Answer: the Word of God
"The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever." (Isaiah 40:8, NIV)
Isaiah saw many people and circumstances change. Many people lost sight of God and His words during the times of trouble. However Isaiah reminded the people that the word of God would endure when everything else failed.
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Answer: Sennacherib
Sennacherib was the king of Assyria and reigned from 705 to 681 BC. Assyria had already destroyed Israel under the reign of Shalmaneser. (2 Kings 17:1-6) Sennacherib's field commander came to bargain, doing so in Hebrew so the people of Jerusalem would understand and perhaps revolt. Isaiah sent a prophecy that Assyria would not be successful, and Hezekiah prayed to the Lord for deliverance. After another prophecy against Sennacherib, Isaiah 37:36 wrote, "Then the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp."
From Quiz: The Book of Isaiah
Answer: Amoz
Isaiah 37:21 "Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria."
Amoz is Hebrew for "strong".
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Answer: eagles
"Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." (Isaiah 40:30-31, NIV)
Eagles have abilities to fly above storms when many other birds must take refuge. Their powerful wings use the currents in storms to glide above the resistance. Although Isaiah saw many things change and sometimes change for the worst, he reminded people that the Lord was the everlasting God and would not grow tired or weary. Isaiah told them that God would give strength to the weak. Those who trusted in God would rise up rather than be defeated.
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Answer: John the Baptist
John the Baptist is known to Christians as the man who preached repentance in preparation for the coming Messiah. Isaiah 40:3 also stated: "Make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God." Both of these terms are related to the idea of repentance. John's residence during his ministry was in the wilderness where he ate locusts and honey.
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Answer: The way of the Lord
Isaiah 40:3 "The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God."
This is another verse that, according to Christians, prophesies the coming of Jesus Christ.
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Answer: His righteous right hand
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."(Isaiah 41:10, NIV)
God promised to uphold His people with his right hand. It was a sign of rulers, leaders and kings, that they would give favor to a person and treat them fairly. God wanted His people to know He had power to judge and to help.
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Answer: palms
In Isaiah God's unfailing love for His people is emphasised often. Isaiah 54:10: "'Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,' says the LORD, who has compassion on you." Also in 49:13-17; "Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. But Zion said, 'The LORD has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me.' 'Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me. Your children hasten back, and those who laid you waste depart from you.'"
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Answer: Cyrus
"This is what the Lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of..." (Isaiah 45:1) Cyrus was an emperor of a foreign land, the Persian empire. According to the previous chapter, Cyrus was ruler when he allowed Jerusalem to be rebuilt. Judah would later be carried off into exile by Babylon, but Persia would conquer Babylon. This event was recorded in the book of Ezra. "Moreover, King Cyrus brought out articles belonging to the temple of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away..." (Ezra 1:7)
From Quiz: The Book of Isaiah
Answer: sheep
Isaiah 53:6 "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all."
Sheep out in the field have a tendency to wander and need to be led back to their fold.
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