Answers – To Difficult Questions (Isaiah)

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Isaiah 1:1—Hasn’t it been shown that Isaiah is actually two or more books, and that it was not all written by one Isaiah in the 8th century b.c.?

Isaiah – 1:11 – Do we need Temple sacrifices or not?

Isaiah 1:11–13 – Did the prophet Isaiah disavow the sacrificial system of Moses?

Isaiah 1:15 – Will God answer prayers or not?

Isaiah 1:17 – Could Israel clean up their act, or did they need divine aid?

Isaiah – 2:1-22 Does this passage refer to the millennium or not?

Isaiah 2:4 – Is the Lord a God of peace or of war?

Isaiah 2:9 – Should we forgive others or not?

Isaiah 3:12 – Why is it wrong for women to rule over the nation of Israel?

Isaiah 3:18 – Does this mean that women should not wear makeup and jewelry?

Isaiah 5:11 – Is it right or wrong to drink alcohol?

Isaiah 5:14 – What is Sheol?

Isaiah 6:1 – Why does Isaiah’s calling occur inIs the sixth chapter?

Isaiah 6:5 – Why does Isaiah emphasize his unclean lips?

Isaiah 7:11-12 – Was Isaiah encouraging Ahaz to test God?

Isaiah 7:14—Is this verse a prophecy about the virgin birth of Jesus Christ?

Isaiah 7:14 – Does this passage predict a virgin birth?

Isaiah 7:14 – The Hebrew means maiden, not virgin. Therefore, is it not a prophecy?

Isaiah 8:16 – Did Isaiah’s disciples write “Second” Isaiah?

Isaiah 8:17-18 – Does this passage predict Christ?

Isaiah 9:1-2 – Why does Matthew cite this passage in Isaiah?

Isaiah 9:1-2 – Why does Matthew cite this passage in Isaiah?

Isaiah 9:6—Why is Jesus called “the everlasting Father” if He is the Son of God?

Isaiah 6:9-10 – Did God not want them to repent?

Isaiah 11:1 – Why the stump of Jesse and not the stump of David?

Isaiah 11:11-12 – Does this refer to the modern regathering of Israel?

Isaiah 11:12 – Did the biblical authors believe in a flat Earth?

Isaiah 13:15-16 – Why does the Bible say houses will be plundered and wives ravished?

Isaiah 13:19-22 – Did Isaiah correctly predict the desolation of Babylon?

Isaiah 14:12—Who is Lucifer in this verse?

Isaiah 14:12-14 – Does this passage describe Satan or someone else?

Isaiah 23:1 – Did Isaiah correctly predict the destruction of Tyre?

Isaiah 26:14 – Does this contradict the Bible’s teaching on the resurrection?

Isaiah 26:14 – Did the ancient Jews believe in the afterlife?

Isaiah 21:7—Does this passage predict the coming of Mohammed?

Isaiah 28:11 – Why does Paul quote this verse?

Isaiah 29:4 – Does this passage predict the discovery of the Book of Mormon?

Isaiah 30:26—Will the light of the sun and moon be increased or decreased in the future kingdom?

Isaiah 35:4-6 – Did Jesus fulfill this passage?

Isaiah 38:8 – Did God turn back time?

Isaiah 38:10-11 – What is Sheol?

Isaiah 40:2 – Why does God punish them “double” for their sins?

Isaiah 40:3 – Does Mark 1:2 correctly cite this passage?

Isaiah 40:5—Will the wicked behold God’s glory?

Isaiah 40:25—If nothing is like God, then how can humans be in the image of God?

Isaiah – 43:10 How many Gods are there, one or many?

Isaiah 44:24 – Is Jesus or God the creator of all things?

Isaiah 44:28—How could Isaiah talk in such specific terms about a king that would not exist for some 200 years?

Isaiah 44:28-45:1 – How could Isaiah predict King Cyrus?

Isaiah 45:7—Is God the author of evil?

Isaiah 45:7 – Does God create evil?

Isaiah 45:7 – Does God create evil?

Isaiah 51:9 – Does the Bible support the belief in mythical monsters?

Isaiah 53:3—Was Jesus despised by men or respected by them?

Isaiah 56 – Does this chapter mark the beginning of “third” Isaiah?

Isaiah 56:3—Did Isaiah predict there would be homosexuals in the kingdom?

Isaiah 65:17 – Does the earth abide forever or not?

Isaiah 57:15—Does God dwell in eternity or with men?

Isaiah 66:22 – Does the earth last forever, or is it destroyed?