Victory Fellowship Bible Study
273 23rd St. S.W., Barberton, OH 44203
Wednesdays at 7pm - Roderick D. Grabski (330) 858-0223
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Session Four: Vindication Against the Vineyard
1) GATHERING and OPENING PRAYER
2) READ / LISTEN to Isaiah 5:1–30
What are your initial impressions? Questions?
Are there notable differences in various translations? (vs. 30 Pyre[ aw-reef')
3) A BITTERSWEET LOVE SONG (vv. 1-7):
a) One of the greatest pieces of literature ever written. We can’t fully comprehend the beauty of this song in English translations.
b) (vv. 1-2) Whose Vineyard is this? Who is the Beloved?
c) From the Vineyard to the Courtroom
i) Note the transition from verse 3
ii) (vs. 3) Who is called to “jury” duty? Who are they judging?
iii) (vs. 4) Who is on the Defendant’s chair?
iv) (vv. 5-6) What is the verdict?
d) (vs. 7) Participants in this Parable / Allegory are revealed.
i) Here Isaiah uses a wordplay in the Hebrew. There was injustice xpsm mis-pawkh' instead of justice jpvm mish-pawt' - and a cry of distress hq[xeu tsah-ak-aw' instead of righteousness hqdxu tsed-aw-kaw'.
e) Compare to Matthew 21:33-46.
4) A CHORUS OF WOES over SOUR GRAPES (vv. 8-23):
a) The Ownership of Property (vv.8-10)
b) The Use (misuse) of Alcohol (vv. 11-17)
c) Giving God a Triple-Dog Dare (vv. 18-19)
i) The End is Near cartoon
d) The Perversion of Morals (v. 20)
e) Puffed Up Knowledge (v. 21)
i) 1st Corinthians 1:17-25
f) Wrongful Rejoicing at Injustice (v. 22-23)
5) JUDGMENT UNDER THE BANNER OF GOD (vv. 24-30)
a) (vs. 24) Therefore… What will happen?
b) (vs. 25) Therefore… What else will happen?
c) (vs. 26) God’s banner reveals that He is Sovereign over the Nations.
d) (vv. 27-29) They will come prepared.
i) Assyrian royal descriptions often compare their kings to Lions.
e) (vs. 30) A dismal future foretold.
This is, in fact, prophesy that Assyria will invade God’s chosen people – which it does take the Northern Kingdom of Israel in 732 B.C. Then the siege of Jerusalem in 597 BC was a military campaign carried out by Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, in which he besieged Jerusalem, then capital of the Kingdom of Judah. In 587 BC, a second siege of Jerusalem culminated in the destruction of the city and First Temple, bringing an end to the Kingdom of Judah. (See Isaiah Timeline from Lesson One)
6) APPLICATION:
a) God wants our lives to produce good fruit. (John 15:1-2)
b) Continual, unrepentant sin removes us from under the umbrella of God’s protection. (1st John 1:8-10)
c) It is idolatry to eat, drink, and be merry to an unhealthy excess. (Romans 14:17)
d) Take God at His Word. (Numbers 23:19)
7) WRAP UP and CLOSE IN PRAYER
NEXT LESSON:
Called, Cleansed, and Commissioned - Read Isaiah 6:1 – 8:22 to prepare
