Questions to Guide Your Study:

1. What do you think John was hearing about Jesus? Why do you think John was confused about Jesus after preaching about Jesus?
2. Do you think being in prison affected John’s faith in Jesus? Do your circumstances affect your faith? What did John do? How can you do the same?
3. Jesus’ response to John quotes Isaiah 35 and 61. What is Jesus saying? Both passages are about the coming Savior King, so who is Jesus claiming to be?
4. What do you think John felt when he heard this reply in jail?
5. Who does Jesus say John the Baptist is? Why is that important for Jesus’ identity?
6. What have been the major complaints against John and Jesus? How is this ironic? What does this say about the people of Jesus’ time and people in general?
7. How do you complain against what Jesus does or doesn’t do? How can you learn to trust his goodness?
8. Wisdom is and wisdom does. What does it mean to “act wisely”?
9. Daniel 9 is a great prayer of repentance and recommitment? What does it teach us about God? About Humans?

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