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
- Listen to the MP3s
- Servant Songs Study Guide
- Servant Songs NASB Study Text
- Servant Songs ESV Text
- Servant Songs Small Group Discussion Questions
- Servant Songs Overview
- Servant Songs Poetic Outline
- Isaiah quotes in the New Testament
Background & Outlines
- Chart: Bible History at a glance
- Blue Letter Bible: Old Testament Timeline
- Biblehub: Isaiah Overview
- Biblehub: Isaiah Chronology
- Biblehub: The Divided Kingdom
- Chart: Kings of Israel & Judah
- Bible Atlas: Assyria
- Bible Atlas: Babylon
- Bible Atlas: Jerusalem
- Ray C Stedman: Overview of the Book
- John MacArthur: Author, Date, Background
- Jensen’s Survey of the Old Testament
Bible Study Helps
- Bible Study 101
- Interpreting Prophecy
- Interpreting Hebrew Poetry
- Study Software & websites
- More Maps & Charts
- Hebrew word studies by Precepts Austin
- Books on how to study the Bible
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
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)
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
- Isaiah, Theology of – Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology
- Isaiah – Holman Bible Dictionary
- Isaiah – Hastings Dictionary of the Bible
- Isaiah, Book of – Hastings Dictionary of the Bible
- Isaiah – Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- Isaiah – International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Isaiah – Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
- Isaiah means “The salvation of the Lord” – Hitchcock’s Bible Names
Other Charts & Papers
- Interesting Facts About Isaiah from BibleCharts.org
- Isaiah Chart by Paul Shockley
- Isaiah Overview Chart by Charles Swindoll
- Visual Overview by Mark Barry
- Uri Yosef: Who is the Suffering Servant in Isaiah 53? Part 1 – The Jewish Interpretation Valid or Not?
- Uri Yosef: Who is the Suffering Servant in Isaiah 53? Part 2 – The Christian Interpretation Valid or Not?
Commentaries
- Top 5 Commentaries on the Book of Isaiah – Ligonier.org
- Best Commentaries on Isaiah – Tim Challies
- Commentary Reviews: Isaiah
- Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible: Isaiah
- Albert Barnes Notes on the Whole Bible: Isaiah
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Complete Commentary on the Bible: Isaiah
- Geneva Study Bible: Isaiah
- Reformation Study Bible Notes: Isaiah
- Precept Austin Commentaries & Sermons: Isaiah
- Charles Swindoll – Overview of Isaiah
