- Who are the two kings of Judah in Isaiah (Isa 1:1)? Who was bad (2 Ki 16:2)? Who was good (2 Ki 18:3)?
- What was the threat facing Judah during each king's reign (Isa 7:1; 36:1)? What year were these threats?
- What was the common location (Isa 7:2; 36:2)? Why do you think Isaiah mentioned this location?
- What was the superpower nation at the time? Who was their king (2 Ki 16:7; Isa 36:1)?
- When threatened what was the first response of the two kings of Judah (Isa 7:2; 36:1-2, 3-4)?
- What was Isaiah's challenge (Isa 7:4,9; 37:5-7)?
- After Isaiah's challenge, how did the two kings of Judah respond (Isa 7:11-12; 37:15-20)? What was the result (Isa 7:13-14, 17; 37:36-38)?
- What life lesson(s) can you learn from these two kings of Judah? Comments? Reflections? Questions?
- Does this story have a happy ending (Isa 39:1-8)? Is life black and white and so clear cut? What does 39:8 tell us about Hezekiah (Isa 2:22)? Why do you think Isaiah ends the first part of his book (ch. 1-39) with this story?
| Chapter | 7 | 36-39 |
| Year | 735 B.C. | 701 B.C. |
| Judah's king | Ahaz | Hezekiah |
| Assyrian king | Tiglath-Pileser (2 Ki 16:7) | Sennacherib (Isa 36:1) |
| The threat | Aram and Israel attacking Jerusalem (Isa 7:1) | Assyria attacking Jerusalem (Isa 36:1) |
| The location | Aqueduct of the Upper Pool (Isa 7:3) | Aqueduct of the Upper Pool (Isa 36:2) |
| King's first response | Isaiah 7:2 | Isaiah 37:1-2, 3-4 |
| Isaiah's challenge | Isaiah 7:4, 9b | Isaiah 37:5-7 |
| King's second response | Isaiah 7:11-12 | Isaiah 37:15-20 |
| Result | Isaiah 7:13-14, 17 | Isaiah 37:36-37, 38 |
| Lesson learned | Refuse to trust God, experience judgment | Trust God, experience victory against all odds |
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