ISAIAH CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

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• ISAIAH CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

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PROPHET - DATE JONAH (825-785BC)? JOEL (800BC)? HOSEA (785-725BC)? MICAH (785-710BC)? AMOS (784BC)? ISAIAH (701-681BC)? NAHUM (700BC)? ZEPHANIAH (630BC)? JEREMIAH (629-588BC)? DANIEL (606-534BC)? HABAKKUK (598BC)? EZEKIEL (597-573BC)? OBADIAH (588-562BC)? EZRA (536-456BC)? HAGGAI (532-512BC)? ZECHARIAH (532-512BC)? MALACHI (420-397BC)? KING / EVENT - DATE TIGLATH-PILESER (745-727BC)? HEZEKIAH (JUDAH) (726-698BC)? SHALMANESER (727-722BC)? ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? SENNACHERIB (705-681BC)? NEBUCHADNEZZAR (605-562BC)? ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH) (597-586BC)? JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)? BELSHAZZAR (541-523BC)? CYRUS (559-529BC)? BABYLON DESTROYED (536BC)? DARIUS (511-475BC)?
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OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

• ISRAEL DESTROYED BY SHALMANESER V. 1-4
• JUDAH BENJAMIN UNDER HEZEKIAH V. 5-6
• JUDAH BENJAMIN ARE REPROVED V. 7-8
• THEY RIDICULE MOCK ISAIAH V. 9-10
• THE RESPONSE TO THEIR RIDICULE V. 11-13
• THEY CONSIDER THEMSELVES SECURE V. 14-15
• THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE THEM V. 16-18
• THE LORDS JUDGMENTS AGAINST THEM V. 19-20
• THEY WILL BE PUNISHED V. 21-22
• PARABLE OF GOD DEALING WITH HIS PEOPLE V. 23-29

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READ ISAIAH 281-2

• WOE TO EPHRAIM AND JERUSALEM
• 1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of
  Ephraim, Whose glorious beauty is a fading flower
  Which is at the head of the verdant valleys, To
  those who are overcome with wine!
• 2 Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one,
  Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm,
  Like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, Who
  will bring them down to the earth with His hand.

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 281-2

• WOE TO EPHRAIM AND JERUSALEM
• 1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of
  Ephraim, Whose glorious beauty is a fading flower
  Which is at the head of the verdant valleys, To
  those who are overcome with wine!
• 2 Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one,
  Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm,
  Like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, Who
  will bring them down to the earth with His hand.
• DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT DRINKING WINE?
• WHAT WAS THE PRIDE OF EPHRAIM? SAMARIA?
• WHAT HAPPENED TO SAMARIA?

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 281-2

• 1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of
  Ephraim, Whose glorious beauty is a fading flower
  Which is at the head of the verdant valleys, To
  those who are overcome with wine!
• DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT DRINKING WINE?
• READ LEVITICUS 108-11
• 8 The LORD spoke to Aaron, Saying
• 9 Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, You,
  Nor Your sons with you, When You go into the
  tabernacle of meeting, Lest you die. It shall be
  a statute forever throughout your generations
• 10 That You may distinguish between holy and
  unholy and between unclean and clean
• 11 And that You may teach the children of Israel
  all the statutes which the LORD has spoken to
  them by the hand of Moses. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 281-2

• 1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of
  Ephraim, Whose glorious beauty is a fading flower
  Which is at the head of the verdant valleys, To
  those who are overcome with wine!
• WHAT WAS THE PRIDE OF EPHRAIM? SAMARIA?
• WHAT HAPPENED TO SAMARIA?
• READ 1 KINGS 1623-26
• 23 In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah,
  Omri became king over Israel, and reigned twelve
  years. Six years he reigned in Tirzah.
• 24 He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for
  two talents of silver. He built on the hill and
  called the name of the city which he built,
  Samaria, after the name of Shemer, owner of the
  hill.
• 25 Omri did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did
  worse than all who were before him.
• 26 He walked in all the ways of Jeroboam the son
  of Nebat and in his sin by which he had made
  Israel sin, Provoking the LORD God of Israel to
  anger with their idols. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 281-2

• 1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of
  Ephraim, Whose glorious beauty is a fading flower
  Which is at the head of the verdant valleys, To
  those who are overcome with wine!
• WHAT HAPPENED TO SAMARIA?
• READ 2 KINGS 171-6
• 1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah,
  Hoshea the son of Elah became king of Israel in
  Samaria, and he reigned nine years.
• 2 He did evil in the sight of the LORD, But not
  as the kings of Israel who were before him.
• 3 Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against
  him. Hoshea became his vassal and paid him
  tribute money.
• 4 The king of Assyria uncovered a conspiracy by
  Hoshea. For He had sent messengers to So, king of
  Egypt, and brought no tribute to the king of
  Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore
  the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in
  prison.
• 5 The king of Assyria went throughout all the
  land, and went up to Samaria and besieged it for
  three years.
• 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of
  Assyria took Samaria and carried Israel away to
  Assyria. He placed them in Halah and by the
  Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of
  the Medes. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 281-2

• 1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of
  Ephraim, Whose glorious beauty is a fading flower
  Which is at the head of the verdant valleys, To
  those who are overcome with wine!
• WHAT DID THE KING OF ASSYRIA DO?
• READ 2 KINGS 1724
• 24 The king of Assyria brought people from
  Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and from
  Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of
  Samaria instead of the children of Israel. They
  took possession of Samaria and dwelt in its
  cities. NKJV
• READ AMOS 41
• 1 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on
  the mountain of Samaria, Who oppress the poor,
  Who crush the needy, Who say to your husbands,
  Bring wine, let us drink! NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 281-2

• 1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of
  Ephraim, Whose glorious beauty is a fading flower
  Which is at the head of the verdant valleys, To
  those who are overcome with wine!
• WHAT HAPPENED TO SAMARIA?
• READ AMOS 61-7
• 1 Woe to you who are at ease in Zion, And trust
  in Mount Samaria, Notable persons in the chief
  nation, To whom the house of Israel comes!
• 2 Go over to Calneh and see and From there go to
  Hamath the great. Then Go down to Gath of the
  Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms?
  Or is their territory greater than your
  territory?
• 3 Woe to you who put far off the day of doom, Who
  cause the seat of violence to come near.
• 4 You who lie on beds of ivory and Stretch out on
  your couches. You who Eat lambs from the flock
  and calves from the midst of the stall.
• 5 You who sing idly to the sound of stringed
  instruments and invent for yourselves musical
  instruments like David.
• 6 You who drink wine from bowls and anoint
  yourselves with the best ointments But Are not
  grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
• 7 Therefore They shall now go captive as the
  first of the captives and Those who recline at
  banquets shall be removed.

