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Isaiah Chapter 48

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , , on September 17, 2019|

Read Isaiah 48
1. Who is Isaiah speaking to in Isaiah 48:1? What do you learn of them from the verse?

2. What does God declare that He did in Isaiah 48:3-5? Why does He say that He did this?

3. What does God declare that He knew about Israel in Isaiah 48:8?

4. Why does God say He will put off His anger towards Israel?

5. What does God say of Israel in Isaiah 48:10

6. What is the reason that God gives for what He has done in Isaiah 48:11?

7. Copy Isaiah 48:12. Mediate on this. What do you see?

8. What do you learn from the following verses?
□ Isaiah 41:4

□ Isaiah 44:6

□ Revelation 1:17

□ Revelation 22:13

9. What does God say that He did in Isaiah 48:13?

10. What does God say in Isaiah 48: 14-16 of those who declare the things in the verses before?

11. Who is speaking is Isaiah 48:16?

12. What do you learn about God from Isaiah 48:17-19?

13. What is God saying to Israel, those in captivity, in Isaiah 48:20-21?

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Isaiah Chapter 47

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , , on September 14, 2019|

Read Isaiah 47
1. What is God saying will become of Babylon in Isaiah 47:1-15? Give specific examples from the text.

2. What reasons does God give for the judgment against Babylon?

3. Copy Isaiah 47:4 here. Mediate on this. What do you see?

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Isaiah Chapter 46

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , on September 12, 2019| 1 Comment »

Read Isaiah Chapter 46
1. What historical event is Isaiah report in Isaiah 46:1-2?

2. Who is Bel? Nebo?

3. What great promise does God make through Isaiah in Isaiah 46:3-4? How does that encourage you?

4. What comparison is made between the gods of the Babylonians and Jehovah in these opening verses of Chapter 46?

5. What is God saying about idols and those who worship them in Isaiah 46:5-7?

6. What is God saying of Himself in contrast to the idols in Isaiah 46:8-11?

7. What do you learn from Isaiah 46:12-13?

8. What do you learn about Zion from the following verses?
□ Psalm 9:11

□ Psalm 48:2

□ Psalm 50:2

□ Psalm 87:2

9. How does it affect a place (the way it looks, the way it feels, the people living there, etc.) when God has put Himself there?

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Isaiah Chapter 45

Posted in Isaiah, Uncategorized, tagged , on September 10, 2019|

Read Isaiah Chapter 45
1. What do you learn about Cyrus from the following verses?
□ 2 Chronicles 36:22-23

□ Ezra 1:1-11

□ Ezra 4:1-5

2. What do you learn of Cyrus from Isaiah 45:1? What is significant about this verse?

3. What does God promise in Isaiah 45:2? Why is this going to be important?

4. What does God promise in Isaiah 45:3? Why do you think He makes this promise?

5. Has God ever given you the treasures of darkness, the hidden riches of secret places? Explain.

6. How will God call us according to Isaiah 45:3 and 4?

7. What do you learn from Isaiah 45:4 about those who do not know God?

8. What does God say about Himself in Isaiah 45:5? About those who haven’t known Him?

9. What reason does God give for his promise in Isaiah 45:6?

10. Copy Isaiah 45:7 here. Meditate on this verse. What do you see? How does this apply to your life? What does this teach you about God’s sovereignty?

11. What do you learn from these verses?
□ Jeremiah 32:27

□ John 1:1-4

□ Romans 9:5

□ Colossians 1:15-20

□ 1 Timothy 6:14-16

12. What do you learn about God from Isaiah 45:8?

13. What does God warn against in Isaiah 45:9-10?

14. What do you learn about God from Isaiah 45:11-13?

15. What promise does God give to Israel in Isaiah 45:14-17?

16. What declarations about Himself does God make in Isaiah 45:18-19?

17. What does God say of those who worship idols in Isaiah 45:20?

18. How can you use this passage to soften your heart to pray for those lost in idolatrous religion today? Pray for those you may know or even strangers who are caught in idolatry and the worship of false gods.

19. What does God say of Himself in Isaiah 45:21? How does this bring comfort to the believer?

20. Copy Isaiah 45:22 here. Meditate on it. What do you see?

21. Pray for the nations who do not know God – that they would look to Him and be saved.

22. What do you learn from the following verses?
□ John 3:16, 36

□ John 6:47

□ 1 John 5:10

□ Acts 16:31

□ Romans 10:9-10

23. What does God promise in Isaiah 45:23-25? How does that encourage you?

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Isaiah Chapter 44

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , , , on September 7, 2019|

Read Isaiah chapter 44
1. What does God promise in Isaiah 44:1-5?

2. What does God say of Himself in Isaiah 44:6-8?

3. Why are these characteristics or descriptions of God important to you as a believer/child of God?

4. What does Isaiah say about idols and those who form them in Isaiah 44:9-20?

5. What additional insight to you gain from Psalm 115?

6. What does God promise in Isaiah 44:21-22?

7. What is the appropriate response to this according to Isaiah 44:23?

8. What does God say of Himself in Isaiah 44:24-28?

9. What do you learn from the following verses?
□ Psalm 8:3

□ Psalm 19:1-6

□ Psalm 104:2

□ Romans 1:20

10. Who is Cyrus that is mentioned in Isaiah 44:28? (Hint Ezra 1)

11. What does this chapter have to say about your life with God today?

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Head waters of the Jordan, Dan

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Isaiah Chapter 43

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , , on September 5, 2019|

Read Isaiah Chapter 43
1. What series of great promises is found in Isaiah 43:1-3? Copy the verses that speak most to you.

