ASSYRIAN EMPIRE TIGLATH-PILESER ( BC)? SHALMANESER ( BC)? SAMARIA DESTROYED - ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? SENNACHERIB ( BC)?

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1 ISAIAH CHAPTER TWO

2 ASSYRIAN EMPIRE TIGLATH-PILESER ( BC)? SHALMANESER ( BC)? SAMARIA DESTROYED - ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? SENNACHERIB ( BC)? NINEVEH DESTROYED (606BC)? BABYLONIAN EMPIRE NEBUCHADNEZZAR ( BC)? TEMPLE DESTROYED - JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)? BELSHAZZAR ( BC)? MEDO-PERSIAN EMPIRE CYRUS ( BC)? BABYLON DESTROYED (536BC)? ZERUBBABEL REBUILDS THE TEMPLE ( BC)? DARIUS ( BC)? AHASUERUS ( BC)? ARTAXERXES ( BC)? NEHEMIAH REBUILDS WALLS OF JERUSALEM (444BC)?

3 PROPHET - DATE JONAH ( BC)? AMOS ( BC)? JOEL (770BC)? MICAH ( BC)? HOSEA ( BC)? ISAIAH ( BC)? NAHUM ( BC)? ZEPHANIAH ( BC)? HABAKKUK (627BC)? JEREMIAH ( BC)? OBADIAH (605BC)? DANIEL ( BC)? EZEKIEL ( BC)? MALACHI ( BC)? HAGGAI ( BC)? ZECHARIAH ( BC)? KING / EVENT - DATE TIGLATH-PILESER ( BC)? SHALMANESER ( BC)? ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? NEBUCHADNEZZAR ( BC)? BELSHAZZAR ( BC)? JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)? CYRUS ( BC)? BABYLON DESTROYED (536BC)? DARIUS ( BC)?

4 OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER TWO MESSIAH S KINGDOM & THE GENTILE CONVERTS V. 1-5 WICKEDNESS & IDOLATRY OF THE JEWS V. 6-9 WICKED WILL HIDE FROM THE LORD S JUDGMENT V IDOLATRY DESTROYED & KINGDOM ESTABLISHED V DO NOT TRUST IN MAN V. 22

5 READ: ISAIAH 2:1-4 1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD S house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it. 3 Many people shall come and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths. "For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. 4 He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore.

6 READ: MICAH 4:1-3 1 It shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD S house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills. And peoples shall flow to it. 2 Many nations shall come and say, Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways and we shall walk in His paths. For out of Zion the law shall go forth and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. 3 He shall judge between many peoples and rebuke strong nations afar off. They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore. NKJV

7 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:1-2 1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 Now It shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD S house Shall be established on the top of the mountains And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it. WHO DOES THIS PROPHECY CONCERN? JUDAH? & JERUSALEM? WHAT ARE THE LATTER DAYS? LAST DAYS? WHAT WILL THE LORD ESTABLISH? WHERE? WHAT NATIONS WILL COME TO IT?

8 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:1-2 2 Now It shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD S house Shall be established on the top of the mountains And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it. WHAT ARE THESE LATTER DAYS? LAST DAYS? READ: ACTS 2: This is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 17 It shall come to pass in the last days says God that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy. Your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams. NKJV (JOEL 2:28) READ: HEBREWS 1:1-2 1 God who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 Has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things through whom also He made the worlds. NKJV

9 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:1-2 2 Now It shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD S house Shall be established on the top of the mountains And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THESE LATTER DAYS? READ: ISAIAH 65:9 9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob and from Judah an heir of My mountains. My elect shall inherit it and My servants shall dwell there. NKJV READ: JEREMIAH 31:23 23 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: They shall again use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities when I bring back their captivity. The LORD bless you O home of justice and mountain of holiness! NKJV READ: MICAH 4:7 7 I will make the lame a remnant and the outcast a strong nation. The LORD will reign over them in Mount Zion from now on even forever. NKJV

10 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:1-2 2 Now It shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD S house Shall be established on the top of the mountains And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THESE LATTER DAYS? READ: ZECHARIAH 14:16 16 It shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. NKJV READ: JOEL 3:17 17 You shall know that I am the LORD your God Dwelling in Zion My holy mountain. Jerusalem shall be holy and no aliens shall ever pass through her again. NKJV