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 281-2

• 1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of
  Ephraim, Whose glorious beauty is a fading flower
  Which is at the head of the verdant valleys, To
  those who are overcome with wine!
• WHAT HAPPENED TO SAMARIA?
• READ HOSEA 75
• 5 In the day of our king Princes have made him
  sick, inflamed with wine and He stretched out his
  hand with scoffers. NKJV
• READ HOSEA 1316
• 16 Samaria is held guilty. She has rebelled
  against her God. They shall fall by the sword,
  Their infants shall be dashed in pieces and their
  women with child ripped open. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 281-2

• WOE TO EPHRAIM AND JERUSALEM
• 2 Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one,
  Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm,
  Like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, Who
  will bring them down to the earth with His hand.
• HOW WILL THE LORD MANIFEST HIS MIGHTY POWER?
• HAIL? STORM? FLOOD?
• WHY WILL THE LORD BRING ISRAEL BACK?

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 281-2

• 2 Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one,
  Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm,
  Like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, Who
  will bring them down to the earth with His hand.
• HOW WILL THE LORD MANIFEST HIS MIGHTY POWER?
• HAIL? STORM? FLOOD?
• READ JOSHUA 1010-11
• 10 The LORD routed them before Israel, killed
  them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased
  them along the road that goes to Beth Horon, and
  struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
• 11 As they fled before Israel and were on the
  descent of Beth Horon, The LORD cast down large
  hailstones from heaven on them as far as Azekah
  and they died. There were more who died from the
  hailstones than the children of Israel killed
  with the sword. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 281-2

• 2 Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one,
  Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm,
  Like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, Who
  will bring them down to the earth with His hand.
• HOW WILL THE LORD MANIFEST HIS MIGHTY POWER?
• HAIL? STORM? FLOOD?
• READ PSALMS 905-6
• 5 You carry them away like a flood. They are like
  a sleep. In the morning they are like grass which
  grows up.
• 6 In the morning it flourishes and grows up. In
  the evening it is cut down and withers. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 281-2

• 2 Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one,
  Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm,
  Like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, Who
  will bring them down to the earth with His hand.
• HOW WILL THE LORD MANIFEST HIS MIGHTY POWER?
• HAIL? STORM? FLOOD?
• READ JEREMIAH 467-8
• 7 Who is this coming up like a flood, Whose
  waters move like the rivers?
• 8 Egypt rises up like a flood and its waters move
  like the rivers. He says I will go up and cover
  the earth. And I will destroy the city and its
  inhabitants. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 281-2

• 2 Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one,
  Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm,
  Like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, Who
  will bring them down to the earth with His hand.
• HOW WILL THE LORD BRING ISRAEL BACK? WHY?
• READ EZEKIEL 2033-36
• 33 As I live, says the Lord GOD, Surely with a
  mighty hand, with an outstretched arm and with
  fury poured out, I will rule over you.
• 34 I will bring you out from the peoples and
  Gather you out of the countries where you are
  scattered, With a mighty hand, With an
  outstretched arm and With fury poured out.
• 35 I will bring you into the wilderness of the
  peoples, and there I will plead My case with you
  face to face.
• 36 Just as I pleaded My case with your fathers
  in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, So I will
  plead My case with you, says the Lord GOD.
  NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 281-2

• 2 Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one,
  Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm,
  Like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, Who
  will bring them down to the earth with His hand.
• WHY WILL THE LORD BRING ISRAEL BACK?
• READ DANIEL 913-15
• 13 As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this
  disaster has come upon us. Yet we have not made
  our prayer before the LORD our God, That We might
  turn from our iniquities and understand Your
  truth.
• 14 Therefore the LORD has kept the disaster in
  mind, and brought it upon us. For the LORD our
  God is righteous in all the works which He does,
  though we have not obeyed His voice.
• 15 O Lord our God, Who brought Your people out of
  the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and Made
  Yourself a name, as it is this day We have
  sinned, We have done wickedly! NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 281-2

• 2 Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one,
  Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm,
  Like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, Who
  will bring them down to the earth with His hand.
• WHY WILL THE LORD BRING ISRAEL BACK?
• READ DANIEL 925
• 25 Know and understand That From the going forth
  of the command to restore and build Jerusalem
  Until Messiah the Prince, There shall be seven
  weeks and sixty-two weeks. The street shall be
  built again and the wall, Even in troublesome
  times. NKJV

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READ ISAIAH 283-4

• 3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim,
  Will be trampled underfoot
• 4 And the glorious beauty is a fading flower
  Which is at the head of the verdant valley, Like
  the first fruit before the summer, Which an
  observer sees He eats it up while it is still in
  his hand.

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 283-4

• 3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim,
  Will be trampled underfoot
• 4 And the glorious beauty is a fading flower
  Which is at the head of the verdant valley, Like
  the first fruit before the summer, Which an
  observer sees He eats it up while it is still in
  his hand.
• WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO EPHRAIM? WHY?
• WHAT ABOUT THIS FIRST FRUIT?

