The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 9: "Darkness to Light" (Isaiah 8:19-9:7)

The Prophecy of IsaiahLesson 9: “Darkness to Light” (Isaiah 8:19–9:7)
1. A Land of Darkness and Gloom (8:19–22)
a. Living in Spiritual Darkness and Confusion (8:19–20)
When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? 20 Consult God's instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn. (Isa. 8:19-20 NIV)
b. Living under the Chastening Hand of the Lord in Despair (8:21–22)
Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God. 22 Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness. (Isa. 8:21-22 NIV)
2. Darkness Turned to Light (9:1–5)
a. Humility Turned to Honor (9:1)
Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan-- (Isa. 9:1 NIV)
b. Darkness Turned to Light (9:2)
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. (Isa. 9:2 NIV)
c. Sorrow Turned to Joy (9:3)
You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder. (Isa. 9:3 NIV)
d. Slavery Turned to Freedom (9:4)
For as in the day of Midian's defeat, you have shattered the yoke that burdens them, the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor. (Isa. 9:4 NIV)
e. War Turned to Peace (9:5)
Every warrior's boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, will be fuel for the fire. (Isa. 9:5 NIV)
3. The Light of the Messiah (9:6–7)
a. The Birth of the Messiah (9:6a)
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. (Isa. 9:6a NIV)
b. The Names of the Messiah (9:6b)
And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isa. 9:6b NIV)
c. The Reign of the Messiah (9:7)
Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this. (Isa. 9:7 NIV)

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 8: "The Coming Assyrian Invasion" (Isaiah 7:17-8:22)

The Prophecy of Isaiah
“The Coming Assyrian Invasion” (Isaiah 7:17-8:22)1
Outline
The Destruction of the Land (7:17-25)
The Birth of Maher-Shalal-Hash- Baz (8:1-4)
The Judgment of the People (8:5-22)
Destruction of the Land
Isaiah 7:17-25
Punishment for trusting in Assyria for protection rather than the Lord.
Assyria will remove the threat of the Syria-Israel alliance, but Assyria will also subjugate Judah.
The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since Ephraim broke away from Judah-- he will bring the king of Assyria." (Isa. 7:17 NIV)
Flies & Bees: No place to hide (7:18-19)
In that day the LORD will whistle for flies from the Nile delta in Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria. They will all come and settle in the steep ravines and in the crevices in the rocks, on all the thornbushes and at all the water holes. (Isa. 7:18-19 NIV)
Shaved & Shamed: No more dignity (7:20)
In that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River-- the king of Assyria-- to shave your head and private parts, and to cut off your beard also. (Isa. 7:20 NIV)
1 Cow & 2 Sheep: No one to inhabit the land (7:21-22)
In that day, a person will keep alive a young cow and two goats. And because of the abundance of the milk they give, there will be curds to eat. All who remain in the land will eat curds and honey. (Isa. 7:21-22 NIV)
Briers & Thorns: No harvest to bring in (7:23-25)
In that day, in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels, there will be only briers and thorns. Hunters will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns. As for all the hills once cultivated by the hoe, you will no longer go there for fear of the briers and thorns; they will become places where cattle are turned loose and where sheep run. (Isa. 7:23-25 NIV)
The Birth of Maher-Shalal-Hash- Baz (8:1-4)
The LORD said to me, "Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary pen: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz." (Isa. 8:1 NIV)
Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz“Swift is the plunder; speedy is the prey.” – Bryan Beyer
“Speeding is booty; hastening is plunder.” – John Mackay
“The spoil of the two kings will quickly be taken.” – Willem VanGemeren
So I called in Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah as reliable witnesses for me. Then I made love to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And the LORD said to me, "Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. For before the boy knows how to say 'My father' or 'My mother,' the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria." (Isa. 8:2-4 NIV)
The Judgment of the People (8:5-22)
Assyrian Invasion (8:5-10)
The LORD spoke to me again: 6 "Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices over Rezin and the son of Remaliah, therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates-- the king of Assyria with all his pomp. It will overflow all its channels, run over all its banks and sweep on into Judah, swirling over it, passing through it and reaching up to the neck. Its outspread wings will cover the breadth of your land, Immanuel!" (Isa. 8:5-8 NIV)
Raise the war cry, you nations, and be shattered! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, and be shattered! Prepare for battle, and be shattered! Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us. (Isa. 8:9-10 NIV)
Waiting for Yahweh (8:11-22) 
Assessing the Options (8:11-15)
This is what the LORD says to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people: "Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it. The LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread. He will be a holy place; for both Israel and Judah he will be a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare. Many of them will stumble; they will fall and be broken, they will be snared and captured." (Isa. 8:11-15 NIV)
Divinely Given Hope (8:16-18)
Bind up this testimony of warning and seal up God's instruction among my disciples. I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my trust in him. Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion. (Isa. 8:16-18 NIV)
The False Alternative (8:19-22)
When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? Consult God's instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn. Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God. Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness. (Isa. 8:19-22 NIV)
1 The outline for this lesson was based on Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Book of Isaiah and John L. Mackay, A Study Commentary on Isaiah, Volume 1: Chapters 1-39 (Ep Study Commentary).

