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Isaiah Chapter 38

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , , on August 24, 2019|

Read 2 Kings Chapter 20:1-11
1. What happens to Hezekiah in the opening verses of this chapter?

2. What does God promise in response to Hezekiah’s prayer?

3. What sign was done to confirm the word of the Lord?

Read Isaiah Chapter 38
4. What does Hezekiah remind God of in Isaiah 38:3?

5. How does God respond in Isaiah 38:5-6?

6. What sign does God promise?

7. What strikes you in Hezekiah’s prayer in Isaiah 38:10-20?

8. What did Isaiah tell them to do to Hezekiah in order for him to recover?

Read 2 Kings Chapter 20:12-21
9. Who comes to visit Hezekiah? Why?

10. at did Hezekiah show to the King of Babylon? What does Isaiah say about that?

11. What does Isaiah say will occur as a result of what Hezekiah did? When will it happen?

12. What do you learn from 2 Chronicles 32:31 about who was behind the visit of the King of Babylon (or his representatives) to Hezekiah?

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Isaiah Chapter 37

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , , , on August 22, 2019|

Read Isaiah Chapter 37
1. How does Hezekiah respond in Isaiah 37:1?

2. Who does he send to Isaiah? With what message?

3. What message does Isaiah have from God for Hezekiah?

4. What does Rabshakeh do in Isaiah 37:8-13? How does Hezekiah respond

5. What message from God does Isaiah send to Hezekiah?

6. What does Isaiah say about the remnant in Isaiah 37:31-32?

7 What happened to the Assyrians and Sennacherib according to Isaiah 37:36-38?

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Isaiah Chapter 36

Posted in Isaiah, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on August 20, 2019|

The next three chapters of Isaiah are about King Hezekiah. In order to better understand them, we are going to review what the books of the history (Kings and Chronicles) tell us about Hezekiah and his life.

Read 2 Kings Chapter 18
1. Who is the king of Judah at the beginning of this chapter?
2. How old was Hezekiah when he became king of Judah? How long did he reign? How is his reign described?

3. What do you learn of Hezekiah from 2 Kings 18:5-6?
4. What happened to Israel during the sixth year of Hezekiah, King of Judah? Why? (See verse 12)
5. What happened to Hezekiah and Judah in the 14th year of his reign? How does Hezekiah try to remedy the situation? What was the result?

Read 2 Chronicles 29
Some of what is covered is review of the above chapters in 2 Kings Chapter 18.
6. What did Hezekiah do in the first month of his reign? What did he tell the priests?
7. What does Hezekiah lay out as his plan in 2 Chronicles 29:10?
8. What do the priests do in 2 Chronicles 29:12-19?
9. How does King Hezekiah respond?

10. What are you told about Hezekiah and the people in 2 Chronicles 29:36?

Read 2 Chronicles 30
11. What does Hezekiah decide to do in this chapter?

12. What did the runners (couriers) tell the people when they announced the celebration of Passover in Jerusalem and the call for the people to come?
13. What did Hezekiah pray for the people according to 2 Chronicles 30:18-19? What was the Lord’s response?
14. What happened according to 2 Chronicles 30:23?

15. What do you learn from 2 Chronicles 30:26-27?

Read Isaiah Chapter 36
16. What is going on in the opening verses of Isaiah 36?

17. What does Rabshakeh try to do to those listening?
18. How did Hezekiah’s servants respond? Why? What did they do/tell Hezekiah?

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Isaiah Chapter 35

Posted in Isaiah, tagged on August 17, 2019|

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Read Isaiah Chapter 35
1. What appears to be happening in verses 1 to 2 on the earth?

2. What do you learn from Hebrews 8:19-22? How is this related to the opening verses of Isaiah 35?

3. What words of hope are given in Isaiah 35:3-4?

4. What similar encouragement is found in Hebrews 12:12? What application to your own life, ministry for God, can you make from these two passages?

