Questions on the Book of Isaiah1

1. Isaiah was a prophet during the reign of five kings. According to Isaiah
1:1, who were four kings of Judah that Isaiah faithfully served under?
Answer:  Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah

2. Isaiah is the first book containing the writings of the prophets of the
Bible. It consists of 66 chapters. Amazingly however how many times is
it quoted in the 27 books of the New Testament in the NIV Bible?
Answer: 66

3. In chapter one, Isaiah introduced himself as one who had visions

during the reigns of several kings of Judah. According to chapter six,
Isaiah was commissioned the year one of those kings died. Which king
was that?
Answer: Uzziah

4.  What two cities are mentioned in verse 1:10?

Answer: Sodom and Gomorrah

5. As a result of Israel and Judea's sins, their cities had been burned and laid
to waste. In Isaiah 1:18 (NIV), although their sins were scarlet, what did
God offer to change their sins to be like?

Answer: white as snow

6. The New Testament quotes the Book of Isaiah several times, surpassed
only by the number of times it quotes which other Book in the Old
Testament?
Answer: Psalms

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Adapted from Terry Ford’s Fun Trivia quizzes, by Alexander K. Oduro.

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 7. In chapter two, Isaiah gave a prophecy about the mountain of the Lord
in the last days. What did he say about it?
Answer: Peoples from other nations would come to the mountain.

8. Whose birth is prophesied in chapter 7 according to Christians?

Answer: Jesus

9. Isaiah deeply mourned the loss when a good king died. However during
this time, Isaiah saw a vision of a great king lifted high on a throne with
angels around crying, "Holy". Who was the king whose robes filled the
temple, in Isaiah 6?
Answer: The Lord Almighty

10. Isaiah 9:6 says of the future Messiah, "For to us a child is born, to us a
son is given, and the ____ will be on his shoulders. And he will be called
Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
Please can you fill the right word?
Answer: government

11. At his commission, Isaiah had a vision of the Lord. Which beings were
above Him, calling to one another, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord
Almighty..." in verse 6:3?
Answer: Seraphs

12. In Isaiah 9:6 he uses many names to describe the Savior. Which is not
one mentioned in that verse?
Answer: King of Kings

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13. Isaiah was a messenger for God, but many of his prophecies spoke of a
Greater One that was coming. According to Isaiah 61:1, what was the
Messiah anointed to proclaim?
Answer: good news and freedom

14. What does Isaiah's name in Hebrew signify?

Answer: The Salvation of the Lord

15. In chapter seven, Isaiah gave the famous prophetic sign "the virgin will
be with child and will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel."
(verse 14) Isaiah gave this prophecy to the king during a time of disaster.
What worrying circumstances was the king, the recipient of the prophecy,
facing?
Answer: War

16 What will happen to the water in Nimrim according to Isaiah 15:6?

Answer: It will become desolate.

17. Isaiah prophesied that "Unto us a child is born". However according to

Isaiah 7, what leader did God proclaim the sign to, that a virgin would give
birth to a son named Immanuel?
Answer: an unbelieving king

18 What does Isaiah's son's name Shear-Jashub in Hebrew signify?

Answer: a remnant will return

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19. Isaiah 11:1 contains another possible Messianic prophecy about a shoot
coming from a stump. Which Biblical figure did Isaiah state would be the
stump from where the shoot would come?
Answer: Jesse

20. What does Isaiah 35:6 say the lame will do?
Answer: leap

21. Isaiah was married to a prophetess and had two sons named after
prophetic events. When God had promised to bring captivity and judgment
to the Israelites, what was the name and meaning Isaiah gave to his first
son?
Answer: Shear-Jashub, "a remnant shall return" (Isa. 7:3)

22. In Isaiah 30:15 "This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of
Israel, says: 'In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust
is your _____, but you would have none of it.'"
Answer: strength

23. From chapters 13 through 23, Isaiah spoke prophecies against various
nations and/or capitals. Which nation was excluded from them?
Answer: Rome

At the time Isaiah spoke, Rome was not even on the international map. Babylon would be the ones to take
Judah into exile. Babylon's prophecy can be found in chapters 13 and 14. The prophecy told of Babylon's
destruction: the oppressor has come to an end! (Isaiah 14:4) Damascus was the capital of Aram, and
Isaiah's prophecy against it was recorded in chapter 17. The end of the prophecy attributed Damascus'
defeat to its abuse of Judah. The prophecy about Egypt was in chapter 19. Verse two prophesied a civil
war within Egypt.

