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ISAIAH CHAPTER ELEVEN

ASSYRIAN EMPIRE TIGLATH-PILESER (745 -727 BC)? SHALMANESER (727 -722 BC)? SAMARIA DESTROYED - ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722 BC)? SENNACHERIB (705 -681 BC)? NINEVEH DESTROYED (606 BC)? BABYLONIAN EMPIRE NEBUCHADNEZZAR (605 -562 BC)? TEMPLE DESTROYED - JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586 BC)? BELSHAZZAR (562 -539 BC)? MEDO-PERSIAN EMPIRE CYRUS (539 -530 BC)? BABYLON DESTROYED (536 BC)? ZERUBBABEL REBUILDS THE TEMPLE (538 -520 BC)? DARIUS (521 -486 BC)? AHASUERUS (486 -464 BC)? ARTAXERXES (464 -424 BC)? NEHEMIAH REBUILDS WALLS OF JERUSALEM (444 BC)?

PROPHET - DATE JONAH (800 -750 BC)? AMOS (786 -746 BC)? JOEL (770 BC)? MICAH (750 -686 BC)? HOSEA (748 -690 BC)? ISAIAH (701 -681 BC)? NAHUM (663 -612 BC)? ZEPHANIAH (640 -609 BC)? HABAKKUK (627 BC)? JEREMIAH (626 -586 BC)? OBADIAH (605 BC)? DANIEL (604 -555 BC)? EZEKIEL (597 -573 BC)? MALACHI (542 -516 BC)? HAGGAI(538 -520 BC)? ZECHARIAH (520 -480 BC)? KING / EVENT - DATE TIGLATH-PILESER (745 -727 BC)? SHALMANESER (727 -722 BC)? ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722 BC)? NEBUCHADNEZZAR (605 -562 BC)? BELSHAZZAR (562 -539 BC)? JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586 BC)? CYRUS (539 -530 BC)? BABYLON DESTROYED (536 BC)? DARIUS (521 -486 BC)?

OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER ELEVEN MESSIAH: A BRANCH OF THE ROOT OF JESSE V. 1 -4 HE SHALL RULE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS & FAITHFULNESS V. 5 HIS KINGDOM F PEACE AND HAPPINESS IS UNIVERSAL V. 6 -9 ISRAEL & JUDAH WILL RETURN TO JERUSALEM JEWS & GENTILES WILL BE UNITED IN HIS KINGDOM V. 10 -16

READ: ISAIAH 11: 1 -2 1 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 1 -2 1 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. WHO SHALL COME FORTH FROM THE ROOT OF JESSE? WHAT DOES THE ROD REPRESENT? AUTHORITY? WHO IS THIS BRANCH? CHRIST? WHAT IS THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD? HOLY SPIRIT? WHAT WILL THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD GIVE HIM?

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 1 -2 1 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 30 7 8 9 WHAT WAS THE CONDITION OF ISRAEL AT THIS TIME? READ: 2 KINGS 19: 30 The remnant who have escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, And bear fruit upward. NKJV WHAT WILL COME FORTH FROM THE ROOT OF JESSE? READ: JOB 14: 7 -9 "For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And that its tender shoots will not cease. Though its root may grow old in the earth, And its stump may die in the ground, Yet at the scent of water it will bud And bring forth branches like a plant. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 1 -2 1 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. WHAT WILL COME FORTH FROM THE ROOT OF JESSE? 5 6 READ: JEREMIAH 23: 5 -6 "Behold, the days are coming, " says the LORD, "That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. NKJV (JEREMIAH 33: 15 -16)

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 1 -2 1 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 8 9 10 11 12 WHY DID THE LORD BRING FORTH THIS BRANCH? READ: ROMANS 15: 8 -12 I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers, And that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: " For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, And sing to Your name. " And again he says: "Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!" And again: "Praise the LORD, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples!" And again, Isaiah says: "There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the Gentiles shall hope. " NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 1 -2 1 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 8 12 13 WHO IS THIS BRANCH? CHRIST? READ: ZECHARIAH 3: 8 'Hear, O Joshua, the high priest, You and your companions who sit before you, For they are a wondrous sign; For behold, I am bringing forth My Servant the BRANCH. NKJV READ: ZECHARIAH 6: 12 -13 Speak to Joshua, saying, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, saying: "Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH! From His place He shall branch out, And He shall build the temple of the LORD; Yes, He shall build the temple of the LORD. He shall bear the glory, And shall sit and rule on His throne; So He shall be a priest on His throne, And the counsel of peace shall be between them both. "' NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 1 -2 1 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. WHO IS THIS BRANCH? 4 5 16 CHRIST? READ: REVELATION 5: 4 -5 I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it. But one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals. " NKJV READ: REVELATION 22: 16 "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star. " NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 1 -2 1 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. WHAT IS THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD? HOLY SPIRIT? WHEN DID THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD REST UPON HIM? WHAT DID CHRIST RECEIVE FROM HIS FATHER?