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 283-4

• 3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim,
  Will be trampled underfoot
• WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO EPHRAIM? WHY?
• READ JOB 4012-13
• 12 Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him
  low. Tread down the wicked in their place.
• 13 Hide them in the dust together. Bind their
  faces in hidden darkness. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 283-4

• 3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim,
  Will be trampled underfoot
• 4 And the glorious beauty is a fading flower
  Which is at the head of the verdant valley, Like
  the first fruit before the summer, Which an
  observer sees He eats it up while it is still in
  his hand.
• WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO EPHRAIM? WHY?
• WHAT ABOUT THIS FIRST FRUIT?
• READ MICAH 71-2
• 1 Woe is me! I am like those who gather summer
  fruits, Like those who glean vintage grapes.
  There is no cluster to eat of the first-ripe
  fruit which my soul desires.
• 2 The faithful man has perished from the earth
  And There is no one upright among men. They all
  lie in wait for blood. Every man hunts his
  brother with a net. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 283-4

• 3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim,
  Will be trampled underfoot
• 4 And the glorious beauty is a fading flower
  Which is at the head of the verdant valley, Like
  the first fruit before the summer, Which an
  observer sees He eats it up while it is still in
  his hand.
• WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO EPHRAIM? WHY?
• WHAT ABOUT THIS FIRST FRUIT?
• READ HOSEA 910-12
• 10 I found Israel Like grapes in the wilderness.
  I saw your fathers As the first fruits on the fig
  tree in its first season. But they went to Baal
  Peor And separated themselves to that shame. They
  became an abomination like the thing they loved.
• 11 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away
  like a bird No birth, no pregnancy, and no
  conception!
• 12 Though they bring up their children, Yet I
  will bereave them to the last man. Yes, Woe to
  them when I depart from them! NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 283-4

• 3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim,
  Will be trampled underfoot
• 4 And the glorious beauty is a fading flower
  Which is at the head of the verdant valley, Like
  the first fruit before the summer, Which an
  observer sees He eats it up while it is still in
  his hand.
• WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO EPHRAIM? WHY?
• WHAT ABOUT THIS FIRST FRUIT?
• READ JEREMIAH 241-10
• 1 The LORD showed me two baskets of figs set
  before the temple of the LORD, After
  Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away
  captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of
  Judah, and the princes of Judah with the
  craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had
  brought them to Babylon.
• 2 One basket had very good figs, like the figs
  that are first ripe. And the other basket had
  very bad figs which could not be eaten, they were
  so bad.
• 3 The LORD said to me, What do you see,
  Jeremiah? I said, Figs, the good figs, very
  good. and the bad, very bad, which cannot be
  eaten, they are so bad.

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WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO EPHRAIM? WHY?

• READ JEREMIAH 241-10
• 4 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
• 5 Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel Like
  these good figs, So will I acknowledge those who
  are carried away captive from Judah, Whom I have
  sent out of this place for their own good, into
  the land of the Chaldeans.
• 6 I will set My eyes on them for good and I will
  bring them back to this land. I will build them
  and not pull them down. And I will plant them and
  not pluck them up.
• 7 I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am
  the LORD. They shall be My people and I will be
  their God. For They shall return to Me with their
  whole heart.
• 8 As the bad figs which cannot be eaten, they
  are so bad, Surely, thus says the LORD, So I
  will give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, his
  princes, the residue of Jerusalem who remain in
  this land, and those who dwell in the land of
  Egypt.
• 9 I will deliver them to trouble into all the
  kingdoms of the earth, for their harm, to be a
  reproach and a byword, a taunt and a curse, in
  all places where I shall drive them.
• 10 I will send the sword, the famine, and the
  pestilence among them, till they are consumed
  from the land that I gave to them and their
  fathers.

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READ ISAIAH 285-6

• 5 In that day the LORD of hosts will be For a
  crown of glory and a diadem of beauty To the
  remnant of His people,
• 6 For a spirit of justice to him who sits in
  judgment, And for strength to those who turn back
  the battle at the gate.

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 285-6

• 5 In that day the LORD of hosts will be For a
  crown of glory and a diadem of beauty To the
  remnant of His people,
• 6 For a spirit of justice to him who sits in
  judgment, And for strength to those who turn back
  the battle at the gate.
• WHAT HAD THE LORD DONE FOR HIS PEOPLE?
• WHAT HAPPENED TO EPHRAIM? WHY?
• WHO DID THE LORD RAISE UP?

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WHAT HAD THE LORD DONE FOR HIS PEOPLE?

• READ EZEKIEL 169-14
• 9 I washed you in water. Yes, I thoroughly
  washed off your blood and I anointed you with
  oil.
• 10 I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave
  you sandals of badger skin. I clothed you with
  fine linen and covered you with silk.
• 11 I adorned you with ornaments. I put bracelets
  on your wrists and a chain on your neck.
• 12 I put a jewel in your nose, earrings in your
  ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.
• 13 Thus you were adorned with gold and silver,
  and your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and
  embroidered cloth. You ate pastry of fine flour,
  honey, and oil. You were exceedingly beautiful,
  and succeeded to royalty.
• 14 Your fame went out among the nations because
  of your beauty. For it was perfect through My
  splendor which I had bestowed on you, says the
  Lord GOD.

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 285-6

• 5 In that day the LORD of hosts will be For a
  crown of glory and a diadem of beauty To the
  remnant of His people,
• WHAT HAPPENED TO EPHRAIM? WHY?
• READ JEREMIAH 1318-19
• 18 Say to the king and to the queen mother,
  Humble yourselves. Sit down, For your rule shall
  collapse, the crown of your glory.
• 19 The cities of the South shall be shut up And
  no one shall open them. Judah shall be carried
  away captive, all of it. NKJV
• READ EZEKIEL 2126-27
• 26 Thus says the Lord GOD Remove the turban,
  and take off the crown. Nothing shall remain the
  same. Exalt the humble, and humble the exalted.
• 27 Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it
  overthrown! It shall be no longer, Until He comes
  whose right it is, And I will give it to
  Him. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 285-6

• 5 In that day the LORD of hosts will be For a
  crown of glory and a diadem of beauty To the
  remnant of His people,
• 6 For a spirit of justice to him who sits in
  judgment, And for strength to those who turn back
  the battle at the gate.
• WHO DID THE LORD RAISE UP? HEZEKIAH?
• READ 2 KINGS 185-7
• 5 Hezekiah trusted in the LORD God of Israel, So
  that after him was none like him among all the
  kings of Judah, nor who were before him.
• 6 He held fast to the LORD. He did not depart
  from following Him. He kept His commandments,
  which the LORD had commanded Moses.
• 7 The LORD was with him. He prospered wherever he
  went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and
  did not serve him. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 285-6

