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Old Testament Prophets – Isaiah

The 4 Major Prophets

Isaiah – Isaiah is the 1st prophetic book of the bible but he is the 3rd largest book

Jeremiah / Lamentations

Ezekiel

Daniel

Theme:

The theme of the book of Isaiah is noted through out the whole book (Salvation) . It depicts Gods wrath on Israel for forsaking him and Gods Compassion on Israel for their restoration.

Isaiah Strongly promotes God’s grace and Redemptive work.

The book of Isaiah is like a miniature for shadowing of the whole bible.

Isaiah has 66 chapters the bible has 66 books

The first 39 chapters are history and prophecy = 39 OT books

The last (39-66) are prophesying Gods grace and mercy – Life and ministry of Christ and restoration = 27 NT Books

Chpt 1-35

Represent earlier sermons of Isaiah’ in which judgment which was pending for Judah’s sins and for the sins of the surrounding nation’s - make up the central theme

But he also begins to portrait a coming Savior and a time were the people of God will be brought into their true inheritance

Chpt 33-39

Pain a little background of the day of Isaiah’s ministry and begin to announce the coming captivity (39:6)

Chpt 40-66

Are Isaiah’s later sermons, which are detached from the rest of the writings telling of the days of Exile in Babylon, He begins to paint a theme of Future hope, he writes as if they are already there in Exile

Author:

Isaiah, is the author of the whole book of Isaiah.

He has been question as to whether or not he wrote the whole book because of predictions of King Cyrus and his being mentioned by name 120 before he was born in the book of Isaiah. Many believe Isaiah could not have been this accurate. But the writing styles and theme stay consistent and are more likely to have been written by Isaiah than not.

Isaiah is a type of Christ in the Old Testament. His name means (Salvation of Jehovah) His writings are the most accurate and clear of all the prophets in his description of the coming Messiah (Jesus) and the events of his life.

Isaiah is also called the Evangelist of the Old Testament.

Isaiah prophesied for = 62 years

Out Line of Isaiah:

The Condemnation of Israel

The history of Israel

The redemption of Israel

Isaiah

Isaiah was married to a prophetess (Is 8:3) and had sons with her.

Isaiah is believed to have been trained in the highest education of his day. He was the most advanced writing prophet of the bible

This conclusion is made because of Isaiah’s high understanding of the political affairs of his day and his knowledge of world affairs. And because of the depth of his writings.

Isaiah would probably known of or even known the Prophets Amos and Hosea when he was a child.

Isaiah is loved for his clear prophetic words and future predictions.

He has the clearest predictions of any other prophetic book in the bible and is quoted the most in the New Testament. …… Quote from Exploring the Old Testament- Pg 330

As a preacher of social righteousness, he had no equal among the prophets. He had deep convictions, Kingly courage, clear vision, spiritual intuition, and unusual power in driving home the truth…..With his head in the clouds and his feet on earth he spent his days trying to help sinful people to see God as he knew him, HATE Sin as he Hated it, and turn as devotedly to the work of blessing human hearts……Dignified oratory poured forth from a pure heart with peculiar directness and uncanny effectiveness

As a spiritual Giant Isaiah stands as the loftiest peak among the mountains…..He walked with God, and the divine fellowship did something for him that is indescribable. From intimate touches with God he was able to make others sense something of his infinite loveliness and his precious nearness, as well as the transcendent qualities that set him so far above men. The deep spirituality of the prophet gave his words added meaning as the came across human ears. With all of his heart he hated uncleanness and loved Holiness. He spent his life trying to get Israel to become acquainted with God and hid word and to trust implicitly in His guidance.

The Kings of Judah- Isaiah Served

10. Uzziah / (good) | | (Also known as Azariah.) Suffered from leprosy towards the end of his reign, so his son Jotham was effectively reigning in his place at the end of his life. | (Also known as Azariah.) Suffered from leprosy towards the end of his reign, so his son Jotham was effectively reigning in his place at the end of his life. | (Also known as Azariah.) Suffered from leprosy towards the end of his reign, so his son Jotham was effectively reigning in his place at the end of his life. | (Also known as Azariah.) Suffered from leprosy towards the end of his reign, so his son Jotham was effectively reigning in his place at the end of his life. | (Also known as Azariah.) Suffered from leprosy towards the end of his reign, so his son Jotham was effectively reigning in his place at the end of his life. | (Also known as Azariah.) Suffered from leprosy towards the end of his reign, so his son Jotham was effectively reigning in his place at the end of his life.