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 1 -2 2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. WHEN DID THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD REST UPON HIM? WHAT DID THE ANGEL OF THE LORD SAY TO JOSEPH? 20 21 READ: MATTHEW 1: 20 -21 While Joseph thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. She will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins. " NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 1 -2 2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. WHEN DID THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD REST UPON HIM? 35 40 WHAT DID THE ANGEL OF THE LORD SAY TO MARY? READ: LUKE 1: 35 The angel answered and said to Mary, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. NKJV WHAT DID JESUS RECEIVE FROM HIS FATHER? READ: LUKE 2: 40 The Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 1 -2 2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. WHEN DID THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD REST UPON HIM? WHAT DID JOHN THE BAPTIZER SEE? 16 17 READ: MATTHEW 3: 16 -17 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. " NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 1 -2 2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. WHEN DID THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD REST UPON HIM? WHAT DID JOHN THE BAPTIZER SEE? 10 11 22 READ: MARK 1: 10 -11 Immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, "You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. " NKJV READ: LUKE 3: 22 The Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, "You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased. " NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 1 -2 2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. WHEN DID THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD REST UPON HIM? WHAT DID JOHN THE BAPTIZER BARE WITNESS TO? 32 33 34 READ: JOHN 1: 32 -34 John bore witness, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. ‘ I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God. " NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 1 -2 2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. WHAT DID CHRIST JESUS RECEIVE FROM HIS FATHER? 34 35 30 31 READ: JOHN 3: 34 -35 He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure. The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. NKJV READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 1: 30 -31 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God — and righteousness and sanctification and redemption — That, as it is written, "He who glories, let him glory in the LORD. " NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 1 -2 2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. 17 1 2 3 WHAT DID CHRIST JESUS RECEIVE FROM HIS FATHER? READ: EPHESIANS 1: 17 The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, NKJV READ: COLOSSIAN 2: 1 -3 I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 11: 3 -5 3 His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; 4 But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. 5 Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist.

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 3 -5 3 His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; 4 But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. 5 Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist. IN WHAT DOES HE DELIGHT? FEAR OF THE LORD? WHO SHALL HE JUDGE? WITH WHAT SHALL HE EXCUTE HIS JUDGMENT? HOW DOES HE GIRD UP HIS LOINS AND HIS WAIST? HOW SHOULD WE GIRD UP OURSELVES?

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 3 -5 3 His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND THE JUDGES? 16 17 READ: DEUTERONOMY 1: 16 -17 "I commanded your judges at that time, saying, 'Hear the cases between your brethren, judge righteously between a man and his brother or the stranger who is with him. You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid in any man's presence, for the judgment is God's. The case that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it. ‘ NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 3 -5 3 His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO SAMUEL? 7 READ: 1 SAMUEL 16: 7 The LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart. " NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 3 -5 3 His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; 4 But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. 16 HOW SHALL HE JUDGE? READ: JOB 5: 16 The poor have hope, And injustice shuts her mouth. NKJV 2 READ: PSALMS 72: 2 He will judge Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with justice. NKJV 4 READ: PSALMS 72: 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

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 3 -5 3 His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; 4 But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. 9 WITH WHAT SHALL HE EXCUTE HIS JUDGMENT? READ: JOB 4: 9 By the blast of God they perish, And by the breath of His anger they are consumed. NKJV 9 READ: PSALMS 2: 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter's vessel. '" NKJV 31 READ: EZEKIEL 21: 31 I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow against you with the fire of My wrath, NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 3 -5 3 His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; 4 But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. WHAT DID JESUS SAY ABOUT JUDGMENT? 24 READ: JOHN 7: 24 Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment. " NKJV 15 16 READ: JOHN 8: 15 -16 You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. Yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent Me. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 3 -5 WHAT DID JESUS SAY ABOUT JUDGMENT? 16 17 18 19 20 21 READ: MATTHEW 12: 16 -21 Jesus warned them not to make Him known, That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: "Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He will declare justice to the Gentiles. He will not quarrel nor cry out, Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets. A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench, Till He sends forth justice to victory; And in His name Gentiles will trust. " NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 3 -5 4 But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. 8 WITH WHAT SHALL HE EXCUTE HIS JUDGMENT? READ: 2 THESSALONIANS 2: 8 Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. NKJV 12 READ: REVELATION 19: 12 I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 3 -5 4 But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. WITH WHAT SHALL HE EXCUTE HIS JUDGMENT? 15 16 READ: REVELATION 19: 15 -16 Out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 3 -5 5 Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist. HOW DOES HE GIRD UP HIS LOINS AND HIS WAIST? HOW SHOULD WE GIRD UP OURSELVES?