11 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:3-4 3 Many people shall come and say: Come, Let us go up to the mountain of the LORD To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, and we shall walk in His paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. 4 He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore. WHAT WILL THE PEOPLE SAY? WHAT WILL THE LORD TEACH THEM? WHAT SHALL GO FORTH FROM MOUNT ZION? HOW WILL THE LORD JUDGE AND REBUKE ALL NATIONS? WHAT WILL BE THE RESULT OF THIS?

12 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:3-4 3 Many people shall come and say: Come, Let us go up to the mountain of the LORD To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, and we shall walk in His paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. WHAT WILL THE PEOPLE SAY? WHAT WILL THE LORD TEACH THEM? HOW SHALL THEY WALK? READ: JEREMIAH 3: At that time Jerusalem shall be called the Throne of the LORD. All the nations shall be gathered to it to the name of the LORD to Jerusalem. No more shall they follow the dictates of their evil hearts. 18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel. They shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given as an inheritance to your fathers. NKJV

13 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:3-4 3 Many people shall come and say: Come, Let us go up to the mountain of the LORD To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, and we shall walk in His paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. WHAT SHALL GO FORTH FROM MOUNT ZION? WHAT LAW WILL GO FORTH FROM ZION? NEW LAW? NEW COVENANT? WHY? READ: JEREMIAH 31: Behold the days are coming says the LORD when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah 32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt My covenant which they broke though I was a husband to them says the LORD. 33 This is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days says the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God and they shall be My people. NKJV

14 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:3-4 3 Many people shall come and say: Come, Let us go up to the mountain of the LORD To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, and we shall walk in His paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. WHY A NEW COVENANT? READ: HEBREWS 8:12 8 Finding fault with them He says: Behold, the days are coming says the LORD when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. 9 NOT according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt. BECAUSE they did not continue in My covenant and I disregarded them says the LORD. 10 This is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days says the LORD: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts. I will be their God and they shall be My people.

15 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:3-4 3 Many people shall come and say: Come, Let us go up to the mountain of the LORD To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, and we shall walk in His paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. WHY A NEW COVENANT? READ: HEBREW 10: This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days says the LORD: I will put My laws into their hearts and in their minds I will write them. 17 Then He adds Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more. NKJV

16 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:3-4 4 He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore. HOW WILL THE LORD JUDGE AND REBUKE ALL NATIONS? READ: PSALMS 46:9 9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two. He burns the chariot in the fire. READ: ZECHARIAH 9:10 10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem. The battle bow shall be cut off. He shall speak peace to the nations. His dominion shall be from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth. NKJV

17 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:3-4 4 He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore. WHY WILL THE LORD JUDGE AND REBUKE ALL NATIONS? READ: JOEL 3:1-2 1 Behold in those days and at that time when I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem 2 I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. I will enter into judgment with them there on account of My people My heritage Israel whom they have scattered among the nations. They have also divided up My land. NKJV

18 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:3-4 4 He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore. WHAT WILL BE THE RESULT OF THIS? READ: MICAH 4:4 4 Everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree and no one shall make them afraid. For the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken. NKJV

19 READ: ISAIAH 2:5-7 5 O house of Jacob, come and let us walk In the light of the LORD. 6 For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with eastern ways; They are soothsayers like the Philistines, And they are pleased with the children of foreigners. 7 Their land is also full of silver and gold, And there is no end to their treasures; Their land is also full of horses, And there is no end to their chariots.

20 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:5-7 5 O house of Jacob, come and let us walk in the light of the LORD. 6 For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with eastern ways; They are soothsayers like the Philistines, And they are pleased with the children of foreigners. 7 Their land is also full of silver and gold, And there is no end to their treasures; Their land is also full of horses, And there is no end to their chariots. WHO IS THE LORD SPEAKING TO? WHAT DOES THE LORD WANT THEM TO DO? WHY HAS THE LORD FORSAKEN HIS PEOPLE? WHAT WERE THESE EASTERN WAYS? WHAT HAD THEY DONE? DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS?

