Free group study handout
Isaiah 66: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Isaiah 66 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
Yahweh claims, 'Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool' (vv. 1-2). He seeks those with a humble spirit, not mere sacrifices.
Key verse
“For my hand has made all these things, and so all these things came to be,” says Yahweh: “but to this man will I look, even to he who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word.”
Isaiah 66:2 (WEB)
Outline
- Isaiah 66:1–2 God's Sovereignty in Creation
- Isaiah 66:3–4 True Worship versus False Sacrifice
- Isaiah 66:5–6 Response to Persecution
- Isaiah 66:7–9 The Birth of Zion's Children
- Isaiah 66:10–14 Joy and Comfort for Jerusalem
- Isaiah 66:15–19 Judgment and Gathering of Nations
- Isaiah 66:20–24 New Creation and Final Judgment
Discussion questions
- In v2, who does God say he will look to?
- In v24, what will happen to the 'men who have transgressed' against God?
- The phrase 'I will set a sign among them' in v19: what does this imply about God's mission?
- In v12, what does God mean by extending 'peace to her like a river'?
- When have you felt 'poor and of a contrite spirit' as mentioned in v2?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Isaiah 66: Matthew 5, Isaiah 65, Proverbs 29.
Before next time: read Jeremiah 1.