1. ISAIAH CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO

2. PROPHET - DATE JONAH(825-785BC)? JOEL(800BC)? HOSEA(785-725BC)? MICAH(785-710BC)? AMOS(784BC)? ISAIAH(701-681BC)? NAHUM (700BC)? ZEPHANIAH(630BC)? JEREMIAH(629-588BC)? DANIEL (606-534BC)? HABAKKUK(598BC)? EZEKIEL (597-573BC)? OBADIAH(588-562BC)? EZRA (536-456BC)? HAGGAI (532-512BC)? ZECHARIAH (520-475BC)? ESTHER (485-465BC)? NEHEMIAH (465-424BC)? MALACHI (420-397BC)? KING / EVENT - DATE TIGLATH-PILESER (745-727BC)? HEZEKIAH (JUDAH) (726-698BC)? SHALMANESER (727-722BC)? ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? SENNACHERIB (705-681BC)? NEBUCHADNEZZAR (605-562BC)? ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH) (597-586BC)? JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)? BELSHAZZAR (541-523BC)? CYRUS (559-529BC)? BABYLON DESTROYED (536BC)? DARIUS (511-475BC)?

3. OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION V. 1 CALLED BY A NEW NAMEV. 2 NO LONGER FORSAKEN & DESOLATEV. 3 THE BRIDE AND THE BRIDEGROOMV. 4-5 WATCHMEN RETURN TO JERUSALEMV. 6-7 ISRAEL BLESSED BY THE LORDV. 8-9 PREPARE THE COMING OF THE LORDV. 10-12

4. READ:ISAIAH 62:1-2 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 1For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp that burns. 2The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the LORD will name.

5. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:1-2 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 1For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp that burns. 2The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the LORD will name. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING ZION?WHY? WHEN WILL THIS COME TO PASS? WHO WILL THE GENTILES & KINGS SEE? WHAT NEW NAME WILL THE LORD GIVE HIS PEOPLE?

6. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:1 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 1For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp that burns. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING ZION?WHY? WHAT DID MORDECAI SAY TO ESTHER? READ:ESTHER 4:13-14 13 "Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king's palace any more than all the other Jews. 14 For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" NKJV

7. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:1 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 1For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp that burns. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING ZION? READ:PSALMS 50:18-21 18 When you saw a thief, you consented with him, And have been a partaker with adulterers. 19 You give your mouth to evil, And your tongue frames deceit. 20 You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother's son. 21 These things you have done, and I kept silent; You thought that I was altogether like you; But I will rebuke you, And set them in order before your eyes. NKJV

8. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:1 1For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp that burns. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING ZION?WHY? WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY? READ:PSALMS 83:1 1Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, And do not be still, O God! NKJV READ:PSALMS 67:1-2 1God be merciful to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us, 2 That Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. NKJV

9. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:1 1For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp that burns. WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY? READ:PSALMS 102:13-17 13 You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come. 14 For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And show favor to her dust. 15 So the nations shall fear the name of the LORD, And all the kings of the earth Your glory. 16 For the LORD shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory. 17 He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer. NKJV

10. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:1 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 1For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp that burns. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING ZION?WHY? READ:ISAIAH 1:26 26 I will restore your judges as at the first, And your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city." NKJV

11. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:1 1For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp that burns. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING ZION?WHY? READ:ISAIAH 4:3-5 3And it shall come to pass that he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy — everyone who is recorded among the living in Jerusalem. 4When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the blood of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning, 5 then the LORD will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a covering.

12. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:1 1For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp that burns. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING ZION?WHY? READ:ISAIAH 45:8 8 "Rain down, you heavens, from above, And let the skies pour down righteousness; Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation, And let righteousness spring up together. I, the LORD, have created it. NKJV

13. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:1 1For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp that burns. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING ZION? WHEN WILL THIS COME TO PASS? READ:ISAIAH 42:3-4 3 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law." NKJV READ:ISAIAH 50:7 7 "For the Lord GOD will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed. NKJV

14. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:2 1For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp that burns. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING ZION? WHEN WILL THIS COME TO PASS? READ:JEREMIAH 23:6 6 In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. NKJV

15. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:2 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 2The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the LORD will name. WHO WILL THE GENTILES & KINGS SEE? READ:ISAIAH 11:10 10 "And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious." NKJV

16. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:2 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 2The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the LORD will name. WHO WILL THE GENTILES & KINGS SEE? READ:ISAIAH 42:1-6 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 1"Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. 6 "I, the LORD, have called You in righteousness, And will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles, NKJV

17. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:2 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 2The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the LORD will name. WHO WILL THE GENTILES & KINGS SEE? READ:ISAIAH 49:7 7 Thus says the LORD, The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, To Him whom man despises, To Him whom the nation abhors, To the Servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise, Princes also shall worship, Because of the LORD who is faithful, The Holy One of Israel; And He has chosen You." NKJV

18. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:2 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 2The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the LORD will name. WHO WILL THE GENTILES & KINGS SEE? READ:ISAIAH 49:22-23 22 Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations, And set up My standard for the peoples; They shall bring your sons in their arms, And your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders; 23 Kings shall be your foster fathers, And their queens your nursing mothers; They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, And lick up the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD, For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me." NKJV

19. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:2 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 2The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the LORD will name. WHO WILL THE GENTILES & KINGS SEE? READ:ISAIAH 52:15 15 So shall He sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths at Him; For what had not been told them they shall see, And what they had not heard they shall consider. NKJV

20. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:2 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 2The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the LORD will name. WHAT NEW NAME WILL THE LORD GIVE HIS PEOPLE? READ:ACTS 11:25-26 25Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul. 26 And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. NKJV

21. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:2 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 2The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the LORD will name. WHAT NEW NAME WILL THE LORD GIVE HIS PEOPLE? READ:REVELATION 2:17 17 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it."' NKJV

22. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:2 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 2The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the LORD will name. WHAT NEW NAME WILL THE LORD GIVE HIS PEOPLE? READ:REVELATION 3:12 12 He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name. NKJV

23. READ:ISAIAH 62:3-5 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 3You shall also be a crown of glory In the hand of the LORD, And a royal diadem In the hand of your God. 4You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, Nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate; But you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; For the LORD delights in you, And your land shall be married. 5For as a young man marries a virgin, So shall your sons marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So shall your God rejoice over you.

24. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:3-5 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 3You shall also be a crown of glory In the hand of the LORD, And a royal diadem In the hand of your God. 4You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, Nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate; But you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; For the LORD delights in you, And your land shall be married. 5For as a young man marries a virgin, So shall your sons marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So shall your God rejoice over you. WHO SHALL BE A CROWN OF GLORY? WHO WILL NO LONGER BE FORSAKEN & DESOLATE? WHAT IS HEPHZIBAH? WHO SHALL THEY BE MARRIED TO?

25. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:3 3You shall also be a crown of glory In the hand of the LORD, And a royal diadem In the hand of your God. WHO SHALL BE A CROWN OF GLORY? READ:ISAIAH 28:5-6 5 In that day the LORD of hosts will be For a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty To the remnant of His people, 6 For a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, And for strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate. NKJV

26. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:3 3You shall also be a crown of glory In the hand of the LORD, And a royal diadem In the hand of your God. WHO SHALL BE A CROWN OF GLORY? READ:MALACHI 3:17 17 "They shall be Mine," says the LORD of hosts, "On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them As a man spares his own son who serves him." READ:ZECHARIAH 9:16 16 The LORD their God will save them in that day, As the flock of His people. For they shall be like the jewels of a crown, Lifted like a banner over His land —

27. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:3 3You shall also be a crown of glory In the hand of the LORD, And a royal diadem In the hand of your God. WHO SHALL BE A CROWN OF GLORY? READ:1 THESSALONIANS 2:19-20 19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? 20 For you are our glory and joy. NKJV

28. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:3 3You shall also be a crown of glory In the hand of the LORD, And a royal diadem In the hand of your God. WHO SHALL BE A CROWN OF GLORY? READ:REVELATION 6:1-2 1Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, "Come and see." 2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. NKJV

29. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:3 3You shall also be a crown of glory In the hand of the LORD, And a royal diadem In the hand of your God. WHO SHALL BE A CROWN OF GLORY? READ:REVELATION 19:11-13 11Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. 12His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. 13He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. NKJV

30. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:4 4You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, Nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate; But you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; For the LORD delights in you, And your land shall be married. WHO WILL NO LONGER BE FORSAKEN & DESOLATE? WHO IS HEPHZIBAH? HEPHZIBAH - (my delight is in her) – Queen of Judah READ:2 KINGS 21:1 1Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah. NKJV

31. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:5 5For as a young man marries a virgin, So shall your sons marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So shall your God rejoice over you. WHO SHALL THEY BE MARRIED TO? READ:ISAIAH 54:5-6 5 For your Maker is your husband, The LORD of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth. 6 For the LORD has called you Like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, Like a youthful wife when you were refused,“ Says your God. NKJV

32. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:5 5For as a young man marries a virgin, So shall your sons marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So shall your God rejoice over you. WHO SHALL THEY BE MARRIED TO? READ:JEREMIAH 31:13 13 "Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, And the young men and the old, together; For I will turn their mourning to joy, Will comfort them, And make them rejoice rather than sorrow. NKJV READ:HOSEA 2:16 16 "And it shall be, in that day,“ Says the LORD, "That you will call Me 'My Husband,' And no longer call Me 'My Master,' NKJV

33. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:5 5For as a young man marries a virgin, So shall your sons marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So shall your God rejoice over you. WHO SHALL THEY BE MARRIED TO? READ:2 CORINTHIANS 11:2 2 For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. NKJV

34. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:5 5For as a young man marries a virgin, So shall your sons marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So shall your God rejoice over you. WHO SHALL THEY BE MARRIED TO? READ:EPHESIANS 5:22-24 22Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. READ:EPHESIANS 5:32 32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.NKJV

35. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:5 5For as a young man marries a virgin, So shall your sons marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So shall your God rejoice over you. WHY WILL THE LORD REJOICE OVER THEM? READ:ZEPHANIAH 3:16-17 16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: "Do not fear; Zion, let not your hands be weak. 17 The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing." NKJV

36. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:5 5For as a young man marries a virgin, So shall your sons marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So shall your God rejoice over you. WHY WILL THE LORD REJOICE OVER THEM? READ:REVELATION 19:7 7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.“NKJV READ:REVELATION 21:2 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.NKJV

37. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:5 5For as a young man marries a virgin, So shall your sons marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So shall your God rejoice over you. WHY WILL THE LORD REJOICE OVER THEM? READ:REVELATION 21:9 9Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came to me and talked with me, saying, "Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife." NKJV READ:REVELATION 22:17 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.NKJV

38. READ:ISAIAH 62:6-7 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 6I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent, 7And give Him no rest till He establishes And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

39. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:6-7 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 6I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent, 7And give Him no rest till He establishes And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. WHO ARE THE WATCHMEN? WHAT DID THE LORD WANT THEM TO DO?

40. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:6 6I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent, WHO ARE THE WATCHMEN?THE PROPHETS? WHAT DID THE LORD WANT THEM TO DO? READ:EZEKIEL 3:17-18 17“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me: NKJV READ:EZEKIEL 33:7 7 "So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me. NKJV

41. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:6 6I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent, WHO ARE THE WATCHMEN? WHAT DID THE LORD WANT THEM TO DO? READ:ISAIAH 21:6-7 6 For thus has the Lord said to me: "Go, set a watchman, Let him declare what he sees." 7 And he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen, A chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels, And he listened earnestly with great care. NKJV

42. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:6 6I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent, WHO ARE THE WATCHMEN? WHAT HAPPEN TO ISRAEL & JUDAH?WHY? READ:MALACHI 2:11 11 Judah has dealt treacherously, And an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem, For Judah has profaned The LORD‘S holy institution which He loves: He has married the daughter of a foreign god. NKJV

43. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:6 6I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent, WHO ARE THE WATCHMEN? WHAT HAPPENED TO ISRAEL & JUDAH?WHY? READ:ISAIAH 56:10-11 10 His watchmen are blind, They are all ignorant; They are all dumb dogs, They cannot bark; Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 11 Yes, they are greedy dogs Which never have enough. And they are shepherds Who cannot understand; They all look to their own way, Every one for his own gain, From his own territory. NKJV

44. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:6 6I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent, WHO ARE THE WATCHMEN? WHAT DID THE LORD WANT THEM TO DO? READ:ISAIAH 52:7-9 7 How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who proclaims peace, Who brings glad tidings of good things, Who proclaims salvation, Who says to Zion, "Your God reigns!" 8 Your watchmen shall lift up their voices, With their voices they shall sing together; For they shall see eye to eye When the LORD brings back Zion. 9 Break forth into joy, sing together, You waste places of Jerusalem! For the LORD has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem. NKJV

45. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:6 6I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent, WHO ARE THE WATCHMEN? WHAT DID THE LORD WANT THEM TO DO? READ:HEBREWS 13:17 17 Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.NKJV

46. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:6 6I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent, WHO ARE THE WATCHMEN? WHAT DID THE LORD WANT THEM TO DO? READ:PSALMS 45:17 17 I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations; Therefore the people shall praise You forever and ever. NKJV READ:PSALMS 134:1-2 1Behold, bless the LORD, All you servants of the LORD, Who by night stand in the house of the LORD! 2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the LORD. NKJV

47. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:6 6I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent, WHO ARE THE WATCHMEN? WHAT DID THE LORD WANT THEM TO DO? READ:PSALMS 132:1-5 1LORD, remember David And all his afflictions; 2How he swore to the LORD, And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob: 3 "Surely I will not go into the chamber of my house, Or go up to the comfort of my bed; 4 I will not give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids, 5 Until I find a place for the LORD, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob." NKJV

48. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:6 6I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent, WHO ARE THE WATCHMEN? WHAT DID THE LORD WANT THEM TO DO? READ:PSALMS 102:12-13 12 But You, O LORD, shall endure forever, And the remembrance of Your name to all generations. 13 You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come. NKJV

49. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:7 7And give Him no rest till He establishes And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR HIS PEOPLE? WHY? READ:DEUTERONOMY 26:18-19 18Also today the LORD has proclaimed you to be His special people, just as He promised you, that you should keep all His commandments, 19and that He will set you high above all nations which He has made, in praise, in name, and in honor, and that you may be a holy people to the LORD your God, just as He has spoken." NKJV

50. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:7 7And give Him no rest till He establishes And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR HIS PEOPLE? WHY? READ:ISAIAH 60:18 18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, Neither wasting nor destruction within your borders; But you shall call your walls Salvation, And your gates Praise. NKJV READ:ISAIAH 61:11 11 For as the earth brings forth its bud, As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth, So the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. NKJV

51. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:7 7And give Him no rest till He establishes And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR HIS PEOPLE? WHY? READ:ISAIAH 62: 1 1For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp that burns. READ:ZEPHANIAH 3:20 20 At that time I will bring you back, Even at the time I gather you; For I will give you fame and praise Among all the peoples of the earth, When I return your captives before your eyes,“ Says the LORD.NKJV

52. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:7 7And give Him no rest till He establishes And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. WHAT EXAMPLE DID PAUL GIVE US? READ:ROMANS 1:9-10 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers, 10 making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you. NKJV READ:1 THESSALONIANS 3:9-10 9For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sake before our God, 10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and perfect what is lacking in your faith? NKJV

53. READ:ISAIAH 62:8-9 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 8The LORD has sworn by His right hand And by the arm of His strength: "Surely I will no longer give your grain As food for your enemies; And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine, For which you have labored. 9But those who have gathered it shall eat it, And praise the LORD; Those who have brought it together shall drink it in My holy courts."

54. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:8-9 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 8The LORD has sworn by His right hand And by the arm of His strength: "Surely I will no longer give your grain As food for your enemies; And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine, For which you have labored. 9But those who have gathered it shall eat it, And praise the LORD; Those who have brought it together shall drink it in My holy courts." WHAT PROMISE DID THE LORD MAKE WITH AN OATH? TO WHOM WAS THIS PROMISE? DID THE LORD KEEP HIS PROMISE?

55. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:8 8The LORD has sworn by His right hand And by the arm of His strength: "Surely I will no longer give your grain As food for your enemies; And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine, For which you have labored. WHAT PROMISE DID THE LORD MAKE WITH AN OATH? READ:GENESIS 22:15-18 15Then the Angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, 16and said: "By Myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son — 17Blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. 18 In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.“NKJV

56. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:8 8The LORD has sworn by His right hand And by the arm of His strength: "Surely I will no longer give your grain As food for your enemies; And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine, For which you have labored. WHAT PROMISES DID THE LORD MAKE WITH ISRAEL? READ:DEUTERONOMY 28:30-34 30"You shall betroth a wife, but another man shall lie with her; you shall build a house, but you shall not dwell in it; you shall plant a vineyard, but shall not gather its grapes. 31Your ox shall be slaughtered before your eyes, but you shall not eat of it; your donkey shall be violently taken away from before you, and shall not be restored to you; your sheep shall be given to your enemies, and you shall have no one to rescue them.

57. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:8 8The LORD has sworn by His right hand And by the arm of His strength: "Surely I will no longer give your grain As food for your enemies; And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine, For which you have labored. WHAT PROMISES DID THE LORD MAKE WITH ISRAEL? READ:DEUTERONOMY 28:30-34 32Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, and your eyes shall look and fail with longing for them all day long; and there shall be no strength in your hand. 33A nation whom you have not known shall eat the fruit of your land and the produce of your labor, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually. 34 So you shall be driven mad because of the sight which your eyes see.NKJV

58. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:8 8The LORD has sworn by His right hand And by the arm of His strength: "Surely I will no longer give your grain As food for your enemies; And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine, For which you have labored. DID THE LORD KEEP HIS PROMISE? READ:ISAIAH 1:7 7 Your country is desolate, Your cities are burned with fire; Strangers devour your land in your presence; And it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers. NKJV READ:ISAIAH 14:24 24The LORD of hosts has sworn, saying, "Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, so it shall stand: NKJV

59. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:8 8The LORD has sworn by His right hand And by the arm of His strength: "Surely I will no longer give your grain As food for your enemies; And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine, For which you have labored. DID THE LORD KEEP HIS PROMISE TO ABRAHAM? READ:HEBREWS 6:13-15 13For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14Saying, "Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.“ 15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. NKJV

60. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:8 8The LORD has sworn by His right hand And by the arm of His strength: "Surely I will no longer give your grain As food for your enemies; And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine, For which you have labored. DID THE LORD MAKE ANY OTHER PROMISES? READ:ISAIAH 45:23-25 23 I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, And shall not return, That to Me every knee shall bow, Every tongue shall take an oath. 24 He shall say, 'Surely in the LORD I have righteousness and strength. To Him men shall come, And all shall be ashamed Who are incensed against Him. 25 In the LORD all the descendants of Israel Shall be justified, and shall glory.'" NKJV

61. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:8 8The LORD has sworn by His right hand And by the arm of His strength: "Surely I will no longer give your grain As food for your enemies; And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine, For which you have labored. DID THE LORD MAKE ANY OTHER PROMISES? READ:ISAIAH 49:18 18 Lift up your eyes, look around and see; All these gather together and come to you. As I live," says the LORD, "You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament, And bind them on you as a bride does.

62. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:9 9But those who have gathered it shall eat it, And praise the LORD; Those who have brought it together shall drink it in My holy courts." WHO SHALL EAT THE FRUIT OF THEIR LABOR? WHERE? READ:DEUTERONOMY 12:5-7 5"But you shall seek the place where the LORD your God chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His name for His dwelling place; and there you shall go. 6There you shall take your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, your vowed offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks. 7 And there you shall eat before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice in all to which you have put your hand, you and your households, in which the LORD your God has blessed you. NKJV

63. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:9 9But those who have gathered it shall eat it, And praise the LORD; Those who have brought it together shall drink it in My holy courts." WHO SHALL EAT THE FRUIT OF THEIR LABOR? WHERE? READ:DEUTERONOMY 12:17-18 17You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain or your new wine or your oil, of the firstborn of your herd or your flock, of any of your offerings which you vow, of your freewill offerings, or of the heave offering of your hand. 18But you must eat them before the LORD your God in the place which the LORD your God chooses, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, and the Levite who is within your gates; and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in all to which you put your hands.NKJV

64. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:9 9But those who have gathered it shall eat it, And praise the LORD; Those who have brought it together shall drink it in My holy courts." WHO SHALL EAT THE FRUIT OF THEIR LABOR? WHERE? READ:DEUTERONOMY 14:23 23 And you shall eat before the LORD your God, in the place where He chooses to make His name abide, the tithe of your grain and your new wine and your oil, of the firstborn of your herds and your flocks, that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always. NKJV

65. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:9 9But those who have gathered it shall eat it, And praise the LORD; Those who have brought it together shall drink it in My holy courts." WHO SHALL EAT THE FRUIT OF THEIR LABOR? READ:ISAIAH 1:19-20 19 If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land; 20 But if you refuse and rebel, You shall be devoured by the sword"; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

66. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:9 9But those who have gathered it shall eat it, And praise the LORD; Those who have brought it together shall drink it in My holy courts." WHO SHALL EAT THE FRUIT OF THEIR LABOR? READ:JOEL 2:26-27 26 You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the LORD your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame. 27 Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the LORD your God And there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame. NKJV

67. QUESTIONS:ISAIAH 62:9 9But those who have gathered it shall eat it, And praise the LORD; Those who have brought it together shall drink it in My holy courts." WHO SHALL EAT THE FRUIT OF THEIR LABOR? READ:AMOS 9:14-15 14 I will bring back the captives of My people Israel; They shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them; They shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them. 15 I will plant them in their land, And no longer shall they be pulled up From the land I have given them,“ Says the LORD your God. NKJV

68. READ:ISAIAH 62:10-12 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 10Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up a banner for the peoples! 11Indeed the LORD has proclaimed To the end of the world: "Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Surely your salvation is coming; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him.'“ 12And they shall call them The Holy People, The Redeemed of the LORD; And you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. NKJV

69. QUESTION:ISAIAH 62:10-12 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 10Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up a banner for the peoples! 11Indeed the LORD has proclaimed To the end of the world: "Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Surely your salvation is coming; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him.'“ 12And they shall call them The Holy People, The Redeemed of the LORD; And you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. NKJV WHY OPEN THE GATES? WHO WILL PREPARE THE WAY? WHAT HIGHWAY WILL BE BUILD? WHAT BANNER WILL BE LIFTED UP? WHAT IS THE LORD PROCLAIMING TO THE WORLD? WHO ARE THESE HOLY PEOPLE?

70. QUESTION:ISAIAH 62:10 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 10Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up a banner for the peoples! WHY OPEN THE GATES? READ:PSALMS 24:7-10 7 Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. 8Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, The LORD mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. 10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory. NKJV

71. QUESTION:ISAIAH 62:10 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 10Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up a banner for the peoples! WHY OPEN THE GATES? READ:ISAIAH 60:11-12 11 Therefore your gates shall be open continually; They shall not be shut day or night, That men may bring to you the wealth of the Gentiles, And their kings in procession. 12 For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish, And those nations shall be utterly ruined. NKJV

72. QUESTION:ISAIAH 62:10 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 10Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up a banner for the peoples! WHO IS COMING? READ:ISAIAH 11:10 10 "And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious." NKJV

73. QUESTION:ISAIAH 62:10 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 10Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up a banner for the peoples! WHAT HIGHWAY WILL BE BUILD? READ:ISAIAH 11:16 16 There will be a highway for the remnant of His people Who will be left from Assyria, As it was for Israel In the day that he came up from the land of Egypt. NKJV READ:ISAIAH 40:3 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the LORD; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God. NKJV

