Theology of Isaiah

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Theology of Isaiah

• Bro. Gary Spaeth

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The Theology of Isaiah

• The Character of a Holy God
• The Covenant of a Holy God
• The Carnality of a Holy People
• Forgot God
• Transgressed Gods commands
• The Justice of God in Punishing Sin
• Sovereignty of God
• Punishing Israel
• Punishing Judah
• Punishing the pagan Nations
• The Salvation of God providing a means of
  Restoration
• Through the promised messiah
• The Promise of future blessings and glory

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Lecture 4 The Salvation of God providing a
means of restoration
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Why did God spare Israel from total annihilation?
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Reason for Gods Salvation

• God is Faithful
• God is Love
• God is Merciful
• God is the Savior
• God is the Redeemer
• God is Gracious
• God is Just

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Gods Faithfulness

• God Is Faithful
• General Faithfulness
• Isaiah 251
• Isaiah 497
• Faithfulness to His covenant
• Isaiah 5921
• Isaiah 618

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Gods Love to His People

• No mention of the word love in the first 35
  chapters of Isaiah.
• Love is pictured in Isaiah 5 (Vineyard)
• The first mention comes in Isaiah 3817 with
  Hezekiahs song of thanksgiving.
• Isaiah 434 I have loved thee
• Isaiah 4814 The LORD hath loved him
• Isaiah 639 In his love

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Gods Mercy

• Lack of Mercy
• Isaiah 917 neither shall have mercy on their
  fatherless and widows
• 1) Hypocritical in their thinking
• 2) Evil in their doings
• 3) Foolish with their words.
• Isaiah 2711 he that made them will not have
  mercy on them
• Isa 476 Thou didst shew them no mercy

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Gods Mercy

• Gods display of Mercy
• Isaiah 141 Show in allowing Jacob back to the
  land
• Isaiah 165 Millennial throne established in
  mercy
• Isaiah 3018 Waiting to show mercy
• Isa 4910 - he that hath mercy on them shall
  lead them
• Isa 547 For a small moment have I forsaken thee
  But with great mercies will I gather thee.

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God is a Saviour

• Isaiah 433 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy
  One of Israel, thy Saviour I gave Egypt for thy
  ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. Isaiah
  4311 I, even I, am the LORD and beside me there
  is no saviour. Isaiah 4926 And I will feed
  them that oppress thee with their own flesh and
  they shall be drunken with their own blood, as
  with sweet wine and all flesh shall know that I
  the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the
  mighty One of Jacob.

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God is the Redeemer

• ?????????? ge?ûliym - to buy out of slavery
  God, as it were, redeems his sons from a bondage
  worse than slavery.
• Isaiah 431, 14 I have redeemed thee
• Isaiah 4422-24
• Isaiah 523, 7-12 ye shall be redeemed without
  money
• Isaiah 5920 he hath redeemed Jerusalem
• Isaiah 639 In his love and in his pity he
  redeemed them

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God Is Gracious

• The word grace is not used in Isaiah, but the
  concept is displayed throughout the book
• Isaiah 118 Come now, and let us reason together,
  saith the LORD though your sins be as scarlet,
  they shall be as white as snow though they be
  red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
• Isaiah 401-2 1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people,
  saith your God. 2 Speak ye comfortably to
  Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is
  accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned for
  she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for
  all her sins.

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God is Just

• Isaiah 119-20 19 If ye be willing and obedient,
  ye shall eat the good of the land 20 But if ye
  refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the
  sword for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

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Salvation of Israel

• Isaiah 121-5
• God is my salvation
• Isaiah 251-9
• O Lord, thou art my God
• Swallow up death. (See 1 Cor. 1554 Hos. 1314
  Rev. 2014.)
• Wipe away tears. (See Rev. 717 214.)

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Through the Promised Messiah

• Judah was chasten because of sin and cleansed
  from iniquity but the removal of iniquity was the
  work of the promised messiah.
• Isaiah 404-11

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Cleansing of Israels sins

• Isaiah 44 (KJV) When the Lord shall have washed
  away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and
  shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the
  midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by
  the spirit of burning.