21 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:5-7 5 O house of Jacob, come and let us walk in the light of the LORD. WHAT DOES THE LORD WANT THEM TO DO? HOW DOES ONE WALK IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORD? READ: ROMANS 6:3-4 4 We were buried with Him through baptism into death that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father even so we also should walk in newness of life. NKJV READ: ROMANS 8:1 1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. NKJV READ: ROMANS 13:12 12 The night is far spent; the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armor of light.

22 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:5-7 5 O house of Jacob, come and let us walk in the light of the LORD. HOW DOES ONE WALK IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORD? READ: EPHESIANS 5:8 8 You were once darkness but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. NKJV READ: 1 THESSALONIANS 5:8 8 Let us who are of the day be sober putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet the hope of salvation. NKJV 1 JOHN 1:7 7 If we walk in the light as He is in the light we have fellowship with one another. And the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. NKJV

23 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:5-7 6 For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with eastern ways; They are soothsayers like the Philistines, And they are pleased with the children of foreigners. WHY HAS THE LORD FORSAKEN HIS PEOPLE? WHAT WERE THESE EASTERN WAYS? WHO WERE THESE PEOPLE? READ: EZRA 9:1 1 When these things were done the leaders came to me saying The people of Israel, the Priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands with respect to the abominations of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. NKJV

24 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:5-7 6 For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with eastern ways; They are soothsayers like the Philistines, And they are pleased with the children of foreigners. DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS? READ: EXODUS 23: I will set your bounds from the Red Sea to the sea, Philistia, and from the desert to the River. I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand and you shall drive them out before you. 32 You shall make no covenant with them nor with their gods. 33 They shall not dwell in your land lest they make you sin against Me. If you serve their gods it will surely be a snare to you.

25 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:5-7 6 For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with eastern ways; They are soothsayers like the Philistines, And they are pleased with the children of foreigners. DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS? READ: EXODUS 34: Take heed to yourself Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going Lest it be a snare in your midst. 13 You shall destroy their altars break their sacred pillars and cut down their wooden images 14 For you shall worship no other god. For the LORD whose name is Jealous is a jealous God 15 Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land and they play the harlot with their gods and make sacrifice to their gods and one of them invites you and you eat of his sacrifice NKJV

26 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:5-7 6 For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with eastern ways; They are soothsayers like the Philistines, And they are pleased with the children of foreigners. DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS? READ: DEUTERONOMY 18: There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire or one who practices witchcraft or a soothsayer or one who interprets omens or a sorcerer 11 Or one who conjures spells or a medium or a spiritist or one who calls up the dead. 12 For all who do these things are an abomination to the LORD And because of these abominations the LORD your God drives them out from before you. 13 You shall be blameless before the LORD your God. 14 For these nations which you will dispossess listened to soothsayers and diviners. But as for you the LORD your God has not appointed such for you. NKJV

27 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:5-7 6 For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with eastern ways; They are soothsayers like the Philistines, And they are pleased with the children of foreigners. WHAT HAD THEY DONE? WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR CHILDREN? WHY? DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS? READ: LEVITICUS 19:26 26 You shall not eat anything with the blood nor shall you practice divination or soothsaying. NKJV

28 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:5-7 6 For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with eastern ways; They are soothsayers like the Philistines, And they are pleased with the children of foreigners. WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR CHILDREN? WHY? READ: EXODUS 34: You shall destroy their altars break their sacred pillars and cut down their wooden images 14 For you shall worship no other god. For the LORD whose name is Jealous is a jealous God 15 Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land And they play the harlot with their gods and make sacrifice to their gods. And one of them invites you and you eat of his sacrifice 16 And you take of his daughters for your sons. And his daughters play the harlot with their gods and make your sons play the harlot with their gods. NKJV

29 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:5-7 6 For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with eastern ways; They are soothsayers like the Philistines, And they are pleased with the children of foreigners. WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR CHILDREN? WHY? DEUTERONOMY 7:2-4 2 When the LORD your God delivers them over to you you shall conquer them and utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them nor show mercy to them. 3 Nor shall you make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to their son nor take their daughter for your son. 4 For they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. So the anger of the LORD will be aroused against you and destroy you suddenly. NKJV

