Bible study · Isaiah 35:1-10
Isaiah 35: The Holy Way
Read Isaiah 35:1-10 before you meet.
In a few lines
Isaiah 35 has chapter 34's words: both have a "habitation of jackals" (34:13, 35:7) and both have streams (34:9, 35:6). In the WEB everything from 35:4's "Be strong!" to the end is what the fearful are to be told. And when Jesus said "Ephphatha!" (Mark 7:34) to a deaf man, it was said of him, "He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!" (Mark 7:37).
The verse to carry
“Tell those who have a fearful heart, “Be strong! Don’t be afraid! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, God’s retribution. He will come and save you.”
Isaiah 35:4
To talk about
1. "Tell those who have a fearful heart, “Be strong! Don’t be afraid!" (35:4). When has someone said words like these to you at the right time, and what made them land?
2. "Strengthen the weak hands, and make the feeble knees firm" (35:3). What is one way your group could strengthen someone this week?
3. The chapter ends, "sorrow and sighing will flee away" (35:10). What difference does it make to carry that promise into a week that still has sorrow in it?