• 5 In that day the LORD of hosts will be For a
  crown of glory and a diadem of beauty To the
  remnant of His people,
• 6 For a spirit of justice to him who sits in
  judgment, And for strength to those who turn back
  the battle at the gate.
• WHO DID THE LORD RAISE UP? HEZEKIAH?
• READ 2 CHRONICLES 321-8
• 1 After these deeds of faithfulness, Sennacherib
  king of Assyria came and entered Judah. He
  encamped against the fortified cities, thinking
  to win them over to himself.
• 2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come,
  and that his purpose was to make war against
  Jerusalem,
• 3 Hezekiah consulted with his leaders and
  commanders to stop the water from the springs
  which were outside the city. And they helped him.
• 4 Many people gathered together who stopped all
  the springs and the brook that ran through the
  land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria
  come and find much water?

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 285-6

• 5 In that day the LORD of hosts will be For a
  crown of glory and a diadem of beauty To the
  remnant of His people,
• 6 For a spirit of justice to him who sits in
  judgment, And for strength to those who turn back
  the battle at the gate.
• WHO DID THE LORD RAISE UP? HEZEKIAH?
• READ 2 CHRONICLES 321-8
• 5 Hezekiah strengthened himself, he built up all
  the wall that was broken, he raised it up to the
  towers, and built another wall outside. He
  repaired the Millo in the City of David and he
  made weapons and shields in abundance.
• 6 He set military captains over the people, he
  gathered them together to him in the open square
  of the city gate, and gave them encouragement,
  saying,
• 7 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid nor
  dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before
  all the multitude that is with him for there are
  more with us than with him.
• 8 With him is an arm of flesh. But with us is the
  LORD our God, to help us and to fight our
  battles. And the people were strengthened by the
  words of Hezekiah king of Judah. NKJV

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READ ISAIAH 287-8

• 7 But they also have erred through wine, And
  through intoxicating drink are out of the way
  The priest and the prophet have erred through
  intoxicating drink, They are swallowed up by
  wine, They are out of the way through
  intoxicating drink They err in vision, they
  stumble in judgment.
• 8 For all tables are full of vomit and filth No
  place is clean.

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 287-8

• 7 But they also have erred through wine, And
  through intoxicating drink are out of the way
  The priest and the prophet have erred through
  intoxicating drink, They are swallowed up by
  wine, They are out of the way through
  intoxicating drink They err in vision, they
  stumble in judgment.
• 8 For all tables are full of vomit and filth No
  place is clean.
• WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND THE PRIESTS?
• HOW DID THE PRIESTS AND PROPHETS ERR?
• WHAT IS THE RESULT OF THEIR DRUNKENNESS?

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 287-8

• 7 But they also have erred through wine, And
  through intoxicating drink are out of the way
  The priest and the prophet have erred through
  intoxicating drink, They are swallowed up by
  wine, They are out of the way through
  intoxicating drink They err in vision, they
  stumble in judgment.
• WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND THE PRIESTS?
• READ LEVITICUS 108-11
• 8 The LORD spoke to Aaron, saying
• 9 Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, you,
  nor your sons with you, when you go into the
  tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. It shall be
  a statute forever throughout your generations,
• 10 That you may distinguish between holy and
  unholy, and between unclean and clean,
• 11 And that you may teach the children of Israel
  all the statutes which the LORD has spoken to
  them by the hand of Moses. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 287-8

• 7 But they also have erred through wine, And
  through intoxicating drink are out of the way
  The priest and the prophet have erred through
  intoxicating drink, They are swallowed up by
  wine, They are out of the way through
  intoxicating drink They err in vision, they
  stumble in judgment.
• WHAT IS THE RESULT OF THEIR DRUNKENNESS?
• READ PROVERBS 201
• 1 Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler,
  And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
  NKJV
• READ PSALMS 10727-28
• 27 They reel to and fro and stagger like a
  drunken man, And they are at their wits' end.
• 28 They cry out to the LORD in their trouble And
  He brings them out of their distresses. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 287-8

• 7 But they also have erred through wine, And
  through intoxicating drink are out of the way
  The priest and the prophet have erred through
  intoxicating drink, They are swallowed up by
  wine, They are out of the way through
  intoxicating drink They err in vision, they
  stumble in judgment.
• 8 For all tables are full of vomit and filth No
  place is clean.
• WHAT IS THE RESULT OF THEIR DRUNKENNESS?
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT MOAB?
• READ JEREMIAH 4825-26
• 25 The horn of Moab is cut off And his arm is
  broken, Says the LORD.
• 26 Make him drunk, Because he exalted himself
  against the LORD. Moab shall wallow in his
  vomit, NKJV

38
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 287-8

• 7 But they also have erred through wine, And
  through intoxicating drink are out of the way
  The priest and the prophet have erred through
  intoxicating drink, They are swallowed up by
  wine, They are out of the way through
  intoxicating drink They err in vision, they
  stumble in judgment.
• 8 For all tables are full of vomit and filth No
  place is clean.
• WHAT DID PAUL TELL THE CHRISTIANS AT EPHESUS?
• DOES THIS APPLY TO US TODAY?
• READ EPHESIANS 517-19
• 17 Do not be unwise But Understand what the will
  of the Lord is.
• 18 Do not be drunk with wine, in which is
  dissipation But be filled with the Spirit,
  NKJV

39
READ ISAIAH 289-10

• 9 "Whom will he teach knowledge? And whom will he
  make to understand the message? Those just weaned
  from milk? Those just drawn from the breasts?
• 10 For precept must be upon precept, precept
  upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line,
  Here a little, there a little."