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Cleansing of Israels sins

• Isaiah 4325-26 (KJV) 25 I, even I, am he that
  blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own
  sake, and will not remember thy sins. 26 Put me
  in remembrance let us plead together declare
  thou, that thou mayest be justified.

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The Messianic Prophet

• The ministry of John the Baptist (Mt. 33 Lk.
  34 Jn. 123)
• The ministry of Christ to the Gentiles (Mt. 414,
  15 1217, 18)
• The future rule of Christ over the Gentiles (Rom.
  1512)
• The healing ministry of Christ (Mt. 817)
• The blindness of Israel (Mt. 1314 Acts
  2825-27)
• The hypocrisy of Israel (Mt. 157)
• The disobedience of Israel (Rom. 1016, 20)
• The saved remnant of Israel (Rom. 927, 29)
• The sufferings of Christ (Acts 828, 30)
• The anointing of Christ (Lk. 417)

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Fulfilled Prophecies from Isaiah
The Prophecy The Fulfillment
The Messiah Jesus Christ
will be born of a virgin (Is. 714). was born of a virgin named Mary (Luke 12631).
will have a Galilean ministry (Is. 91, 2). Ministered in Galilee of the Gentiles (Matt. 41316).
will be an heir to the throne of David (Is. 97). was given the throne of His father David (Luke 132, 33).
will have His way prepared (Is. 4035). was announced by John the Baptist (John 11928).
will be spat on and struck (Is. 506). was spat on and beaten (Matt. 2667).
will be exalted (Is. 5213). was highly exalted by God and the people (Phil. 29, 10).
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Fulfilled Prophecies from Isaiah
The Prophecy The Fulfillment
will be disfigured by suffering (Is. 5214 532). was scourged by the soldiers who gave Him a crown of thorns (Mark 151519).
will make a blood atonement (Is. 535). shed His blood to atone for our sins (1 Pet. 12).
will be widely rejected (Is. 531, 3). was not accepted by many (John 1237, 38).
will bear our sins and sorrows (Is. 534, 5). died because of our sins (Rom. 425 1 Pet. 224, 25).
will be our substitute (Is. 536, 8). died in our place (Rom. 56, 8 2 Cor. 521).
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Fulfilled Prophecies from Isaiah
The Prophecy The Fulfillment
will voluntarily accept our guilt and punishment (Is. 537, 8). was silent about our sin (Mark 154, 5 John 1011 1930).
will be buried in a rich mans tomb (Is. 539). was buried in the tomb of Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea (Matt. 275760 John 193842).
will save us who believe in Him (Is. 5310, 11). provided salvation for all who believe (John 316 Acts 1631).
will die with transgressors (Is. 5312). was numbered with the transgressors (Mark 1527, 28 Luke 2237).
will heal the brokenhearted (Is. 611, 2). healed the brokenhearted (Luke 418, 19).
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His Incarnation

• Isaiah 714
• This sign was to be given by God. (Note the
  phrase, the Lord himself.)
• It was given to the entire house of David and not
  to Ahaz (the word you here is plural).
• It involved a miraculous sign (God had just
  invited Ahaz to ask of him any fantastic miracle
  he desired, whether in the depth or in the
  height above. (See v. 11.)

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His Incarnation

• Isaiah 714
• It concerned a virgin birth. (The Hebrew word
  almah was a common term for an unmarried and
  sexually pure woman)
• This mighty miracle sign would result in the very
  incarnation of God himself into human flesh, for
  the babys name was to be Immanuel, meaning God
  with us.
• This divine baby would also be completely human,
  eating what other children ate, and growing to
  maturity like other children. (Compare Isa. 716
  with Lk. 252.)

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Who is the Mother and Child?

