Transcript Isaiah – a miniature Bible

The Book of Isaiah
A mini-Bible
By David Yun
Sep 6, 2002
Contents
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The prophetic books
Author
Historical setting
Outline
Features
The Messiah in Isaiah
Themes
Lessons
The Prophetic Books
Great Expectation to Christ
Prophets
Hosea, Joel, Amos
Isaiah, Micah
Obadiah, Jonah,
Nahum, Habakkuk,
Zephaniah
Lamentations
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Daniel
Haggai, Zechariah
Malachi
Message
A national restoration by the Messiah
Predict international salvation through the
Messiah
Warn of God’s retribution on the nations
Grieves over God’s retribution on His people
Looks of a covenantal reaffirmation in Christ
Expects the nations’ religious restoration
Predicts the nation’s political restoration
Exhort the people in their religious
reconstruction
Exhort the people in their social and moral
reconstruction
Author
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Isaiah 740-700 B.C.
An evangelical prophet
Probably born to an aristocratic family
Had a prophetess wife & two sons
Ministered in Jerusalem during the reign
of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah
• Sawed in half according to tradition
• A contemporary with Micah, Amos,
Hosea
Historical Setting
• Israel was falling down (722 B.C.)
• Judah was in a downward spiral both
politically and spiritually
• Uzziah (790-739) – good but proud
• Jotham (750-731) – good but weak
• Ahaz (735-715) - bad
• Hezikiah (715-686) - good
• The war between Assyria and the allies
• Assyria’s increasing threat to Judah
Ammon
Moab
Edom
Cush
Outline (A)
A. Words of Judgment (1-39)
- The sins of Israel and Judah (1-9)
- Immanuel (7-12)
- Judgment on the nations (13-23)
- Judgment on Judah and deliverance (2427)
- Woes upon Israel and promise (28-35)
- Invasion of Assyria & Hezekiah (36-39)
Scathing denunciations and appeal to
repent and trust in God
Outline (B)
B. Words of Comfort (40-66)
- Israel’s deliverance from captivity (40-48)
- The servant of the Lord (49-57)
- Restoration of Israel and the final kingdom
(58-66)
Forgiveness, comfort, and hope
Looks forward to the coming of the Messiah
Purpose:
To call Judah back to God and to tell
of God’s salvation through the
Messiah
Features
• Isaiah’s apocalypse
• Quoted at least 50 times in the NT
• Predictions of future events
– Israel’s captivity (39:7)
– Cyrus’ rise to power in 586 (45:1)
• The end of death (25:8) & the resurrection of
the dead (26:19)
• A great number of prophecies of the Messiah
• Called a miniature Bible (66 chs = 39 + 27)
– Deliverance from sin (1)
– Through Christ (53)
– Restoration of the whole world (65,66)
The Messiah in Isaiah
• Isaiah’s portrays of Christ
– The branch of Jesses, Redeemer, Savior,
Sin bearer, Liberator, Judge, etc
• Names of Christ
– Emmanuel, Might God, Counselor, Prince
of Peace, King, Divine Servant, Arm of the
Lord, Preacher, The servant of the Lord,
The suffering and glory of the Servant
• Details of Christ: his divine nature, birth,
humanity, ministry, and redemptive
work, and suffering and glory
Prophecies of Christ
Prophecy
Fulfillment
Immanuel’s birth to a virgin – 7:14
Matt 1:22,23
The rejection of the Christ as a “stone of
1 Peter 2:8; 3:14
stumbling” and “rock of offense” – 8:14
The benevolence and universality of the
Romans 15:12
Messiah’s reign – 11:1-11
The corner-stone to be laid in Zion – 28:16
Romans 9:33; 1 Peter 2:6
A preview of John the Baptist and his
Matthew 3:3
preparatory work for Christ – 40:3-5
The Lord’s compassionate and just mission – Matthew 12:18-21
42:1-2
A servant of suffering – 53
John 12:38; Acts 8:32-35;
Mt 27:12-14; 8:17; John
1:12
Christ’s mission to preach the gospel and
Luke 4:18
give sight to the blind – 61:1,2
He will be of the family of David (Jesse) –
Matthew 1; Luke 3
11:1
The Spirit of the Lord will rest upon Him –
Matthew 3:16
11:2
He will bring light to those living in Galilee –
Matthew 12:14-16
9:1-2
Prophecies of the kingdom of God
• The mountain of the Lord’s house (2:12)
• A kingdom of peace (2:4; 9:6,7)
• Includes the gentiles (11:10; 42:6;
66:20,21)
• It shall be forever (9:7)
• It shall usher in a new heaven and new
earth (65:17-25; 66:22-23)
Themes
• Salvation
– “Isaiah” means “Salvation is of Yahweh”
– The term “salvation” occurs 27 times
– Salvation is bestowed only by grace and by the
power of God, the Redeemer
– Salvation through the Messiah
– Political salvation  Personal & international
salvation  Salvation of the whole world
• The kingdom of God coming & For the glory
of God
• The same theme as that of the whole Bible
The God in Isaiah
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Holy One of Israel (28 times)
The God of Hope - remnants
Redeemer (13 times)
God of all nations
God of unfailing love
Lessons
• Sin and wickedness always brings
God’s disfavor
• God is holy and loving
• God wants his people to put their trust
in Him, not in anyone or in anything else
• God’s zeal and aspiration for salvation
• Isaiah’s entire family dedicated to the
service of the Lord
Q&A