FOCUS TEXT: Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:21 -- 9:7

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Luke 2:25-32; Romans 5:16-25; 8:18-25

DEVOTIONAL READING: Matthew 1:18-25

KEY VERSE: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined (Isaiah 9:2).

CENTRAL TRUTH: What we do with God's offer of hope leads either to distress or blessing.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to list three specific blessings Isaiah mentioned that come from accepting God's offer of hope.

LESSON OUTLINE:
I. A Sign for the Obstinate (Isaiah 7:10-14)
II. The Distress of the Obstinate (Isaiah 8:21 -- 9:1)
III. The Blessings of the Remnant (Isaiah 9:2-7)