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 3 -5 5 Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist. HOW SHOULD WE GIRD UP OURSELVES? READ: EPHESIANS 6: 13 -17 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 And having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 6 "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. 7 The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 6 "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. 7 The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox. WHAT ARE THESE BEASTS? WOLF? LEOPARD? LION? BEAR? LAMB? GOAT? COW? OX? IS THIS FIGURATIVELY OR LITERALLY? IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THESE TO DWELL IN PEACE?

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 6 "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. WHAT ARE THESE BEASTS? FIGURATIVELY WOLVES? 27 READ: GENESIS 49: 27 "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; In the morning he shall devour the prey, And at night he shall divide the spoil. “ 27 READ: EZEKIEL 22: 27 Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy people, and to get dishonest gain. 3 READ: ZEPHANIAH 3: 3 Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; Her judges are evening wolves That leave not a bone till morning. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 6 "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. WHAT ARE THESE BEASTS? FIGURATIVELY WOLVES? 15 READ: MATTHEW 7: 15 ‘Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 READ: MATTHEW 10: 16 "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. (LUKE 10: 3) 29 READ: ACTS 20: 29 I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 17 3 6 WHAT ARE THESE BEASTS? FIGURATIVELY LIONS? READ: PSALMS 35: 17 Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue me from their destructions, My precious life from the lions. NKJV READ: ZEPHANIAH 3: 3 Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; Her judges are evening wolves That leave not a bone till morning. NKJV FIGURATIVELY LION? WOLF? LEOPARD? READ: JEREMIAH 5: 6 Therefore a lion from the forest shall slay them, A wolf of the deserts shall destroy them; A leopard will watch over their cities. Everyone who goes out from there shall be torn in pieces, Because their transgressions are many; Their backslidings have increased. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 WHO ARE THESE BEASTS OF THE FIELD? FIGURATIVELY LION? LEOPARD? BEAR? 7 8 READ: HOSEA 13: 7 -8 "I will be to them like a lion; Like a leopard by the road I will lurk; I will meet them like a bear deprived of her cubs; I will tear open their rib cage, And there I will devour them like a lion. The wild beast shall tear them. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 6 "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. 7 The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox. IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO DWELL IN PEACE? FIGURATIVELY? LITERALLY? 25 18 READ: EZEKIEL 34: 25 "I will make a covenant of peace with them, and cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. NKJV READ: HOSEA 2: 18 In that day I will make a covenant for them With the beasts of the field, With the birds of the air, And with the creeping things of the ground. Bow and sword of battle I will shatter from the earth, To make them lie down safely. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 6 "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. 7 The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox. WHAT WERE THESE BEASTS OF THE FIELD USED FOR? LAMBS? GOATS COWS? OXEN? LITERALLY 3 4 SIN OFFERING PEACE OFFERING READ: LEVITICUS 9: 3 -4 To the children of Israel you shall speak, saying, 'Take a kid of the goats as a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, as a burnt offering, Also a bull and a ram as peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD, and a grain offering mixed with oil; for today the LORD will appear to you. '" NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 WHAT WERE THESE BEASTS OF THE FIELD USED FOR? LAMBS? GOATS COWS? OXEN? LITERALLY 8 9 10 SIN OFFERING SCAPEGOAT READ: LEVITICUS 16: 8 -10 Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the LORD and the other lot for the scapegoat. Aaron shall bring the goat on which the LORD‘S lot fell, and offer it as a sin offering. But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make atonement upon it, and to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness.

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 WHAT DID DANIEL SEE IN THIS VISION? FIGURATIVELY? A RAM? A MALE GOAT? 5 6 7 READ: DANIEL 8: 5 -7 As I was considering, suddenly a male goat came from the west, across the surface of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. He came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing beside the river, and ran at him with furious power. I saw him confronting the ram; he was moved with rage against him, attacked the ram, and broke his two horns. There was no power in the ram to withstand him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled him; and there was no one that could deliver the ram from his hand. NKJV WHAT DID THESE ANIMALS REPRESENT?

