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Weekly Guide：2022-2023 Week 71
May 14, 2023
Week 71 Day 1: The Chosen's Woe ⇧ ⇩
Question
Why did the Lord’s vineyard yield bad fruit?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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After judgment, the branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, the Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; He will cleanse by a spirit of judgment.
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In the vineyard on a fertile hillside, He looked for a crop of good grapes, but it yielded only bad fruit.
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The vineyard of the Lord is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the vines he delighted in. And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed.
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Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field till no space is left and you live alone in the land. Woe to those who draw sin along with cords of deceit, and wickedness as with cart ropes.
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The Lord will whistle for those at the ends of the earth, to come to plunder the people.
Meditation: My Story
- Integrity - Do I find in today’s church the tyranny and injustice in the vineyard parable? Am I being insensitive? What is our current situation?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 71 Day 2: The Lord's Commission ⇧ ⇩
Question
How was Isaiah commissioned by the Lord?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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In the year that King Uzziah died, Isaiah saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne. Above him were seraphim.
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Isaiah thought of woe to himself for he knew he was a man of unclean lips and live among a people of unclean lips.
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The seraphim flew to him with a live coal and with it he touched his mouth to take away his sin.
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Isaiah answered the Lord’s calling.
Meditation: My Story
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Identity - Isaiah though of his own sin in front of the holy throne of the Lord. How do we, the believers in the age of the New Testament, feel differently from him? Why?
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Fidelity - Isaiah said: “Here am I. Send me!” to answer the Lord’s calling. Am I ready to answer God the same way? What would stop me from doing so?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 71 Day 3: Reject Two Kings ⇧ ⇩
Question
What did Isaiah prophesy of the fate of the two kings who were to attack Jerusalem?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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When Ahaz was king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and king Pekah of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem.
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The Lord said to Isaiah and his son Shear-Jashub to tell Ahaz: “Be careful, keep calm and don’t be afraid.”
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The Lord spoke to Ahaz: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” A sign the two kings of Aram and Israel would be rejected.
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The Lord foretold: “The wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”
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The Lord told Isaiah: “The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, He is the one you are to fear, He is the one you are to dread. For both Israel and Judah He will be a stone that causes people to stumble.”
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People should inquire of their God, not consult with mediums and spiritists.
Meditation: My Story
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Identity - Facing his enemies, Ahaz was told by the Lord to keep calm and don’t be afraid. Can I do the same when facing my enemies because of the Lord’s promises?
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Identity - Facing difficulties, people often consult with mediums and spiritists. When I face difficulties, would I panic and ask everywhere for help? What would be the cause of my lack of faith?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 71 Day 4: Sins Committed Repeatedly ⇧ ⇩
Question
What nations does the Lord sand His judgment from Zion?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
- The vision Amos saw concerning Israel came when Jeroboam was king of Israel.
- The Lord roars from Zion; the pastures of the shepherds dry up, and the top of Carmel withers.
- For three sins of Damascus, even for four, I will not relent.
- For three sins of Gaza, even for four, I will not relent. I will turn my hand against Ekron, till the last of the Philistines are dead.
- For three sins of Tyre, even for four, I will not relent.
- For three sins of Edom, even for four, I will not relent.
- For three sins of Ammon, even for four, I will not relent.
- For three sins of Moab, even for four, I will not relent.
- For three sins of Judah, even for four, I will not relent.
- For three sins of Israel, even for four, I will not relent.
- Judgment on Israel for they rebelled against the Lord and turned their back to His mercy.
Meditation: My Story
- Identity - On the day of judgment, the swift will not escape, the strong will not muster their strength, and the warrior will not save his life. The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet-footed soldier will not get away, and the horseman will not save his life. Even the bravest warriors will flee naked on that day. Do I depend on my own ability or the grace of righteousness God has given me?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 71 Day 5: Punish Their Sins ⇧ ⇩
Question
Why God punishes Israelites of their sins?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
- God had chosen only Israel of all the families of the earth; therefore He will punish them for all their sins.
- The Sovereign Lord has spoken-who can but prophesy?
- The Lord warns the descendants of Jacob. On the day I punish Israel for her sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
- You cows of Bashan, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy. The time will sure come when you will be taken away with hooks.
- Go to Bethel and sin; go to Gilgal and sin yet more.
- God punished Israel with heavy penalties, and they still don’t turn back to Him.
Meditation: My Story
- Identity - Because God’s had chosen only Israel from all the families of the earth; He would punish them for all their sins. God loves His people so much that He put heavy emphasis on their cleanliness and holiness. How does this fact encourage and alert me?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 71 Day 6: Of Exorbitant Indulgence ⇧ ⇩
Question: What were Israel’s sins?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
- Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again, deserted in her own land, with no one to lift her up.
- This is what the Lord says to Israel: Seek me and live.
- I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me. Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them.
- Woe to you who are complacent in Zion, and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria, you notable men of the foremost nation, to whom the people of Israel come!
- You will be among the first to go into exile; your feasting and lounging will end.
- You rejoice in the conquest of Lo Debar and say: Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?
- The Lord God Almighty declares, I will stir up a nation against you.
Meditation: My Story
- Identity - Israelites rejoiced in the conquest of Lo Debar and said: Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength? God hates the proud but is graceful to the humble. Am I leaning on my own strength over God’s?