Victory Fellowship Bible Study
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Session Six: Punishment by Proxy
1) GATHERING and OPENING PRAYER
2) READ / LISTEN to Isaiah 9:1 – 10:34
What are your initial impressions? Questions?
Are there notable differences in various translations?
3) SALVATION’S CHILD (9:1-7):
a) In the Hebrew Bible verse 9:1 is verse 8:23
b) Compare this section with Matthew 4:12-17
c) Zebulun and Naphtali (see The Tribes in Joshua map)
i) See Joshua 19:10-16, 32-35
d) A Light to the Nations (see Ephesians 2:11-22)
e) Child of HOPE (see chart from last lesson)
4) GOD’S HAND RAISED AGAINST THE NORTHERN KINGDOM (9:8 – 10:4):
a) God’s hand (fist?) raised against them: 5:25 and vv. 12, 17, 21. And 10:4.
b) Four Judgments Against Israel:
i) Pride and Arrogance of the Heart (vv. 8-12)
ii) Failure to Repent (vv. 13-17)
iii) Betrayal of Brotherly Love (vv. 18-21)
iv) Injustice (10:1-4)
5) ASSYRIA – The Instrument of God’s Wrath (10:5-11):
a) Compare vs. 6 with the name in 8:1-3
b) The Sin of Sargon, King of Assyria
i) Seeking World Domination (vv. 5-8)
ii) Playing God and Demeaning God (vv. 9-11)
c) Carchemish was conquered in 717 B.C., Calno in 738, Hamath in 738 and 720, and Arpad in 740 B.C.
6) GOD’S JUDGMENT COMES AGAINST ASSYRIA (10:12-19)
i) When God is through with Israel’s punishment (vs. 12)
ii) The Reason for the Judgment (vv. 13-14)
iii) The Humor in Sargon’s Arrogance (v. 15)
iv) The Results of the Judgment (vv. 16-19)
7) REWARD FOR THE REMNANT (10:20-23)
a) A Promised Remnant (vv. 20-23)
b) See also Jeremiah 23:3, 31:7, 40:11; Micah 2:12, 5:7-9; and Romans 11:1-6
8) TRANSFERRED JUDGMENT (vv. 24-34)
a) Do not fear Assyria – their time is coming (vv. 24-25)
b) God’s whip and staff against Assyria (Judges 7:25 and Exodus 14:21-31)
c) (vv. 28-32) This describes the Assyrian march “as the crow flies.”
d) (vv. 33-34) The Lord will cut down Assyria’s pride and power.
9) APPLICATION:
a) Worship the Child God sent to bring Salvation. (Matthew 2:2)
b) Ask God to remove all pride and arrogance from your life. (1st John 2:16)
c) Seek God’s help at your darkest moments. (Psalm 51:17)
d) Express Joy at what the Lord is doing in your Life today. (Habakkuk 3:18)
10) WRAP UP and CLOSE IN PRAYER
NEXT LESSON:
Sweet Salvation - Read Isaiah 11:1 – 12:6 to prepare.
