Bible study series · Isaiah 36–66 · ASV
Isaiah, Part II
A thirteen-lesson study of Isaiah 36–66: Hezekiah’s test and deliverance, the four Servant Songs, God’s sovereignty over the nations and their idols, His covenant and compassion, true worship, and the coming glory of Zion.
Isaiah 36–66 covers a wide range of powerful themes, so each week we focus on selected topics rather than every detail. Read the chapters and look over the questions in advance to see what we will be discussing.
We begin with the last chapters of Hezekiah’s life, then trace the four Servant Songs from the Servant’s calling to His suffering and exaltation. From there we turn to God’s sovereignty over creation, history and the idols of men; Babylon’s fall and Israel’s deliverance; God’s covenant faithfulness; the call to true worship; and the final comfort, judgment and restoration with which Isaiah closes. The last lesson is set aside for review.
Our aim is to engage the text in a way that encourages not just learning and understanding but self-reflection and application.
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Lessons
Lesson 1 · Isaiah 36–39
Hezekiah’s Tests and Deliverance
The final chapters of Hezekiah’s life: the strategies Assyria used against Judah, Hezekiah’s moments of strength and weakness through the siege, his healing and the envoys from Babylon, and the warnings Isaiah delivered — warnings more relevant to us today than we might expect.
45 min7 parts13 questionsLesson 2 · Isaiah 42
The Servant Songs, Part I
The first of Isaiah’s four Servant Songs (42:1–9), read first through the eyes of its original audience: who speaks, what the Servant is like, how this gentle Servant fits the royal Messiah of Isaiah 9 and 11, what God promises Him — and why the modern Jewish and Islamic readings of the Servant fail.
45 min7 parts11 questionsLesson 3 · Isaiah 49:1–13
The Servant Songs, Part II
The second Servant Song (49:1–13): the Servant called from the womb, prepared like a polished shaft, despised by men yet worshiped by kings, preserved and given as a covenant of the people and a light to the Gentiles — and why only Jesus, not Israel or the LDS reading, matches every stage of it.
45 min7 parts14 questionsLesson 4 · Isaiah 50:4–11
The Servant Songs, Part III
The third Servant Song, where the Servant Himself speaks: taught by God, listening and not rebellious, giving His back to the smiters with His face set like a flint, confident in God’s vindication, and calling all who fear the Lord to rely on God rather than the light of their own fire.
45 min6 parts12 questionsLesson 5 · Isaiah 52:13–53:12
The Servant Songs, Part IV
The fourth Servant Song answers why God’s chosen Servant would suffer so deeply: His suffering is not a detour but the very heart of His mission — He bears our griefs and our iniquities, is offered for sin, and is then exalted. The lesson closes by gathering the portrait from all four songs.
45 min7 parts11 questionsLesson 6 · Isaiah 40; 41; 44; 46
God’s Sovereignty over All
Isaiah 40, 41, 44 and 46 share one common theme: God is sovereign — over creation, over time, and over every idol that man devises. This lesson pulls that thread through all four chapters.
45 min6 parts16 questionsLesson 7 · Isaiah 43; 47; 48
Israel’s Deliverance and Babylon’s Fall
These three chapters reinforce a central message of Isaiah: Israel must repent and return to the Lord. The lesson begins with God’s judgment on Babylon in chapter 47, then turns back to His call for faithfulness and restoration in Israel through chapters 43 and 48.
45 min7 parts16 questionsLesson 8 · Isaiah 45; 55; 61
The God Who Saves
God’s universal salvation in Isaiah 45, 55 and 61: the Lord who raised up Cyrus calls all the ends of the earth to look to Him and be saved, offers His salvation without price by a word that will not return void, and transforms the brokenhearted into trees of righteousness.
45 min7 parts16 questionsLesson 9 · Isaiah 51; 54; 63
God’s Eternal Covenant and Merciful Restoration
The enduring covenant between God and His people through Isaiah 51, 54 and 63: a relationship begun by God’s grace in His call to Abraham, expanded beyond ethnic Israel like a barren woman made fruitful, and kept by the Warrior and Redeemer who disciplines yet never forsakes.
45 min8 parts13 questionsLesson 10 · Isaiah 56–58
True Worship and Righteous Living
Isaiah 56–58 and the heart of true worship: who it includes, what it requires, and how it had been abandoned by God’s people — from foreigners welcomed into God’s house, through blind watchmen and idolatry, to the fast God has chosen.
45 min8 parts12 questionsLesson 11 · Isaiah 59; 60; 62
The Light Has Come
Isaiah 59, 60 and 62 continue the pattern of judgment followed by mercy, as chapter 60 brings a powerful theme of light: Isaiah uses light to show God’s comfort, hope and glory alongside His salvation and restoration.
45 min8 parts11 questionsLesson 12 · Isaiah 64–66
Final Comfort, Judgment, and Restoration
Isaiah 64–66 brings the book to a powerful conclusion, blending heartfelt prayer, sharp rebuke, comforting promises and ultimate hope: the people’s plea that began in chapter 63, then God’s final messages of comfort, judgment and restoration.
45 min7 parts13 questionsLesson 13 · Isaiah 36–66
Review: Isaiah 36–66
A closing review of Isaiah 36–66 in six categories — the Servant Songs, God’s sovereignty over the nations, comfort and restoration, true worship and false religion, judgment and salvation, and God’s glory — where the class picks a topic and works through it together.
45 min6 parts56 questions