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 7: "The Sign of Immanuel" (Isaiah 7:1–17)

The Prophecy of IsaiahLesson 7: "The Sign of Immanuel" (7:1–17)
The Historical Setting (7:1–9)1
Time of National Crisis for Judah
Threat of Israel and Syria Alliance
Syro-Ephraimite War, 735-734 BC
Key Figures:Tiglath-Pileser III (Assyria)
Rezin (Syria)
Pekah (Israel)
Ahaz (Judah)
       1When Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it.        2Now the house of David was told, “Aram has allied itself with Ephraim”; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind.        3Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out, you and your son Shear-Jashub, to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field. 4Say to him, ‘Be careful, keep calm and don’t be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood—because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah. 5Aram, Ephraim and Remaliah’s son have plotted your ruin, saying, 6“Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeel king over it.” 7Yet this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘It will not take place,      it will not happen, 8for the head of Aram is Damascus,      and the head of Damascus is only Rezin. Within sixty-five years      Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people. 9The head of Ephraim is Samaria,      and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah’s son. If you do not stand firm in your faith,      you will not stand at all.’” (Isaiah 7:1–9, NIV)
The Sign Offered, Refused, and Given (7:10–17)
The Sign Offered and Refused (7:10–13)
10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, 11 “Ask the Lord your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.”     12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask; I will not put the Lord to the test.”     13 Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also? (Isaiah 7:10–13, NIV)
The Lord’s Sign: The Birth of Immanuel (7:14–16)
14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin  will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.  15 He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, 16 for before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste. (Isaiah 7:14–16, NIV)
The Repurcussions for Judah (7:17)
17 The Lord will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since Ephraim broke away from Judah—he will bring the king of Assyria.” (Isaiah 7:17, NIV)
Interpretations of Isaiah 7:14
The Meaning of ‘AlmahView 1: Isaiah’s Words Find Their Fulfillment Only in Jesus
View 2: The Prophecies of Isaiah 7 and 8 Are Linked
View 3: The Woman Is Already Pregnant
Conclusion: Isaiah 7:14 and the New Testament
1 This outline is drawn from Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Book of Isaiah.

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 6: "Isaiah's Vision and Call" (Isaiah 6:1-13)

The Prophecy of Isaiah
“Isaiah’s Vision and Call” – Isaiah 6:1-13
Isaiah 6:1–13 (NIV)
6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”
4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.
5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.”
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
9 He said, “Go and tell this people:
“ ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding;
be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
10 Make the heart of this people calloused;
make their ears dull
and close their eyes. 
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”
11 Then I said, “For how long, Lord?”
And he answered:
“Until the cities lie ruined
and without inhabitant,
until the houses are left deserted
and the fields ruined and ravaged,
12 until the Lord has sent everyone far away
and the land is utterly forsaken.
13 And though a tenth remains in the land,
it will again be laid waste.
But as the terebinth and oak
leave stumps when they are cut down,
so the holy seed will be the stump in the land.”
 