30 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:5-7 6 For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with eastern ways; They are soothsayers like the Philistines, And they are pleased with the children of foreigners. WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR CHILDREN? WHY? READ: NEHEMIAH 13: In those days I also saw Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. 24 Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod and could not speak the language of Judah but spoke according to the language of one or the other people. NKJV READ: HOSEA 5:7 7 They have dealt treacherously with the LORD. They have begotten pagan children. Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage. NKJV

31 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:5-7 7 Their land is also full of silver and gold, And there is no end to their treasures; Their land is also full of horses, And there is no end to their chariots. WHY WERE THEY CONTENTED? WHAT HAD THE LORD COMMANDED THEM ABOUT THIS? DEUTERONOMY 17: He shall not multiply horses for himself nor cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses. For the LORD has said to you You shall not return that way again. 17 Neither shall he multiply wives for himself Lest his heart turn away. Nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself. NKJV

32 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:5-7 7 Their land is also full of silver and gold, And there is no end to their treasures; Their land is also full of horses, And there is no end to their chariots. WHAT DID SOLOMON DO? READ: 1 KINGS 10: Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen. He had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem. 27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones and he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland. 28 Solomon had horses imported from Egypt and Keveh. The king's merchants bought them in Keveh at the current price. 29 A chariot that was imported from Egypt cost six hundred shekels of silver and a horse one hundred and fifty. Thus through their agents they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria. (2 CHRONICLES 1:15-17)

33 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:5-7 7 Their land is also full of silver and gold, And there is no end to their treasures; Their land is also full of horses, And there is no end to their chariots. WHAT DID HIRAM DO? READ: 2 CHRONICLES 8:18 18 Hiram sent him ships by the hand of his servants and servants who knew the sea. They went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir and acquired four hundred and fifty talents of gold from there and brought it to King Solomon. NKJV READ: 2 CHRONICLES 9:10 10 The servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir brought algum wood and precious stones. READ: 2 CHRONICLES 9:20 20 All King Solomon's drinking vessels were gold and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Not one was silver for this was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon. NKJV

34 READ: ISAIAH 2:8-9 8 Their land is also full of idols; They worship the work of their own hands, That which their own fingers have made. 9 People bow down, And each man humbles himself; Therefore do not forgive them.

35 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:8-9 8 Their land is also full of idols; They worship the work of their own hands, That which their own fingers have made. 9 People bow down, And each man humbles himself; Therefore do not forgive them. WHY WAS THEIR LAND FULL OF IDOLS? WHEN DID THEY BEGIN TO WORSHIP IDOLS? WHY WOULD THE LORD NOT FORGIVE THEM?

36 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:8-9 8 Their land is also full of idols; They worship the work of their own hands, That which their own fingers have made. 9 People bow down, And each man humbles himself; Therefore do not forgive them. HOW DID ABRAHAM S FAMILY WORSHIP? READ: JOSHUA 24:2 2 Joshua said to all the people Thus says the LORD God of Israel: Your fathers including Terah the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor dwelt on the other side of the River in old times and they served other gods. NKJV READ: GENESIS 31: Rachel had taken the household idols put them in the camel's saddle and sat on them. And Laban searched all about the tent but did not find them. 35 She said to her father Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise before you for the manner of women is with me. And he searched but did not find the household idols. NKJV

37 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:8-9 8 Their land is also full of idols; They worship the work of their own hands, That which their own fingers have made. 9 People bow down, And each man humbles himself; Therefore do not forgive them. WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND THEM? READ: EXODUS 20:4-6 4 You shall not make for yourself a carved image: any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I the LORD your God am a jealous God visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me. 6 But showing mercy to thousands to those who love Me and keep My commandments. NKJV

38 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:8-9 8 Their land is also full of idols; They worship the work of their own hands, That which their own fingers have made. WHAT DID AARON DO? WHY? READ: EXODUS 32:1-4 1 When the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain the people gathered together to Aaron and said to him Come make us gods that shall go before us. For as for this Moses the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt we do not know what has become of him. 2 Aaron said to them: Break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons and your daughters and bring them to me. 3 All the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. 4 He received the gold from their hand and he fashioned it with an engraving tool and made a molded calf. NKJV (DEUTERONOMY 9:6-29)