5. What words of encouragement does Jesus offer to John the Baptist in Luke 7:18-23?

6. What promises are given in Isaiah 35:5-7?

7. What do you learn from the following verses?
□ Matthew 9:32-33

□ Matthew 12:22

□ Matthew 15:30

□ Matthew 21:14

□ John 9:6-7
8. What hope and/or encouragement do these verses give you as you look at the events of the world going on today?

7. Read and meditate on Isaiah 35:8-10. What things come to your mind? How does this encourage you?

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Isaiah Chapter 34

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

Read Isaiah Chapter 34

  1. Who is called to listen in Isaiah 34:1?
  2. What is being announced in Isaiah 34:2?
  3. What things will come to pass according to Isaiah 34:3-7?
  4. What is this “day” according to Isaiah 34:8?
  5. What will this place look like according to Isaiah 34:9-15? 
  6. Read Revelation 19:11-21. What similarities to the descriptions and events in Isaiah 34 do you see?
  7. Read Zechariah Chapter 14. What similarities do you see to Isaiah 34? Revelation 19?
  8. Read Revelation 17:14. Meditate on this. What do you learn? See? What questions do you have?
  9. What application can you make from these two chapters? How will you prepare for the coming day of the Lord?

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Isaiah Chapter 33

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , on July 26, 2019|

Read Isaiah Chapter 33; Read 2 Chronicles 32:1-23

  1. What do you learn of Sennacherib king of Assyria from 2 Chronicles 32:1, 9-19, 21?
  2. What do you learn of Hezekiah from 2 Chronicles 32:2-8, 20?
  3. What do you learn of God from 2 Chronicles 32:1-23?
  4. What do you learn about Isaiah from 20?
  5. How did God deliver Hezekiah and all of Jerusalem?
  6. Copy 2 Chronicles 32:7-8. Meditate on this passage. Record your thoughts and impressions. How does this apply to your life today? Tomorrow?
  7. What is the prayer of the people in Isaiah 33:2?
  8. What does Isaiah say of God in Isaiah 33:3–6?
  9. What judgment is spoken in Isaiah 33:7-9?
  10. What does God declare in Isaiah 33:10-13?
  11. What question is asked in Isaiah 33:14? What is the answer given in Isaiah 33:15?
  12. What does Isaiah go on to say of these people and how they will live in that time (when King Jesus is ruling in Jerusalem) in Isaiah 33:16-24?

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Isaiah Chapter 32 – The Future King

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

Read Isaiah Chapter 32

  1. What do you learn about the king described there? The princes?
  2. What do you learn about the man described in verse 2?
  3. What does the prophet say about those who see and hear (believers/followers of God)?
  4. What will happen to the rash? The tongue of the stammerer?
  5. What will be revealed about the foolish person according to Isaiah 32:5-6?
  6. What do the following verses teach about the fool?
  7. □ Psalm 14:1 □ Proverbs 11:29 □ Proverbs 26:10
  8. What does the prophet say about the schemer?
  9. What to the following verses teach about the schemer?
  10. □ Proverbs 24:8 □ Jeremiah 5:26-28
  11. What does the prophet say about the generous man?
  12. To whom is the prophecy directed in Isaiah 32:9-11?
  13. Review Isaiah 3:16-26 and consider what else Isaiah has said to the daughters of Zion.
  14. What prophecy is given in Isaiah 32:13-14?
  15. What promise is given in Isaiah 32:15?
  16. How does that promise compare to Psalm 104:30?
  17. What promise is given in Isaiah 32:16?
  18. What is the result of righteousness according to Isaiah 32:17?
  19. What do you learn about righteousness from the following verses?
  20. □ Proverbs 11:18 □ Hosea 10:12 □ Romans 14:17 □ Hebrews 12:11 □ James 3:18
  21. What prophecy is given in Isaiah 32:18-19?What can you take away from this chapter and apply to your life and/or walk with God today?