Outline of Isaiah 6
“I Saw the Lord” – Isaiah’s Vision (verses 1-7)
“I Heard the Lord” – Isaiah’s Call and Commission” (verses 8-13)
“I Saw the Lord”
“I Saw the Lord” – Isaiah’s Vision (verses 1-7)Isaiah’s Vision of God (1-4)The Sovereignty of God (1-2)
The Holiness of God (3)
The Worship of God (4)
Isaiah’s Response to the Presence of God (5-7)Conviction of Sin (5)
Cleansing from Sin (6-7)
“I Heard the Lord”
“I Heard the Lord” – Isaiah’s Call and Commission (verses 8–13)The Lord’s Call (8)
Isaiah’s Obedient Response (8)
The People’s Callousness Hardened by the Word (9–10)
The People’s Judgment Confirmed (11-12)
Mercy in Judgment: A Remnant Will Remain (13)

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 5: The Lord's Vineyard (Isaiah 5)

“The Lord’s Vineyard”Isaiah 5:1–30
1. A Song about a Vineyard (5:1-7)
a. The song’s characters
1) The singer: Isaiah, the Prophet2) The vineyard owner: the Lord3) The vineyard: Israel/Judah
b. The Song’s Meaning
1) The Lord created and owns the vineyard (Israel/Judah) (v. 1)
Isaiah 5:1 I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard: My loved one had a vineyard on a fertile hillside.
2) The Lord expended great care and effort in planting the vineyard (Israel/Judah) (v. 2)
Isaiah 5:2 He dug it up and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a watchtower in it and cut out a winepress as well. Then he looked for a crop of good grapes, but it yielded only bad fruit.
3) The Lord intended to reap a harvest of good fruit (righteousness and justice) from the vineyard (Israel/Judah) (vv. 3–4, 7)
Isaiah 5:3 “Now you dwellers in Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard. Isaiah 5:4 What more could have been done for my vineyard than I have done for it? When I looked for good grapes, why did it yield only bad? Isaiah 5:7 The vineyard of the Lord Almighty is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the vines he delighted in. And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.
4) Instead, he received only bitter fruit (distress, bloodshed) from his vineyard (Israel/Judah). (4, 7)5) The Lord will leave his vineyard (Israel/Judah) to be devastated by the elements (enemies) (vv. 5-6)
Isaiah 5:5 Now I will tell you what I am going to do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be destroyed; I will break down its wall, and it will be trampled. Isaiah 5:6 I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and briers and thorns will grow there. I will command the clouds not to rain on it.”
2. The Vineyard’s Harvest of Bitter Fruit (5:8-24)
a. Oppressive Landowners (8-10)1
Isaiah 5:8 Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field till no space is left and you live alone in the land. Isaiah 5:9 The Lord Almighty has declared in my hearing: “Surely the great houses will become desolate, the fine mansions left without occupants. Isaiah 5:10 A ten-acre vineyard will produce only a bath of wine; a homer of seed will yield only an ephah of grain.”
b. Pursuers of Drunken Revelry (11-12)
Isaiah 5:11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning to run after their drinks, who stay up late at night till they are inflamed with wine. Isaiah 5:12 They have harps and lyres at their banquets, pipes and timbrels and wine, but they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord, no respect for the work of his hands.
c. God Testers (18-19)
Isaiah 5:18 Woe to those who draw sin along with cords of deceit, and wickedness as with cart ropes, Isaiah 5:19 to those who say, “Let God hurry; let him hasten his work so we may see it. The plan of the Holy One of Israel— let it approach, let it come into view, so we may know it.”
d. The Morally Twisted (20)
Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
e. The Self-Exalted (21)
Isaiah 5:21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
f. The Immoral Opportunists (22-23)
Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks, Isaiah 5:23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent.
3. The Destruction of the Vineyard (13-17, 24-30)
a. Appropriate judgment: loss of land, hunger, thirst (13)
Isaiah 5:13 Therefore my people will go into exile for lack of understanding; those of high rank will die of hunger and the common people will be parched with thirst.
b. Total judgment in divine action: death, humbling, ruination (14–17)
Isaiah 5:14 Therefore Death expands its jaws, opening wide its mouth; into it will descend their nobles and masses with all their brawlers and revelers. Isaiah 5:15 So people will be brought low and everyone humbled, the eyes of the arrogant humbled. Isaiah 5:16 But the Lord Almighty will be exalted by his justice, and the holy God will be proved holy by his righteous acts. Isaiah 5:17 Then sheep will graze as in their own pasture; lambs will feed among the ruins of the rich.
c. Appropriate judgment: speedy disaster (24a) repays the call for the Lord to hasten (19); acquiescing in sin (18, 20) issues in helpless collapse into judgment (24bcd)
Isaiah 5:24 Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel.
d. Total judgment: The Lord summons the invincible foe (Assyria) (25–30)
Isaiah 5:25 Therefore the Lord’s anger burns against his people; his hand is raised and he strikes them down. The mountains shake, and the dead bodies are like refuse in the streets. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised. Isaiah 5:26 He lifts up a banner for the distant nations, he whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Here they come, swiftly and speedily! Isaiah 5:27 Not one of them grows tired or stumbles, not one slumbers or sleeps; not a belt is loosened at the waist, not a sandal strap is broken. Isaiah 5:28 Their arrows are sharp, all their bows are strung; their horses’ hooves seem like flint, their chariot wheels like a whirlwind. Isaiah 5:29 Their roar is like that of the lion, they roar like young lions; they growl as they seize their prey and carry it off with no one to rescue. Isaiah 5:30 In that day they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks at the land, there is only darkness and distress; even the sun will be darkened by clouds.
 
