1. Give the Scope of Isaiah from Hailey s Commentary (20 points) 1. Judah s apostasy described 2. God calls Judah to reason and return to Him and He will pardon 3. Vision of the latter days 4. Ungodly rulers and judges denounced 5. False prophets and wanton women denounced 6. God s judgment would purge Judah and result in a purified remnant 7. Woes on various segments of society and warning of impending judgment 8. God s call to Isaiah 9. A King raised up who will rule in righteousness 10. Heathen nations judged and punished 11. God will protect His people during the world judgment 12. Warnings and threats, esp. re: alliances with Egypt 13. Edom as a symbol of the world and Zion as a symbol of the righteous contrasted 14. Historical section and prediction of Babylonian captivity 15. God is sole Deity, idols are nothing [or God Vs. idols] 16. God will raise up Cyrus as deliverer 17. Encouragement, assurance of deliverance, Gentiles to be included in God s plan, songs of Messiah 18. Warnings about the consequences of continuing in sin 19. The Servant and His glorious kingdom predicted 20. Glorified Zion described and salvation assured 21. The old order will pass away and new heavens and new earth established 22. After a complete victory, saints behold the dead bodies of their enemies.
2. Memory Verses - chapter 53 (12 points) 1 2 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 5 6 7 8 9 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 10 11 12 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. 3. Briefly explain 10 of these [12] verses (2 points each) 1.18 18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. A call to repentance; an invitation by God to come and obey His word. 3.10-11 10 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. Statement of principle: the righteous will be blessed, the wicked will be punished 8.20 20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. The right source for answers; it is God s Word and nothing else
14.27 27 For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? That which God predicts will come to pass 26.3 3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. The Solid Rock; God is the only source of true peace 26.16 16 LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them. Prayer of Hope - In great pain Israel cries out to God - pain pictured as a woman in labor 28.16 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. God is the sure foundation - God is the cornerstone by which they need to align 35.8 8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. The Highway of Holiness - obstacles are removed making it a straight path; it is a spiritual, characterized by holiness 40.3 3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Prophecy of John the Baptist 40.8 8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. God s word endures forever 41.23 23 Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together. A sarcastic comment from the prophet, do something, anything, to show that you are real. 55.6 6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: A call to repentance: Turn to God at the opportune time
4. True / False (1 point each) False Each of the seraphim is Isaiah vision had eight wings. (Isaiah 6.2) False The seraphim took a coal from the altar and touched Isaiah s feet, that he might be swift to carry God s message. (Isaiah 6.6-7) True Upon receiving the vision of the Lord, Isaiah requested that he be sent by God. (Isaiah 6.8) False Ahaz joyfully received the sign of deliverance that God offered. (Isaiah 7-10-14) False Babylon was the mighty nation that threatened Judah in Isaiah s day. True Lucifer of Isaiah chapter 14 can only be understood to refer to the king (or kingdom) of Babylon. True The phrase, his hand is stretched out still means that God constantly offers His mercy. False Isaiah was the son of Amos the prophet. True God called upon Judah to reason with Him in order to bring them to repentance. False All prophecy must be interpreted literally. 5. What chapter are these verses found in? (1 point each) 2 6 7 9 30 50 53 59 2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. 14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 10 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: 6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. 1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? 1 Behold, the LORD S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
6. Short answer (2 points each) What does the name Isaiah mean? Jehovah is salvation salvation is of Jehovah What does the name Shearjashub mean? A remnant shall return What does the name Mahershalalhashbaz mean? Hasten to the prey The first half of Isaiah deals primarily with what world power? Assyrians The second half of Isaiah deals primarily with what world power? The Babylonians 7. List the four kings of Isaiah s time (1 point each). Uzziah Jotham Ahaz Hezekiah 8. List the 6-point analysis of Judah s sins from chapter 5 (1 point each) 1 8-10 Covetousness or greed 2 11-17 Debauchery 3 18-19 Unbelief 4 20 Perversion of Truth 5 21 Arrogance or self-deception 6 22-23 Perversion of Justice 9. What does new heavens and new earth refer to in Isaiah? (10 points) In Isaiah refers to the Christian age, not heaven A way of saying that God will make a new place to dwell to exist a new place to exist It will not be like the mosaic age Characteristics of the new age of this new heavens and new earth Joy Abundant life Security Fellowship with God Peace