39 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:8-9 8 Their land is also full of idols; They worship the work of their own hands, That which their own fingers have made. WHY WAS THEIR LAND FULL OF IDOLS? READ: 1 KINGS 11:1-5 1 King Solomon loved many foreign women as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the Sidonians and the Hittites 2 From the nations of whom the LORD had said to the children of Israel You shall not intermarry with them nor they with you. For they will turn away your hearts after their gods; Solomon clung to these in love. 4 When Solomon was old his wives turned his heart after other gods. And his heart was not loyal to the LORD his God as was the heart of his father David. 5 Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. NKJV

40 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:8-9 8 Their land is also full of idols; They worship the work of their own hands, That which their own fingers have made. WERE ALL THE KINGS LIKE SOLOMON? READ: 2 KINGS 15:3-5 3 Azariah did what was right in the sight of the LORD according to all that his father Amaziah had done. 4 Except that the high places were not removed. The people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. NKJV 2 KINGS 15: Jotham did what was right in the sight of the LORD. He did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. 35 However the high places were not removed. The people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. He built the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD. NKJV

41 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:8-9 8 Their land is also full of idols; They worship the work of their own hands, That which their own fingers have made. WERE ALL THE KINGS LIKE SOLOMON? READ: 2 CHRONICLES 33: Manasseh took away the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the LORD and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD and in Jerusalem. And he cast them out of the city. 16 He also repaired the altar of the LORD sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel. 17 Nevertheless the people still sacrificed on the high places, but only to the LORD their God. NKJV

42 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:8-9 8 Their land is also full of idols; They worship the work of their own hands, That which their own fingers have made. WHY WERE THERE SO MANY IDOLS? READ: JEREMIAH 11:13 13 According to the number of your cities were your gods O Judah. According to the number of the streets of Jerusalem you have set up altars to that shameful thing altars to burn incense to Baal. NKJV READ: HOSEA 8:4 4 They set up kings but not by Me. They made princes but I did not acknowledge them. From their silver and gold they made idols for themselves that they might be cut off. NKJV

43 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:8-9 8 Their land is also full of idols; They worship the work of their own hands, That which their own fingers have made. 9 People bow down, And each man humbles himself; Therefore do not forgive them. WHY SHOULD THEY NOT BE FORGIVEN?

44 READ: ISAIAH 2: Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, From the terror of the LORD And the glory of His majesty. 11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

45 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, from the terror of the LORD And the glory of His majesty. 11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. WHERE SHALL THEY HIDE? WHY? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PROUD AND HAUGHTY? WHY?

46 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, from the terror of the LORD And the glory of His majesty. WHERE SHALL THEY HIDE? WHY? READ: REVELATION 6: The kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains 16 And They said to the mountains and rocks: Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day of His wrath has come and who is able to stand? NKJV READ: 2 THESSALONIANS 1:9 9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power NKJV

47 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PROUD AND HAUGHTY? READ: PSALMS 18:27 27 You will save the humble people But will bring down haughty looks. NKJV WHY?

48 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PROUD AND HAUGHTY? WHY? READ: PSALMS 46:10 10 Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth! NKJV READ: PSALMS 145: To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts And the glorious majesty of His kingdom. 13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom And Your dominion endures throughout all generations. NKJV

49 READ: ISAIAH 2: For the day of the LORD of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, Upon everything lifted up And it shall be brought low 13 Upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, And upon all the oaks of Bashan; 14 Upon all the high mountains, And upon all the hills that are lifted up; 15 Upon every high tower, And upon every fortified wall; 16 Upon all the ships of Tarshish, And upon all the beautiful sloops.

50 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: For the day of the LORD of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, Upon everything lifted up - And it shall be brought low - 13 Upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, And upon all the oaks of Bashan; 14 Upon all the high mountains, And upon all the hills that are lifted up; 15 Upon every high tower, And upon every fortified wall; 16 Upon all the ships of Tarshish, And upon all the beautiful sloops. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE DAY OF THE LORD?