74. QUESTION:ISAIAH 62:10 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 10Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up a banner for the peoples! WHO WILL PREPARE THE WAY? READ:ISAIAH 52:10-12 10 The LORD has made bare His holy arm In the eyes of all the nations; And all the ends of the earth shall see The salvation of our God. 11 Depart! Depart! Go out from there, Touch no unclean thing; Go out from the midst of her, Be clean, You who bear the vessels of the LORD. 12 For you shall not go out with haste, Nor go by flight; For the LORD will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard. NKJV

75. QUESTION:ISAIAH 62:10 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 10Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up a banner for the peoples! WHAT BANNER WILL BE LIFTED UP? READ:ISAIAH 11:12 12 He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth. READ:ISAIAH 49:22 22Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations, And set up My standard for the peoples; They shall bring your sons in their arms, And your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders;

76. QUESTION:ISAIAH 62:10 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 10Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up a banner for the peoples! WHAT BANNER WILL BE LIFTED UP?WHY? READ:ISAIAH 59:19-20 19 So shall they fear The name of the LORD from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him. 20 "The Redeemer will come to Zion, And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,“ Says the LORD.

77. QUESTION:ISAIAH 62:11 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 11Indeed the LORD has proclaimed To the end of the world: "Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Surely your salvation is coming; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him.'“ WHAT IS THE LORD PROCLAIMING TO THE WORLD? READ:DEUTERONOMY 30:4-5 4If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under heaven, from there the LORD your God will gather you, and from there He will bring you. 5 Then the LORD your God will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it. He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers. NKJV

78. QUESTION:ISAIAH 62:11 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 11Indeed the LORD has proclaimed To the end of the world: "Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Surely your salvation is coming; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him.'“ WHAT IS THE LORD PROCLAIMING TO THE WORLD? READ:ISAIAH 35:3-4 3 Strengthen the weak hands, And make firm the feeble knees. 4 Say to those who are fearful-hearted, "Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, With the recompense of God; He will come and save you." NKJV

79. QUESTION:ISAIAH 62:11 ASSURANCE OF ZION'S SALVATION 11Indeed the LORD has proclaimed To the end of the world: "Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Surely your salvation is coming; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him.'“ WHAT IS THE LORD PROCLAIMING TO THE WORLD? READ:ISAIAH 40:10-11 10 Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand, And His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him. 11 He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young. NKJV

80. QUESTION:ISAIAH 62:11 11Indeed the LORD has proclaimed To the end of the world: "Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Surely your salvation is coming; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him.'“ WHAT IS THE LORD PROCLAIMING TO THE WORLD? READ:ZECHARIAH 9:9 9"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey. NKJV READ:MATTHEW 21:4-5 4 All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: 5 "Tell the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.'" NKJV

81. QUESTION:ISAIAH 62:11 11Indeed the LORD has proclaimed To the end of the world: "Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Surely your salvation is coming; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him.'“ WHAT IS THE LORD PROCLAIMING TO THE WORLD? READ:REVELATION 22:12-13 12"And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last." NKJV

82. QUESTION:ISAIAH 62:12 12And they shall call them The Holy People, The Redeemed of the LORD; And you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. NKJV WHO ARE THESE HOLY PEOPLE? WHY ARE THEY SOUGHT OUT? READ:EXODUS 19:5-6 5Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. 6And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel." NKJV

83. QUESTION:ISAIAH 62:12 Redeemed of the LORD; And you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. NKJV WHO ARE THESE HOLY PEOPLE? WHY ARE THEY SOUGHT OUT? READ:ISAIAH 2:3 3 Many people shall come and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths.“ For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. NKJV

84. QUESTION:ISAIAH 62:12 12And they shall call them The Holy People, The Redeemed of the LORD; And you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. NKJV WHO ARE THESE HOLY PEOPLE? WHY ARE THEY SOUGHT OUT? READ:1 PETER 2:9-10 9But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy. NKJV