“Comfort Ye My People”

Day 1 · Wings as Eagles

1. “Comfort ye, ____ ye my people, saith your God.”
2. Isaiah 40 prophesies of a voice crying in the wilderness. Who fulfilled this prophecy?
3. “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as ____.”
4. To what does Isaiah 40 compare the nations before God?
5. What does the Lord do for those who are weary, according to Isaiah 40?

Day 2 · Fear Thou Not

1. “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy ____.”
2. What does the Lord say He will not do to a bruised reed, in Isaiah 42?
3. What does the Lord call His chosen servant in Isaiah 42, understood messianically?
4. With what does the Lord promise to strengthen His people, in Isaiah 41?
5. What will the Messiah bring forth to the Gentiles, according to Isaiah 42?

Day 3 · Called by Name

1. “Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy ____; thou art mine.”
2. What promise is given for passing through the waters, in Isaiah 43?
3. What does the Lord say about former sins, when He forgives, in Isaiah 43?
4. What does the Lord ask His people to be, testifying of Him, in Isaiah 43?
5. What does the Lord say He is doing, that His people should perceive it, in Isaiah 43?

Day 4 · I Am the Lord, and There Is None Else

1. “I am the Lord, and there is ____ else.”
2. What does the Lord say about forming light and creating darkness, in Isaiah 45?
3. Which Persian king did Isaiah name as the Lord's anointed deliverer, about a century before that king was born?
4. In what does Isaiah 48 say the Lord refined His people?
5. “O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a ____.”

Day 5 · Graven Upon My Hands

1. “Can a woman forget her sucking child… yea, they may forget, yet will ____ forget thee.”
2. Where does the Lord say He has graven His people, in Isaiah 49?
3. What does the Lord promise regarding kings and queens toward His people, in Isaiah 49?
4. What does the Lord say His servant will be to the Gentiles, in Isaiah 49?
5. To what does the Lord liken gathering His scattered people in the latter days, in Isaiah 49?

Day 6 · Comfort for the Struggling

1. Isaiah 40 opens with the tender call, “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people.” What does this teach about how the Lord regards those who are struggling?
2. Isaiah 40 opens with the tender call, “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people.” What pattern does this show in how God deals with the discouraged?
3. Isaiah testifies that God will not forget His people: “Can a woman forget her sucking child…? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.” What does this teach?

Day 7 · “He Is Risen with Healing in His Wings”

1. Elder Patrick Kearon taught that healing — even when it seems impossible — can come through what?
2. Elder Kearon taught, drawing on the Resurrection, that through Christ we can be what?
3. Elder Kearon reminded those who have been wounded or victimized of what truth from Isaiah?