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ISAIAH CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

ISAIAH CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO. OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO. GREAT PROSPERITY UNDER HEZEKIAH V. 1-8 IMPENDING CALAMITIES V. 9-14 JEWS REJECTED & GENTILES CALLED V. 15 PROSPERITY OF THE CHURCH V. 16-20. READ: ISAIAH 32:1-4. A REIGN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

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ISAIAH CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

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  1. ISAIAH CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

  2. OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO GREAT PROSPERITY UNDER HEZEKIAH V. 1-8 IMPENDING CALAMITIES V. 9-14 JEWS REJECTED & GENTILES CALLED V. 15 PROSPERITY OF THE CHURCH V. 16-20

  3. READ: ISAIAH 32:1-4 A REIGN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice. 2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind, And a cover from the tempest, As rivers of water in a dry place, As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. 3 The eyes of those who see will not be dim, And the ears of those who hear will listen. 4 Also the heart of the rash will understand knowledge, And the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly.

  4. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 A REIGN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice. 2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind, And a cover from the tempest, As rivers of water in a dry place, As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. 3 The eyes of those who see will not be dim, And the ears of those who hear will listen. 4 Also the heart of the rash will understand knowledge, And the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly. WHO IS THIS KING? WHO ARE THESE PRINCES? WHO IS THIS ‘MAN’ – ‘ROCK’? WHAT WILL HE DO? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEIR EYES? THEIR EARS? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE HEART OF THE RASH? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE STAMMERING TONGUE?

  5. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 A REIGN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice. WHO IS THIS KING? HEZEKIAH? CHRIST? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT HEZEKIAH? READ: 2 KINGS 18:1-7 1 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah. 3 And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father David had done. 7 The LORD was with him; he prospered wherever he went. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

  6. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 A REIGN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice. WHO IS THIS KING? HEZEKIAH? CHRIST? WHAT DID THE PSALMSIT SAY ABOUT THE LORD? READ: PSALMS 72:1-4 1 Give the king Your judgments, O God, And Your righteousness to the king's Son. 2 He will judge Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with justice. 3 The mountains will bring peace to the people, And the little hills, by righteousness. 4 He will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor. NKJV

  7. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 A REIGN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice. WHO IS THIS WICKED PRINCE? ZEDEKIAH? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ZEDEKIAH? WHO WILL THE LORD GIVE THE KINGDOM TO? CHRIST? READ: EZEKIEL 21:25-27 25 ‘Now to you, O profane, wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come, whose iniquity shall end, 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

  8. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 A REIGN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice. WHO WILL THE LORD GIVE THE KINGDOM TO? CHRIST? WHAT PEOPLE WILL HE MAKE HIS COVENANT WITH? READ: EZEKIEL 37:24-28 24 “David My servant shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd; they shall also walk in My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them. 25 Then they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, where your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell there, they, their children, and their children's children, forever; and My servant David shall be their prince forever. 26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary in their midst forevermore. 27 My tabernacle shall be with them; Indeed, I will be their God and they shall be My people. 28 The nations also will know that I, the LORD, sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.’”

  9. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 A REIGN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice. WHO WILL THE LORD GIVE THE KINGDOM TO? CHRIST? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT HIS KINGDOM? READ: DANIEL 7:13-14 13 “I was watching in the night visions, And behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days. And they brought Him near before Him. 14 Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed. NKJV READ: DANIEL 7:27 27 ‘Then the kingdom and dominion, And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. And All dominions shall serve and obey Him.’ NKJV

  10. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 WHO WILL THE LORD GIVE THE KINGDOM TO? CHRIST? WHEN WILL THIS HAPPEN? READ: HOSEA 3:4-5 4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, without ephod or teraphim. 5 Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They shall fear the LORD and His goodness in the latter days. HOW WILL THIS KING ENTER JERUSALEM? READ: ZECHARIAH 9:9-10 9 “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem; the battle bow shall be cut off. He shall speak peace to the nations; His dominion shall be ‘from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth. ‘ NKJV

  11. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 A REIGN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice. WHO WILL THE LORD GIVE THE KINGDOM TO? CHRIST? WHAT IS SAID ABOUT HIS KINGDOM? IT IS AN EVERLASTING KINGDOM? READ: PSALMS 145:13 13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom And Your dominion endures throughout all generations. NKJV WHO MAY ENTER THIS KINGDOM? READ: 2 PETER 1:11 10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. NKJV