1 The subpoints for verses 8-23 come from Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Book of Isaiah.

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 4: The Ideal Jerusalem, Lost and Found (Isaiah 2:1–4:6)

The Ideal Jerusalem, Lost and Found (Isaiah 2:1–4:6)1
1. The Heading (2:1)
1 This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: (Isaiah 2:1, NIV)
2. The Ideal Jerusalem: The Great ‘Might Have Been’ (2:2–4)
2 In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. 3 Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. 4 He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. (Isaiah 2:2–4, NIV)
a. The Lord’s Temple (v. 2)2
b. The Lord’s People and His Word (v. 3)
c. The Lord’s Peace (v. 4) 
3. The Actual Jerusalem: The House of Jacob Forsaken (2:5–4:1)3
a. Trusting in Mankind (2:5–22)
i. Full, but Empty (2:5–11)
5 Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord. 6 You, Lord, have abandoned your people, the descendants of Jacob. They are full of superstitions from the East; they practice divination like the Philistines and embrace pagan customs. 7 Their land is full of silver and gold; there is no end to their treasures. Their land is full of horses; there is no end to their chariots. 8 Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made. 9 So people will be brought low and everyone humbled— do not forgive them. 10 Go into the rocks, hide in the ground from the fearful presence of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty! 11 The eyes of the arrogant will be humbled and human pride brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day. (Isaiah 2:5–11, NIV)
ii. High, but Low (2:12–18)
12 The Lord Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled), 13 for all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty, and all the oaks of Bashan, 14 for all the towering mountains and all the high hills, 15 for every lofty tower and every fortified wall, 16 for every trading ship and every stately vessel. 17 The arrogance of man will be brought low and human pride humbled; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day, 18 and the idols will totally disappear. (Isaiah 2:12–18, NIV)
iii. Reduced to the Caves (2:19–22)
19 People will flee to caves in the rocks and to holes in the ground from the fearful presence of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to shake the earth. 20 In that day people will throw away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship. 21 They will flee to caverns in the rocks and to the overhanging crags from the fearful presence of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to shake the earth. 22 Stop trusting in mere humans, who have but a breath in their nostrils. Why hold them in esteem? (Isaiah 2:19–22, NIV)
b. The Folly of Human Dependence (3:1–4:1)
i. Boys for Men (3:1–7)
1 See now, the Lord, the Lord Almighty, is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: all supplies of food and all supplies of water, 2 the hero and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder, 3 the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter. 4 “I will make mere youths their officials; children will rule over them.” 5 People will oppress each other— man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise up against the old, the nobody against the honored. 6 A man will seize one of his brothers in his father’s house, and say, “You have a cloak, you be our leader; take charge of this heap of ruins!” 7 But in that day he will cry out, “I have no remedy. I have no food or clothing in my house; do not make me the leader of the people.” (Isaiah 3:1–7, NIV)
ii. Plunderers for Leaders (3:8–15)
8 Jerusalem staggers, Judah is falling; their words and deeds are against the Lord, defying his glorious presence. 9 The look on their faces testifies against them; they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves. 10 Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds. 11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done. 12 Youths oppress my people, women rule over them. My people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you from the path. 13 The Lord takes his place in court; he rises to judge the people. 14 The Lord enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people: “It is you who have ruined my vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses. 15 What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty. (Isaiah 3:8–15, NIV)
iii. Shame for Beauty: The Humiliation of the Haughty Daughters of Jerusalem4 (3:16–4:1)
16 The Lord says, “The women of Zion are haughty, walking along with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, strutting along with swaying hips, with ornaments jingling on their ankles. 17 Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion; the Lord will make their scalps bald.” 18 In that day the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces, 19 the earrings and bracelets and veils, 20 the headdresses and anklets and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms, 21 the signet rings and nose rings, 22 the fine robes and the capes and cloaks, the purses 23 and mirrors, and the linen garments and tiaras and shawls. 24 Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a sash, a rope; instead of well-dressed hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, branding. 25 Your men will fall by the sword, your warriors in battle. 26 The gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground. 1 In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own food and provide our own clothes; only let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!” (Isaiah 3:16–4:1, NIV)
4. The New Jerusalem: The Greatness that Is ‘Yet to Be’ (4:2–6)
2 In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel. 3 Those who are left in Zion, who remain in Jerusalem, will be called holy, all who are recorded among the living in Jerusalem. 4 The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire. 5 Then the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over everything the glory will be a canopy. 6 It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain. (Isaiah 4:2–6, NIV)
a. The Branch (v. 2)5 
b. The Lord’s Cleansing and Protection (vv. 3–6)
Notes:1 The main structure of this outline is derived from J. Alec Motyer’s two commentaries on Isaiah.2 See Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Book of Isaiah for these subpoints.3 See. John N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT) for point 3 and subpoints.4NIV Zondervan Study Bible.5 See Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Book of Isaiah for these subpoints.

