Isaiah Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A leader wants to summarize Isaiah’s vision of nations learning God’s ways and abandoning warfare. Which image best fits?
Chariots being multiplied around Jerusalem
City walls being raised higher than the mountains
Swords being beaten into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks
Warriors exchanging their armor for priestly garments
2. What image in Isaiah 11 introduces a future ruler associated with wisdom, justice, and the Spirit of the Lord?
A cornerstone removed from the temple
A shoot growing from the stump of Jesse
A ladder rising from Bethel
A golden branch growing beside the Euphrates
3. A weary community believes its troubles are hidden from God. Which response most closely follows Isaiah 40?
The everlasting Creator does not grow weary and gives power to the faint
Only the naturally strong can endure prolonged hardship
Human effort makes divine help unnecessary
Weariness always proves that someone has acted unfaithfully
4. According to the book’s opening, Isaiah’s ministry is placed during the reigns of which kings?
Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah
Saul, David, Solomon, and Rehoboam of Israel and Judah
Josiah, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah of Judah
Jeroboam II, Zechariah, Shallum, and Menahem of Israel
5. In Isaiah’s temple vision in chapter 6, what do the seraphim proclaim?
The day of the Lord has already ended
Wisdom is more valuable than every sacrifice
Jerusalem will never experience judgment
The Lord of hosts is holy, and the whole earth is full of his glory
6. Which description best captures the final vision in Isaiah 65-66?
Judah returns permanently to the conditions that existed before Isaiah’s ministry
God creates new heavens and a new earth, gathers worshipers broadly, and brings judgment against rebellion
The temple becomes the exclusive concern of a single local community
One empire establishes peace by ruling every other nation
7. Which statement most closely reflects the description of the servant in Isaiah 53?
He is wounded for others’ transgressions and bears their iniquities
He avoids suffering by withdrawing from the people
He conquers foreign armies and rules from Babylon
He is honored immediately because everyone recognizes him
8. In Isaiah’s song of the vineyard, the owner carefully tends the vineyard but receives bad fruit. What does the image chiefly reveal?
Religious rituals can guarantee a nation’s prosperity
Agricultural failure was Judah’s main national problem
Foreign nations had prevented Judah from bearing any responsibility
God expected justice and righteousness from his people but found violence and distress
9. A community observes a fast while exploiting workers and ignoring people in need. According to Isaiah 58, what change would make its worship more faithful?
Loosening oppressive bonds and sharing food and shelter with those in need
Replacing fasting with larger public ceremonies
Separating worship completely from economic relationships
Extending the fast while keeping its social practices unchanged
10. In Isaiah 61, what mission is associated with the one anointed by the Spirit of the Lord?
To collect tribute from surrounding nations
To replace prophetic speech with royal decrees
To withdraw from public life until political conditions improve
To bring good news, bind up the brokenhearted, and proclaim liberty
11. Which action best reflects the servant’s gentleness in Isaiah 42?
Demanding public recognition before beginning his mission
Overpowering opponents through military force
Refusing to break a bruised reed or extinguish a faintly burning wick
Avoiding all contact with people who are struggling
12. Isaiah calls Assyria the “rod” of divine anger but later condemns Assyria’s arrogance. What does this combination imply?
Assyria receives permanent authority over every nation
Assyria’s victories prove that its gods are stronger than the Lord
Assyria serves as an instrument of judgment but remains accountable for its pride and conduct
Assyria acts without any connection to Isaiah’s message of judgment
13. At the beginning of Isaiah 40, what preparation is announced as comfort is proclaimed to God’s people?
Fortify every city along Judah’s border
Build a fleet to cross the Mediterranean Sea
Prepare a way for the Lord in the wilderness
Restore the royal palace before rebuilding anything else
14. Isaiah 55 compares rain and snow with the word that goes out from God. What is the main point of the comparison?
Divine speech can be understood only by farmers
God’s word accomplishes the purpose for which it is sent
Rainfall is the sole sign of divine approval
God’s promises operate only through natural events
15. Why is Cyrus of Persia significant in Isaiah 44-45?
He is portrayed as the priest who restores temple sacrifices
He is named as a ruler used to enable restoration and rebuilding
He becomes a prophet who writes messages to Babylon
He leads Assyria’s first invasion of the northern kingdom
16. King Ahaz is frightened by the alliance of Aram and the northern kingdom of Israel. What response does Isaiah urge from him?
Abandon Jerusalem and establish a temporary capital elsewhere
Attack the alliance before its armies can mobilize
Depend entirely on Assyria for lasting security
Remain calm and stand firm by trusting the Lord