Free group study handout
Isaiah 35: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Isaiah 35 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
The wilderness and dry land will rejoice and blossom like a rose (vv. 1-2). Lebanon’s glory will be given to it, and the people will see Yahweh’s glory.
Key verse
“A highway will be there, a road, and it will be called The Holy Way. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it will be for those who walk in the Way. Wicked fools will not go there.”
Isaiah 35:8 (WEB)
Outline
- Isaiah 35:1–2 Transformation of the Wilderness
- Isaiah 35:3–4 Encouragement to the Weak
- Isaiah 35:5–7 Healing and Restoration
- Isaiah 35:8–9 The Holy Way
- Isaiah 35:10 Joy of the Redeemed
Discussion questions
- In v1, what does the 'wilderness and the dry land' do?
- What happens in v5 to the 'eyes of the blind'?
- The phrase 'The Holy Way' in v8: what does this road symbolize for the redeemed?
- In v4, why does the text say to 'be strong' to those with a 'fearful heart'?
- When have you felt the need for 'gladness and joy' like in v10?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Isaiah 35: Isaiah 42, 1 Samuel 23, Isaiah 44.
Before next time: read Isaiah 36.