BIBLE STUDY
February 8, 2026
ISAIAH 58:1-12:
1. Remember that this book covers a time period of Israel from 742BC(before the fall of the northern kingdom in 722BC/Assyrians until about 538BC when the Jewish remnant returned from 40 years(a long time) in captivity in Babylon
2. This section, Chapter 58, takes place after they returned to Jerusalem after captivity in Babylon to begin rebuilding the city and the temple
3. This section condemns Israel’s “hypocritical…self-serving fasting” and is calling for true “righteousness” through compassionate action: freeing the oppressed, sharing with the hungry, sheltering the poor, and ending injustice and slander.
4. God promises this kind of selfless “fasting”(acting justly and loving mercy) leads to restored well-being, guidance, strength, and rebuilding, making them a “repairer of the breach.”
5. This is all about “F.A.I.T.H…..”Forsaking All I Trust Him!”
6. True “righteousness” comes not from who we are or what we do but totally from the grace of God.
7. Basically is talking/preaching against the hypocrisy of focusing on worship practices while not living out faith by serving the neighbor…especially the poor.
PSALM 112:1-10:
1. Is a psalm of praise and acrostic(each line begins with a letter…there are only 8 acrostic psalms out of 150
2. Basically lifts up the responsibility we all have in our relationship between God and ourselves….
3. It is called a psalm of “blessings of the righteous”
4. It describes the blessings of a righteous person who fears the Lord and delights in His command.
5. Key themes include prosperity, security, generosity and light in the midst of darkness…making those who believe in God/Yahweh who should be compassionate and unshakeable.
6. In contrasts the frustration of the wicked.
7. Keeping God’s commandments benefits us…but the real point of this psalm is to benefit our neighbor…and WHO IS OUR NEIGHBOR??
1 CORINTHIANS 2: 1-16:
1. Paul wrote this letter to the Corinthians around 55AD from Ephesus…as usual he writes it because he has learned that the church is divided especially over the issue of Paul’s authority.
2. This chapter tries to explain that the Gospel is centered on Jesus Christ’s crucifixion…not based on human philosophy or how great of a speaker he/one is.
3. Paul emphasizes that true spiritual wisdom is revealed by the Holy sirit, not human intellect, enabling believers to understand God’s hidden truths and posses the “mind of Christ.”
4. What is the difference between “IQ and EQ?”
5. Do you know people who have high EQ
6. What is TRUE WISDOM…in Greek the word is “SOPHIAS” and Paul uses it 6 times in these 12 verses
7. Paul is stressing the difference of WISDOM….human versus Godly wisdom
8. True wisdom is knowing God’s ways/laws