The Bible in a Year

Old Testament

Isaiah 37 to 58
Read this coming week:
Oct 10 Isa 37‐38, Ps 93, Acts 17 Oct 11 Isa 39‐41, Ps 94, Acts 18 Oct 12
Isa 43, Ps 95, Acts 19 Oct 13 Isa 44‐45, Ps 96, Acts 20 Oct 14 Isa 46‐48,
Ps 97, Acts 21 Oct 15 Isa 49‐51, Ps 98, Acts 22 Oct 16 Isa 52‐55, Ps 99,
Acts 23 Oct 17 Isa 56‐58, Ps 100, Acts 24‐25

Reading Questions
For next week you’re reading Isaiah 37 to 58. Answer
the following:
• How does Sennacherib, King of Assyria, die? (37)
• Why does it appear the Babylonian visitors come
to Hezekiah? (39)
• Where does the prophecy in 42 come true?
• How is 43 pointing to Christ?
• Who is the odd choice that the Lord makes to be
His “anointed”? (45)
• There is no peace for whom in 48?
• In what ways does 49 appear to be speaking of
Jesus?
 • Isaiah 53 is spoken almost every Good Friday
service, why do you think that is?
• Why does God not hear the prayers of the house
of Jacob? (58)
The Songs of the Sufferer
One of the most notable prophecies in the book of
Isaiah is the songs of the sufferer. These four songs
seem to point directly to the suffering that Jesus Christ
endured on our behalf so that we could receive
atonement through His suffering. The four songs are
found in four chapters of Isaiah: 42, 49, 50, and 53.

The first song: Isaiah 42:1-9

In this song, the Sufferer is seen as a judge who brings
about justice on earth.

The second song: Isaiah 49:1-13

In this song, the Sufferer is a prophet who speaks also
of His existence before birth.

The third song: Isaiah 50:4-9

This song shows the seeming persecution and
abandonment of the Sufferer yet refusal for vindication
of these ills. Additionally, these passages seem to point
to another who will point to the Sufferer.

The fourth song: Isaiah 53:1-11

This fourth song is by far the darkest of all of the songs.
Additionally, it is also contains speech that is not of the
Sufferer Himself, but rather of Yahweh speaking about
the Sufferer.
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