10. Uzziah (Azariah) | 10. Uzziah (Azariah) | 10. Uzziah (Azariah) | | 767 BC | 164 | 52 | Isaiah (until Hezekiah) – Is 6: 1

12. Ahaz / (bad) | | 732 BC: Fall of Damascus (capital of Aram) to Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria. / Under military pressure from the Israel/Aram alliance, Ahaz sent the gold and silver from the temple to Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria, asking for his aid, which came in the form of Assyria’s conquering Damascus. / This marked the effective end of Aram as a threat to Israel and Judah, but Assyria was at least as threatening a replacement. / The Fall of Israel under Hoshea’s Reign | 732 BC: Fall of Damascus (capital of Aram) to Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria. / Under military pressure from the Israel/Aram alliance, Ahaz sent the gold and silver from the temple to Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria, asking for his aid, which came in the form of Assyria’s conquering Damascus. / This marked the effective end of Aram as a threat to Israel and Judah, but Assyria was at least as threatening a replacement. / The Fall of Israel under Hoshea’s Reign | 732 BC: Fall of Damascus (capital of Aram) to Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria. / Under military pressure from the Israel/Aram alliance, Ahaz sent the gold and silver from the temple to Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria, asking for his aid, which came in the form of Assyria’s conquering Damascus. / This marked the effective end of Aram as a threat to Israel and Judah, but Assyria was at least as threatening a replacement. / The Fall of Israel under Hoshea’s Reign | 732 BC: Fall of Damascus (capital of Aram) to Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria. / Under military pressure from the Israel/Aram alliance, Ahaz sent the gold and silver from the temple to Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria, asking for his aid, which came in the form of Assyria’s conquering Damascus. / This marked the effective end of Aram as a threat to Israel and Judah, but Assyria was at least as threatening a replacement. / The Fall of Israel under Hoshea’s Reign | 732 BC: Fall of Damascus (capital of Aram) to Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria. / Under military pressure from the Israel/Aram alliance, Ahaz sent the gold and silver from the temple to Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria, asking for his aid, which came in the form of Assyria’s conquering Damascus. / This marked the effective end of Aram as a threat to Israel and Judah, but Assyria was at least as threatening a replacement. / The Fall of Israel under Hoshea’s Reign | 732 BC: Fall of Damascus (capital of Aram) to Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria. / Under military pressure from the Israel/Aram alliance, Ahaz sent the gold and silver from the temple to Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria, asking for his aid, which came in the form of Assyria’s conquering Damascus. / This marked the effective end of Aram as a threat to Israel and Judah, but Assyria was at least as threatening a replacement. / The Fall of Israel under Hoshea’s Reign | 732 BC: Fall of Damascus (capital of Aram) to Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria. / Under military pressure from the Israel/Aram alliance, Ahaz sent the gold and silver from the temple to Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria, asking for his aid, which came in the form of Assyria’s conquering Damascus. / This marked the effective end of Aram as a threat to Israel and Judah, but Assyria was at least as threatening a replacement. / The Fall of Israel under Hoshea’s Reign | 732 BC: Fall of Damascus (capital of Aram) to Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria. / Under military pressure from the Israel/Aram alliance, Ahaz sent the gold and silver from the temple to Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria, asking for his aid, which came in the form of Assyria’s conquering Damascus. / This marked the effective end of Aram as a threat to Israel and Judah, but Assyria was at least as threatening a replacement. / The Fall of Israel under Hoshea’s Reign | 732 BC: Fall of Damascus (capital of Aram) to Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria. / Under military pressure from the Israel/Aram alliance, Ahaz sent the gold and silver from the temple to Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria, asking for his aid, which came in the form of Assyria’s conquering Damascus. / This marked the effective end of Aram as a threat to Israel and Judah, but Assyria was at least as threatening a replacement. / The Fall of Israel under Hoshea’s Reign | 732 BC: Fall of Damascus (capital of Aram) to Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria. / Under military pressure from the Israel/Aram alliance, Ahaz sent the gold and silver from the temple to Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria, asking for his aid, which came in the form of Assyria’s conquering Damascus. / This marked the effective end of Aram as a threat to Israel and Judah, but Assyria was at least as threatening a replacement. / The Fall of Israel under Hoshea’s Reign | 732 BC: Fall of Damascus (capital of Aram) to Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria. / Under military pressure from the Israel/Aram alliance, Ahaz sent the gold and silver from the temple to Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria, asking for his aid, which came in the form of Assyria’s conquering Damascus. / This marked the effective end of Aram as a threat to Israel and Judah, but Assyria was at least as threatening a replacement. / The Fall of Israel under Hoshea’s Reign | 732 BC: Fall of Damascus (capital of Aram) to Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria. / Under military pressure from the Israel/Aram alliance, Ahaz sent the gold and silver from the temple to Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria, asking for his aid, which came in the form of Assyria’s conquering Damascus. / This marked the effective end of Aram as a threat to Israel and Judah, but Assyria was at least as threatening a replacement. / The Fall of Israel under Hoshea’s Reign | 732 BC: Fall of Damascus (capital of Aram) to Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria. / Under military pressure from the Israel/Aram alliance, Ahaz sent the gold and silver from the temple to Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria, asking for his aid, which came in the form of Assyria’s conquering Damascus. / This marked the effective end of Aram as a threat to Israel and Judah, but Assyria was at least as threatening a replacement. / The Fall of Israel under Hoshea’s Reign