40
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 289-10

• 9 "Whom will he teach knowledge? And whom will he
  make to understand the message? Those just weaned
  from milk? Those just drawn from the breasts?
• 10 For precept must be upon precept, precept
  upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line,
  Here a little, there a little.
• WHO WILL THE LORD TEACH?
• WHO WILL UNDERSTAND? CHILDREN? ADULTS?
• HOW SHOULD THEY TO RECEIVE INSTRUCTION?
• PRECEPT UPON PRECEPT? LINE UPON LINE?
• HERE A LITTLE, THERE A LITTLE?

41
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 289-10

• 9 "Whom will he teach knowledge? And whom will he
  make to understand the message? Those just weaned
  from milk? Those just drawn from the breasts?
• WHO WILL THE LORD TEACH?
• WHO WILL UNDERSTAND? CHILDREN? ADULTS?
• READ PSALMS 328-9
• 8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way
  you should go. I will guide you with My eye.
• 9 Do not be like the horse or like the mule,
  Which have no understanding, Which must be
  harnessed with bit and bridle, Else they will not
  come near you. NKJV
• READ PSALMS 1311-2
• 1 LORD, my heart is not haughty, Nor my eyes
  lofty.
• Neither do I concern myself with great matters,
  Nor with things too profound for me.
• 2 Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, Like
  a weaned child with his mother. Like a weaned
  child is my soul within me. NKJV

42
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 289-10

• 9 "Whom will he teach knowledge? And whom will he
  make to understand the message? Those just weaned
  from milk? Those just drawn from the breasts?
• WHO WILL THE LORD TEACH?
• WHO WILL UNDERSTAND? CHILDREN? ADULTS?
• READ JEREMIAH 3134
• 34 No more shall every man teach his neighbor
  and every man his brother, Saying, Know the
  LORD. For They all shall know Me, from the least
  of them to the greatest of them, Says the LORD.
  For I will forgive their iniquity and their sin
  I will remember no more. NKJV
• READ JEREMIAH 3233
• 33 They have turned to Me the back and not the
  face. Though I taught them, rising up early and
  teaching them, Yet They have not listened to
  receive instruction. NKJV

43
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 289-10

• WHO WILL THE LORD TEACH?
• WHO WILL UNDERSTAND? CHILDREN? ADULTS?
• READ HEBREWS 512-14
• 12 Though by this time you ought to be teachers,
  You need someone to teach you again the first
  principles of the oracles of God. And You have
  come to need milk and not solid food.
• 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is
  unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is
  a babe.
• 14 But solid food belongs to those who are of
  full age, that is, those who by reason of use
  have their senses exercised to discern both good
  and evil. NKJV
• READ 1 PETER 21-2
• 1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit,
  hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,
• 2 As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the
  word, that you may grow thereby.

44
READ ISAIAH 2811-13

• 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue He
  will speak to this people,
• 12 To whom He said, "This is the rest with which
  You may cause the weary to rest, "And, "This is
  the refreshing Yet they would not hear.
• 13 But the word of the LORD was to them, "Precept
  upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon
  line, line upon line, Here a little, there a
  little, "That they might go and fall backward,
  and be broken And snared and caught.

45
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2811-13

• 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue He
  will speak to this people,
• 12 To whom He said, "This is the rest with which
  You may cause the weary to rest, "And, "This is
  the refreshing Yet they would not hear.
• 13 But the word of the LORD was to them, "Precept
  upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon
  line, line upon line, Here a little, there a
  little, "That they might go and fall backward,
  and be broken And snared and caught.
• HOW WILL THE LORD SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE?
• WHAT TONGUE? WHY STAMMERING LIPS?
• HOW DID THEY RESPOND?

46
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2811-13

• 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue He
  will speak to this people,
• WHY DID THE LORD CONFUSE THEIR LANGUAGE?
• READ GENESIS 115-9
• 5 The LORD came down to see the city and the
  tower which the sons of men had built.
• 6 The LORD said, Indeed the people are one and
  they all have one language, and this is what they
  begin to do. Now nothing that they propose to do
  will be withheld from them.
• 7 Come, let Us go down and confuse their
  language, that they may not understand one
  another's speech.
• 8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from there
  over the face of all the earth, and they ceased
  building the city. NKJV

47
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2811-13

• 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue He
  will speak to this people,
• HOW WILL THE LORD SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE?
• READ EZEKIEL 34-7
• 4 He said to me Son of man, Go to the house of
  Israel and Speak with My words to them.
• 5 You are not sent to a people of unfamiliar
  speech and of hard language, But to the house of
  Israel,
• 6 Not to many people of unfamiliar speech and of
  hard language, whose words you cannot understand.
  Surely, had I sent you to them, They would have
  listened to you.
• 7 But the house of Israel will not listen to
  you, Because they will not listen to Me. For all
  the house of Israel are impudent and
  hard-hearted. NKJV

48
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2811-13

• 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue He
  will speak to this people,
• HOW WILL THE LORD SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE?
• HOW DID PAUL EXPLAIN ISAIAH 2811
• WHY SPEAK TO THEM IN OTHER TONGUES?
• READ 1 CORINTHIANS 1421-22
• 21 In the law it is written With men of other
  tongues and other lips I will speak to this
  people. Yet, for all that, They will not hear Me,
  Says the Lord.
• 22 Therefore tongues are for a sign, Not to those
  who believe But to unbelievers. But prophesying
  is not for unbelievers But for those who
  believe. NKJV

49
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2811-13

• 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue He
  will speak to this people,
• 12 To whom He said, "This is the rest with which
  You may cause the weary to rest, "And, "This is
  the refreshing Yet they would not hear.
• WHAT DID MOSES SAY TO ISRAEL?
• READ EXODUS 1414
• 14 The LORD will fight for you and You shall hold
  your peace. NKJV
• WHAT DID JOSHUA SAY TO ISRAEL?
• READ JOSHUA 113
• 13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of
  the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your
  God is giving you rest and is giving you this
  land. NKJV

50
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2811-13

• 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue He
  will speak to this people,
• 12 To whom He said, "This is the rest with which
  You may cause the weary to rest, "And, "This is
  the refreshing Yet they would not hear.
• WHAT DID ZOPHAR SAY TO JOB?
• READ JOB 1118-19
• 18 You would be secure Because there is hope.
  Yes, You would dig around you and take your rest
  in safety.
• 19 You would lie down and no one would make you
  afraid. Yes, many would court your favor. NKJV