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 3: Chapter 1: The Failure of God’s People

Isaiah Chapter 1: The Failure of God’s People
Title (1:1)
1 The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. (Isaiah 1:1, NIV)
Isaiah’s Opening Words to God’s People (1:2–31)**
1) God’s Witnesses against the People (1:2–3)
2 Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth! For the Lord has spoken: “I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me. 3 The ox knows its master, the donkey its owner’s manger, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.” (Isaiah 1:2–3, NIV)
2) God’s Description of the People (1:4–9)
a) The People (1:4–6)
4 Woe to the sinful nation, a people whose guilt is great, a brood of evildoers, children given to corruption! They have forsaken the Lord; they have spurned the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him. 5 Why should you be beaten anymore? Why do you persist in rebellion? Your whole head is injured, your whole heart afflicted. 6 From the sole of your foot to the top of your head there is no soundness— only wounds and welts and open sores, not cleansed or bandaged or soothed with olive oil. (Isaiah 1:4–6, NIV)
b) The Land (1:7–9)
7 Your country is desolate, your cities burned with fire; your fields are being stripped by foreigners right before you, laid waste as when overthrown by strangers. 8 Daughter Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a cucumber field, like a city under siege. 9 Unless the Lord Almighty had left us some survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah. (Isaiah 1:7–9, NIV)
3) God’s Indictment of the People (1:10–15)
a) The Situation (1:10–14)
10 Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah! 11 “The multitude of your sacrifices— what are they to me?” says the Lord. “I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. 12 When you come to appear before me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of my courts? 13 Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations— I cannot bear your worthless assemblies. 14 Your New Moon feasts and your appointed festivals I hate with all my being. They have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them. (Isaiah 1:10–14, NIV)
b) The Result (1:15)
15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening. Your hands are full of blood! (Isaiah 1:15, NIV)
4) God’s Solution for the People (1:16–20)
a) God’s Commands (1:16–17)
16 Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. 17 Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. (Isaiah 1:16–17, NIV)
b) God’s Promises (1:18–20)
18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. 19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land; 20 but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. (Isaiah 1:18–20, NIV)
5) God’s Lament over the People (1:21–26)
a) Jerusalem’s Sinful Condition (1:21–23)
21 See how the faithful city has become a prostitute! She once was full of justice; righteousness used to dwell in her— but now murderers! 22 Your silver has become dross, your choice wine is diluted with water. 23 Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow’s case does not come before them. (Isaiah 1:21–23, NIV)
b) Jerusalem’s Coming Purge (1:24–26)
24 Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes and avenge myself on my enemies. 25 I will turn my hand against you; I will thoroughly purge away your dross and remove all your impurities. 26 I will restore your leaders as in days of old, your rulers as at the beginning. Afterward you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.” (Isaiah 1:24–26, NIV)
6) God’s Promise to His People (1:27–31)
a) Blessing to the Repentant (1:27)
27 Zion will be delivered with justice, her penitent ones with righteousness. (Isaiah 1:27, NIV)
b) Judgment to Transgressors (1:28–31)
28 But rebels and sinners will both be broken, and those who forsake the Lord will perish. 29 “You will be ashamed because of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be disgraced because of the gardens that you have chosen. 30 You will be like an oak with fading leaves, like a garden without water. 31 The mighty man will become tinder and his work a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the fire.” (Isaiah 1:28–31, NIV)
** The outline for this lesson is from Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Book of Isaiah: A Historical and Theological Survey, Encountering the Bible Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2007).

