Bible passages

Isaiah 42:18–25

Seeing without Paying Attention

Ask what it means to see something without paying attention.

Isaiah 43:1–13

Called by Name and Gathered Home

Follow a promise of belonging into a public call for witnesses.

Isaiah 43:14–21

A New Way through the Wilderness

Notice the new path after the poem recalls an old one.

Isaiah 43:22–28

The Burden of Wrong and Forgiveness

Notice who is said to carry the real burden.

Isaiah 44:1–20

One Tree, Two Uses

Follow one piece of wood through two very different uses.

Isaiah 44:21–28

Not Forgotten and Promised Rebuilding

Hear a call to remember that moves towards a named rebuilding agent.

Isaiah 45:1–25

Cyrus and the God Who Calls Him

Follow the named king while listening for the repeated claim about God.

Isaiah 46:1–13

God Carries His People

Notice the difference between carrying a god and being carried by God.

Isaiah 47:1–15

Babylon’s Boast Cannot Protect It

Read the downfall of a proud city pictured as a humiliated woman.

Isaiah 48:1–11

When Words and Actions Do Not Match

Listen for the gap between a religious name and truthful conduct.

Isaiah 48:12–22

Listen, Leave and Announce Rescue

Listen to the joyful departure without missing the warning after it.

Isaiah 49:1–26

The Servant’s Task and Zion Remembered

Hear both a discouraged servant and a city that feels forgotten.

Isaiah 50:1–3

Why Was There No Answer?

Notice the questions about separation and the power to rescue.

Isaiah 50:4–11

Listening, Helping and Trusting in Darkness

See how listening comes before words that help the weary.

Isaiah 51:1–16

Remember, Ask and Hear Comfort

Follow the call to remember from Abraham and Sarah to captive people needing freedom.

Isaiah 51:17–23

The Cup Is Taken Away

Watch a cup pass out of Jerusalem’s hand.

Isaiah 52:1–12

Good News for Jerusalem

Hear the messenger announce peace before the people depart.

Isaiah 52:13–15

A Marred Servant Raised in Honour

Notice the surprise of great honour beside a badly damaged appearance.

Isaiah 53:1–8

The Servant Bears Others’ Wrongdoing

Listen for the change between what the speakers assumed and what they now say.

Isaiah 53:9–12

The Innocent Servant Helps Many

Hold the servant’s innocence beside his suffering and promised honour.

Isaiah 54:1–17

A Larger Tent and Lasting Mercy

Watch the pictures change from an empty home to a spacious, secure city.

Isaiah 55:1–13

Come, Listen and Return

Hear an invitation that does not turn away the person with no money.

Isaiah 56:1–8

A House of Prayer for All Peoples

Listen to fears of exclusion receive an answer.

Isaiah 56:9–12

When Watchmen Fail to Warn

Compare the work of a watchman with the leaders in this warning.