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WorksheetsIsaiah chapter 1
Total questions: 4
Worksheet time: 16mins
Isaiah, chapter 1
1This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
2Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth,
for the LORD has spoken:
“I have raised children and brought them up,
but they have rebelled against Me.
3The ox knows its owner,
and the donkey its master’s manger,
but Israel does not know;
My people do not understand.”
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
Isaiah 1 continues:
4Alas, O sinful nation,
a people laden with iniquity,
a brood of evildoers,
children who act corruptly!
They have forsaken the LORD;
they have despised the Holy One of Israel
and turned their backs on Him.
5Why do you want more beatings?
Why do you keep rebelling?
Your head has a massive wound,
and your whole heart is afflicted.
6From the sole of your foot to the top of your head,
there is no soundness—
only wounds and welts and festering sores
neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.
7Your land is desolate;
your cities are burned with fire.
Foreigners devour your fields before you—
a desolation demolished by strangers.
8And the Daughter of Zion is abandoned
like a shelter in a vineyard,
like a shack in a cucumber field,
like a city besieged.
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
Isaiah 1 continues:
Meaningless Offerings
10Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom;
listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
11“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD.
“I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle;
I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.
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13Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me.
New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations— I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.
14I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts.
They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.
15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you;
even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.
16Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
17Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.
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?
Chapter 1 ends with these words:
18“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD.
“Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow;
though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
19If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.
20But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.”
For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
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
