Read Isaiah 30:1-231.      In what ways can some Christians act like stubborn children in regards their relationship with God? How would you define carrying out a plan that is not God’s and making an alliance that is...

 Isaiah calls the leaders in Jerusalem “scoffers” (v. 14), even though they were deeply religious. In what ways can someone be religious yet practically scoff at God’s Word through how they live? Verse 15 speaks of the religiou...

Read Philippians 2:1–13. With verses 1–11 as the foundation, how do believers “work out their salvation with fear and trembling” (v. 12)? (Think about the attitude, the work itself, and the motivation behind it all.) How does t...

Isaiah points out that Ephraim’s leaders and clergy were saturated with drunkenness. How is drunkenness, or taking any of God’s good blessing (food, drink, sex, money,), and using them in overindulgence or indulgence at the expense of others re...

 1) What do you think it means practically to enter your chamber, shut your doors behind you; hide yourself for a little while during God’s times of judgement? (Consider Daniel 6:6-10) Does verse 20 challenge you or comfort you? Why? How s...