jesus mentions Isaiah 6:9 as He is frustrated that so few people heed His words by actually changing their ways and following God's desire for their lives. John 12: 39 has the Isaiah quote as part of the passion week discourse as a way of Jesus showing His sadness with the hard-heartedness of the Jewish people in wanting to follow human needs rather than God's way.
7. Now let's turn to John 12:38, where it restates Isaiah 53:1, "Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" Why was Jesus amazed that so few believed in Him towards the end of His earthly ministry? [John 12:37]

Answer: Because He had performed so many signs in their presence.

Jesus had performed countless healings in front of the church leaders, yet they still found fault with Him and tried to entrap Him with arguments. The quote from Isaiah 53:1 by itself does not reveal the true power and prediction of Christ's life as is stated by the entire chapter of Isaiah 53.

The chapter outlines a savior who would not be believed by the people and yet that savior would bear the sins of all and die in the place of many. It is a beautiful chapter and worth a read. Most of the people reading the Gospels in the early days of the church would have known Isaiah 53 very well and believers in Christ would have identified the entire chapter with the life of Jesus, so by stating the first verse the listener would know the rest.
8. Isaiah 61:1 is referenced when Jesus is reading from a scroll in the synagogue, as Luke 4:17 quotes, "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor...." In which town, where surprisingly few people believed in Jesus being extraordinary, does this scroll reading take place?

Answer: Nazareth

When Jesus first started His ministry, He began to get some notoriety. This passage was taken when He returns to Nazareth for the first time since gaining some fame. However, Nazareth knew Jesus from childhood, and this familiarity left very few believing in Him as being anything more than the carpenter's son. Very few people at the time of Jesus were literate, so having Jesus read to the synagogue is significant, as it showed Him to be a scholar.

At this time in history, the Jews did have a higher level of literacy than the Gentiles did, but it was still rare for a tradesman to be literate. Scholars estimate that about 3% of the Jewish population would have been literate at the time of Christ.
9. The Pharisees criticize the Disciples for eating with dirty hands, prompting Jesus to quote Isaiah in Matthew 15:7, "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules." Which truth does Jesus reveal after this quote? [Is 29:13, Mt 15:7 and Mk 7:6]

Answer: What comes out of a person defiles them.

The Pharisees observe the Disciples not performing the ritual cleaning before eating as the law of Moses prescribes. Jewish customs and laws have very detailed ways in which an individual and their cookware must be cleaned. However, what Jesus taught in Mt 15:11 "What goes into someone's mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them." This is another case where Jesus shows that being too focused on the law can cause sin by omitting responsibilities one should do.

He points this out further by referencing the need to honor father and mother, yet many of the Jews would let their parents starve because they believed their money had to be reserved for God.
10. During the Passion week Jesus entered the temple and exclaimed Isaiah 56:7, "...My house will be called a house of prayer." What then does He call those selling animals for sacrifice? [Mt 21:13, Mk 11:17, and Lk 19:46]

Answer: A den of robbers

In all three synoptic gospels, Jesus is shown getting angry at the money changers and animal salesmen. Clearly, they were charging an exorbitant amount for services the visiting Jews needed in order to follow God's command to perform sacrifices. Jesus calls them "a den of robbers" and proceeds to turn over all their tables and drive them out of the temple. Chapter 56 of Isaiah is specifically focused on the foreigner whose sacrifice will be welcome on the Lord's altar.

This would ring true in the case of the Gospels, as the foreigner would be the one most cheated by having to convert coins and not having a choice but to pay any price asked for an animal.

This scene also takes place the week before Passover, when there would be a great number of Jews from around the world descending on Jerusalem to make a sacrifice to the Lord.
Source: Author BigTriviaDawg

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