51 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: For the day of the LORD of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, Upon everything lifted up - And it shall be brought low - WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE DAY OF THE LORD? READ: JEREMIAH 46:10 10 This is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts A day of vengeance That He may avenge Himself on His adversaries. The sword shall devour It shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood. For the Lord GOD of hosts has a sacrifice In the north country by the River Euphrates. NKJV READ: EZEKIEL 30:3 3 The day is near Even the day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds the time of the Gentiles. NKJV READ: JOEL 2:31 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. NKJV

52 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: For the day of the LORD of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, Upon everything lifted up - And it shall be brought low - 13 Upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, And upon all the oaks of Bashan; WHY THE CEDARS OF LEBANON? WHY THE OAKS OF BASHAN? WHAT DID THEY REPRESENT? WHAT DID DANIEL SAY OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR S DREAM?

53 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: For the day of the LORD of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, Upon everything lifted up - And it shall be brought low - 13 Upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, And upon all the oaks of Bashan; WHY THE CEDARS OF LEBANON? THE LORD PLANTED THEM. WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM? READ: PSALMS 29:5 5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars. Yes the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon. NKJV READ: PSALMS 104:16 16 The trees of the LORD are full of sap: The cedars of Lebanon which He planted. NKJV WHAT DID THEY REPRESENT?

54 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: Upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, And upon all the oaks of Bashan; WHY THE CEDARS OF LEBANON? THE LORD PLANTED THEM. WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM? WHAT DID DANIEL SAY ABOUT NEBUCHADNEZZAR S DREAM? READ: DANIEL 4: The tree that you saw which grew and became strong whose height reached to the heavens and which could be seen by all the earth 21 Whose leaves were lovely and its fruit abundant in which was food for all under which the beasts of the field dwelt and in whose branches the birds of the heaven had their home 22 It is you O king who have grown and become strong. For your greatness has grown and reaches to the heavens and your dominion to the end of the earth. NKJV NEBUCHADNEZZAR - KING OF BABYLON? ASSYRIAN KINGS? THE MEDO PERSIAN KINGS?

55 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:12-16 WHY THE CEDARS OF LEBANON? READ: EZEKIEL 31:3 3 Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon with fine branches that shaded the forest and of high stature. Its top was among the thick boughs. NKJV READ: EZEKIEL 31: Thus says the Lord GOD: Because you have increased in height and it set its top among the thick boughs and its heart was lifted up in its height 11 Therefore I will deliver it into the hand of the mighty one of the nations. He shall surely deal with it. I have driven it out for its wickedness. NKJV WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM? WHAT DID THEY REPRESENT?

56 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:12-16 WHY THE CEDARS OF LEBANON? READ: AMOS 2:9 9 It was I who destroyed the Amorite before them Whose height was like the height of the cedars. He was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath. WHY THE OAKS OF BASHAN? READ: ZECHARIAH 11:1-2 1 Open your doors O Lebanon That fire may devour your cedars. 2 Wail O cypress for the cedar has fallen. Because the mighty trees are ruined. Wail O oaks of Bashan For the thick forest has come down. NKJV WHAT DID THEY REPRESENT?

57 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: For the day of the LORD of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, Upon everything lifted up - And it shall be brought low - 13 Upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, And upon all the oaks of Bashan; 14 Upon all the high mountains, And upon all the hills that are lifted up; 15 Upon every high tower, And upon every fortified wall; 16 Upon all the ships of Tarshish, And upon all the beautiful sloops. WHY EVERYTHING THAT IS PROUD AND LIFTED UP? WHY THE MOUNTAINS AND THE HILLS? WHAT DID THEY REPRESENT?

58 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: Upon every high tower, And upon every fortified wall; WHY EVERY HIGH TOWER AND FORTIFIED WALL? READ: ZEPHANIAH 1: That day is a day of wrath: A day of trouble and distress; A day of devastation and desolation; A day of darkness and gloominess; A day of clouds and thick darkness, 16 A day of trumpet and alarm Against the fortified cities and against the high towers. NKJV WHAT DID THEY REPRESENT?