  12. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 A REIGN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice. WHO ARE THESE PRINCES? CHRISTAINS? SAINTS? WHERE MAY THEY EAT AND DRINK? AT THE LORD’S TABLE? READ: LUKE 22:28-30 28 “But you are those who have continued with Me in My trials. 29 And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me, 30 That you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.” NKJV

  13. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 A REIGN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice. WHO ARE THESE PRINCES? CHRISTAINS? SAINTS? WHAT AUTHORITY IS GIVEN THEM? READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 6:2-3 2 Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? 3 Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life? NKJV IS THIS AUTHORITY CONDITIONAL? READ: 2 TIMOTHY 2:12 12 If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us. NKJV

  14. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 WHO ARE THESE PRINCES? CHRISTAINS? SAINTS? WHAT WILL THE LORD GIVE THEM? POWER & AUTHORITY? IS THIS CONDITIONAL? READ: REVELATION 2:25-27 25 But hold fast what you have till I come. 26 And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations — 27 ‘He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter's vessels’ — as I also have received from My Father; NKJV WHAT WILL THE LORD PERMIT THEM TO DO? COME AND DINE WITH HIM? READ: REVELATION 3:20-21 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. 21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. NKJV

  15. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind, And a cover from the tempest, As rivers of water in a dry place, As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. WHO IS THIS MAN? – GREAT ROCK? JESUS? HOW DID PILATE REFER TO JESUS? “BEHOLD THE MAN!” READ: JOHN 19:5 5 Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, “Behold the Man!” HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO HIMSELF? JESUS? SON OF MAN? READ: MATTHEW 26:64 64 Jesus said to Caiaphas, “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.” NKJV

  16. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind, And a cover from the tempest, As rivers of water in a dry place, As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. WHO IS THIS MAN? – GREAT ROCK? JESUS? HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO HIMSELF? SON OF GOD? SON OF MAN ? READ: JOHN 5:25-27 25 Most assuredly I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in Himself, So He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, 27 And has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. NKJV

  17. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind, And a cover from the tempest, As rivers of water in a dry place, As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. WHO IS THIS MAN? – GREAT ROCK? HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO HIMSELF? SON OF GOD? SON OF MAN ? READ: JOHN 5:25-27 25 I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26 As the Father has life in Himself, So He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, 27 And has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. NKJV

  18. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind, And a cover from the tempest, As rivers of water in a dry place, As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. WHO IS THIS MAN? – GREAT ROCK? WHAT WILL HE DO? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ELIJAH? “I WILL SEND RAIN ON THE EARTH” READ: 1 KINGS 18:1 1 And it came to pass after many days the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, Saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab. And I will send rain on the earth.”

  19. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind, And a cover from the tempest, As rivers of water in a dry place, As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. WHO IS THIS MAN? – GREAT ROCK? WHAT WILL HE DO? WHAT DID DAVID SAY ABOUT THE LORD? ‘HE LEADS ME BESIDE THE STILL WATERS’ READ: PSALMS 23:1-3 1 The LORD is my shepherd. I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in the paths of righteousnessfor His name's sake. NKJV

  20. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind, And a cover from the tempest, As rivers of water in a dry place, As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. WHO IS THIS MAN? – GREAT ROCK? WHAT WILL HE DO? WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY THE LORD CAN DO? READ: PSALMS 107:33-35 33 He turns rivers into a wilderness, And the water-springs into dry ground; 34 A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it. 35 He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into water-springs. NKJV

  21. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind, And a cover from the tempest, As rivers of water in a dry place, As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. WHO IS THIS MAN? – GREAT ROCK? WHAT WILL HE DO? ‘CAUSE THEM TO WALK BY RIVERS OF WATERS’ READ: JEREMIAH 31:9 9 They shall come with weeping, And with supplications I will lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters, In a straight way in which they shall not stumble; I am a Father to Israel, and Ephraim is My firstborn. NKJV

  22. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 3 The eyes of those who see will not be dim, And the ears of those who hear will listen. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEIR EYES? THEIR EARS? WHAT DID MOSES SAY TO THE ISRAELITES? WHY WERE THEY UNABLE TO SEE OR HEAR? READ: DEUTERONOMY 29:2-4 2 Now Moses called all Israel and said to them: “You have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land - 3 The great trials which your eyes have seen, the signs, and those great wonders. 4 Yet the LORD has not given you a heart to perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear, to this very day.” NKJV

  23. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 3 The eyes of those who see will not be dim, And the ears of those who hear will listen. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEIR EYES? THEIR EARS? WHY WERE THEY UNABLE TO SEE OR HEAR? HOW DID THE WORD OF THE LORD COME TO THEM? READ: ISAIAH 28:10-13 10 “For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line, Here a little, there a little.” 11 For with stammering lips and another tongueHe 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. NKJV

