"In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the LORD..."  Talk about an intro!! The book of Isaiah includes many powerful visions, visions that both terrify and inspire. We will do an overview of the whole book, but focus on this vision of the LORD, found in Isaiah 6. 

We continue working through the Bible in a Year, one book each week.  This week we start with the prophetic books of the Old Testament. Admittedly, the prophetic books can be a challenge because they often require (!) a bit of knowledge of ancient history to unpack. 

The book of Isaiah is also pretty long, so if you are short on time, here are some passages definitely worth reading: 

2:1-11  5:1-7  7:1-17  11:1-11  37:1-10  40:1-31  42:1-9  53:1-12  55:1-13  66:1-24 

Some discussion questions  

1. What did you know of Isaiah before you heard the podcast?  

2. What did you make of the fact that Isaiah's prophecies cover centuries rather than a lifetime?  

3. Is it illuminating or discomforting to think that books of the Bible maybe the work of a cohort rather than an individual?  

4. Do you tend to have more of a cyclical or linear sense of time? Do you feel like history goes in cycles or progresses? What about your life?  

5. What events in your life, your community and your nation have rocked your foundation?  How did the Word of God speak to you in those times?

6. Did the point that prophecy in the Bible isn't like Harry Potter prophecy make sense? Is this helpful way to understand prophecy, namely, as something designed to draw you back to God?  

7. Why do you think prophetic passages include images that are unsettling?  

8. Are there bible passages, hymns or Christian art that help disorient you from real life and reorient you toward God?  

9. Do you think seeing Jesus in this passage is helpful? Coherent? "Kosher"?