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 WHAT DID THESE ANIMALS REPRESENT? 20 21 22 READ: DANIEL 8: 20 -22 "The ram which you saw, having the two horns-- they are the kings of Media and Persia. The male goat is the kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes is the first king. As for the broken horn and the four that stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall arise out of that nation, but not with its power. NKJV FIGURATIVELY? RAM - KINGS OF MEDO-PERSIA MALE GOAT - KINGDOM OF GREECE

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 FIGURATIVELY? WHO ARE THE SHEEP? RAMS? 17 32 33 GOATS? READ: EZEKIEL 34: 17 As for you, O My flock, thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I shall judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and goats. NKJV READ: MATTHEW 25: 32 -34 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 FIGURATIVELY? JESUS: THE LAMB OF GOD 29 32 18 19 READ: JOHN 1: 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! NKJV READ: ACTS 8: 32 The place in the Scripture which he read was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer is silent, So He opened not His mouth. NKJV (ISAIAH 53: 7) READ: 1 PETER 1: 18 -19 Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 FIGURATIVELY? JESUS THE GOOD SHEPHERD: HIS SHEEP 11 12 13 READ: JOHN 10: 11 -13 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. NKJV SIMON: FEED MY LAMBS 15 READ: JOHN 21: 15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these? " He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You. “ He said to him, "Feed My lambs. " NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 FIGURATIVELY? CHRIST: THE LAMB OF GOD 6 8 READ: REVELATION 5: 6 I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. NKJV READ: REVELATION 5: 8 When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 FIGURATIVELY? CHRIST: THE LAMB OF GOD 13 READ: REVELATION 5: 12 -13 They said with a loud voice: "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, And strength and honor and glory and blessing!" And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: "Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever!" NKJV 16 READ: REVELATION 6: 16 They said to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! NKJV 12

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 FIGURATIVELY? CHRIST: THE LAMB OF GOD 9 10 14 READ: REVELATION 7: 9 -10 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, And crying out with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!" NKJV READ: REVELATION 7: 14 I said to him, "Sir, you know. “ So he said to me, "These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -7 FIGURATIVELY? CHRIST: THE LAMB OF GOD 17 READ: REVELATION 7: 16 -17 The Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. " NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 8 The nursing child shall play by the cobra's hole, And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper's den. 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 8 The nursing child shall play by the cobra's hole, And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper's den. 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. WHAT WILL THE NURSING CHILD PLAY WITH? WHAT WILL THE WEANED CHILD DO? IS THIS LITERALLY? FIGURATIVELY? WHO ARE THEY? MEDO-PERSIANS? EGYPTIANS? WHAT ARE THEY UNABLE TO HURT OR DESTROY? WHAT IS HOLY MOUNTAIN? JERUSALEM? WHAT WILL THE WHOLE EARTH KNOW?

