Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. – Psalms 119:11

Bible Study

As we come together, another Friday
Seeking Refuge in the Word of God, today
Let us open our hearts, to receive the Seed
And prepare our minds, ready to feed
Pray and come, with the Spirit willing
In the Word of God, is our life fulfilling.

Bible Study Topic: Book of Isaiah, Chapter 7
Coordinated By: Mrs. Beulah Thumaty

  • Opening Prayer and Worship: 8:00 – 8:45 PM
  • Bible Study: 8:45 – 9:45 PM
  • Closing Prayer and Benediction: 9:45 – 10:00 PM

The meeting starts PROMPTLY at 8:00 PM.

The Book of Isaiah (Hebrew: ספר ישעיה‎, “Sefer Yeshayahu”) is the first of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the first of the Major Prophets in English Bibles. The oldest surviving manuscripts of Isaiah are two scrolls found among the Dead Sea Scrolls; dating from about 150 to 100 BCE.

  • Chapters 1-35 (Prophecies of Judgement)
  • Chapters 36-39 (A brief history of Hezekiah’s salvation, sickness and sin)
  • Chapters 40-66 (Prophecies of comfort and hope)

Isaiah Chapter 7

Judah’s True Hope: The Messianic King

OUTLINE – THE SYRIAN-ISRAEL CRISIS (7:1-25)

  • A. AHAZ THE FEARFUL
    1. Jerusalem besieged by Syria and Israel – 7:1-2  (2 Kin 16:5)
    2. The word of the LORD to Ahaz through Isaiah.- 7:3-9
  • B. THE LORD’S SIGN
    1. Ahaz refuses a sign from the Lord – 7:10-13
    2. The LORD’s sign to Ahaz: the sign of Immanuel.– 7:14-16
  • C. THE COMING DESOLATION
    1. The Lord will call for Assyria and Egypt – 7:17-20
      a. Nations that Ahaz thought might deliver him – 2 Kin 16:7
    2. The desolation in those days – 7:21-25

Questions:

  1. What is the theme of Isaiah chapter 7?
  2. What sign did the Lord give to the house of Israel? To whom did it ultimately refer? (7:14)
  3. How God deals with His wayward children?
  4. How God demonstrates His faithfulness to a promise that He made with King David?