59 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: Upon all the ships of Tarshish, And upon all the beautiful sloops. WHY THE SHIPS OF TARSHISH? READ: 2 CHRONICLES 9: All King Solomon's drinking vessels were gold and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Not one was silver for this was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon. 21 The king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ships came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes and monkeys. NKJV WHAT DID SOLOMON DO?

60 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: Upon all the ships of Tarshish, And upon all the beautiful sloops. WHY THE SHIPS OF TARSHISH? WHO DID THEY COME TO WORSHIP? READ: PSALMS 72: The kings of Tarshish and of the isles will bring presents. The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts. 11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him. All nations shall serve Him. NKJV

61 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: Upon all the ships of Tarshish, And upon all the beautiful sloops. WHY THE SHIPS OF TARSHISH? READ: JEREMIAH 10: Silver is beaten into plates; It is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz. The work of the craftsman and of the hands of the metalsmith: Blue and purple are their clothing. They are all the work of skillful men. 10 But the LORD is the true God. He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth will tremble and the nations will not be able to endure His indignation. NKJV READ: EZEKIEL 27:12 12 Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin and lead for your goods. NKJV

62 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: Upon all the ships of Tarshish, And upon all the beautiful sloops. WHAT HAPPENED TO TARSHISH? READ: REVELATION 18: In one hour such great riches came to nothing. Every shipmaster all who travel by ship sailors and as many as trade on the sea stood at a distance 18 They cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning saying What is like this great city? 19 They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate. NKJV

63 READ: ISAIAH 2: The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; The LORD alone will be exalted in that day, 18 But the idols He shall utterly abolish. 19 They shall go into the holes of the rocks, And into the caves of the earth, From the terror of the LORD And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily.

64 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; The LORD alone will be exalted in that day, 18 But the idols He shall utterly abolish. 19 They shall go into the holes of the rocks, And into the caves of the earth, From the terror of the LORD And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PROUD AND HAUGHTY? WHO SHALL BE EXHALTED? WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO THESE IDOLS? WHAT WILL THE PEOPLE DO? WHY? WHEN WILL THIS HAPPEN?

65 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; The LORD alone will be exalted in that day, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PROUD AND HAUGHTY? READ: 2 SAMUEL 22:28 28 You will save the humble people. But Your eyes are on the haughty that You may bring them down. NKJV READ: JOB 40:11 11 Disperse the rage of your wrath. Look on everyone who is proud and humble him. NKJV

66 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; The LORD alone will be exalted in that day, WHO SHALL BE EXHALTED? READ: ISAIAH 2:11 11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down. The LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. NKJV

67 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: But the idols He shall utterly abolish. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO THESE IDOLS? READ: DEUTERONOMY 9:21 21 I took your sin the calf which you had made and burned it with fire, crushed it, ground it very small until it was as fine as dust. I threw its dust into the brook that descended from the mountain. READ: 1 SAMUEL 5:1-4 1 The Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 The Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon. 3 The people of Ashdod arose early in the morning and there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and set it in its place again. 4 They arose early the next morning and there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of the LORD. The head of Dagon and both the palms of its hands were broken off on the threshold. Only Dagon's torso was left of it. NKJV

68 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: But the idols He shall utterly abolish. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO THESE IDOLS? READ: JEREMIAH 10:11 11 Thus you shall say to them: The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens. NKJV READ: EZEKIEL 36:25 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you and you shall be clean. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. READ: MICAH 5: Your carved images I will also cut off And your sacred pillars from your midst. You shall no more worship the work of your hands. 14 I will pluck your wooden images from your midst. Thus I will destroy your cities. NKJV

69 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: But the idols He shall utterly abolish. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO THESE IDOLS? READ: ZECHARIAH 13:2 WHEN? 2 It shall be in that day says the LORD of hosts that I will cut off the names of the idols from the land. They shall no longer be remembered. I will also cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to depart from the land. NKJV READ: REVELATION 19: The beast was captured and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. NKJV

70 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: They shall go into the holes of the rocks, And into the caves of the earth, From the terror of the LORD And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily. WHAT WILL THE PEOPLE DO? WHY? READ: JUDGES 6:1-2 1 The children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years, 2 The hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made for themselves dens, caves and the strongholds which are in the mountains. NKJV READ: 1 SAMUEL 13:6 6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in danger (for the people were distressed), the people hid in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in holes and in pits. NKJV