2. What does God say of Israel in Isaiah 43:4?

3. What does God promise in Isaiah 43:5-7?

4. What does God say of Himself in Isaiah 43:10-13?

5. Copy Isaiah 43:13 here. Meditate on it and record your thoughts.

6. Who does God say He is in Isaiah 43:15?

7. What does God command and promise in Isaiah 43:18-19?

8. What does God say of Israel in Isaiah 43:22-24?

9. What does God say about the sins of the people in Isaiah 43:25?

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Flora – Israel

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Isaiah Chapter 42- The Servant of the Lord

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , , , on September 3, 2019|

Read Isaiah chapter 42
1. What things does God say of His Servant (Jesus) in Isaiah 42:1-7?

2. Copy Isaiah 42:8-9 here. Meditate on these two verses. What do you see?

3. What exhortation is given in Isaiah 42:10-13?

4. What does God promise to the blind in Isaiah 42:16?

5. What does God say of the idols (gods) that the people have been worshiping and the people worshiping the idols in Isaiah 42:17-20?

6. What does God say of Israel in Isaiah 42:23-25?

 

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Isaiah Chapter 41 – Jacob whom I’ve chosen

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , , on August 31, 2019|

Read Isaiah Chapter 41
1. What things does God say He has done in Isaiah 41:2-4?

2. What does God say about Israel in Isaiah 41:8-9?

3. What promise does He make to them in Isaiah 40:10? Copy the verse here and meditate on it. What do see?

4. What does God promise in Isaiah 41:11-13?

5. What do the following verses teach about fear?
Deuteronomy 31:6

Exodus 20:20

Psalm 23:4

Psalm 27:1

Romans 8:15

2 Timothy 1:7

1 John 4:18

6. What promises does God make to Jacob (Israel) in Isaiah 41:14-16?

7. What does God say of the poor and needy in Isaiah 41:17-20? What is the reason that He gives for what He will do?

8. What is God asking in Isaiah 41:21-24?

9. Compare Isaiah 41:21-24 to Isaiah 1:18-20? Job 38–41? What do you see? What is the point that God is making in these passages of scripture?

10. Who is being described in Isaiah 41:25-29? How do you know?

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Isaiah Chapter 40

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , , , on August 29, 2019|

Read Isaiah Chapter 40
1. How does God comfort His people in verses 1 to 2 of Chapter 40?

Read Matthew chapter 3
2. How does this passage connect to Isaiah 40:3? What stands out to you?

Read Mark 1:1-8
3. How does this passage connect to Isaiah 40:3? What stands out to you?

Read Luke chapter 3
4. How does this passage connect to Isaiah 40:3? What stands out to you?

Read John 1:19-28
5. How does this passage connect to Isaiah 40:3? What stands out to you?

6. Why do you think this prophecy is mentioned in all 4 gospels?

7. What is going to happen in this time according to Isaiah 40:4?

8. What do the following verses teach?
□ Isaiah 45:1

□ Psalm 107:15-16

9. What is going to be revealed according to Isaiah 40:5? Why?

10. What is being said of man in Isaiah 40:6-8? How is that contrasted to the Word of God?

11. What do you learn from the following verses about the Word of God?
□ Psalm 105:8

□ Psalm 119:89, 160

□ Psalm 1 Peter 1:23, 25

12. What are the good tidings that God has for Jerusalem in Isaiah 40:9-11

13. What do you learn from the following verses?
□ Ezekiel 34:23

□ Ezekiel 37:24

□ Micah 5:4

□ John 10:11, 14

□ Hebrews 13:20

□ 1 Peter 2:25

□ Revelation 7:17

14. What point is the author making about God in Isaiah 40:12-26? What are some of the things that impress you from this passage?

15. In a very well-known passage Isaiah 40:28-31, Isaiah paints a wonderful picture of our God. Can you picture your self in that passage? Who are you? The one with no strength? The weak? How did God fulfill this promise to you?

16. What does Isaiah 31 say about those who wait on God?

17. What do you learn from the following verses?
□ Psalm 27:14

□ Psalm 37:7, 9

□ Lamentations 3:25-26

18. What application can you make to your own life from this encouraging chapter of Isaiah?

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Isaiah Chapter 39

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , on August 27, 2019|

Read Isaiah Chapter 39
1. What do you learn from Isaiah 39:1?

2. What does Hezekiah do with the visitors from Babylon?

3. What does Isaiah say to Hezekiah? Why?

4. What does God say to Hezekiah through Isaiah in Isaiah 39:5-7?

5. How does Hezekiah respond?

6. What application or take away do you find in Isaiah chapter 39?

7. How would you describe Hezekiah’s spiritual life/relationship with God? How do you compare to him?

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