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29 - July 18

(Reading July 11-July 17)

29. Isaiah Offers Hope for the Future
2 Kings 21, Isaiah 40-53

Key Point:
Isaiah proclaims that God will redeem his people from their exile, after they have been punished for their sin. His hopeful words are paired with judgment for those who worship idols.

Key Verses:
Comfort, comfort my people,
    says your God.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
    and proclaim to her
that her hard service has been completed,
    that her sin has been paid for,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
    double for all her sins.

Thought Questions:

1. This week’s readings open with an account of how Judah’s spiritual decline occurred under Manasseh. What does that account teach us about the responsibility of leadership? What does it teach us about the responsibilities of followers?

2. How does Isaiah address the guilt of God’s people in these chapters? What does Isaiah have to say about idolatry? How do idols compare with the Lord?

3. Reading these verses in Isaiah, what are some of the big problems Isaiah is working to counteract?

4. What metaphors here speak to you? What imagery does Isaiah use that communicates God’s heart to you?

5. The tone of these passages alternates between tender and victorious. Which tone do you need to hear from the Lord in your life right now?

6. Isaiah often paints pictures of abundance. Where do you experience abundance in your life? Is this from God?

7. These passages also give a picture of our needs before God, and the messianic ones show how the messiah will meet those needs. Where are you experiencing need in your life right now?