
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.” —Isaiah 26:3-4 (NIV)
Bible Engagement: Week 18, Divided Kingdom/Isaiah
Book of Isaiah
Author: the prophet Isaiah
Audience: people of the southern kingdom (Judah)
Genre:prophecy in the form of poetry
When: around 740-680 B.C.
Why: uncertain, but a theme is God as “the Holy One of Israel”
Tier 1: Isaiah 1; 6
Tier 2: Isaiah 1; 6
Tier 3: Isaiah 1-6
Tier 1 Questions
This week, we will begin looking at Isaiah’s prophecies. The first six chapters step back a little in our timeline to Uzziah, also known as Azariah, who we heard about in 2 Kings 14. The following days will catch up in our timeline and cover chapters that address events that happened later.
- Write down a few ways that Isaiah describes the state of the kingdom of Judah in chapter 1 and God’s feelings about it.
• What does God yearn for them to do instead? (see 1:16-18)
2. What do we learn about heaven and God from the vision in chapter 6?
• What was his response?
• Describe Isaiah’s interaction with the angel and God.
Tiers 2-3 Questions
This week, we will begin looking at Isaiah’s prophecies. The first six chapters step back a little in our timeline to Uzziah, also known as Azariah, who we heard about in 2 Kings 14. The following days will catch up in our timeline and cover chapters that address events that happened later.
- Write down a few ways that Isaiah describes the state of the kingdom of Judah in chapter 1 and God’s feelings about it.
• What does God yearn for them to do instead? (see 1:16-18)
2. What do we learn about heaven and God from the vision in chapter 6?
• What was his response?
• Describe Isaiah’s interaction with the angel and God.
Application
- Respond to God’s holiness and call for you to walk as one sent by Him today.