Bible Isaiah Flashcards
Isaiah lived in Israel in the latter half of what period
Israel’s kingdom
Isaiah warned Israel’s corrupt leaders that God was going to use what empires against the if the continued in idolatry and oppression of the poor
Assyria and Babylon
What were the two messages that Isaiah spoke to the leaders of Israel
Judgment and hope
What 3 things does Isaiah accuse Israel’s city leaders for?
Idolatry, rebellion, and Injustice
Who does Isaiah say the New Jerusalem will be populated by?
A remnant that had repented and turned back to God
What is at the center of the first section of Isaiah’s prophecy
Isaiah’s grand temple vision
In Isaiah’s grand vision of God on the throne what are the heavenly creatures shouting
God is holy, holy, holy
In Isaiah’s vision God’s holiness comes in what form and burns him
Burning coal
What was the paradoxical effect of Isaiah’s announcement of coming judgement
Hardening the people’s hearts
In Isaiah’s vision Israel is chopped down and left like a stump that is burned and left smoldering. What does God say about that stump
It’s a Holy seed and it’ll survive into the future
What descendants of David and the king of Jerusalem does Isaiah confront
Ahaz
The kingdom of Immanuel will set God’s people free from what
Violent and oppressive empires
How will Immanuel the new king in Isaiah’s vision be empowered
By God’s spirit
What was it about Babylon’s kings that made God vow to bring them down
They claimed that they were all higher than the other gods
What are the 2 cities of Isaiah’s tale of 2 cities
The lofty city and the new Jerusalem
The loft city is an archetype of what
Rebellious humanity
The last section of Isaiah’s prophecy returns the focus to what
The rise and fall of Jerusalem
What did Hezekiah do that caused Jerusalem to be miraculously saved over night from the Assyrian attack
He humbles himself before God and he prays for divine deliverance
What does Isaiah predict to King Hezekiah because he has shown all his treasure to the Babylonians
This one ally will one day betray him and return as an enemy to conquer Jerusalm
How many years after Isaiah’s prediction to Hezekiah about Babylon did the prediction come true
Over 100 years
Meaning of the name Isaiah
God will salvation
Why did Babylon betray Hezekiah
He showed all his treasures to them
