Isaiah

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Isaiah
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Background

• Isaiahs name means, the Lord is salvation
• He tells of the coming Messiah
• He prophesied under 4 kings Isaiah 11
• Uzziah (Azariah) 2 Kings 151-7
• Jotham 2 Kings 15 32-38 2 Chronicles 27
• Ahaz 2 Kings 16 2 Chronicles 28
• Hezekiah 2 Kings 18-20 2 Chronicles 29-32

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Calling Heaven and Earth to Witnesses

• Isaiah called heaven and earth to witness his
  words against his people Isaiah 12
  Deuteronomy 3128-326
• God took the people of Israel as his children
  Exodus 422-23 Deuteronomy 141 326, 18, 20
• God had lovingly guided Israel through Egyptian
  bondage, wilderness wandering and development as
  a great nation
• Yet, Israel used violent self-will to break away
  from God

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Israels Poor Treatment of God

• Israel treated God worse than an animal treats
  its master Isaiah 13
• The ox submits to its owner
• The ass recognizes one who fills its crib with
  food
• The prophet speaks of God, his wounded friend
  Isaiah 14-6
• They were in apostasy in heart (forsaken the
  Lord), in words (provoked the Holy One of Israel)
  and action (gone away backward)
• How long will they heap apostasy upon apostasy
  and call down Gods wrath?
• The whole body of Israel is sick from head to toe

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The Peoples Condition

• They might object that they offered abundantly to
  God Isaiah 110-15
• God asks who required their vain sacrifices
• Their prayers were unacceptable because God could
  see human blood dripping from their guilty hands
• God calls for them to repent and replace their
  evil deeds with good Isaiah 116-17
• God calls them to trial where their sins will be
  made plain and promises to cleanse them when they
  recognize their wrong Isaiah 118-20

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Gods Observations

• Jerusalem had been faithful and righteously dealt
  with evil within Isaiah 121
• Dross shines like silver and watered wine retains
  its color, but both are useless Isaiah 122
• The leaders were rebellious, associating with
  thieves by accepting stolen goods as bribes while
  failing to protect the fatherless and widows
  Isaiah 123
• God will right all wrongs and restore his order
  Isaiah 124-31

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The Stump of Jesse

• Isaiah 10 pictures Assyria and the worldly forces
  as the great cedar forest of Lebanon
• God will bring down the forest
• Israel is the stump of a fallen tree Isaiah
  111
• The stock of the tree of Jesse will send forth a
  tender branch
• That branch is Christ who was a descendant of
  David, Jesses son
• He started insignificant, like a sprig, thus
  Isaiah mentions Jesse instead of David
• He was born in Bethlehem and raised in despised
  Nazareth Micah 52 Matthew 21, 23

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A Picture of Christ

• Jesus had the Spirit of the Lord without measure
  Isaiah 112 John 334 Luke 418 Acts 1038
  Colossians 119 29
• And his delight shall be in the fear of the
  Lord (Isaiah 113, R.S.V.)
• Christ is a judge whose clothes are held up by
  divine will
• He will judge the oppressors of those who are
  bowed down by misfortune and free from pride in
  self (poor and meek) Matthew 53-12 Revelation
  15 314

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Christs Reign

• Christs reign will be peaceful Isaiah 16-9
• Natural enemies, such as the wolf and lamb, will
  live in harmony
• Beasts that could not be controlled by the
  strongest man would submit to the leadership of a
  child
• All the change would come because of the
  knowledge of the Lord
• Christ emphasized the words of God John 178
• He also emphasized peaceful, loving relationships
  between the bitterest of enemies Matthew
  543-48 Romans 138-14 Ephesians 431-52
  214-16 Galatians 326-29

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Christs Kingdom

• Gentiles would be welcome Isaiah 1110 21-4
  Romans 1512
• God will recover his people from foreign lands
  and friendship restored between Israel and Judah
  Isaiah 1111-13
• All obstacles to those returning to God would be
  removed
• Enemies would be defeated Isaiah 1114
• A dry passage would be made through the Red Sea
  and the rivers Isaiah 1115
• There will be a road to God Isaiah 1116

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Who Believed the Report?

• The report common among us, which was the power
  and might (arm) of the Lord Isaiah 531
  Deuteronomy 434 515 Ezekiel 3021
• Delitzsch says we introduced suddenly in a
  prophecy, as in Isaiah 532, is always Israel
  speaking along with the prophet
• They should have seen Gods power in the works of
  Jesus John 2030-31 Acts 222 Matthew
  1222-30 Romans 14 1 Corinthians 151-8

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Jesus Was Not Desirable

• He grew up under Gods protective eye
• He had a lowly beginning in a land of conquered
  people, from a house as good as dead
• Sprang up from a root of a tree cut down and now
  in dry ground
• The people sought someone with a special
  background and attractive appearance
• We saw Him, and there was nothing in His
  appearance to make us desire Him, or feel
  attracted by Him Isaiah 532b, Delitzsch

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Jesus Was Repulsive

• Despised (looked down upon and held in contempt)
  Isaiah 533 John 111 Hebrews 123
• He experienced all forms of sorrow
• Death of a close friend
• Betrayal
• Desertion by closest companions
• Separation from God
• Jesus face was repulsive, so the people turned
  away from him and counted him as being worth
  nothing

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A Sinner Being Punished by God

• Jesus helped the people with their illnesses and
  diseases, or griefs, and with pain and mental
  stress, or sorrows Isaiah 534
• Fulfilled according to Matthew 816-17
• Miracles were clear proof of his Deity Hebrews
  21-4
• Yet, Israel viewed him as a sinner being punished
  by God because he endured such hardship

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Jesus Suffered a Horrible Death

• He was pierced and crushed on account of our sins
  Isaiah 535
• He suffered the chastisement, or discipline,
  which leads to our peace
• His scourging was medicine for our sin-sick
  bodies
• The punishment for Israels guilt fell upon
  Jesus shoulders Isaiah 536
• They were like scattered sheep in exile because
  of their selfish rebellion against God

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Details of Jesus Death

• He would endure suffering voluntarily, like a
  sheep going to slaughter Isaiah 537
• He would silently endure an unjust trial Isaiah
  538
• He was carried out of an unjust judicial system
  to die for the sins of the people
• He would die with the wicked but be buried with
  the rich Isaiah 539
• Accused of blasphemy and crucified between 2
  thieves, he should have received a disgraceful
  burial, but God would not allow it because of his
  innocence
• The Romans let Joseph of Arimathea have the body

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An Offering for Sins and Conqueror

• God used mans wicked works for his purpose
  Isaiah 5310 Acts 223
• Jesus was an offering for sin
• Gods pleasure was to save man and Jesus would
  see that purpose prosper because of his work
• Because of Jesus sacrifice, Jesus will see Gods
  purpose fulfilled and be satisfied
• Jesus death stood as a part of his exaltation
  and through it he conquered Isaiah 5312
• He bore the sins of many Hebrews 928
• They had to repent and turn to him to receive
  help Acts 312-19