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Isaiah Chapter 31 – Look to God; not to Egypt

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , on July 2, 2019|

Read Isaiah Chapter 31

  1. Against whom is the “woe” spoken in Isaiah 31:1?
  2. What will become of them according to Isaiah 31:2-3?
  3. What promise is made in Isaiah 31:4-5?
  4. What exhortation does Isaiah give in Isaiah 31:6?
  5. What prophecy is given about idol worship in Isaiah 31:7
  6. What do the following verses teach about idols and idol worship?
    □ Psalm 106:36 □ Psalm 115:4-8 □ Psalm 135:15 □ Jeremiah 18:15
  7. What things can become idols to us today? How can we put those things before God?
  8. What prophecy is spoken against Assyria in Isaiah 31:8-9?
  9. What application can you make from these two chapters?

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Isaiah Chapter 29

Posted in Isaiah, tagged , on June 6, 2019|

Read Isaiah Chapter 29

  1. What in verse one tells us the identity of the city?
  2. What judgment does God say will be visited on the city by Him in verses 3- 6?
  3. What will happen to the foes of Ariel according to Isaiah 29:7-8?
  4. What does God say has happened to the people of God in Isaiah 29:9-10? Isaiah 29:11? Isaiah 29:12?
  5. What accusation does God make against the people in Isaiah 29:13?
  6. What do the following verses teach?
    □ Psalm 78:36-37 □ Isaiah 6:9 □ Jeremiah 5:21 □ Ezekiel 33:31 □ Matthew 13:14 □ Matthew 15:5-9 (Mark 7:6-7) □ John 12:40 □ Acts 28:23-26 □ Romans 11:8
  7. After reviewing the verses above, have you observed this type of attitude in society today? In the church? Explain.
  8. What does God say will happen as a result in Isaiah 29:14?
  9. The next woe begins in Isaiah 29:15. Against whom is the woe spoken?
  10. What do the following verses teach?
    □ Psalm 10:4-11 □ Psalm 94:3-10 □ Ezekiel 8:12
  11. What is Isaiah’s point in Isaiah 16?
  12. What do you learn from the following verses?
    □ Psalm 100:3 □ Isaiah 45:9 □ Jeremiah 18:1-6 □ Romans 9:19-21
  13. What things are foretold in Isaiah 29:17-19?
  14. What reasons are given in Isaiah 29:20-21?
  15. What prophecy is made in Isaiah 29:22-24?
  16. What application can you make to your own life from Isaiah chapter 29?

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Isaiah Chapter 28

Posted in Isaiah, tagged on June 4, 2019|

Read Isaiah Chapter 28

  1. What sin of the people is God addressing in Isaiah 28:1, 3 and 7-8?
  2. What do the following verses teach?
    □ Proverbs 20:1 □ Proverbs 23:20-21, 29-35 □ Hosea 4:11
  3. What judgment does God promise for them in Isaiah 28:2? Isaiah 28:3-5?
  4. What do you learn from Isaiah 28:5-6?
  5. Copy Isaiah 28:9-10. Meditate on this. What are your thoughts and impressions?
  6. What do you learn from Isaiah 28:12-13?
  7. Read Psalm 119. What benefits of the word of God (His statutes, His testimony, His law, His precepts, His commandments, etc.) do you find described there?
  8. What does God pronounce in Isaiah 28:14-15?
  9. What promise does God make in Isaiah 28:16? Isaiah 28:17?
  10. What character trait is given for the one who believes in Isaiah 28:16?
  11. What do you learn from the following verses?
    □ Psalm 118:22 □ Romans 9:33 □ Ephesians 2:20 □ 1 Peter 2:6-8
  12. What do you learn about those who do “not act hastily” in the following scriptures?
    □ Psalm 27:14 □ Psalm 37:9 □ Isaiah 30:18 □ Isaiah 40:31 □ Matthew 10:22 □ James 1:12
  13. What do you learn of God’s judgment in Isaiah 28:18-29?
  14. What can you take away from this chapter of Isaiah? What application can you make to your own life/walk with God?

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