51
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2811-13

• 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue He
  will speak to this people,
• 12 To whom He said, "This is the rest with which
  You may cause the weary to rest, "And, "This is
  the refreshing Yet they would not hear.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE PEOPLE?
• HOW DID THEY RESPOND?
• READ JEREMIAH 616
• 16 Thus says the LORD Stand in the ways and
  see,
• And Ask for the old paths, Where the good way is
  And walk in it. Then You will find rest for your
  souls. But they said, We will not walk in
  it. NKJV

52
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2811-13

• 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue He
  will speak to this people,
• 12 To whom He said, "This is the rest with which
  You may cause the weary to rest, "And, "This is
  the refreshing Yet they would not hear.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE PEOPLE?
• READ MATTHEW 1128-30
• 28 Come to Me, All you who labor and are heavy
  laden. And I will give you rest.
• 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me. For I
  am gentle and lowly in heart and You will find
  rest for your souls.
• 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.
  NKJV

53
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2811-13

• 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue He
  will speak to this people,
• 12 To whom He said, "This is the rest with which
  You may cause the weary to rest, "And, "This is
  the refreshing Yet they would not hear.
• 13 But the word of the LORD was to them, "Precept
  upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon
  line, line upon line, Here a little, there a
  little, "That they might go and fall backward,
  and be broken And snared and caught.
• HOW DID THE WORD OF THE LORD COME TO THEM?
• PRECEPT UPON PRECEPT? LINE UPON LINE?
• HERE A LITTLE, THERE A LITTLE?
• HOW DID THEY RESPOND?
• WHAT WAS THE RESULT OF THEIR REFUSAL?

54
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2811-13

• 13 But the word of the LORD was to them, "Precept
  upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon
  line, line upon line, Here a little, there a
  little, "That they might go and fall backward,
  and be broken And snared and caught.
• HOW DID THE WORD OF THE LORD COME TO THEM?
• READ HOSEA 65-6
• 5 I have hewn them by the prophets. I have slain
  them by the words of My mouth. And Your judgments
  are like light that goes forth.
• 6 For I desire mercy and not sacrifice And the
  knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. NKJV
• HOW DID THEY RESPOND?
• WHAT WAS THE RESULT OF THEIR REFUSAL?
• READ HOSEA 812-13
• 12 I have written for him the great things of My
  law,
• But they were considered a strange thing.
• 13 The sacrifices of My offerings they sacrifice
  flesh and eat it, But the LORD does not accept
  them. Now He will remember their iniquity and
  punish their sins. They shall return to
  Egypt. NKJV

55
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2811-13

• 13 But the word of the LORD was to them, "Precept
  upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon
  line, line upon line, Here a little, there a
  little, "That they might go and fall backward,
  and be broken And snared and caught.
• HOW DID THE WORD OF THE LORD COME TO THEM?
• HOW DID THEY RESPOND?
• WHAT WAS THE RESULT OF THEIR REFUSAL?
• READ MATTHEW 1314-15
• 14 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled,
  which says Hearing you will hear and shall not
  understand, And seeing you will see and not
  perceive
• 15 For the hearts of this people have grown
  dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their
  eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with
  their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they
  should understand with their hearts and turn, So
  that I should heal them. NKJV

56
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2811-13

• 13 But the word of the LORD was to them, "Precept
  upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon
  line, line upon line, Here a little, there a
  little, "That they might go and fall backward,
  and be broken And snared and caught.
• HOW DID THE WORD OF THE LORD COME TO THEM?
• HOW DID THEY RESPOND?
• WHAT WAS THE RESULT OF THEIR REFUSAL?
• WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?
• READ MATTHEW 2143-44
• 43 I say to you, the kingdom of God will be
  taken from you and given to a nation bearing the
  fruits of it.
• 44 Whoever falls on this stone will be broken.
  But on whomever it falls, it will grind him to
  powder. NKJV

57
READ ISAIAH 2814-15

• 14 Therefore hear the word of the LORD, you
  scornful men, Who rule this people who are in
  Jerusalem,
• 15 Because you have said, "We have made a
  covenant with death, And with Sheol we are in
  agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes
  through, It will not come to us, For we have made
  lies our refuge, And under falsehood we have
  hidden ourselves."

58
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2814-15

• 14 Therefore hear the word of the LORD, you
  scornful men, Who rule this people who are in
  Jerusalem,
• 15 Because you have said, "We have made a
  covenant with death, And with Sheol we are in
  agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes
  through, It will not come to us, For we have made
  lies our refuge, And under falsehood we have
  hidden ourselves."
• WHAT WAS THE RESULT OF THEIR REFUSAL?

59
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2814-15

• 14 Therefore hear the word of the LORD, you
  scornful men, Who rule this people who are in
  Jerusalem,
• WHAT WAS THE RESULT OF THEIR REFUSAL?
• THE FALL OF JERUSALEM?
• READ 2 CHRONICLES 3615-16
• 15 The LORD God of their fathers sent warnings to
  them by His messengers, rising up early and
  sending them, Because He had compassion on His
  people and on His dwelling place.
• 16 But they mocked the messengers of God. They
  despised His words and scoffed at His prophets,
  Until the wrath of the LORD arose against His
  people, till there was no remedy.
• (2 KINGS 251-21 JEREMIAH 524-30)

60
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2814-15

• 15 Because you have said, "We have made a
  covenant with death, And with Sheol we are in
  agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes
  through, It will not come to us, For we have made
  lies our refuge, And under falsehood we have
  hidden ourselves."
• WHAT WAS THEIR COVENANT WITH DEATH?
• WHAT WAS THEIR ERROR IN JUDGMENT?
• READ PSALMS 124
• 4 With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are
  our own. Who is lord over us? NKJV
• READ ECCLESIASTES 88
• 8 No one has power over the spirit to retain the
  spirit And No one has power in the day of death.
  There is no release from that war And Wickedness
  will not deliver those who are given to it. NKJV

