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V. 24-26 Don’t fear the Assyrian, or truly, any tribulation. These, too, have come to pass. Their power
will last but a little while.

V. 27 speaks of the ‘burden’ being taken away from your shoulder, the yoke removed from the neck.
This is a picture of liberation, of freedom, and the future fulfillment of this prophecy is the liberation
from sin that came from Jesus. Of all the oppressions in the history of the world, sin is still the greatest
and most evil.

V. 28-34 continue the prophecy of the destruction of Assyria and how God will ‘lop off the bough’ and
‘cut down the thickets’, referring to the king as the bough and his army as the thickets.

4.4 Let’s Practice…

Questions from Chapter 9
1. How does the prophecy in 9:6-7 help prove the deity of Christ?

2. How is the defeat of Midian under Gideon a prophetic picture of Christ’s victory over Satan at the
cross? (Judges 6-7; Hebrews 2: 14)

Questions from Chapter 10
3. What nation did Isaiah foretell that would come against Israel in order to bring punishment for her
sin?

4. God uses wicked people. About what characteristic about God does that enlightening you?

4.5 Let’s Personalize this Lesson…

Activity: Describe a time in your life where you “reaped what you sowed.” This could be a
bountiful reaping or a distasteful reaping. What did you learn from this experience?

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