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ISAIAH STUDY Fall Semester Study 9/2 - 9/8 Isaiah 1 - 5 9/9 - 9/15 Isaiah 6 - 10 9/16 - 9/22 Isaiah 11 - 15 9/23 - 9/29 Isaiah 16 - 20 9/30 - 10/6 Isaiah 21 - 25 10/7 - 10/13 Isaiah 26 – 30 10/14 - 10/20 Isaiah 31 - 35 10/21 - 10/27 Isaiah 36 - 40 10/28 - 11/3 Isaiah 41 – 45 11/4 - 11/10 Isaiah 46 – 50 11/11 - 11/17 Isaiah 51 – 55 11/18 - 11/24 Isaiah 56 - 60 11/25 - 12/1 Isaiah 61 – 66 Week 1! • What shocked God about the people of Israel? What was His solutions for these people to turn back to him? • How did God call out Israel? What did he say was coming? • What did God say He was going to remove from Jerusalem? Why was He going to do this? • What will come after the judgement of Jerusalem? What will it be filled with? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of God? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of people? • What are we doing that God might look down and just shake his head at us for? What can we do to please God? Week 2! • What does God do to Isaiah? What does he call him to do? What’s his overall mission in Jerusalem? • What does God mean by the holy seed in the stump? (Chapter 6, Verse 13) • What does Isaiah tell Ahaz? What does he say will come? • Who is Immanuel? What will this new Kingdom do? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of God? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of people? • God kept his promise with David, have you been doubting God’s promises lately? Week 3! • How does Isaiah describe the coming king? Who is the “Holy seed”? (Refer back to Chapter 6) • Why did Babylon have to be destroyed? What caused the King to fall? • Why did Assyria need to be destroyed? • How was Israel supposed to respond to these nations falling? How did God lead them through this? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of God? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of people? Week 4! • Why did Damascus have to fall? • What was the judgement against the nations? How did people react? • What was the Lord’s message to Cush? How did they respond? • How was Egypt to be judged? How did this help Egypt know the Lord? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of God? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of people? Week 5! • When would judgement come against Babylon? • How will the Earth be judged? • Why was Isaiah not joyful and partying in Jerusalem when their enemies retreated? When is the right time to mourn? • What does the city look like in Chapter 24? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of God? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of people? • Why does Isaiah constantly say, “like the pain of a woman in labor”? Week 6! • What does this “new city” look like? • What happens to the “Old Jerusalem”? How does God pour judgement on the wicked? • What was the issue with Samaria in these chapters? What did they do? • What advice did God give to the people? • What is to happen to Jerusalem? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of God? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of people? • How often do we fail to follow God’s commands? Why does it take multiple times of doing something before we learn? (Chapter 30) Week 7! • Why did they trust the Egyptians (an enemy) before God? How was God going to react because of this? • What did Isaiah say would be the only things that could save them from God’s wrath now? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of God? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of people? • How are we like the Israelites? How are we not? Week 8! • What did the Assyrians want the people of Jerusalem to do? • What did Hezekiah pray for? • How was Hezekiah’s prayer answered? What happened? • What was Hezekiah’s big mistake? What happened to the palace? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of God? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of people? • How are we like or unlike Isaiah? How are we like or unlike Hezekiah? Week 9! • Why does God have to face a trial against the “other nation’s gods”? • What is God’s response to Israel’s accusation? What does God say Israel is? • How does God deliver and restore Israel (even though they were rebellious to begin with)? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of God? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of people? • How do we as humans keep our faith in God? What can we do to make sure we don’t doubt him in times of need? Week 10! • How does God describe the “gods of the other nations?” How does God show He is the one and only God? • What happened to Babylon? What did the Israelites have to do regarding Babylon? Why? • Who is God’s servant? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of God? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of people? Week 11! • How was this servant going to be treated? Why was he going to be treated like this? • What is the servant’s death supposed to represent? What would his death provide for the people? • What are the two ways that Isaiah tells us we can respond to the servant? Which way are we supposed to take? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of God? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of people? Week 12! • Who is invited to come pray? Does this invitation contain bias? How is God represented here? • How are the “wicked” people condemned? • What are some of the different contrasts between the wicked and the servants? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of God? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of people? • When was the last time you shared your faith? Can you think of someone with whom you could intentionally share your faith this week? Week 13! • How does God work with the people of Israel? What is He trying to accomplish? • What does Israel remember? What is their prayer? • What was the Lord’s response to Israel’s prayer? • What does God promise to create? What will it look like? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of God? • What do these chapters in Isaiah tell us about the nature and character of people? Notes: .