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 2: Structure and Themes

The Prophecy of Isaiah
Lesson 2: The Book’s Structure and Main Themes
Structure of the Book of Isaiah
Importance of chapters 36-39Form a historical interlude between chapters 1-35 and 40-66.
Chs. 36-37: the defeat of Assyria, which is a fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecies in chs. 1-35.
Chs. 38-39 predict the Babylonian captivity, which is the dominant theme of chs. 40-66.
Chapters 1-35Chs. 1-6: Opening Messages and the Call of Isaiah
Chs. 7-12: The Rule of Assyria and the Messiah
Chs. 13-23: Oracles against the Nations
Chs. 24-27: The Apocalypse
Chs. 28-35: Book of Woes and Restoration
Chapters 36-39: Historical InterludeChs. 36-37: The Fall of Assyria
Chs. 38-39: The Rise of Babylon and Prediction of the Babylonian Captivity
Chapters 40-66Chs. 40-48: Deliverance from Babylon
Chs. 49-57: The Ministry of the Servant of the Lord
Chs. 58-66: Ultimate Blessing for God’s People
Isaiah’s Main Themes
Standard pre-exilic message:You’ve broken the covenant (through idolatry, social injustice, religious ritualism) so repent!
No repentance? Then judgment! Judgment will also come for the nations.
Yet there is hope beyond the judgment for a glorious future restoration both for Judah/Israel and the nations.
Remnant
Recurring theme word (šeʾār, šeʾērît)
“Remainder,” “rest,” or “residue.”
Theologically it refers to the faithful remainder of people that God has chosen, people who are looking to God to work his will in and through them.
They return to the Lord and experience the fullness of salvation when others don’t.
The Sovereignty of God
God is the sovereign Lord of the universe, and as Sovereign, he is actively at work in the world, guiding all history in accordance with his grand purpose.
“The Lord has spoken” – when the ruler speaks, the matter is settled.
God’s sovereignty does not end at the borders of Israel or Judah. He is the Lord of all nations, whether they know him or not.
Even though Isaiah ministered primarily to Judah, he understood the universal sovereignty of God.
Many people from many nations will recognize God’s sovereignty one day, while others never will, but God nonetheless remains sovereign (10:5–7; 37:24–26).
The Servant
“Servant” (ʿebed) occurs 39 times in Isaiah.
Servants are slaves to their master. Their duty consists totally of doing their master’s will.
In Isaiah, the term “servant” occasionally describes God’s people as a group (41:8; 54:17) but usually denotes individuals who fully follow God’s will and serve his people faithfully (22:20; 42:1; 52:13).
Serving their master faithfully fulfills God’s will for their lives.
The NT makes much use of this “servant” concept, using the Greek equivalent (doulos) 122 times.
The OT “servant of the Lord” becomes “servant of Christ” in the NT.
Paul argued that slavery to God brought people true freedom—freedom to become all God has created them to be.
The Holy One of Israel
“Holy One of Israel” occurs 31 times in the OT, and 25 of those are in Isaiah.
The words of the seraphim, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty . . .” (Is 6:3), profoundly affected Isaiah’s thinking and theology.
God stood utterly apart from his creation, including his people.
His holy nature clashed with his people’s sin. Yet he loved them, desired fellowship with them, and called to them through the law of Moses, as well as through Isaiah and other prophets.
The expression “Holy One of Israel” occurs in both judgmental and redemptive contexts.
The Holy One of Israel has experienced rejection from his people, who have resisted his sovereign purposes (Is 1:4; 5:19, 24).
He also will judge nations who oppose him (37:23).
But the Holy One of Israel also stands as Israel’s Savior (43:3) and Redeemer (43:14), who delivers them from exile and establishes his kingdom.
The Messiah
The word “Messiah” comes from the Hebrew māšîaḥ, which means “anointed one.”
Kings, priests, and prophets all experienced God’s anointing, which symbolized God setting them apart for special service. 
The term māšîaḥ and the corresponding verbal form māšaḥ occur only twice in Isaiah (45:1; 61:1 respectively).
One of the most interesting usages appears in 45:1, where Cyrus, king of Persia, is so designated. 
We do not know to what extent Cyrus understood his mandate from the Lord (Ezr 1:1), but the Bible is clear that God set him apart for a special work: to bring his people back to their land. 
The Messiah is God’s chosen instrument to bring about his kingdom.
Even though the word does not occur regularly in Isaiah, the concept of messiah lies beneath the surface of many prophetic utterances (9:6–7; 11:1–10; 32:1–4; 42:1–4; 52:13–53:12).
God’s chosen instrument works faithfully to bring about God’s earthly and heavenly kingdoms. 
Though many prophets, priests, and kings carried the title māšîaḥ in Old Testament times, the New Testament points to Jesus, God’s Son, as the ultimate Messiah (Gk. Christos).
As we will see, many of Isaiah’s prophetic utterances point to this Jesus.
Resources used for this lesson:
Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Book of Isaiah
J. Daniel Hays, The Message of the Prophets
Herbert M. Wolf, Interpreting Isaiah
 