  24. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 3 The eyes of those who see will not be dim, And the ears of those who hear will listen. 4 Also the heart of the rash will understand knowledge, And the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE STAMMERING TONGUE? WHAT DID MOSES SAY TO THE LORD? HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND? READ: EXODUS 4:10-12 10 Then Moses said to the LORD, “O myLord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.” 11 So the LORD said to him, “Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the LORD? 12 Now therefore, Go, I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.” NKJV

  25. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 3 The eyes of those who see will not be dim, And the ears of those who hear will listen. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEIR EYES? THEIR EARS? WHAT DID JEREMIAH SAY TO THE LORD? HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND? READ: JEREMIAH 1:6-8 6 Then I said: “Ah, LORD! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth. 7 But the LORD said to me: “Do not say, ‘I am a youth.’ For you shall go to all to whom I send you, And whatever I command you, you shall speak. 8 Do not be afraid of their faces, For I am with you to deliver you," says the LORD. NKJV

  26. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:1-4 3 The eyes of those who see will not be dim, And the ears of those who hear will listen. 4 Also the heart of the rash will understand knowledge, And the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE STAMMERING TONGUE? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO HIS DISCIPLES? READ: MATTHEW 10:19-20 19 But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak; 20 For it is not you who speak But the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. NKJV READ: LUKE 21:14-15 14 Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer; 15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist. NKJV

  27. READ: ISAIAH 32:5-8 A REIGN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 5 The foolish person will no longer be called generous, Nor the miser said to be bountiful; 6 For the foolish person will speak foolishness, And his heart will work iniquity: To practice ungodliness, To utter error against the LORD, To keep the hungry unsatisfied, And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. 7 Also the schemes of the schemer are evil; He devises wicked plans To destroy the poor with lying words, Even when the needy speaks justice. 8 But a generous man devises generous things,And by generosity he shall stand.

  28. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:5-8 A REIGN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 5 The foolish person will no longer be called generous, Nor the miser said to be bountiful; 6 For the foolish person will speak foolishness, And his heart will work iniquity: To practice ungodliness, To utter error against the LORD, To keep the hungry unsatisfied, And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. 7 Also the schemes of the schemer are evil; He devises wicked plans To destroy the poor with lying words, Even when the needy speaks justice. 8 But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THE FOOLISH? THE SCHEMER? THE GENEROUS?

  29. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:5-8 A REIGN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 5 The foolish person will no longer be called generous, Nor the miser said to be bountiful; 6 For the foolish person will speak foolishness, And his heart will work iniquity: To practice ungodliness, To utter error against the LORD, To keep the hungry unsatisfied, And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THE FOOLISH? WHAT DID ABIGAIL SAY ABOUT NABAL? WHAT DOES ‘NABEL’ MEAN? READ: 1 SAMUEL 25:25 25 Please let not my lord regard this scoundrel Nabal. For as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and folly is with him! I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent. NKJV

  30. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:5-8 5 The foolish person will no longer be called generous, Nor the miser said to be bountiful; 6 For the foolish person will speak foolishness, And his heart will work iniquity: To practice ungodliness, To utter error against the LORD, To keep the hungry unsatisfied, And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. WHAT DID DAVID SAY ABOUT ABNER? DID ABNER DIE AS A FOOL? READ: 2 SAMUEL 3:33-34 33 And King David sang a lament over Abner and said: “Should Abner die as a fool dies? 34 Your hands were not bound Nor your feet put into fetters. As a man falls before wicked men, so you fell.” Then all the people wept over him again. NKJV

  31. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:5-8 5 The foolish person will no longer be called generous, Nor the miser said to be bountiful; 6 For the foolish person will speak foolishness, And his heart will work iniquity: To practice ungodliness, To utter error against the LORD, To keep the hungry unsatisfied, And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. WHAT DID JOB’S WIFE SAY TO JOB? HOW DID JOB RESPOND? ‘YOU SPEAK AS ONE OF THE FOOLISH WOMEN SPEAKS’ READ: JOB 2:9-10 9 Then Job’s wife said to him: “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!” 10 But Job said to her: “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God and shall we not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips. NKJV

  32. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:5-8 5 The foolish person will no longer be called generous, Nor the miser said to be bountiful; 6 For the foolish person will speak foolishness, And his heart will work iniquity: To practice ungodliness, To utter error against the LORD, To keep the hungry unsatisfied, And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. WHAT DID DAVID SAY ABOUT THE FOOLISH? THE FOOL SAYS IN HIS HEART ‘THERE IS NO GOD’ READ: PSALMS 14:1 1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good. NKJV ‘A FOOLISH PEOPLE HAS BLASPHEMED YOUR NAME’ READ: PSALMS 74:18 18 Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O LORD, And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name.

