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Isaiah and Micah: Assyrian Crisis

  1. Lesson One
    Isaiah - YHWH and the Nations
    22 Activities
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    3 Assessments
  2. Lesson Two
    Isaiah - YHWH and His People
    23 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  3. Lesson Three
    Isaiah's Anticipated Messiah
    24 Activities
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    4 Assessments
  4. Lesson Four
    The Authorship and Unity of Isaiah
    24 Activities
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    4 Assessments
  5. Lesson Five
    Micah
    17 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
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    1 Assessment

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The book of Isaiah, especially in its first twelve chapters, goes to great lengths to distinguish between the eternal kingdom of YHWH and the human kingdoms that oppose the rule of God. See the table below for examples.

Source: Gary Smith, The New American Commentary: Isaiah 1–39, Vol. 15A, 2007, pp. 123-124.

God’s KingdomMan’s Kingdom
People come to hear God’s Law (2:1-4)People reject God’s Law (5:24; 10:12)
End of war (2:4)Wars between nations (5:28; 7:1; 10:6)
People reject gold and idols (2:18-20)Land full of gold and idols (2:7-8)
God alone exalted (2:11, 17; 5:16; 12:4)People and possessions exalted (2:7-16)
People humbled (2:11, 17; 5:15; 10:20; 12:2)People proud (2:11, 17; 3:16; 5:15; 9:8; 10:12)
Trusting God (7:9; 8:17; 10:20; 12:2)Trusting man (2:22; 7:12; 10:13)
Zion will be holy and cleansed (4:2-3)Zion sinful (3:9; 5:8-24; 6:5; 8:6, 9)
God is holy (6:3; 8:13)Man is not holy (6:5, 9-10)
God is light (9:1-2; 10:17)Earth is in darkness (8:22–9:1)
Joy (9:3; 12:3, 6)Woe and gloom (5:8-24; 8:22; 10:1, 5)
Just and righteous king (9:6-7; 11:4-5)Wicked kings (7:12; 9:14-17; 10:12)
Fear of God (11:3; 8:13; 12:2)No fear of God; fear of man (5:12; 7:2; 8:12) 
Will know the LORD (11:9; 12:4-5)Do not know God (5:19; 6:9)
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