71 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: They shall go into the holes of the rocks, And into the caves of the earth, From the terror of the LORD And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily. WHAT WILL THE PEOPLE DO? WHY? READ: HOSEA 10:8 8 The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, Shall be destroyed. The thorn and thistle shall grow on their altars. They shall say to the mountains, Cover us! And to the hills, Fall on us! READ: REVELATION 6: The kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16 They said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 The great day of His wrath has come. Who is able to stand?

72 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: They shall go into the holes of the rocks, And into the caves of the earth, From the terror of the LORD And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? WHAT WILL BE SHAKEN? WHY? READ: HEBREWS 12: See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, 26 Whose voice then shook the earth. Now He has promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven. 27 Now this, Yet once more indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken as of things that are made that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. 29 For our God is a consuming fire. NKJV

73 READ: ISAIAH 2: In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver And his idols of gold, Which they made, each for himself to worship, to the moles and bats, 21 To go into the clefts of the rocks, And into the crags of the rugged rocks, From the terror of the LORD And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily. 22 Sever yourselves from such a man, Whose breath is in his nostrils; For of what account is he? NKJV

74 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver And his idols of gold, Which they made, each for himself to worship, to the moles and bats, 21 To go into the clefts of the rocks, And into the crags of the rugged rocks, From the terror of the LORD And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily. 22 Sever yourselves from such a man, Whose breath is in his nostrils; For of what account is he? NKJV WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH HIS IDOLS OF GOLD AND SILVER? WHY CAST THEM TO THE MOLES AND BATS? WHAT WILL THEY DO WHEN THE LORD SHAKES THE EARTH? WHO SHOULD THEY SEVER THEMSELVES FROM? WHY?

75 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver And his idols of gold, Which they made, each for himself to worship, to the moles and bats, WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH HIS IDOLS OF GOLD AND SILVER? READ: JOB 22: If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up. You will remove iniquity far from your tents. 24 Then you will lay your gold in the dust and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks. NKJV READ: EZEKIEL 7:19 19 They will throw their silver into the streets and their gold will be like refuse. Their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They will not satisfy their souls Nor fill their stomachs Because it became their stumbling block of iniquity. NKJV WHY CAST THEM TO THE MOLES AND THE BATS?

76 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2:20-22 WHY TO THE MOLES AND THE BATS? READ: LEVITICUS 11: These you shall regard as an abomination among the birds. They shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, the buzzard, 14 The kite and the falcon after its kind; 15 Every raven after its kind, 16 The ostrich, the short-eared owl, the sea gull and the hawk after its kind; 17 The little owl, the fisher owl, and the screech owl; 18 The white owl, the jackdaw, and the carrion vulture; 19 The stork, the heron after its kind, the hoopoe, and the bat. LEVITICUS 11: These also shall be unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth: the mole, the mouse, and the large lizard after its kind; 30 The gecko, the monitor lizard, the sand reptile, the sand lizard, and the chameleon. NKJV

77 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: To go into the clefts of the rocks, And into the crags of the rugged rocks, From the terror of the LORD And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily. WHAT WILL THEY DO WHEN THE LORD SHAKES THE EARTH? READ: HOSEA 10:8 8 The high places of Aven the sin of Israel Shall be destroyed. The thorn and thistle shall grow on their altars. They shall say to the mountains, Cover us! And to the hills, Fall on us! NKJV READ: REVELATION 6: The kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains 16 They said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 The great day of His wrath has come. Who is able to stand? NKJV

78 QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 2: Sever yourselves from such a man, Whose breath is in his nostrils; For of what account is he? NKJV WHO SHOULD THEY SEVER THEMSELVES FROM? WHY? READ: PSALMS 146:3-4 3 Do not put your trust in princes Nor in a son of man in whom there is no help. 4 His spirit departs He returns to his earth. In that very day his plans perish. NKJV READ: JEREMIAH 17:5 5 Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength whose heart departs from the LORD. NKJV

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