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 8 The nursing child shall play by the cobra's hole, And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper's den. IS THIS LITERALLY? FIGURATIVELY? 1 14 15 WHO IS THIS SERPENT? SATAN? READ: GENESIS 3: 1 The serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'? " NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SERPENT? READ: GENESIS 3: 14 -15 The LORD God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life. And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel. " NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 8 The nursing child shall play by the cobra's hole, And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper's den. IS THIS LITERALLY? FIGURATIVELY? WHAT HAPPENED TO AARON’S ROD? 10 11 12 13 SERPENT? READ: EXODUS 7: 10 -13 Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, just as the LORD commanded. And Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent. But Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. For every man threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. And Pharaoh's heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the LORD had said. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 5 6 7 8 9 IS THIS LITERALLY? FIGURATIVELY? WHAT DID MOSES TO MAKE? A FIREY SERPENT? WHY? READ: NUMBERS 21: 5 -9 The people spoke against God and against Moses: "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul loathes this worthless bread. “ The LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died. The people came to Moses, and said, "We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you; pray to the LORD that He take away the serpents from us. So Moses prayed for the people. The LORD said to Moses, "Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live. “ Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 IS THIS LITERALLY? FIGURATIVELY? 3 4 5 WHAT ARE THE WICKED LIKENED TO? SERPENT? READ: PSALMS 58: 3 -5 The wicked are estranged from the womb; They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies. Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; They are like the deaf cobra that stops its ear, Which will not heed the voice of charmers, Charming ever so skillfully. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 IS THIS LITERALLY? FIGURATIVELY? 9 10 11 12 13 READ: PSALMS 91: 9 -13 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone. You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 IS THIS LITERALLY? FIGURATIVELY? 1 2 3 READ: PSALMS 140: 1 -3 Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men, Who plan evil things in their hearts; They continually gather together for war. They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; The poison of asps is under their lips. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 IS THIS LITERALLY? FIGURATIVELY? 8 9 11 READ: ECCLESIASTES 10: 8 -9 He who digs a pit will fall into it, And whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent. He who quarries stones may be hurt by them, And he who splits wood may be endangered by it. NKJV READ: ECCLESIASTES 10: 11 A serpent may bite when it is not charmed; The babbler is no different. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 IS THIS LITERALLY? FIGURATIVELY? 17 READ: JEREMIAH 8: 17 “Behold, I will send serpents among you, Vipers which cannot be charmed, And they shall bite you, " says the LORD. NKJV 19 READ: AMOS 5: 19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion, And a bear met him! Or as though he went into the house, Leaned his hand on the wall, And a serpent bit him! NKJV 17 READ: MICAH 7: 17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent; They shall crawl from their holes like snakes of the earth. They shall be afraid of the LORD our God, And shall fear because of You. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 IS THIS LITERALLY? FIGURATIVELY? WHO DID JOHN CALL VIPERS? 7 READ: MATTHEW 3: 7 -8 When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? NKJV 7 READ: LUKE 3: 7 He said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 IS THIS LITERALLY? FIGURATIVELY? WHO DID JESUS CALL BROOD OF VIPERS? 34 READ: MATTHEW 12: 34 -35 Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. NKJV 33 READ: MATTHEW 23: 33 -34 Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell? NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 IS THIS LITERALLY? FIGURATIVELY? 16 17 18 19 READ: MATTHEW 10: 16 -17 "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. READ: MARK 16: 17 -18 These signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; They will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover. " NKJV READ: LUKE 10: 19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 IS THIS LITERALLY? FIGURATIVELY? 3 4 5 6 READ: ACTS 28: 3 -6 When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand. When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live. “ He shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. They were expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 IS THIS LITERALLY? FIGURATIVELY? 14 15 32 33 34 READ: JOHN 3: 14 -15 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, That whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. NKJV READ: JOHN 12: 32 -34 If I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all peoples to Myself. “ This He said, signifying by what death He would die. The people answered Him, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man? " NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 IS THIS LITERALLY? FIGURATIVELY? 3 4 9 READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 11: 3 -4 I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. If he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted — you may well put up with it! NKJV READ: REVELATION 12: 9 The great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. WHO ARE THEY? MEDO-PERSIANS? EGYPTIANS? WHAT ARE THEY UNABLE TO HURT OR DESTROY? 17 READ: JOEL 3: 17 “You shall know that I am the LORD your God, Dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain. Then Jerusalem shall be holy, And no aliens shall ever pass through her again. " NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. WHAT IS HOLY MOUNTAIN? 1 16 JERUSALEM? READ: PSALMS 48: 1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, In His holy mountain. NKJV READ: DANIEL 9: 16 "O Lord, according to all Your righteousness, I pray, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain ; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all those around us. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. WHAT IS HOLY MOUNTAIN? 17 3 JERUSALEM? READ: JEREMIAH 3: 17 "At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem. No more shall they follow the dictates of their evil hearts. NKJV READ: ZECHARIAH 8: 3 Thus says the LORD: 'I will return to Zion, And dwell in the midst of Jerusalem shall be called the City of Truth, The Mountain of the LORD of hosts, The Holy Mountain. ' NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. WHAT IS HOLY MOUNTAIN? JERUSALEM? 1 READ: JOEL 2: 1 Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the LORD is coming, For it is at hand: NKJV 17 READ: JOEL 3: 17 “You shall know that I am the LORD your God, Dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain. Then Jerusalem shall be holy, And no aliens shall ever pass through her again. " NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. WHAT WILL THE WHOLE EARTH KNOW? 5 2 3 READ: EXODUS 7: 5 The Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them. " NKJV READ: PSALMS 98: 2 -3 The LORD has made known His salvation; His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the nations. He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. WHAT WILL THE WHOLE EARTH KNOW? 7 34 READ: JEREMIAH 24: 7 I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart. NKJV READ: JEREMIAH 31: 34 No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD, ' for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more. " NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 6 -9 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. WHAT WILL THE WHOLE EARTH KNOW? 14 READ: HABAKKUK 2: 14 The earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea. NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 11: 10 -11 10 "And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious. " 11 It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time To recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Egypt, From Pathros and Cush, From Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea.

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 10 -11 10 11 "And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious. " It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time To recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Egypt, From Pathros and Cush, From Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea. WHAT WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN THAT DAY? WHO SHALL SEEK HIM? GENTILES? WHAT IS THIS RESTING PLACE? WHO SHALL THE LORD RECOVER? REMNANT? FROM WHENCE WILL THEY COME?

