Relevant Bible Verses: Isaiah 36-39

Leading Question: What happens when a pagan king uses the name of the Lord in vain?

This week’s lesson focuses Isaiah 36-39, an historical interlude between two largely prophetic sections. As noted in lesson #1, one could describe the two prophetic sections as “Israel under the Assyrians” (Isaiah 1-35) and “Israel under the Babylonians” (Isaiah 40-66).

But the historical interlude includes a cluster of remarkable experiences in the life of God’s people that we should address. Sennacherib, the Assyrian king, was at Lachish, some 30 miles SW of Jerusalem, where the archaeologists have unearthed a pit that ...