Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
Lay Academy
Alas for Ariel!
Peter Combes – October 14, 2001      Printable version

(The answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above")

1.        A famous verse from chapter  25 is: 
		"Come, let us reason together, says the Lord"
		"They shall beat their swords into plowshares"
		"He shall wipe away all tears from their eyes"
		"The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light"

2.         (advanced) Chapters 24--27 are sometimes called:
		The sum of the Law and the Prophets
		The New Covenant
		The First Revelation
		The Isaian Apocalypse

3.        Comparing the people to a pregnant woman, the prophet says they have brought forth:
		a monster
		a child of darkness
		a future king
		wind

4.         God will punish:
		Assyria
		GogMagog
		Leviathan
		Lucifer

5.       Chapter 27 implies that, at the time of writing, Judah had:
		Asharim
		incense altars
		high altars
		Horses of the Sun

6.        The people of Ephraim have made an agreement with:
		Egypt
		Babylon
		Death
		Hell

7.       In chapter 29, Jerusalem is referred to as:
		Zion
		Ariel
		The City of Melchizedek
		Heliopolis

8.       Isaiah predicts that all the nations will attack Jerusalem. This was also predicted by::
		Amos
		Zechariah
		Hosea
		Elijah

9.       The siege of Jerusalem will end with:
		destruction of the city
		earthquake
		divine intervention
		disappearance of the enemy

10.      Isaiah opposes any alliance with:
		Assyria
		Syria
		Babylon
		Egypt