Isaiah 13-39
Isaiah 13:1- 14:23: Prophecy Against Babylon
Ø What do you think about God’s declaration that he “is mustering an army for war”? How does this “fit” your picture (or doctrine) of God?
Ø What does “the day of the Lord” look like? Is there any application for us?
Ø In the midst of the Lord’s judgment, He declares He will have mercy of Jacob. Does Jacob deserve mercy? Why is he getting it?
Ø To whom does the term “morning star” refer? (vs. 14:12)
Isaiah 14:24-32: Prophecy Against Assyria and the Philistines
Ø Why was God upset with these two nations?
Ø What does this teach us about God’s wrath toward those who reject Him?
Isaiah 15:1-16:13: Prophecy Against Moab The Last Days
Ø What was Moab’s sin? (vs. 16:6)
Ø What does the phrase “in love a throne will be established” mean?
Isaiah 17:1-21:17: Prophecies Against Damascus, Cush, Egypt, Babylon, Edom and Arabia
Ø What do these prophecies tell us about how God will deal with the Gentile nations?
Ø What is one of the results of God’s wrath being poured out? (17:7)
Ø What is the end result of “forgetting God your Savior”?
Ø Does the rage of the nation's cause God to change His plans? Application for us?
Ø Why is there such a vivid description of what will happen to Egypt?
Ø Why does God offer the Egyptians a Savior and redemption? Application for today?
Isaiah 22: Prophecy Against Jerusalem
Ø Why was God upset with His city Jerusalem?
Ø Why does Isaiah say (v. 14) that this sin “will not be atoned for”? Is there any sin for which one cannot get forgiveness?
Ø Is there ever come a time when the Lord’s long-suffering and grace stop? Application for us?
Isaiah 23: Prophecy Against Tyre
Ø What was the sin of Tyre?
Ø What does this teach about God’s control over nature? Does God use natural phenomena to accomplish His purposes?
Ø What would be different about Tyre after her judgment? Application for today?
Isaiah 24: The Lord’s Devastation of the Earth
Ø Will anyone living escape the devastation of God’s wrath on the earth?
Ø Why is this earth cursed? What application does that have for us today?
Ø Is there any hope for restoration of the earth? What is its final outcome?
Isaiah 25:1-26:21: Praise to the Lord
Ø List the things for which Isaiah praises the Lord. What can we learn from this?
Ø Is Isaiah speaking of something that has already taken place or is future?
Ø What is the “strong city” to which Isaiah refers?
Ø Who is the only One in whom to place our trust and who never ceases to exist?
Isaiah 27: Deliverance of Israel
Ø Has the day of Israel’s deliverance taken place?
Ø What does this teach us about God’s love for His chosen ones? Application for us?
Isaiah 28: Prophecy Against Ephraim
Ø What is God’s complaint against Ephraim?
Ø To whom is Isaiah referring in 28:16?
Ø Is this a Messianic prophecy?
Isaiah 29:1-31:9: Woes
Ø Ariel is literally “alter of God,” and refers to Jerusalem.
Ø Why this “woe” against Jerusalem?
Ø Do verses 29:13-16 have any application for us today?
Ø Why the “woes” against the whole nation of Israel?
Ø Do verses 30:9-11 have any application for us today?
Ø In spite of all the rejection of the Lord, what is His greatest desire for His people?
Isaiah 32: The Kingdom of Righteousness
Ø Who is the King who will reign in righteousness?
Ø List the fruits of His reign.
Isaiah 33: Distress and Help
Ø What is the “solution” during times of distress for Israel? Application for us?
Ø What is the reward for those who seek the Lord?
Isaiah 34: More Judgments
Ø To whom is this prophecy directed?
Ø Why id God upset with the gentiles?
Ø Has the “day of vengeance” come yet?
Isaiah 35: The Joy of the Redeemed
Ø What will happen when the Lord comes in “vengeance and divine retribution”?
Ø What will happen in Zion after the Lord returns?
Isaiah 36:1-37:38: God Delivers Jerusalem
Ø Why did God intervene against Sennacherib?
Ø What does this tell us about prayer?
Ø What can we learn from Hezekiah’s prayer?
Isaiah 38: Hezekiah’s Illness
Ø Did Hezekiah’s prayer change God’s mind?
Ø Did God change Hezekiah’s heart? In what ways?
Isaiah 39: Envoys From Babylon
Ø Did Hezekiah do something wrong that caused Isaiah to prophecy about the overthrow by the Babylonians?
Ø What can we learn from Hezekiah’s indiscretion with the “foreigners”?
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