13. Hezekiah / (good) | 13. Hezekiah / (good) | 13. Hezekiah / (good) | 13. Hezekiah / (good) | | | | Ahaz had subjected Judah to Assyria because of the joint threat of Israel and Aram. / Hezekiah tried to re-establish Judah as an independent state. / In response, Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. Hezekiah tried to appease him with the temple gold, but the Assyrians besieged Jerusalem anyway. / Isaiah prophesied that the siege would fail; and that night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp (2 Kings 19:35) which pretty much vindicated Isaiah’s prediction. / Hezekiah was healed of a fatal illness, and lived a further fifteen years; but in that time fathered Manasseh, who was to be one of the very worst kings. / Hezekiah also sowed the seeds of Judah’s final fate by entertaining Babylonian envoys and showing them the treasury. | Ahaz had subjected Judah to Assyria because of the joint threat of Israel and Aram. / Hezekiah tried to re-establish Judah as an independent state. / In response, Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. Hezekiah tried to appease him with the temple gold, but the Assyrians besieged Jerusalem anyway. / Isaiah prophesied that the siege would fail; and that night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp (2 Kings 19:35) which pretty much vindicated Isaiah’s prediction. / Hezekiah was healed of a fatal illness, and lived a further fifteen years; but in that time fathered Manasseh, who was to be one of the very worst kings. / Hezekiah also sowed the seeds of Judah’s final fate by entertaining Babylonian envoys and showing them the treasury. | Ahaz had subjected Judah to Assyria because of the joint threat of Israel and Aram. / Hezekiah tried to re-establish Judah as an independent state. / In response, Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. Hezekiah tried to appease him with the temple gold, but the Assyrians besieged Jerusalem anyway. / Isaiah prophesied that the siege would fail; and that night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp (2 Kings 19:35) which pretty much vindicated Isaiah’s prediction. / Hezekiah was healed of a fatal illness, and lived a further fifteen years; but in that time fathered Manasseh, who was to be one of the very worst kings. / Hezekiah also sowed the seeds of Judah’s final fate by entertaining Babylonian envoys and showing them the treasury. | Ahaz had subjected Judah to Assyria because of the joint threat of Israel and Aram. / Hezekiah tried to re-establish Judah as an independent state. / In response, Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. Hezekiah tried to appease him with the temple gold, but the Assyrians besieged Jerusalem anyway. / Isaiah prophesied that the siege would fail; and that night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp (2 Kings 19:35) which pretty much vindicated Isaiah’s prediction. / Hezekiah was healed of a fatal illness, and lived a further fifteen years; but in that time fathered Manasseh, who was to be one of the very worst kings. / Hezekiah also sowed the seeds of Judah’s final fate by entertaining Babylonian envoys and showing them the treasury. | Ahaz had subjected Judah to Assyria because of the joint threat of Israel and Aram. / Hezekiah tried to re-establish Judah as an independent state. / In response, Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. Hezekiah tried to appease him with the temple gold, but the Assyrians besieged Jerusalem anyway. / Isaiah prophesied that the siege would fail; and that night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp (2 Kings 19:35) which pretty much vindicated Isaiah’s prediction. / Hezekiah was healed of a fatal illness, and lived a further fifteen years; but in that time fathered Manasseh, who was to be one of the very worst kings. / Hezekiah also sowed the seeds of Judah’s final fate by entertaining Babylonian envoys and showing them the treasury. | Ahaz had subjected Judah to Assyria because of the joint threat of Israel and Aram. / Hezekiah tried to re-establish Judah as an independent state. / In response, Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. Hezekiah tried to appease him with the temple gold, but the Assyrians besieged Jerusalem anyway. / Isaiah prophesied that the siege would fail; and that night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp (2 Kings 19:35) which pretty much vindicated Isaiah’s prediction. / Hezekiah was healed of a fatal illness, and lived a further fifteen years; but in that time fathered Manasseh, who was to be one of the very worst kings. / Hezekiah also sowed the seeds of Judah’s final fate by entertaining Babylonian envoys and showing them the treasury. | Ahaz had subjected Judah to Assyria because of the joint threat of Israel and Aram. / Hezekiah tried to re-establish Judah as an independent state. / In response, Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. Hezekiah tried to appease him with the temple gold, but the Assyrians besieged Jerusalem anyway. / Isaiah prophesied that the siege would fail; and that night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp (2 Kings 19:35) which pretty much vindicated Isaiah’s prediction. / Hezekiah was healed of a fatal illness, and lived a further fifteen years; but in that time fathered Manasseh, who was to be one of the very worst kings. / Hezekiah also sowed the seeds of Judah’s final fate by entertaining Babylonian envoys and showing them the treasury. | Ahaz had subjected Judah to Assyria because of the joint threat of Israel and Aram. / Hezekiah tried to re-establish Judah as an independent state. / In response, Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. Hezekiah tried to appease him with the temple gold, but the Assyrians besieged Jerusalem anyway. / Isaiah prophesied that the siege would fail; and that night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp (2 Kings 19:35) which pretty much vindicated Isaiah’s prediction. / Hezekiah was healed of a fatal illness, and lived a further fifteen years; but in that time fathered Manasseh, who was to be one of the very worst kings. / Hezekiah also sowed the seeds of Judah’s final fate by entertaining Babylonian envoys and showing them the treasury.

