Guiding Questions: Isaiah 10

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This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

What are “hokekim” and what is their appropriate responsibility?
In this instance, what perverse activity do they represent?
What particular group in the population especially arouses the concern of the prophet (Isaiah 10:2)?
Is there a consequence to this action pattern and, if so, how is it set forth in Isaiah 10:3-4?
In Isaiah 10:11, there is an indication that something has already happened to Shomron and that it is now about to happen to Jerusalem. What was it?
Isaiah 10:12-13 explicate a theological conviction: political events represent Divine direction. The king of Assyria, then, is actually what in the hands of Whom? (See Isaiah 10:15, in particular.)
In Isaiah 10:21 a well-known phrase appears – What is “Sh’ar Yashuv”?
Reading Isaiah 10:24-28 is there some hope in terms of escape from the Assyrian overlord — eventually?
The end of Isaiah 10 implies that devastation/ overturn, both in nature and politically, will be normative (and that is followed by a most unusual chapter of hope – Isaiah 11).

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Perek Yomi materials originally produced by the USCJ and Dr. Morton K. Siegel.
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Exploring Judaism is the digital home for Conservative/Masorti Judaism, embracing the beauty and complexity of Judaism, and our personal search for meaning, learning, and connecting. Our goal is to create content based on three core framing: Meaning-Making (Why?), Practical Living (How?), and Explainers (What?).

Post categories: Isaiah, Neviim (Prophets), Tanakh, Tanakh Yomi

Post tags: Isaiah 10, Perek Yomi (USCJ)

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