Story 48: Jesus is the Promised Messiah

Comprehension Questions and Answers

1. What was the world like when God first created it? *It was perfect, without sin, sickness, or death. [48-01]
2. Why do people on earth get sick and everyone dies? *Because Adam and Eve sinned against God. [48-02]
3. What is the condition of every person who is born? *They have a sinful nature and are enemies of God. [48-03]
4. What does it mean that Satan will "wound the heel" of Eve's descendent? *Satan would kill the Messiah, but God would raise him to live again. [48-04]
5. In what way is Jesus like the boat God provided when he destroyed the earth by the flood? *God provided Jesus as a way to save people who believe in him. [48-05]
6. How is Jesus different than the priests who came before him? *He offered himself as the only sacrifice that could take away the sin of all the people. [48-06]
7. How is God’s promise to Abraham fulfilled through Jesus? *Everyone, from any people group, who believes in Jesus is saved from sin and becomes a spiritual descendant of Abraham. [48-07]
8. How is Jesus like the lamb that was sacrificed instead of Isaac? *Jesus is the Lamb of God, who was sacrificed in our place. [48-08]
9. How is Jesus like the Passover Lamb? *Jesus was perfect and sinless, and his blood (his death) causes God’s punishment to pass over anyone who believes in him. [48-10]
10. Who can be part of God's people? *Anyone from any people group can be part of God's people through the New Covenant by believing in Jesus. [48-11]
11. In what way is Jesus the greatest prophet of all? *He is God, so everything he did and said were the actions and words of God. [48-12]
12. How does Jesus fulfill God’s promise to King David? *Because he is God's son, he is the descendant of David who can rule forever. [48-13]
13. In what way is Jesus a greater king than David? *Jesus is the king of the entire universe. [48-14]

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