Isaiah the cousin of king Hezekiah was martyred during the reign of King Manasseh . Is is said he was placed in a hollow log and cut into. (Heb 11)

Isaiah’s Calling: Chapter 6 Isaiah receives his calling into the life of a Prophetic voice – A Plumb line from Heaven

In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. 2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called out to another and said, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory.” 4 And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with smoke. 5 Then I said, “Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.” 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the altar with tongs. 7 He touched my mouth with it and said, “Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away and your sin is forgiven.”

Isaiah saw the lord of Glory and was undone. His heart was rent for his own sin and the sin of the people around him.

Isaiah was saved and forgiven and cleansed because of his own repentance. He was then able to be a true plumb line for God

Example: a plumb line in tangles will not give a true measurement. You can not demand holiness nad repentance unless it has touched your very life first.

Isaiah’s Commission

8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

9 He said, “Go, and tell this people:

‘Keep on listening, but do not perceive; Keep on looking, but do not understand.’ 10 “Render the hearts of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes dim, Otherwise they might see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed.” 11 Then I said, “Lord, how long?” And He answered, “Until cities are devastated and without inhabitant, Houses are without people And the land is utterly desolate, 12 “The LORD has removed men far away, And the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land. 13 “Yet there will be a tenth portion in it, And it will again be subject to burning, Like a terebinth or an oak Whose stump remains when it is felled. The holy seed is its stump.”

Isaiah could demand Righteousness and holiness towards God with out wavering because he had first had it happen in himself. He saw the lord and his glory thus he must speak.

John 12:35-41

35 So Jesus said to them, “For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.

36 “While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light.”

These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and hid Himself from them. 37 But though He had performed so many signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him.

38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke: “LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT? AND TO WHOM HAS THE ARM OF THE LORD BEEN REVEALED?”

39 For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again,

40 “HE HAS BLINDED THEIR EYES AND HE HARDENED THEIR HEART, SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT SEE WITH THEIR EYES AND PERCEIVE WITH THEIR HEART, AND BE CONVERTED AND I HEAL THEM.”