1. The mother is royal, perhaps the queen, and so
   the child is a royal prince, perhaps Hezekiah.
2. The mother is Isaiahs wife, and so the child is
   one of his sons
3. The prophecy does not refer to a specific mother
   and child but to mothers in Judah generally, who
   will give their offspring names symbolizing hope
   in God (cf. 1 Sam 41922).
4. The mother is the Virgin Mary and the child Jesus
   Christ (cf. Matt 12223).
5. The mother is a royal contemporary of the
   prophet, whose childs name would symbolize the
   presence of God with his people and who would
   foreshadow the Messiah in whom God would be
   incarnate.

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His Birth

• Isaiah 96
• For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is
  given and the government shall be upon his
  shoulder and his name shall be called Wonderful,
  Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting
  Father, The Prince of Peace.
• Both his humanity and deity are seen here.
• The phrase, A child is born refers to his
  humanity (Lk. 27 Heb. 214 1 Jn. 49).
• The phrase, a son is given refers to his deity
  (Jn. 316).

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Five Great Names

• Wonderful
• This word is used to represent something unusual
  or extraordinary.
• Counsellor.
• Who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath
  been his counsellor? (Rom. 1134). (See also Jn.
  224, 25.)
• The mighty God
• El-Gibbohr, Isaiah understood that the Messiah
  was to be God.
• The everlasting Father
• literally, Aviad, The Father of eternity. (See
  Jn. 13 Col. 116 Heb. 12.)
• The Prince of Peace
• this is Sar-Shalohim, as described in Isaiah
  5715-19.

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the Branch out of the root of Jesse

• Isaiah 111-2
• Out of the stem of Jesse (2 Sam 716, Jer.
  235)
• the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him
  (Matt. 316-17)
• The attributes of the Holy Spirit would
  characterize the Messiah
• Isaiah referred to the Holy Spirit more than did
  any other Old Testament prophet
• 301 3215 3416 4013 421 443 4816
  5921 611 6310-11, 14).

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The Spirit will rest upon Him

• The spirit of wisdom
• that ability to discern the nature of things.
• The spirit of understanding
• the ability to discern their differences.
• The spirit of counsel
• the ability to adopt right conclusions.
• The spirit of power
• the ability to carry them out.

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The Spirit will rest upon Him

• The spirit of knowledge
• the ability to personally know the very essence
  of the Father himself.
• The spirit of the fear of the Lord
• because of this knowledge, the ability to always
  refrain from displeasing him. (See John 829.)

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His Relationship to the Father

• Beloved by the Father
• Isaiah 421
• Mine Elect
• My soul delighteth
• This was quoted in Matthew 1218 and demonstrated
  in Matthew 317 and 175.
• Obedience to the Father
• Isaiah 504-6
• (See Jn. 716 828, 38 1249 1410, 24 Phil.
  28 Heb. 105.)

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His Specific Ministry to the Gentiles

• Isaiah 91-2
• Darkness by the hand of the Assyrian army
• Light by the Son of God
• Jesus Raised in Northern Region of Israel,
  Galilee of the Gentile
• Matt 412-16

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His Gracious Ministry to All

• Isaiah 422-4
• He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his
  voice to be heard in the street
• A bruised reed shall he not break
• The smoking flax shall he not quench
• Matt. 1214-21 Quotes Isaiah 422-4

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His Miracles

• Isaiah 355-6
• A. The eyes of the blind were opened.
• (See Mt. 929 Mk. 825 Jn. 97 Mt. 1222 Mt.
  2034.)
• B. The ears of the deaf were unstopped.
• (See Mt. 115 Mk. 734.)
• C. The crooked limbs of the lame were
  straightened.
• (See Mt. 92 Mk. 1213 Jn. 58.)