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24. Who does the king in Isaiah 36:18 warn the people not to be persuaded
by?
Answer: Hezekiah

25. As a prophet, Isaiah saw many things change and pass away. According
Isaiah 40:8, "the grass withers and the flowers fall", but what endures
forever?
Answer: the Word of God

26. Jesus quotes from Isaiah chapter 40 in Mark 1:14-15; "After John was
put in prison, Jesus went into ____, proclaiming the good news of God.
‘The time has come,' he said. 'The kingdom of God has come near. Repent
and believe the good news!'" In which region is this?
Answer: Galilee

27. Chapters 36 and 37 dealt with a worrying force against King Hezekiah.
Which king threatened the land of Judah?
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."

28 Who is Isaiah's father?

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Answer: Amoz (Isa 37:21)

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".

29. During many times of discouragement, Isaiah wrote words of

encouragement. According to Isaiah 40:31, those who trusted in the Lord
would renew their strength like which animal?
Answer: eagles

30. Which chapter of Isaiah did Jesus quotes in Mark 7:6-7; "Isaiah was
right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: "These
people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.”

Answer: Isaiah 29

31. Isaiah 40:3 talks about "a voice calling 'in the desert prepare the way
for the LORD'. According to Matthew 3:3, who was Isaiah identifying?
Answer: John the Baptist

32. What does Isaiah 40:3 say to prepare?

Answer: The way of the Lord

33. In Isaiah 41:10, God told His people not to fear for He was with them.
What did He promise to uphold them with?
Answer: His righteous right hand

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 34. Isaiah 49:16 is a verse often quoted symbolizing God's love and
faithfulness; "See, I have engraved you on the _____ of my hands; your
walls are ever before me." Supply the right word.
Answer: palms

35. The term 'anointed' in Israel could also mean to be chosen for God's
divine work. Ironically, which non-believer did the Lord say He would
anoint in Isaiah 45:1?
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)

36 What animal are humans compared to in Isaiah 53:6?

Answer: sheep

37. In the closing chapter of Isaiah, the Lord declares, "Heaven is my

throne and the earth is my footstool." According to Isaiah 66:2 (NIV), who
are the ones that the Lord looks on with favor?
Answer: Those who are humble, contrite in spirit, and who tremble at God's word.

38. John 12:38; "This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah (53:1) the prophet:
"Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the ___ of the Lord
been revealed?" Please can you supply the right word?

Answer: arm or power

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 39. Isaiah's chapter 65 unveiled a vision of a new heavens and a new earth.
Which of the following was not used in the description of this new creation
(verses 17-25)?
Answer: The great evil will be expelled into the darkness.

40. What is the last word in the book of Isaiah?

Answer: flesh (Isa 66:24)

41. Isaiah 53:5 says, "But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was
crushed for our iniquities; the ______ that brought us peace was upon Him,
and by His wounds we are healed." Please can you supply the word?
Answer: punishment

42. According to Isaiah chapter 53; "He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he
did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a
____ before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth." Which
mammal is mentioned?
Answer: sheep

43. Isaiah 53:9 says; "He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with
the ____ in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in
his mouth." Can you please supply the word?
Answer: rich

44. Which king of Judah was told by Isaiah the prophet to put his house in
order because he was going to die? However God relented on hearing his
prayer and seeing his tears and added 15 years to his life. Can you please
name the king?
Answer: Hezekiah (Isa 38:1-6)

45. In Isaiah chapter 65, God describes via the words of Isaiah the prophet,
new Heavens and a new Earth. Isaiah 65:25; "The wolf and the lamb will
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feed together, and the ____ will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the
serpent's food." Please can you supply the right mammal name?
Answer: lion