61
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2814-15

• 15 Because you have said, "We have made a
  covenant with death, And with Sheol we are in
  agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes
  through, It will not come to us, For we have made
  lies our refuge, And under falsehood we have
  hidden ourselves."
• WHAT WAS THEIR ERROR IN JUDGMENT?
• READ JOB 521-23
• 21 You shall be hidden from the scourge of the
  tongue. You shall not be afraid of destruction
  when it comes.
• 22 You shall laugh at destruction and famine. You
  shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
• 23 You shall have a covenant with the stones of
  the field. The beasts of the field shall be at
  peace with you.
• READ JOB 923-24
• 23 If the scourge slays suddenly, He laughs at
  the plight of the innocent.
• 24 The earth is given into the hand of the
  wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If it
  is not He, who else could it be? NKJV

62
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2814-15

• 15 Because you have said, "We have made a
  covenant with death, And with Sheol we are in
  agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes
  through, It will not come to us, For we have made
  lies our refuge, And under falsehood we have
  hidden ourselves."
• WHAT WAS THEIR ERROR IN JUDGMENT?
• READ JEREMIAH 811-12
• 11 They have healed the hurt of the daughter of
  My people slightly, Saying, Peace, peace! When
  there is no peace.
• 12 Were they ashamed when they had committed
  abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed Nor
  did they know how to blush. Therefore They shall
  fall among those who fall. In the time of their
  punishment They shall be cast down, Says the
  LORD.
• CAN ANYONE HIDE FROM THE LORD?
• READ JEREMIAH 2323-24
• 23 Am I a God near at hand, says the LORD, And
  not a God afar off?
• 24 Can anyone hide himself in secret places, So
  I shall not see him? says the LORD. Do I not
  fill heaven and earth? says the LORD. NKJV

63
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2814-15

• 15 Because you have said, "We have made a
  covenant with death, And with Sheol we are in
  agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes
  through, It will not come to us, For we have made
  lies our refuge, And under falsehood we have
  hidden ourselves."
• WHAT WAS THEIR ERROR IN JUDGMENT?
• READ AMOS 24-5
• 4 Thus says the LORD For three transgressions
  of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away its
  punishment.
• Because They have despised the law of the LORD
  And have not kept His commandments. Their lies
  lead them astray, Lies which their fathers
  followed.
• 5 I will send a fire upon Judah. And It shall
  devour the palaces of Jerusalem. NKJV

64
READ ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• 17 Also I will make justice the measuring line,
  And righteousness the plummet The hail will
  sweep away the refuge of lies, And the waters
  will overflow the hiding place.

65
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• 17 Also I will make justice the measuring line,
  And righteousness the plummet The hail will
  sweep away the refuge of lies, And the waters
  will overflow the hiding place.
• WHAT WILL THE LORD LAY IN ZION?
• A PRECIOUS CORNERSTONE?
• WHAT WAS THIS FOUNDATION FOR? THE CHURCH?

66
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• WHAT WAS SOLOMON BUILDING? THE TEMPLE?
• WHAT KING OF STONES WERE THEY?
• READ 1 KINGS 517-18
• 17 King Solomon commanded them to quarry large
  stones, costly stones, and hewn stones, to lay
  the foundation of the temple.
• 18 So Solomon's builders, Hiram's builders, and
  the Gebalites quarried them. They prepared timber
  and stones to build the temple. NKJV

67
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• WHAT WAS SOLOMON BUILDING? THE TEMPLE?
• WHAT KING OF STONES WERE THEY?
• WHAT DID THIS TEMPLE REPRESENT?
• READ 1 KINGS 79-12
• 9 All these were of costly stones cut to size,
  trimmed with saws, inside and out, from the
  foundation to the eaves, and also on the outside
  to the great court.
• 10 The foundation was of costly stones, large
  stones, some ten cubits and some eight cubits.
• 11 Above were costly stones, hewn to size, and
  cedar wood.
• 12 The great court was enclosed with three rows
  of hewn stones and a row of cedar beams. So were
  the inner court of the house of the LORD and the
  vestibule of the temple. NKJV

68
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS TEMPLE?
• WHY WAS IT DESTROYED?
• READ 2 KINGS 259
• 9 Nebuchadnezzar burned the house of the LORD and
  the king's house. All the houses of Jerusalem,
  that is, all the houses of the great, he burned
  with fire. NKJV
• READ 2 CHRONCILES 36190
• 19 They burned the house of God, broke down the
  wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with
  fire, and destroyed all its precious possessions.
  NKJV

69
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• WHAT DID THE LORD ASK JOB?
• WHO LAID THE CORNERSTONE?
• READ JOB 384-6
• 4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of
  the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
• 5 Who determined its measurements? Surely you
  know! Or who stretched the line upon it?
• 6 To what were its foundations fastened? Or who
  laid its cornerstone, NKJV

70
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• WHAT WAS THE STONE DID THE BUILDERS REJECT?
• WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT STONE?
• IT BECAME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE
• READ PSALMS 11822-23
• 22 The stone which the builders rejected Has
  become the chief cornerstone.
• 23 This was the LORDS doing. And It is marvelous
  in our eyes. NKJV

71
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• WHAT WAS NEBUCHADNEZZARS DREAM?
• A GREAT IMAGE OF MANY NATIONS?
• READ DANIEL 231-34
• 31 You, O king, were watching. Behold, a great
  image! This great image, whose splendor was
  excellent, stood before you. And its form was
  awesome.
• 32 This image's head was of fine gold, its chest
  and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of
  bronze,
• 33 Its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and
  partly of clay.
• 34 You watched while a stone was cut out without
  hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron
  and clay, and broke them in pieces.
• 34 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the
  silver, and the gold were crushed together and
  became like chaff from the summer threshing
  floors. The wind carried them away so that no
  trace of them was found. The stone that struck
  the image became a great mountain and filled the
  whole earth. NKJV

