This week, we will continue through the first half of Isaiah, covering chapters 14 through 18. The chapters this week and next are pronouncements of God’s coming judgment on the nations surrounding Judea and can be hard to follow. We pray that going through the discussion questions below will help you through these chapters.

Don’t forget to check out the Rooted Facebook page for a bit more discussion on each chapter.


Discussion Questions:

• Who is being referenced in Isaiah 14:12-15?

• Who is Moab? And what is their relationship to Israel? (Isa. 15:1, Gen. 19:36-37)

• What is going to happen to Moab? (Isa. 16:14)

• What will happen on the day of judgment for Syria and Israel? (Isa. 17:7-8)

• Who is the subject of Isaiah 18:7? And what are they doing?



Some Answers to Last Week's Questions:

• Who is going to reign on David’s throne forever (Isa. 9:7, Luke 1:31-33)? – Jesus.

• Why does God pronounce woe on the Assyrians? (Isa. 10:5-7) – Because of their pride and arrogance, they had gone beyond what God had commissioned them to do.

• What is the significance of the wolf lying down with the lamb in Isaiah 11:6? – Predator and prey living in harmony is a look back to the Garden of Eden and forward to Christ’s rule on earth, when all is at peace.

• What ‘day’ is being referred to in Isaiah 12:1, 4? – The day when God gathers all of His people together from throughout the world. It looked first to Israel’s return from exile. But finds its full fulfillment when Christ returns.

• What is “the day of the Lord”? (Isa. 13:6, 9) And what will it be like? – It is the time when God judges the nations and rewards His people. It is coming at the end of the age. But individual nations and people experience it in God’s time.



Prayer: Heavenly Father, as I step into these chapters in Isaiah, I’ll be honest, some of this is hard to understand. But I trust that You are not trying to confuse me. You are inviting me to see more of who You are. So open my eyes and give me clarity as I read. Help me to see beyond the judgment and recognize Your justice, Your holiness, and even Your mercy woven through it all. Where there is pride in my own heart, humble me. Where I’ve trusted in things other than You, gently draw me back. As I reflect on these passages, help me not just to understand them, but to let them shape how I live, how I think, and how I trust You each day. Amen.


Helpful Resources:


• Rooted Facebook Group for online sharing and further exploration 


• Bible Project Old Testament overview videos 

• Bible Gateway, a Bible app with many translations and some other free helps

• A Clay Jar Devotionals