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 10 -11 10 "And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious. " WHAT WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN THAT DAY? WHO SHALL SEEK HIM? GENTILES? 11 16 READ: ZECHARIAH 2: 11 "Many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and they shall become My people. I will dwell in your midst; Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent Me to you. READ: ZECHARIAH 14: 16 It shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 10 -11 10 "And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious. " WHAT WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN THAT DAY? WHO SHALL SEEK HIM? GENTILES? 18 READ: ACTS 11: 18 When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life. " NKJV 12 READ: ROMANS 15: 12 Again, Isaiah says: "There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the Gentiles shall hope. " NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 10 -11 10 9 11 16 "And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious. " WHAT IS THIS RESTING PLACE? READ: DEUTERONOMY 12: 9 As yet you have not come to the rest and the inheritance which the LORD your God is giving you. NKJV READ: PSALMS 95: 11 I swore in My wrath, 'They shall not enter My rest. '" NKJV READ: JEREMIAH 6: 16 Thus says the LORD: "Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it. ' NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 10 -11 WHAT IS THIS RESTING PLACE? 10 3 27 READ: JEREMIAH 30: 10 'Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob, ' says the LORD, 'Nor be dismayed, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from afar, And your seed from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet, And no one shall make him afraid. NKJV READ: JEREMIAH 45: 3 You said, "Woe is me now! For the LORD has added grief to my sorrow. I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest. "' NKJV READ: JEREMIAH 46: 27 Do not fear, O My servant Jacob, And do not be dismayed, O Israel! For behold, I will save you from afar, And your offspring from the land of their captivity; Jacob shall return, have rest and be at ease; No one shall make him afraid.

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 10 -11 WHAT IS THIS RESTING PLACE? 28 19 30 READ: MATTHEW 11: 28 -30 “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. “ NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 10 -11 11 It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time To recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Egypt, From Pathros and Cush, From Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea. WHO SHALL THE LORD RECOVER? REMNANT? FROM WHENCE WILL THEY COME? ASSYRIA - EGYPT - PATHROS - CUSH ELAM - SHINAR - AMATH AND THE ISLANDS OF THE SEA

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 10 -11 WHO SHALL THE LORD RECOVER? REMNANT? FROM WHENCE WILL THEY COME? 21 5 READ: EZEKIEL 37: 21 Thus says the Lord GOD: “Surely I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and I will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; “ NKJV READ: HOSEA 3: 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. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 10 -11 WHO SHALL THE LORD RECOVER? REMNANT? FROM WHENCE WILL THEY COME? 14 15 6 7 READ: AMOS 9: 14 -15 “I will bring back the captives of My people Israel. They shall build the waste cities and inhabit them. They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them. They shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them. I will plant them in their land And no longer shall they be pulled up From the land I have given them, ” Says the LORD your God. NKJV READ: MICAH 4: 6 -7 “In that day, ” says the LORD, “I will assemble the lame, I will gather the outcast And those whom I have afflicted; I will make the lame a remnant, And the outcast a strong nation; So the LORD will reign over them in Mount Zion From now on, even forever. “ NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 10 -11 WHO SHALL THE LORD RECOVER? REMNANT? FROM WHENCE WILL THEY COME? 19 20 READ: ZEPHANIAH 3: 19 -20 “Behold, at that time I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame And gather those who were driven out. I will appoint them for praise and fame In every land where they were put to shame. At that time I will bring you back, Even at the time I gather you; For I will give you fame and praise Among all the peoples of the earth, When I return your captives before your eyes, ” Says the LORD. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 10 -11 WHO SHALL THE LORD RECOVER? REMNANT? FROM WHENCE WILL THEY COME? 10 8 READ: ZECHARIAH 10: 10 I will bring them back from the land of Egypt, And I will gather them from Assyria. I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon, Until no more room is found for them. READ: JEREMIAH 23: 8 As the LORD lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel from the north country and from all the countries where I had driven them. They shall dwell in their own land. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 10 -11 WHO SHALL THE LORD RECOVER? REMNANT? FROM WHENCE WILL THEY COME? 28 9 READ: JEREMIAH 46: 28 “Do not fear, O Jacob My servant, " says the LORD, "For I am with you; I will make a complete end of all the nations To which I have driven you, But I will not make a complete end of you. I will rightly correct you, For I will not leave you wholly unpunished. " NKJV READ: AMOS 9: 9 “Surely I will command, And will sift the house of Israel among all nations, As grain is sifted in a sieve; Yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground. ” NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 11: 12 -13 12 He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth. 13 Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart, And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, And Judah shall not harass Ephraim.

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 12 -13 12 He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth. 13 Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart, And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, And Judah shall not harass Ephraim. WHO WILL THE LORD GATHER TOGETHER? WHAT WAS THE ENVY OF EPHRAIM? JUDAH? WHY WOULD EPHRAIM ENVY JUDAH? WAS JUDAH AND ADVERSARY OF EPHRAIM? HOW DID JUDAH HARASS EPHRAIM?

