How would you articulate the main theme of what Isaiah is trying to communicate in these 5 chapters?
Where are some places where we see God’s judgment against sin in these chapters?
Where are some places where we see God’s grace and mercy in these chapters?
What kinds of sins does Isaiah call attention to, and call the nation to repent of?
What actions is Isaiah calling the nation to? What is he calling them to do now, in response to his prophetic message?
Read 1:10-17. How does this passage speak to the sin of empty religious ritual? How is it calling us, as Christians today, to repent? What kind of religious discipleship is it calling us to instead?
Read 1:18-20. How does the gospel of Christ serve as a fulfillment to this passage?
Read 2:1-5, and 4:2-6. How do these passages speak to, and anticipate, the eternal heavenly reality that awaits those who trust in Christ?
How does Isaiah 3 speak to the importance of godly spiritual leadership?
Explain the vineyard analogy that Isaiah employs in Isaiah 5:1-7. What relevance and application does it have for us today?
What are the various “woes” that Isaiah communicates in 5:8-23? What does Isaiah say will happen as a result of these behaviors? (5:24-30)