Guiding Questions: Isaiah 31

This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

  1. Who are those who are “going down to Egypt”?
  2. What help do they expect to receive?
  3. What “ultimate source” of assistance has not been addressed?
  4. How does Isaiah 31:3 denigrate the reliance upon the “military power” of the day?
  5. To what “powerful” natural force does Isaiah 31:4 compare Divinity?
  6. To what does the prophet ask the leaders to “return” (Isaiah 31:6)?
  7. And when that happens, what will the fate of Assyria be (Isaiah 31:8)?
  8. Does Isaiah 31:9 imply a total conflagration in Jerusalem or, rather, “preparation” for those who are deserving of ultimate punishment?

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Perek Yomi materials originally produced by the USCJ and Dr. Morton K. Siegel.
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