72
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• WHAT WAS NEBUCHADNEZZARS DREAM?
• GREAT IMAGE OF MANY NATIONS?
• WHAT WAS THE INTERPETATION OF THIS DREAM?
• WHAT KINGDOM IS GOD GOING TO SET UP? THE
  CHURCH?
• READ DANIEL 244-45
• 44 In the days of these kings the God of heaven
  will set up a kingdom which shall never be
  destroyed And the kingdom shall not be left to
  other people. It shall break in pieces and
  consume all these kingdoms And it shall stand
  forever.
• 45 Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out
  of the mountain without hands, and that it broke
  in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the
  silver, and the gold The great God has made
  known to the king what will come to pass after
  this. The dream is certain and its interpretation
  is sure. NKJV

73
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• WHAT TRIBE WILL THE CORNERSTONE COME? JUDAH?
• READ ZECHARIAH 103-4
• 3 My anger is kindled against the shepherds And I
  will punish the goatherds. For the LORD of hosts
  will visit His flock, The house of Judah, And
  will make them as His royal horse in the battle.
• 4 From him comes the cornerstone, From him the
  tent peg, From him the battle bow, From him every
  ruler together. NKJV

74
QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• WHY BUILD YOUR HOUSE ON THE ROCK?
• WHAT ROCK IS THE LORD SPEAKING OF?
• READ MATTHEW 724-27
• 24 Whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does
  them, I will liken him to a wise man who built
  his house on the rock
• 25 And the rain descended, the floods came, and
  the winds blew and beat on that house. And it did
  not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
• 26 But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine,
  and does not do them, Will be like a foolish man
  who built his house on the sand
• 27 And the rain descended, the floods came, and
  the winds blew and beat on that house. And it
  fell and great was its fall. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• WHY BUILD YOUR HOUSE ON THE ROCK?
• WHAT ROCK IS THE LORD SPEAKING OF?
• READ LUKE 646-49
• 46 Why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do
  the things which I say?
• 47 Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and
  does them, I will show you whom he is like
• 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug
  deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And
  when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently
  against that house, and could not shake it, for
  it was founded on the rock.
• 49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man
  who built a house on the earth without a
  foundation, against which the stream beat
  vehemently and immediately it fell. And the ruin
  of that house was great.

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• WHAT DID JESUS ASK THE PHARISEES?
• WHAT SCRIPTURE IS THIS? ISAIAH 2816?
• WHO IS THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE? CHRIST?
• WHAT KINGDOM IS JESUS TALKING ABOUT? CHURCH?
• READ MATTHEW 2142-44
• 42 Jesus said to them, Have you never read in
  the Scriptures The stone which the builders
  rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This
  was the LORDS doing, And it is marvelous in our
  eyes?
• 43 Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God
  will be taken from you and given to a nation
  bearing the fruits of it.
• 44 Whoever falls on this stone will be broken.
  But on whomever it falls, it will grind him to
  powder. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• WHAT DID JESUS ASK THE PHARISEES?
• WHAT SCRIPTURE IS THIS? ISAIAH 2816?
• WHO IS THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE? CHRIST?
• WHAT KINGDOM IS JESUS TALKING ABOUT? CHURCH?
• READ MARK 1210-12
• 10 Have you not even read this Scripture The
  stone which the builders rejected Has become the
  chief cornerstone.
• 11 This was the LORDS doing And It is marvelous
  in our eyes?
• 12 And they sought to lay hands on Him, but
  feared the multitude. For they knew He had spoken
  the parable against them. So they left Him and
  went away. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• WHAT DID JESUS ASK THE PHARISEES?
• WHAT SCRIPTURE IS THIS? ISAIAH 2816?
• WHO IS THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE? CHRIST?
• WHAT KINGDOM IS JESUS TALKING ABOUT? CHURCH?
• WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE WHO REJECTED HIM?
• READ LUKE 2017-19
• 17 Jesus looked at them and said, What then is
  this that is written The stone which the
  builders rejected Has become the chief
  cornerstone?
• 18 Whoever falls on that stone will be broken.
  But on whomever it falls, it will grind him to
  powder.
• 19 The chief priests and the scribes that very
  hour sought to lay hands on Him, but they feared
  the people. They knew He had spoken this parable
  against them.

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• WHO IS THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE? CHRIST?
• JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH
• READ ACTS 48-12
• 8 Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to
  them, Rulers of the people and elders of
  Israel
• 9 If we this day are judged for a good deed done
  to a helpless man, by what means he has been made
  well,
• 10 Let it be known to you all and to all the
  people of Israel, That by the name of Jesus
  Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God
  raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here
  before you whole.
• 11 This is the stone which was rejected by you
  builders, which has become the chief
  cornerstone.
• 12 Nor is there salvation in any other. For
  there is no other name under heaven given among
  men by which we must be saved. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• WHO IS THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE? CHRIST?
• WHY DID JESUS BECOME A STUMBLING BLOCK? ISAIAH
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• READ ROMANS 930-33
• 30 What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did
  not pursue righteousness, have attained to
  righteousness, even the righteousness of faith.
• 31 But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness,
  has not attained to the law of righteousness.
• 32 Why? Because They did not seek it by faith,
  But as it were, by the works of the law. For they
  stumbled at that stumbling stone.
• 33 As it is written Behold, I lay in Zion a
  stumbling stone and rock of offense, And whoever
  believes on Him will not be put to shame.

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• WHO IS THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE? CHRIST?
• WHAT IS THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD? THE CHURCH?
• READ EPHESIANS 219-22
• 19 You are no longer strangers and foreigners,
  But fellow citizens with the saints and members
  of the household of God,
• 20 Having been built on the foundation of the
  apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being
  the chief cornerstone,
• 21 In whom the whole building, being fitted
  together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,
• 22 In whom you also are being built together for
  a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. NKJV

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QUESTIONS ISAIAH 2816-17

• A CORNERSTONE IN ZION
• 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I
  lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
  stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation
  Whoever believes will not act hastily.
• WHO IS THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE? CHRIST?
• OF WHAT SPIRITUAL HOUSE? THE CHURCH?
• READ 1 PETER 24-6
• 4 Coming to Him