Isaiah: A 12-Week Study

Knowing the Bible

by Drew Hunter, J.I. Packer (Editor), Lane T. Dennis (Editor)

"A tremendous resource for those wanting to study and teach the Bible with an understanding of how the gospel is woven throughout Scripture." ―Bryan Chapell, Pastor, Grace Presbyterian Church The Knowing the Bible series is a resource designed to help Bible readers better understand and apply God’s Word. These 12-week studies lead participants through books of the Bible and are made up of four basic (1) reflection questions help readers engage the text at a deeper level; (2) “Gospel Glimpses” highlight the gospel of grace throughout the book; (3) “Whole-Bible Connections” show how any given passage connects to the Bible’s overarching story of redemption, culminating in Christ; and (4) “Theological Soundings” identify how historic orthodox doctrines are taught or reinforced throughout Scripture. With contributions from an array of influential pastors and church leaders, these gospel-centered studies will help Christians see and cherish the message of God’s grace on every page of the Bible. The book of Isaiah, which alternates between promises of judgment and restoration, reminds God’s people of the magnitude of humanity’s sin, the judgment that we all deserve, and how God displays his glory by saving sinners. This guide shows us how the prophetic promise of cosmic renewal ultimately anticipates the work of Jesus Christ, the servant-king whose death results in new life for all who trust in him.

Genres: Theology, Nonfiction, Religion

96 pages, Paperback

First published April 30, 2013

About the author

Drew Hunter (MA, Wheaton College) is a teaching pastor at Zionsville Fellowship in Zionsville, Indiana. Previously he served as a minister for young adults at Grace Church of DuPage and taught religious studies at College of DuPage. Hunter is the author of Isaiah: A 12 Week Study and Matthew: A 12 Week Study. He and his wife, Christina, have three young boys.

Reviews

[Lena · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really helpful study of the book of Isaiah. Gave me some clarity and interpretation to sections I wasn’t sure what to do with and aided me in successfully meditating on this beautiful book of the Bible.

[Brooke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Isaiah is such a complicated book of the Bible that I’ve wanted to study in more depth for a while. We did this study with our teen girls at church, and the commentary and questions really helped us to focus and see the connections that might have been too hard for us to make on our own without extensive study and background knowledge. I highly recommend this study if you’re wanting to read and understand Isaiah better.

[Bert van der Vaart · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very clear study guide to a book I always had trouble keeping the overall picture on. The author both summarizes the four major divisions in this book--aka as the Fifth Gospel--as well as links some of the key passages to other parts of the Bible--from Genesis to Revelation. A very helpful guide--will probably get others in the series.

[Tom Horn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the second study in this "Knowing the Bible" series that I've done and I can't recommend them enough. They help draw Biblical themes and gospel connections from books that can be... dense.

[Holly Craw · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very clear overview of Isaiah which comprises numerous themes, historical reviews, and prophecies.

This book is a great tool for mining the depths of the most influential prophetic book of the Old Testament! Actually, it is more of a flyover with a few landings along the way to explore some gems that glitter on the surface and may need some nudging to uncover. It does provide lots of questions and topics that beg for more in-depth study to understand the Messiah who will appear at two key points in history. Jesus quotes often from Isaiah and lives out the "script" that Isaiah and other Old Testament authors write.

[CalebA · Rating 3 out of 5]

Explore the themes of Isaiah in this study.
I purchased this book hoping to find deeper insight from my ESV study Bible. What I found were more questions than answers. Maybe it's my misunderstanding that this is a study and not a line-by-line type of resource. The questions and themes were interesting, but this was not what I was looking for.

[Abby · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a fan of the majority of questions presented in this study guide. Some brought out good discussion. Our group also never understood and, therefore, never utilized the sections each week after the questions.

[Brooklyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

God is good yall

[Jules · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really wanted to find this useful, but struggled. I dislike the format of being asked endless questions. It’s better to tell me what I need to know. Let experts ask themselves questions, and then answer their own questions persuasively and intelligently. It’s so much better than me, the world’s least Isaiah expert, being unsure if what I’m teaching myself is accurate and meaningful.

I plan to revisit this book at a later date and may adjust my review.

[Robert Balfour · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a pretty good book study. Hard to pull off so many chapters in 12 weeks.