41 These things Isaiah said because he saw His glory, and he spoke of Him.

Isaiah prophesied from Raw conviction of the heart of God he had seen

He had been made clean therefore he could speak on behalf of Jehovah with out restraint. He spoke the emotions of God with the heart of God full

Isa 1:4 Alas, sinful nation, People weighed down with iniquity, Offspring of evildoers, Sons who act corruptly! They have abandoned the LORD, They have despised the Holy One of Israel, They have turned away from Him.

Isa 1:8-9 The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, Like a watchman’s hut in a cucumber field, like a besieged city. 9 Unless the LORD of hosts Had left us a few survivors, We would be like Sodom, We would be like Gomorrah.

Isa 1:10-15, 10 Hear the word of the LORD, You rulers of Sodom; Give ear to the instruction of our God, You people of Gomorrah. 11 “What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?” Says the LORD. “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle; And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats. 12 “When you come to appear before Me, Who requires of you this trampling of My courts? 13 “Bring your worthless offerings no longer, Incense is an abomination to Me. New moon and sabbath, the calling of assemblies – I cannot endure iniquity and the solemn assembly. 14 “I hate your new moon festivals and your appointed feasts, They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them. 15 “So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you multiply prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.

Isa 3:4-9

And I will make mere lads their princes, And capricious children will rule over them,

5 And the people will be oppressed, Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; The youth will storm against the elder And the inferior against the honorable. 6 When a man lays hold of his brother in his father’s house, saying, “You have a cloak, you shall be our ruler, And these ruins will be under your charge,” 7 He will protest on that day, saying, “I will not be your healer, For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak; You should not appoint me ruler of the people.” 8 For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen, Because their speech and their actions are against the LORD, To rebel against His glorious presence. 9 The expression of their faces bears witness against them, And they display their sin like Sodom; They do not even conceal it. Woe to them!

Isaiah prophesied against the nations of both Israel and Judah for their sin – but also other nations.

He strictly spoke against the forgetting of the Moral and Civil laws of God and Warned against not trusting Jehovah but other nations for protection. And the worship of their Gods for help

Isaiah prophesied Judgment upon these nations and cities:

Judah (Chpt 1)

Ephriam (Chpt 9:8 + 28)

Assyria (Chpt 10+14)

Babylon (13+39)

Moab

Damascus , Syria- (Chpt 17)

Samaria, Israel – (Chpt 17)

Ethiopia (Chpt 18)

Egypt (Chpt 19)

Edom (Chpt 20)

Jerusalem (Chpt 22+29)

Tyre, Phoenicia (Chpt 24)

Philistia (Chpt 14)

Arabia (Chpt 21)

The Book of Isaiah stands out as a unique collection of oracles.

There has never been another prophet like Isaiah, who stood with his head in the clouds and his feet on the solid earth, with his heart in the things of eternal council of God and his body in a very definite moment in history.

The Book of Isaiah is very important through out Christian History.

The structure | Of the Book | Of Isaiah |

/ Threats of Judgment | / Historical Connecting | / Link | / Promise of Deliverance /

/ Chapters 1-35 / | / Chapters 36-37 | / Chapters 38-39 | / Chapters 40-66

Coming of the Assyrians Empire Anticitpated | Assyrian Attack | Coming of the Babylonian Empire Anticipated | Babylonian Conquest assumed

47 chapters of the book of Isaiah were directly quoted from or alluded to by Christ Jesus or his apostles in the New Testament. ( 400 in total)

Out of 1292 verses, there are 111 separate predictions, 754 (59%) deal with future events

Isaiah is known as the Messianic Prophet because of his predictions of the messiah (Jesus)

Christ Character

His sinlessness (Is 53:9)

His righteous Judgment ( Is 11:4)

Being The servant of God ( Is 42:1)

His message of Gods Good news toward sinners ( Is 63:1)

- Isa 42:1-4- The Servant of God

“Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights.

I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations.

2 “He will not cry out or raise His voice, Nor make His voice heard in the street.

3 “A bruised reed He will not break And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish;

He will faithfully bring forth justice. 4 “He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.”

Isa 61:1-3- Good news towards sinners

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me

To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; 2 To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD

And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, 3 To grant those who mourn in Zion,

Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning,

The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness,

The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

Truths about Christ

The need of a savior ( 53:6)

His suffering providing Salvation ( Is 53:5, 10+12)

3. Mission of the church to spread the Gospel ( Is52:7 )

Isaiah prophesied to the Jews as if they were in Babylon exile 120 years before it even happened.

