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Isaiah Chapter 7

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , on November 5, 2018|

Read 2 Kings Chapter 15:37
1. What is going on historically with Judah?

Read 2 Kings Chapter 16
2. What do you learn of King Ahaz from this chapter.

3. What do you learn about the historical events of the time from 2 Kings 16:5-10?

4. What do you learn about King Ahaz’ spiritual condition from 2 Kings 16:10-18?

Read Isaiah Chapter 7
5. What time reference is given in Isaiah 7:1?

6. What was told to the house of David?

7. What does “the house of David” refer to? You may need to consult with a study Bible, Bible Dictionary or other outside source to answer.

8. What is Isaiah told to do in Isaiah 7:3-9?

9. Copy Isaiah 7:4a here. Meditate on this message of hope. Record any thoughts or observations.

10 What do you learn from the following verses?
□ Deuteronomy 31:8

□ Joshua 1:9

□ Isaiah 41:10; 13-14

□ Isaiah 43:1

□ Luke 12:32

11. What does God tell Ahaz to do in Isaiah 7:11? What is his response in Isaiah 7:12?

12. What does God say will happen to the house of David in Isaiah 7:17-25?

Isaiah delivered this prophecy in 734 B.C. In 732 B.C., Assyria defeated Syria; and in 722 IB.C., Assyria invaded the Northern Kingdom. The prophecy was fulfilled.
-–W.W. Weirsbe, Be Comforted: Isaiah

13. Review Isaiah 7:14-15. What is God promising in this verse? Who fulfilled this promise?

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Isaiah Chapter 6 (Part 2)

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , , on November 1, 2018|

Isaiah realized the corruption of his own heart when he saw himself in the light of Jehovah’s infinite holiness. Such is the case whenever man is brought consciously into the presence of God.
–Ironside Commentaries: Isaiah, by H.A. Ironside

Re-Read Isaiah Chapter 6

1. What do you notice about Isaiah’s response in Isaiah 6:5 to what came before in Isaiah 6:1-4?

2. What similarities to Isaiah 6:5 do you see in the following verses?
□ Job 42:5-6
□ Daniel 10:8-18
□ Luke 5:8
□ Revelation 1:17

3. What do the following verses teach about the source of unclean lips?
□ Psalm 19:14
□ Matthew 12:34
□ Luke 6:45

4. What solution does God provide for Isaiah’s realization that he is a man of unclean lips?

5. What follows Isaiah’s cleansing? In Isaiah 6:8?

6. Contrast Isaiah’s response to the call to Moses in Exodus 4:10-17 and Jeremiah in Jeremiah 1:4-10. What do you see?

7. What commission does God give Isaiah in Isaiah 6:9-10

8. What question does Isaiah ask in Isaiah 6:11? What is God’s response?

9. What calling has God given to you in your life so far? How do you know? Have you walked it out? Explain.

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Isaiah Chapter 6 (Part 1)

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , , on October 30, 2018|

Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance, until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God.
–John Calvin

Read Isaiah Chapter 6
1. What do you learn from Isaiah 6:1 about when these events took place?

2. Over what Kingdom did King Uzziah reign?

3. When did King Uzziah die (what year)?

4. What do you learn about King Uzziah from the following verses?
□ 2 Chronicles 26:1,3
□ 2 Chronicles 26:16 to 23
□ 2 Chronicles 27:1-6

“Isaiah had a life-changing vision of Jesus Christ. The throne of Judah had changed occupants, but God was still on His throne and in perfect control of everything. When you worship, focus on God’s holiness, sovereignty, and glory. When things on earth are discouraging, start looking at things from heaven’s point of view. (Citations omitted)”
––W.W. Weirsbe, Be Comforted: Isaiah

5. What do you notice about the scene being described in Isaiah 6:1-4? What stands out?

6. What similarities to the scene in Isaiah 6 in the following scriptures?
□ 1 Kings 22:19
□ Ezekiel 1:21-28
□ Ezekiel 10:1-22
□ Revelation 4:1-8

7. What are Seraphim? Look them up in several sources and share what you find.

8. Copy Isaiah 6:3. Meditate on it. Consider also Revelation 4:8. Share your impressions if you feel led.

9. Describe a time when you were confronted with the holiness of God in your own life. How did that make you feel? What was your response?

