Question

---

1. How are the end of chapter 8 and the beginning of chapter 9 different? (8:21-22; 9:1a) How did God humble the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali? (9:1b; 2 Ki 15:29) How will God honour the area? (9:2; Mt 4:13-16) What is the situation of the people and how can it be overcome? (2; Lk 1:78-79) 2. How is people’s joy described? (3) In verses 4 and 5 what did God do and what will he do? What does this mean? 3. What is the reason of all the blessings mentioned above? What is special about this child and the son? (6a; Isa 7:14; Jn 3:16) What will be on his shoulders and what is the meaning of this? (6b) How will be called? (6c) Think of the meaning of each. 4. How is this government different from all other governments of the world? (7a) How are his throne and kingdom depicted? (7)

---