  33. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:5-8 5 The foolish person will no longer be called generous, Nor the miser said to be bountiful; 6 For the foolish person will speak foolishness, And his heart will work iniquity: To practice ungodliness, To utter error against the LORD, To keep the hungry unsatisfied, And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. WHAT DID SOLOMON SAY ABOUT THE FOOLISH? READ: PROVERBS 19:3 3 The foolishness of a man twists his way, And his heart frets against the LORD. NKJV

  34. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:5-8 7 Also the schemes of the schemer are evil; He devises wicked plans To destroy the poor with lying words, Even when the needy speaks justice. 8 But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THE SCHEMER? READ: MICAH 7:2-3 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. 3 That they may successfully do evil with both hands - the prince asks for gifts, The judge seeks a bribe, And the great man utters his evil desire; So They scheme together. NKJV

  35. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:5-8 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THE SCHEMER? READ: JEREMIAH 5:26-29 26 ‘For among My people are found wicked men; They lie in wait as one who sets snares; They set a trap and They catch men. 27 As a cage is full of birds, So their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become great and grown rich. 28 They have grown fat and sleek; Yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the fatherless; Yet they prosper, And the right of the needy they do not defend. 29 Shall I not punish them for these things?’ Says the LORD. ‘Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?’ NKJV

  36. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:5-8 A REIGN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 7 Also the schemes of the schemer are evil; He devises wicked plans To destroy the poor with lying words, Even when the needy speaks justice. 8 But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THE GENEROUS? READ: PROVERBS 11:24-26 24 There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right But it leads to poverty. 25 The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself. NKJV 26 The people will curse him who withholds grain, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it. NKJV

  37. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:5-8 8 But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THE GENEROUS? WHAT DID THE LORD ASK ISRAEL TO DO? HOW DID ISREAL GIVE TO THE LORD? READ: EXODUS 25:1-2 1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, Saying: 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering.” NKJV READ: EXODUS 35:29 29 The children of Israel brought a freewill offering to the LORD, all the men and women whose hearts were willing to bring material for all kinds of work which the LORD, by the hand of Moses, had commanded to be done. NKJV

  38. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:5-8 8 But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THE GENEROUS? HOW DID ISREAL GIVE TO THE LORD? READ: 1 CHRONICLES 29:6-9 6 Then the leaders of the fathers' houses, leaders of the tribes of Israel, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the officers over the king's work, offered willingly. 7 They gave for the work of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. 8 And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, into the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. 9 Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had offered willingly to the LORD. And King David also rejoiced greatly. NKJV

  39. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:5-8 8 But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THE GENEROUS? HOW DID ISREAL GIVE TO THE LORD? READ: EZRA 2:68-69 68 Some of the heads of the fathers' houses, when they came to the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God, to erect it in its place: 69 According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for the work61,000 gold drachmas, 5,000 minas of silver and one hundred priestly garments. NKJV

  40. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:5-8 8 But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THE GENEROUS? HOW DID ISREAL GIVE TO THE LORD? READ: EZRA 8:24-28 24 And I separated twelve of the leaders of the priests — Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brethren — 25 And weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the articles, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his princes, and all Israel who were present, had offered. 26 I weighed into their hand650 talents of silver, silver articles weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold, 27 Twenty gold basins worth 1,000 drachmas and two vessels of fine polished bronze, precious as gold. NKJV 28 And I said to them, "You are holy to the LORD; the articles are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD God of your fathers. NKJV

  41. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:5-8 8 But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THE GENEROUS? HOW DID ISREAL GIVE TO THE LORD? READ: NEHEMIAH 7:70-72 70 And some of the heads of the fathers' houses gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 100,000 gold drachmas, 50 basins, and 530 priestly garments. 71 Some of the heads of the fathers' houses gave to the treasury of the work20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas. 72 And that which the rest of the people gave was2,000 gold drachmas, 2,000 silver minas and 67 priestly garments. NKJV

  42. READ: ISAIAH 32:9-11 CONSEQUENCES OF COMPLACENCY 9 Rise up, you women who are at ease, Hear my voice; You complacent daughters, Give ear to my speech. 10 In a year and some days You will be troubled, you complacent women; For the vintage will fail, The gathering will not come. 11 Tremble, you women who are at ease; Be troubled, you complacent ones; Strip yourselves, make yourselves bare, And gird sackcloth on your waists.