‘The sight of a holy God, and the sound of the holy hymn of worship, brought great conviction to Isaiah’s heart; and he confessed that he was a sinner. Unclean lips are caused by an unclean heart. Isaiah cried out to be cleansed inwardly, and God met his need. If this scene had been on earth, the coals would have come from the brazen altar where sacrificial blood had been shed . . . Before we can minister to others, we must permit God to minister to us. Before we pronounce “woe” upon others, we must sincerely say, “Woe is me!”’
––W.W. Weirsbe, Be Comforted: Isaiah

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Isaiah Chapter 5

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , on October 19, 2018|

Read Isaiah Chapter 5

1. What do you learn of the Beloved and His vineyard in verse 1? Verse 2?

2. Who is the vineyard in this chapter according to Isaiah 5:7? God’s pleasant plant?

3. What does God say of the vine in Psalm 80:8?

4. What does God say of the vineyard in Jeremiah 2:21?

5. What does Jesus say of the vineyard in Matthew 21:33-40

6. What does the Psalmist pray regarding the vineyard in Psalm 80:14-15?

7. What does God ask in Isaiah 5:3-4?

8. What does God promise regarding the vineyard in Isaiah 5:5? Isaiah 5:6?

Re-read Isaiah 5:8-25
9. What types of things were the people doing according to Isaiah 5:8-10? Consider reading these verses in other translations such as the Amplified for more details and information.

10. Read 1 Kings 21:1-15. How does this relate to Isaiah 5:8-10? What is your reaction to the story? What do you think God’s reaction was? Read on in the chapter and you will see it.

11. What do you learn from the following verses?
□ Leviticus 19:13

□ Deuteronomy 24:14-15

□ Jeremiah 22:13-17

□ Micah 2:2

Re-Read Isaiah 5:11-17
12. What types of things were the people doing according to Isaiah 5:11-17? Consider reading these verses in other translations such as the Amplified for more details and information.

13. What do you learn from the following verses?
□ Isaiah 28:7

□ Habakkuk 2:15-16

□ Hosea 4:11

14. What does God promise in Isaiah 5:13-14?
15. What does the prophet declare in Isaiah 5:16?

Re-Read Isaiah 5:18-19
16. What types of things were the people doing according to Isaiah 5:18-19?

Re-Read Isaiah 5:20
17. What types of things were the people doing according to Isaiah 5:20?

18. What types of things were the people doing according to Isaiah 5:21?

19. What types of things were the people doing according to Isaiah 5:22-23?

20. What does God promise in Isaiah 5:24-25?

21.What application can you make of these “woes” to your own life? Do you see evidence of covetousness, desire for fleshly living and lack of desire for the things of God, carelessness about the things of God, inability to distinguish between good and evil, pride (being wise in your own eyes) or lack of a sense of justice in your life? Ask God to reveal this to you if it is an issue. If He does, confess your sin and turn from it. He is faithful and just to cleanse you from all unrighteousness.

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Isaiah Chapter 4

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , on October 15, 2018|

Read Isaiah Chapter 4
1. What is being described in Isaiah 4:1?

2. Who is being describe in v. 2? What will be the result?

Note: “Branch of the Lord” is a messianic title for Jesus Christ who came as a “shoot” from the seeming dead stump of David’s dynasty (citations omitted).
-Be Comforted: Isaiah, by W.Wiersbe

3. Copy Isaiah 11:1-2. What additional information do you learn of the Branch?

4. Copy Jeremiah 23:5-6. What additional information do you learn of the Branch?

5. Read Zechariah 3:8-10. What additional information do you learn of the Branch?

6. What is being described in Isaiah 4:3-6?

7. What similarities to Isaiah 4:3-6 do you see in the following verses?
□ Malachi 3:2-3
□ Zechariah 8:8
□ Zechariah 13:9

8. Read Exodus 13:21-22. How does it compare to the final verses of Isaiah chapter 4?

17. What do you learn from the following verses?
□ Psalm 9:9
□ Psalm 28:8
□ Psalm 59:9; 16
□ Psalm 61:3

Notes: The prophecy of Zion’s restoration has three parts: (1) the Branch of the Lord will be glorious (v. 2); (2) the remnant will be sanctified (vv. 3, 4); (3) the Lord will provide a protective covering over Mount Zion (vv. 5, 6). Nelson Study Bible

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Isaiah Chapter 3

Posted in Isaiah, tagged on October 12, 2018|

Read Isaiah Chapter 3
1. In Isaiah 3:1-3, what does God say He will take from Jerusalem and Judah?

2. What does God promise to give them in Isaiah 3:4? What does God promise will be the result in Isaiah 3:5-7?

3. What reason is given by God in Isaiah 3:8-9 for the bad things that are happening to Jerusalem and Judah in the opening verses of the chapter?

4. What does God say to tell the righteous (verse 10)? The wicked? (verse 11)

5. Who is to blame for the situation according Isaiah 3:12?

6. What will God do according to Isaiah 3:13-15?

7. What judgment is promised to the daughters of Zion in Isaiah 3:16-24? Why?

8: What do the following verses teach?
□ Proverbs 31:30

□ 1 Timothy 2:9-10

□ 1 Peter 3:3-6

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Isaiah – Chapter 2 (Part 2)

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , on October 1, 2018|

This study picks up where Isaiah chapter 2 (part 1) left off.

