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Isaiah Bible Study Resources

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Study questions, maps, charts, key words, history, background, outlines, and links to help you study the Old Testament book of Isaiah.

The prophet Isaiah ministered in and around Jerusalem as a prophet to Judah during the reigns of 4 kings of Judah: Uzziah (called “Azariah” in 2 Kings), Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah (1:1), from ca. 740–686 B.C.  Isaiah was a contemporary of Hosea and Micah.

Biblical background: 2 Kings 15-21 and 2 Chronicles 26-33

Bible Study: Isaiah: Servant Songs

Background & Outlines

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Bible Study Helps

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Maps from Bible-History.com

Maps from Studylight.org

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (1)  —  The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (2)  —  The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (3)  —  The Campaign of Shishak  —  Conflicts between Israel and Aram-Damascus  —  The Omride Dynasty  —  The Golden Ages of the 9th & 8th centuries BCE  —  Phoenician Trade and Civilization  —  Trade Routes throughout the Middle East  —  Travel Routes throughout Palestine  —  Elijah and Elisha  —  The Revolt of Jehu  —  The Rise of Assyria  —  Israel & Judah in the days of Jeroboam II and Uzziah  —  The Assyrian Empire under Tiglath-Pileser III  —  The Syro-Ephraimite War  —  Tiglath-Pileser III’s Campaigns  —  Fall of Samaria and Deportation of Israelites  —  The Fall of the Kingdom of Israel  —  Assyrian Districts after the Fall of Samaria  —  Prophets of the 8th Century BCE

Judah Alone amid International Powers

Hezekiah’s Preparation for Revolt  —  Judah under King Hezekiah  —  Hezekiah’s Jerusalem  —  Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah  —  Assyria in the 7th century BCE  —  The Rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire  —  The Reign of Josiah  —  The Districts of Judah under King Josiah  —  The Golden Age of King Josiah —  Nebuchadnezzar’s Campaigns against Judah

The Persian Period

World Powers of the 6th century BCE — The Conquests of Cyrus the Great — The Persian Empire — The Return of the Jewish Exiles to Judah — Judah in the 5th century BCE — Palestine after the Exile

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Key Words in Isaiah (NAS77)

Occurrences are based on New American Standard Text. “4x/3v” means the word appears 4 times in 3 verses. “3x” means the word appears 3 times in 3 verses.

  • Lord (417x); God (127v) Lord of Hosts (63x);  NOTE: “I am the Lord”; “no one besides Me”; “no other”
  • earth (93x); heavens (19x); heaven (11x)
  • day (87x) – Note: “day of Lord”; “last day”; “in that day”
  • Israel (87x); Judah (26x); remnant (13x)
  • holy (52v) – Note: “Holy One of Israel”
  • nations (52x); nation (19x); Assyria (37v);  Babylon (13x)/Chaldeans (7x)
  • glory (35v)
  • salvation (25x); compassion (14x); joy (19x); covenant (12x)
  • servant (22x)
  • woe (20x); sword (18x)
  • redeemer (13x); redeemed (12x); redemption (1x)
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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

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Other Charts & Papers

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Commentaries

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