Isaiah chapter 1

During whose reigns did Isaiah see the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem?

• David, Solomon, and Rehoboam

• Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah

• Saul, David, and Solomon

• Hezekiah, Manasseh, and Amon

What analogy is used in Isaiah chapter 1, verse 2 to describe Israel?

• A child who rebels against its father

• A wandering traveler

• A blind man

What is the relationship between the ox and the donkey in the analogy used in Isaiah chapter 1, verse 3, and How does it relate to God and Israel?

• The ox and the donkey DO know their master, but God's people do not know Him!

• Both are lost

• Both are wise

Click on this graphic to see better Isaiah ministered mainly in the kingdom of Judah. Which prophets were contemporaries of Isaiah?

• Amos and Hosea

• Daniel and Joel

• Ezekiel and Jeremiah

• Malachi and Zechariah

Verse 6 likens Israel to someone who is wounded, bleeding, with welts and festering sores. What is the main point of verse 6 (also see how it relates to verse 7)

• God does not want to have to keep disciplining Israel. He would much rather them be healthy spiritually. The problems in the land are because of problems in their hearts.

• There are a lot of people who have leprosy, and they are in need of healing

What is the purpose for referring to the people of Israel as the people of "Sodom" and "Gomorrah"

• Sodom and Gomorrah were cities that God destroyed for their wickedness way back in Abraham's day. God is not actually talking to Sodom, but is making a comparison, saying that the leaders of Israel are wicked, too, just like the wicked people of the past that He had to destroy

• the people of Sodom and Gomorrah were going to invade, so the people of Israel had to be ready!

Why doesn't God seem to want any more of their offerings, religious meetings, or prayers?

What does verse 18 mean?

• God is making an invitation: their sins can be forgiven, and their guilt can be washed pure, like white snow or white wool. Ultimately, this points to Christ's work on the Cross, but applied here through faith and repentance. God is not unreasonable, but gracious. But they must make a choice to turn to Him and repent in faith.

• God loves snow, It is his favorite weather.

• You'd better wear wool on a snowy day, or you might get cold.

What is the message of verse 17?

• If you obey, God will pour out blessing on you.

• Good food is God's top priority for us.

Blessings if they respond to God appropriately...but what will happen if they "resist and rebel?" (according to verse 20)

• they will face the sword (meaning invaders from outside will come against them as a form of discipline)

• they will continue to enjoy God's blessings anyway, because of grace