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 12 -13 12 He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth. WHO WILL THE LORD GATHER TOGETHER? 9 18 READ: NEHEMIAH 1: 9 If you return to Me, and keep My commandments and do them, though some of you were cast out to the farthest part of the heavens, yet I will gather them from there, and bring them to the place which I have chosen as a dwelling for My name. NKJV READ: JEREMIAH 3: 18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given as an inheritance to your fathers. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 12 -13 12 He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth. WHO WILL THE LORD GATHER TOGETHER? 15 10 READ: JEREMIAH 16: 15 The LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where He had driven them. For I will bring them back into their land which I gave to their fathers. NKJV READ: JEREMIAH 31: 10 Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, And declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He who scattered Israel will gather him, And keep him as a shepherd does his flock. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 12 -13 12 He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth. WHO WILL THE LORD GATHER TOGETHER? 37 25 READ: JEREMIAH 32: 37 Behold, I will gather them out of all countries where I have driven them in My anger, in My fury, and in great wrath; I will bring them back to this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely. NKJV READ: EZEKIEL 28: 25 Thus says the Lord GOD: When I have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and am hallowed in them in the sight of the Gentiles, then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to My servant Jacob.

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 12 -13 13 Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart, And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, And Judah shall not harass Ephraim. WHAT WAS THE ENVY OF EPHRAIM? JUDAH? WHY WOULD EPHRAIM ENVY JUDAH? WAS JUDAH AND ADVERSARY OF EPHRAIM? HOW DID JUDAH HARASS EPHRAIM?

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 12 -13 49 50 1 2 JOSHUA CHOSE TO LIVE IN EPHRAIM READ: JOSHUA 19: 49 -50 When they had made an end of dividing the land as an inheritance according to their borders, the children of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun. According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked for, Timnath Serah in the mountains of Ephraim; and he built the city and dwelt in it. NKJV THE TABERNACLE IS SET UP IN SHILOH READ: JOSHUA 18: 1 -2 The whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of meeting there. And the land was subdued before them. But there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes which had not yet received their inheritance. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 12 -13 1 EPHRAIM IS ANGRY WITH GIDEON READ: JUDGES 8: 1 The men of Ephraim said to Gideon, "Why have you done this to us by not calling us when you went to fight with the Midianites? " And they reprimanded him sharply. NKJV 1 EPHRAIM IS ANGRY WITH JEPHTHAH READ: JUDGES 12: 1 The men of Ephraim gathered together, crossed over toward Zaphon, and said to Jephthah, "Why did you cross over to fight against the people of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you with fire!"

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 12 -13 8 9 41 ABNER MADE ISHBOSHETH KING OF ISRAEL READ: 2 SAMUEL 2: 8 -9 Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim; He made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel. ISRAEL IS ANGRY WITH DAVID FOR MOVING TO JUDAH READ: 2 SAMUEL 19: 41 All the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, "Why have our brethren, the men of Judah, stolen you away and brought the king, his household, and all David's men with him across the Jordan? " NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 12 -13 2 ISRAEL DESERTED DAVID AND FOLLOWED SHEBA READ: 2 SAMUEL 20: 2 Every man of Israel deserted David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah, from the Jordan as far as Jerusalem, remained loyal to their king. NKJV 26 JEROBOAM REBELLED AGAINST SOLOMON READ: 1 KINGS 11: 26 Solomon's servant, Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zereda, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, also rebelled against the king. NKJV 67 THE LORD CHOSE JUDAH OVER EPHRAIM READ: PSALMS 78: 67 -68 He rejected the tent of Joseph, And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim, But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which He loved. 68

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 12 -13 WHO WILL THE LORD GATHER TOGETHER? WHY DOES THE LORD ONE TO MAKE THEM ONE? READ: EZEKIEL 37: 16 -19 16 Son of man, take a stick for yourself and write on it: For Judah and for the children of Israel, his companions. Then take another stick and write on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, his companions. 17 Then join them one to another for yourself into one stick, and they will become one in your hand. 18 When the children of your people speak to you, saying, “Will you not show us what you mean by these? ” 19 Say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: “Surely I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will join them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand. ” NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 12 -13 WHO WILL THE LORD GATHER TOGETHER? WHY DOES THE LORD ONE TO MAKE THEM ONE? 11 8 READ: HOSEA 1: 11 The children of Judah and the children of Israel Shall be gathered together, And appoint for themselves one head; And they shall come up out of the land, For great will be the day of Jezreel! NKJV READ: HOSEA 11: 8 How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I set you like Zeboiim? My heart churns within Me; My sympathy is stirred. NKJV WHERE WAS ADMAH AND ZEBOIIM? CITIES OF THE PLAINS - SODOM AND GOMORRAH

READ: ISAIAH 11: 14 -16 14 But they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west; Together they shall plunder the people of the East; They shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab; And the people of Ammon shall obey them. 15 The LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt; With His mighty wind He will shake His fist over the River, And strike it in the seven streams, And make men cross over dry shod. 16 There will be a highway for the remnant of His people Who will be left from Assyria, As it was for Israel In the day that he came up from the land of Egypt. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 14 -16 14 But they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west; Together they shall plunder the people of the East; They shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab; And the people of Ammon shall obey them. 15 The LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt; With His mighty wind He will shake His fist over the River, And strike it in the seven streams, And make men cross over dry shod. 16 There will be a highway for the remnant of His people Who will be left from Assyria, As it was for Israel In the day that he came up from the land of Egypt. NKJV WHO WERE THE PEOPLE OF THE WEST? PHILISTINES? WHO WERE THE PEOPLE OF THE EAST? EDOM? MOAB? AMMON? WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM? WHY? WHAT IS THE TONGUE OF THE SEA OF EGYPT? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE RIVER?