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 1: Introduction

Isaiah: Lesson 1
Introduction to Isaiah*
Isaiah the Man
Isaiah’s Times
Authorship and Date of the Book
Date of Isaiah’s Ministry
Isaiah’s Message
Isaiah the Man
His Name“Yahweh Saves”
His FamilySon of Amoz
Royal lineage
His DeathMartyr’s death
Isaiah’s Times
1The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. (Isaiah 1:1)
Uzziah2 Kings 15:1-7; 2 Chronicles 26:1-23
792-740 B.C.
Also known as Azariah
Characterized as a good king
King at age 16 and reigned 52 yrs.
Pride – died a leper
Jotham2 Kings 15:32–38; 2 Chron. 27:1–9
750–732 B.C.
Good king
Co-reigned with father for 11 yrs.
Pressure from Israel/Syria alliance
Ahaz2 Kings 16:1–20; 2 Chron. 28:1–27
732–715 B.C.
Evil and idolatrous king
Forced to choose between Israel/Syria and trusting God.
He chose to ally with Assyria and faced the consequences.
Hezekiah2 Kings 18:1–20:21; 2 Chron. 29:1–32:33
729–686 B.C.
Good king; cleansed the temple
N. Kingdom fell to Assyria in 722
Lord delivered him from his foolish choice to rebel against Assyria.
Manasseh2 Kings 21:1–18; 2 Chron. 33:1–20
696–642 B.C.
Evil and idolatrous
Tradition has him putting the prophet Isaiah to death.
Spiritual damage was irreversible after Manasseh’s reign.
Author and Date
Traditional ViewIsaiah – one author
8th century B.C.
Critical ViewMultiple authors
Others finished the book after Isaiah died.
Dates of Isaiah’s Ministry
Most scholars believe Isaiah 6:1-8 describes his divine call to become a prophet of God.
Isaiah 6:1–8 (NIV)
6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”
4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.
5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.”
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
Began ministry around 740 B.C., the year of King Uzziah’s death.
Possibly put to death during early part of Manasseh’s reign.
Possible dates of 740-690 B.C. for Isaiah’s ministry.
Isaiah’s Message
Forthtelling
Foretelling
Focus on Judah
Global in Scope
 
*Two primary sources were used for this lesson: Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Book of Isaiah, and Richard J. Schultz, “How Many Isaiahs Were There and What Does It Matter?”

Introduction to Isaiah

Introduction to Isaiah
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
 
“The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.” (Isaiah 1:1, NIV)
 
 
“In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple.” (Isaiah 6:1, NIV)
 