Read Isaiah Chapter 2

1. What does God say He will judge in verses 12-16?

2. What will be the results of the day of the LORD according to verses 17-21?

The day of the Lord is in contrast to the day of man, which is this present evil age when God is permitting men to take their own way, try out their own plans, and be independent of His authority. In the coming day of the Lord, high and low, rich and poor, learned and ignorant, all alike will be “brought low” before the God they have defied or forgotten.
–Isaiah, by H.A. Ironside

3. Copy Isaiah 2:22. What is being said in this verses?

4. What do you learn from these verses?
□ Proverbs 23:17-18

□ Proverbs 24:1-2

5. What is being described in Isaiah 2:19-21?

6. Read Revelation 19:11-16. How does that passage relate to these final verses in Isaiah 2?

7. What application to your own life can you make from Chapter 2 of Isaiah? What prophecies are given that have not yet been fulfilled?

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Isaiah – Chapter 2 (Part 1)

Posted in Isaiah, Uncategorized, tagged , on September 28, 2018|

In Isaiah 2:1 to 4:6, Isaiah gives his second message. He speaks of the temple of the Lord (Isaiah 2:1-5), the Day of the Lord (Isaiah 2:6-3:26), and the Branch of the Lord (Isaiah 4:2-6)

Read Isaiah Chapter 2
1. What is the word concerning according to Isaiah 2:1?

2. What time frame is given for the events described in Isaiah 2:2-4?

3. What is being foretold in verses 2 to 4?

4. Where (in what city) will the house of the Lord be established? What further information are you given about it in the opening verses?

According to Warren Wiersbe, Isaiah the prophet ‘looked ahead to the time when God’s righteous kingdom would be established and the temple would become the center for the worldwide worship of the Lord. In Isaiah’s day, the Jews were adopting the false gods of the Gentiles; but the day would come when the Gentiles would abandon their idols and worship the true God of Israel. The nations would also lay down their weapons and stop warring. These promises must not be “spiritualized” and applied to the church, for they describe a literal kingdom of righteousness and peace. The Jewish temple will be rebuilt, and the Word of God will go forth from Jerusalem to govern the nations of the world.’
–Be Comforted: Isaiah, Warren W. Weirsbe

5. What are the 3 results listed from the arrival of the Judge and His judging between nations in Isaiah 2:4?

6. Read Micah 4:1-4. What do you notice about these verses and the verses from Isaiah 2:2-4?

7. What reasons are given for God having forsaken His people, the house of Jacob in verse 6?

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Verses 8-9?

8. What is described in verses 10 to 11?

9. What do the following verses teach?
□ 2 Samuel 22:28

□ 2 Chronicles 7:14

□ Psalm 101:5

□ Proverbs 16:18

□ 2 Timothy 3:1-5

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Isaiah – Chapter 1 (Part 2)

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , on September 26, 2018|

This post continues from where our last post on Isaiah chapter 1 left off.

Read Isaiah chapter 1

1. In verses 18 to 20, what is God asking in these verses? Promising?

2. What do you learn from the following verses?
□ Psalm 51:7

□ Hebrews 9:14

□ 1 John 1:7

□ Revelation 1:5

□ Revelation 7:14

3. What city is being described in verses 21 to 23? What is said of her?

4. What promises does God make in verses 24 to 31? Why?

5. Review Isaiah Chapter 1. There is much to consider in this chapter. What can you take and apply to your own life? What promises to you find for yourself? What commands apply to you? What exhortation is meant for you?

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Isaiah – Chapter 1 (Part 1)

Posted in Isaiah, tagged on September 24, 2018|

Unlike Jeremiah and Ezekiel, the Prophet Isaiah did not begin his book with an account of his call to ministry. This he gives in chapter 6. Instead, he started with a probing examination of Judah’s present situation and gave a passionate plea for God’s people to return to the Lord.
–Be Comforted: Isaiah, by Warren W. Weirsbe

Read Isaiah Chapter 1
1. Whose vision is being laid out in this chapter? What was the vision concerning?

2. In verses 2 to 3, of whom is Isaiah speaking? What does he say of them?

3. In verse 4, how does he describe the nation of Israel? Why?

4. How is Israel described in verses 5 to 6?

5. What is the picture that is painted of the land in verses 7 to 8?

6. What do you learn about the LORD of hosts in verse 9? Why is this important?

7. Review Leviticus chapters 1 through 7. What is described in these chapters? Provide an overview or summary of the contents. What is the significance of these chapters?

8. What does God say of their sacrifices in verse 10 to 15? What is their problem?

9. What do the following verses teach?
□ Deuteronomy 6:6, 17

□ Deuteronomy 10:12

□ Deuteronomy 30:10

□ Psalm 24:3-4

□ Psalm 119:34

10. In verses 16 to 17, God suggests a remedy. List the things He tells them to do. What do you notice?

11. What do you learn from the following verses?
□ Psalm 34:14

□ Jeremiah 22:3

□ Micah 6:8

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