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 14 -16 14 But they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west; Together they shall plunder the people of the East; They shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab; And the people of Ammon shall obey them. WHO WERE THE PEOPLE OF THE WEST? PHILISTINES? WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM? 6 7 READ: 2 CHRONICLES 26: 6 -7 Uzziah went out and made war against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities around Ashdod and among the Philistines. God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and against the Meunites. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 14 -16 WHO WERE THE PEOPLE OF THE EAST? WHAT DID THEY DO? MOAB? AMMON? READ: JUDGES 11: 14 -18 14 Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the people of Ammon, 15 And said to him, "Thus says Jephthah: 'Israel did not take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the people of Ammon; 16 For when Israel came up from Egypt, they walked through the wilderness as far as the Red Sea and came to Kadesh. 17 Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, "Please let me pass through your land. " But the king of Edom would not heed. And in like manner they sent to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel remained in Kadesh. 18 They went along through the wilderness and bypassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab, came to the east side of the land of Moab, and encamped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the border of Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 14 -16 WHO WERE THE PEOPLE OF THE EAST? MOAB? AMMON? WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM? 8 9 10 READ: ZEPHANIAH 2: 8 -11 "I have heard the reproach of Moab, And the insults of the people of Ammon, With which they have reproached My people, And made arrogant threats against their borders. “Therefore, as I live, “ Says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "Surely Moab shall be like Sodom, And the people of Ammon like Gomorrah — Overrun with weeds and saltpits, And a perpetual desolation. The residue of My people shall plunder them, And the remnant of My people shall possess them. " “This they shall have for their pride, Because they have reproached and made arrogant threats Against the people of the LORD of hosts. ” NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 14 -16 WHO WERE THE PEOPLE OF THE EAST? THE MIGHTY MEN OF MOAB? 40 41 42 22 WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM? WHY? READ: JEREMIAH 48: 40 -42 Thus says the LORD: "Behold, one shall fly like an eagle, And spread his wings over Moab. Kerioth is taken, And the strongholds are surprised; The mighty men's hearts in Moab on that day shall be Like the heart of a woman in birth pangs. Moab shall be destroyed as a people, Because he exalted himself against the LORD. ” NKJV WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM? WHY? READ: JEREMIAH 49: 22 Behold, He shall come up and fly like the eagle, And spread His wings over Bozrah; The heart of the mighty men of Edom in that day shall be Like the heart of a woman in birth pangs.

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 14 -16 WHO WERE THE PEOPLE OF THE EAST? 28 29 30 WHO DID THE LORD SEND AGAINST THEM? READ: JEREMIAH 49: 28 -29 Thus says the LORD: "Arise, go up to Kedar, And devastate the men of the East!” “Their tents and their flocks they shall take away. They shall take for themselves their curtains, All their vessels and their camels. They shall cry out to them, 'Fear is on every side!‘” "Flee, get far away! Dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Hazor!" says the LORD. "For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you, And has conceived a plan against you. ” NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 14 -16 WHO WERE THE PEOPLE OF THE EAST? THE MIGHTY MEN OF EDOM? 12 13 14 WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM? WHY? READ: EZEKIEL 25: 12 -14 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because of what Edom did against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended by avenging itself on them, “ Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "I will also stretch out My hand against Edom, cut off man and beast from it, and make it desolate from Teman; Dedan shall fall by the sword. I will lay My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, that they may do in Edom according to My anger and according to My fury; and they shall know My vengeance, " says the Lord GOD. NKJV

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 14 -16 15 The LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt; With His mighty wind He will shake His fist over the River, And strike it in the seven streams, And make men cross over dry shod. 16 There will be a highway for the remnant of His people Who will be left from Assyria, As it was for Israel In the day that he came up from the land of Egypt. NKJV WHAT IS THE TONGUE OF THE SEA OF EGYPT? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE RIVER?

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 11: 14 -16 WHAT HAPPENED TO EGYPT? WHY? 19 20 EDOM? READ: JOEL 3: 19 -20 "Egypt shall be a desolation, And Edom a desolate wilderness, Because of violence against the people of Judah, For they have shed innocent blood in their land. But Judah shall abide forever, And Jerusalem from generation to generation. ” NKJV