  43. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:9-11 CONSEQUENCES OF COMPLACENCY 9 Rise up, you women who are at ease, Hear my voice; You complacent daughters, Give ear to my speech. 10 In a year and some days You will be troubled, you complacent women; For the vintage will fail, The gathering will not come. 11 Tremble, you women who are at ease; Be troubled, you complacent ones; Strip yourselves, make yourselves bare, And gird sackcloth on your waists. WHO IS ISAIAH SPEAKING TO? WOMEN? WHAT IS COMPLACENCY? WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN? WHEN?

  44. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:9-11 CONSEQUENCES OF COMPLACENCY 9 Rise up, you women who are at ease, Hear my voice; You complacent daughters, Give ear to my speech. 10 In a year and some days You will be troubled, you complacent women; For the vintage will fail, The gathering will not come. WHO IS ISAIAH SPEAKING TO? WOMEN? WHAT IS COMPLACENCY? AT EASE? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM? READ: PROVERBS 1:31-33 31 “Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own fancies. 32 For the turning away of the simple will slay them; And the complacency of fools will destroy them; 33 But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil." NKJV

  45. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:9-11 CONSEQUENCES OF COMPLACENCY 9 Rise up, you women who are at ease, Hear my voice; You complacent daughters, Give ear to my speech. 10 In a year and some days You will be troubled, you complacent women; For the vintage will fail, The gathering will not come. WHO IS ISAIAH SPEAKING TO? WOMEN? WHAT IS COMPLACENCY? AT EASE? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM? READ: ZEPHANIAH 1:13 12 “And it shall come to pass at that time That I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and punish the men who are settled in complacency, Who say in their heart: ‘The LORD will not do good Nor will He do evil.’ 13 Therefore their goods shall become booty, And their houses a desolation; They shall build houses, but not inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards, but not drink their wine." NKJV

  46. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:9-11 CONSEQUENCES OF COMPLACENCY 9 Rise up, you women who are at ease, Hear my voice; You complacent daughters, Give ear to my speech. 10 In a year and some days You will be troubled, you complacent women; For the vintage will fail, The gathering will not come. WHO IS ISAIAH SPEAKING TO? WOMEN? WHAT IS COMPLACENCY? AT EASE? WHAT DID JOB SAY ABOUT BEING AT EASE? READ: JOB 7:13-16 13 When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me. My couch will ease my complaint,’ 14 Then You scare me with dreams And terrify me with visions, 15 So that my soul chooses strangling And death rather than my body. 16 I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone, For my days are but a breath. NKJV

  47. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:9-11 CONSEQUENCES OF COMPLACENCY 9 Rise up, you women who are at ease, Hear my voice; You complacent daughters, Give ear to my speech. 10 In a year and some days You will be troubled, you complacent women; For the vintage will fail, The gathering will not come. WHO IS ISAIAH SPEAKING TO? WOMEN? WHAT IS COMPLACENCY? AT EASE? WHAT TROUBLED NEBUCHADNEZZAR? WHY? READ: DANIEL 4:4-6 4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace. 5 I saw a dream which made me afraid. And the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. 6 Therefore I issued a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream. NKJV

  48. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:9-11 CONSEQUENCES OF COMPLACENCY 9 Rise up, you women who are at ease, Hear my voice; You complacent daughters, Give ear to my speech. 10 In a year and some days You will be troubled, you complacent women; For the vintage will fail, The gathering will not come. WHO IS ISAIAH SPEAKING TO? WOMEN? WHAT IS COMPLACENCY? AT EASE? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THOSE AT EASE IN ZION? IS THIS A MESSAGE FOR US TODAY? READ: AMOS 6:1 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! NKJV

  49. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 32:9-11 CONSEQUENCES OF COMPLACENCY 9 Rise up, you women who are at ease, Hear my voice; You complacent daughters, Give ear to my speech. 10 In a year and some days You will be troubled, you complacent women; For the vintage will fail, The gathering will not come. WHO IS ISAIAH SPEAKING TO? WOMEN? WHAT IS COMPLACENCY? AT EASE? HOW LONG HAS MOAB BEEN AT EASE? IS THIS A MESSAGE FOR US TODAY? READ: JEREMIAH 48:11 11 “Moab has been at ease from his youth; He has settled on his dregs, And has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, Nor has he gone into captivity. Therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent has not changed.

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