Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Lay Academy
A Signal to the Peoples 
Isaiah Chapters 47-51
Peter Combes –November 11, 2001          

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

1.        Comparing them to two women, the prophet denounces: 
		Rome and Greece
		Israel and Judah
		Antioch and Alexandria
		Babylon and Chaldea
2.        Reference is made to Babylon's:
		magic
		astrology
		chariots
		armies
3.        God made prophesies so that:
		people should take precautions
		the government should change its policies
		people should understand predestination
		idols should not get the credit

4.        Chapter 48 contains the well-known phrase:
		"he who hesitates is lost."
		"no peace for the wicked"
		"two wrongs make a right"
		"nothing venture, nothing win"

5.       God says his servant will be:
		a prophet
		a light to the nations
		a warrior
		a redeemer

6.        God has inscribed the name of Zion:
		on the Pearly Gates
		on the Gates of Eden
		on the High Mountains
		on his hands

7.       God demonstrates his power by :
		splitting mountains
		making the stars fall
		extinguishing the Sun
		drying up a river

8.      Chapter 50 is an example of :
		Apocalypse
		Parable
		Taunt-song
		Servant-song

9.       The Lord will make Zion like:
		Eden
		Tyre
		Sidon
		Rome

10.     The Earth will:
		be cleansed
		be transformed
		be repopulated
		wear out