Babylon: Isa 39:5-7

5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of hosts,

6 “Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house and all that your fathers have laid up in store to this day will be carried to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the LORD.

7 “And some of your sons who will issue from you, whom you will beget, will be taken away, and they will become officials in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”

Isa 13:17-20

17 Behold, I am going to stir up the Medes against them, Who will not value silver or take pleasure in gold. 18 And their bows will mow down the young men, They will not even have compassion on the fruit of the womb, Nor will their eye pity children. 19 And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans’ pride, Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 20 It will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation;

King Cyrus- Persian Kings - mentioned 120 years before his birth

Isa 44:24-28

24 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb, “I, the LORD, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself And spreading out the earth all alone,

25 Causing the omens of boasters to fail, Making fools out of diviners, Causing wise men to draw back

And turning their knowledge into foolishness, 26 Confirming the word of His servant And performing the purpose of His messengers. It is I who says of Jerusalem, “She shall be inhabited!’ And of the cities of Judah, “They shall be built.’ And I will raise up her ruins again. 27 “It is I who says to the depth of the sea, “Be dried up!’ And I will make your rivers dry. 28 “It is I who says of Cyrus, “He is My shepherd!

And he will perform all My desire.’ And he declares of Jerusalem, “She will be built,’ And of the temple, “Your foundation will be laid.’”

Isa 45:1-7

Thus says the LORD to Cyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right hand, To subdue nations before him And to loose the loins of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: 2 “I will go before you and make the rough places smooth; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars. 3 “I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden wealth of secret places, So that you may know that it is I, The LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name. 4 “For the sake of Jacob My servant, And Israel My chosen one, I have also called you by your name; I have given you a title of honor Though you have not known Me. 5 “I am the LORD, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God. I will gird you, though you have not known Me; 6 That men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun That there is no one besides Me. I am the LORD, and there is no other, 7 The One forming light and creating darkness, Causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the LORD who does all these

He spoke of their hardships and their future hope through the coming messiah.

Chapters 40-66 are written from the viewpoint of the Exile period in hopes of deliverance.

These occurred 100 years after the death of Isaiah.

Comfort for those in Exile to Babylon 100 years before the exile

Isa 40:23-31- Wait upon the lord

23 He it is who reduces rulers to nothing, Who makes the judges of the earth meaningless. 24 Scarcely have they been planted, Scarcely have they been sown, Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth, But He merely blows on them, and they wither, And the storm carries them away like stubble. 25 “To whom then will you liken Me That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes on high And see who has created these stars, The One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, Not one of them is missing. 27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, And the justice due me escapes the notice of my God”? 28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable. 29 He gives strength to the weary, And to him who lacks might He increases power. 30 Though youths grow weary and tired, And vigorous young men stumble badly, 31 Yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.

Isa 41:8-14 – Waters would not overtake them

8 “But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, Descendant of Abraham My friend, 9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, And called from its remotest parts And said to you, “You are My servant, I have chosen you and not rejected you. 10’Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ 11 “Behold, all those who are angered at you will be shamed and dishonored; Those who contend with you will be as nothing and will perish. 12 “You will seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them, Those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent. 13 “For I am the LORD your God, who upholds your right hand, Who says to you, “Do not fear, I will help you.’ 14 “Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel; I will help you,” declares the LORD, “and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

Is 45:3 – Salvation to the ends of the earth

Isaiah 53 telling of the crucifixion 700 years before it took place.

Isa 53 – Crucifixion – His sinless ness, the need of a savior, His suffering provided Salvation

Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him. 3 He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. 4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed. 6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him.

7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth. 8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off out of the land of the living For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due? 9 His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth. 10 But the LORD was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If He would render Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. 11 As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, And was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the transgressors.

Read Mark 15 – Golgotha story

Prophecies of Christ Nature and birth

Isa 7:14-16 “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel. 15 “He will eat curds and honey at the time He knows enough to refuse evil and choose good. 16 “For before the boy will know enough to refuse evil and choose good, the land whose two kings you dread will be forsaken.

Isa 9:6-7

6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;

And the government will rest on His shoulders;

And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

7 There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace,

On the throne of David and over his kingdom,

To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness

Isa 11:1-5

Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit.

2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding,

The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. 3 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see,

Nor make a decision by what His ears hear; 4 But with righteousness He will judge the poor,

And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth; And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked. 5 Also righteousness will be the belt about His loins, And faithfulness the belt about His waist.