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His Message

• Isaiah 611-3
• Observe that the Lord Jesus suspended the
  reading of this passage in the synagogue at
  Nazareth (Lk. 416-21) with the words Year of
  the Lord. The first advent, therefore, opened
  the day of grace, the acceptable year of the
  Lord, but does not fulfill the day of vengeance
  that will be accomplished when Messiah returns.
  (Scofield )

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His Sufferings and Death

• In three key passages Isaiah describes in
  accurate and awesome detail the crucifixion of
  Christ some 700 years before it took place.
• Isaiah 506
• 1. the smitersMatthew 2726, 30 John 1822
• 2. the spittersMatthew 2667 2730 Mark 1465
  1519

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His Sufferings and Death

• Isaiah 5214
• Matthew 2667- 68 2727-30
• The literal rendering presents a shocking
  picture so marred from the form of man was his
  aspect that his appearance was not that of a son
  of man, i.e., not human. This was the effect of
  the brutalities described in Matthew 2667, 68
  2727-30.
• Scofield notes

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The Servant Songs in Isaiah

• Isa 421-9
• Isa 491-13
• Isa 504-11
• Isa 5213-5312

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Who is the Servant?

• Isaiah
• Isa. 203
• David
• Isa. 3735
• Israel
• Isa. 418 441, 21 454 493
• Christ

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The Servant is Christ

• The testimony of John the ApostleJohn 1237, 38.
  (Here Isa. 531 is quoted.)
• The testimony of PhilipActs 832, 33. (Here Isa.
  537, 8 is quoted.)

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Quotations of Isaiah 53 in NT

• Matt. 817 Isa. 534-5
• Luke 2237 - Isa. 5312
• John 1238 - Isa. 531
• Acts 832-33 - Isa. 537-8
• Romans 1016 - Isa. 531
• 1 Peter 222 - Isa. 539

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Outline Isaiah 53

• The Rejection of the Savior (531-3)
• A Powerful report (John 1238, Rom. 1016)
• A Weak appearance
• A Despised servant
• The Atonement of the Savior (534-6)
• A barer of others burdens (1 Pet. 224)
• A barer of guilt for the guilty
• A barer of iniquity for those who went astray

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Outline Isaiah 53

• The Submission of The Savior (537-9)
• A Silent servant
• A Cut off servant
• A Buried servant
• The Exaltation of the Savior (5310-12)
• A Pleasing Sacrifice
• A Satisfied Sovereign
• A Shared spoil

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His Resurrection, Ascension, and Exaltation

• Isaiah 5213
• He would be exalted (literally, to be high).
• This is a reference to his resurrection. (See Mt.
  281-10.)
• He would be extolled (meaning, to be lifted up).
• This is a reference to his ascension. (See Acts
  19, 10.)
• He would be very high (or, greatly exalted).
• This is a reference to his exaltation. (See Phil.
  25-11.)

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His Resurrection, Ascension, and Exaltation

• Isaiah 5310-12
• The sufferings of Gods Servant.
• a. He poured out his soul unto death as a
  trespass offering unto God. (See Jn. 1011, 15,
  18.)
• b. He was counted as a common criminal.
• c. In spite of this, he bore the sins of the
  world and prayed for his tormentors. (See Heb.
  29 Lk. 2334.)

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Isaiah 5310-12

• The satisfaction of Gods Servant.
• a. He shall see the spiritual children he died to
  save. (Compare Heb. 121, 2 with Jude 124.)
• b. He would fulfill the will and pleasure of his
  Father.
• c. He will receive from his Father the spoils of
  victory. (See Rev. 1115.)
• d. He will be the supreme source of blessing to
  many nations. (See Rev. 2122-26.)
• e. He will enjoy this satisfaction throughout all
  eternity. (See Rev. 18 1 Pet. 11, 2 Heb.
  1022.)

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Christ in Isaiah Christ in Isaiah
1. His Incarnation 714, 1596
2. His Youth in Nazareth 111, 2 532 715
3. His Relationship with the Father 421 504, 5
4. His Miracles 355,6
5. His Message 611,2
6. His Specific Ministry to the Gentiles 91, 2
7. His Gracious Ministry to All 422, 3
8. His Suffering and Death 506 5214 531-10
9. His Resurrection, Ascension, and Exaltation 5213 5310-12
10. His Millennial Reign 97 424-7 5916-21 113-5 491-12 321 3322