A Watered Garden in a Scorched Place

A Watered Garden in a Scorched Place
Isaiah 58

• The Wrong Way to be a Watered Garden
• The Right Way to be a Watered Garden
• Having Eyes and a Heart for the Scorched

Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion

1. Read Isaiah 58. According to verses 2-3 and 5, what were the Israelites doing in their religious life? What was wrong with what they were doing? What is their "transgression"?
2. With what kind of "fast" is God pleased? How can this be called a "fast"?
3. Isaiah 58 has been used as a battle cry for social justice. How is it about more than social justice? Where is the gospel?
4. What are the "scorched places" mentioned in verse 11? Where are there scorched places in your life? How does Christ make you a watered garden for the scorched places?