 
2 Chronicles 26:1–23 (NIV)
26 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. 2 He was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after Amaziah rested with his ancestors.
3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jekoliah; she was from Jerusalem. 4 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done. 5 He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. As long as he sought the Lord, God gave him success.
6 He went to war against the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh and Ashdod. He then rebuilt towns near Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines. 7 God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabs who lived in Gur Baal and against the Meunites. 8 The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, because he had become very powerful.
9 Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate and at the angle of the wall, and he fortified them. 10 He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, because he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain. He had people working his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
11 Uzziah had a well-trained army, ready to go out by divisions according to their numbers as mustered by Jeiel the secretary and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officials. 12 The total number of family leaders over the fighting men was 2,600. 13 Under their command was an army of 307,500 men trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies. 14 Uzziah provided shields, spears, helmets, coats of armor, bows and slingstones for the entire army. 15 In Jerusalem he made devices invented for use on the towers and on the corner defenses so that soldiers could shoot arrows and hurl large stones from the walls. His fame spread far and wide, for he was greatly helped until he became powerful.
16 But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God, and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. 17 Azariah the priest with eighty other courageous priests of the Lord followed him in. 18 They confronted King Uzziah and said, “It is not right for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord. That is for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who have been consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful; and you will not be honored by the Lord God.”
19 Uzziah, who had a censer in his hand ready to burn incense, became angry. While he was raging at the priests in their presence before the incense altar in the Lord’s temple, leprosy  broke out on his forehead. 20 When Azariah the chief priest and all the other priests looked at him, they saw that he had leprosy on his forehead, so they hurried him out. Indeed, he himself was eager to leave, because the Lord had afflicted him.
21 King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in a separate house —leprous, and banned from the temple of the Lord. Jotham his son had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
22 The other events of Uzziah’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. 23 Uzziah rested with his ancestors and was buried near them in a cemetery that belonged to the kings, for people said, “He had leprosy.” And Jotham his son succeeded him as king.
 

“The Good News of the Messiah” (Isaiah 61:1–3)

“The Good News of the Messiah” (Isaiah 61:1–3)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, December 24, 2017
 
Isaiah 61:1–3 (NIV)
1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, 3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.
 
 
The Messiah’s Authority.
 
The Messiah’s Proclamation.
 
The Messiah’s Mission.

“Pierced for Our Transgressions” (Isaiah 53:4–6)

“Pierced for Our Transgressions” (Isaiah 53:4–6)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday PM, December 24, 2017
 
Isaiah 53 (NIV)
1 Who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by mankind,
a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
 
4 Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
 
7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away.
Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was punished.
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.
 
10 Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
11 After he has suffered,
he will see the light of life and be satisfied;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
and he will divide the spoils with the strong,
because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.
 

"The King's Highway" (Isaiah 35)

"The King's Highway" (Isaiah 35)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, December 13, 2015
Isaiah 35:1–10 (NIV)

35 The desert and the parched land will be glad;

the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.

Like the crocus, 2 it will burst into bloom;

it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.

The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,

the splendor of Carmel and Sharon;

they will see the glory of the Lord,

the splendor of our God.

3 Strengthen the feeble hands,

steady the knees that give way;

4 say to those with fearful hearts,

“Be strong, do not fear;

your God will come,

he will come with vengeance;

with divine retribution

he will come to save you.”

5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened

and the ears of the deaf unstopped.

6 Then will the lame leap like a deer,

and the mute tongue shout for joy.

Water will gush forth in the wilderness

and streams in the desert.

7 The burning sand will become a pool,

the thirsty ground bubbling springs.

In the haunts where jackals once lay,

grass and reeds and papyrus will grow.

8 And a highway will be there;

it will be called the Way of Holiness;

it will be for those who walk on that Way.

The unclean will not journey on it;

wicked fools will not go about on it.

9 No lion will be there,

nor any ravenous beast;

they will not be found there.

But only the redeemed will walk there,

10 and those the Lord has rescued will return.

They will enter Zion with singing;

everlasting joy will crown their heads.

Gladness and joy will overtake them,

and sorrow and sighing will flee away. From a desert to a garden (1-2, 6b-7).From fear to courage (3-4).From sickness to health (5-6a).From impurity to holiness (8-10a).From sorrow to joy (10b).Main Idea: The future hope of God’s people is an eternal place of sustenance, strength, wholeness, purity, and joy in the presence of God.

Isaiah 9:6-7 - Cameron Jungels - 12-17-2014 PM

 Isaiah 9:6-7 - Cameron Jungels - 12-17-2014 PM (NIV)6 For to us a child
is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his
shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the greatness
of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this. 

Isaiah 11 - Cameron Jungels - 12-14-2014 PM

Isaiah 11 - Cameron Jungels - 12-14-2014 PM (NIV)The
Branch From Jesse11 A shoot will
come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of
the Lord—  3 and he will
delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his
eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; 4 but with
righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for
the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of
his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay
the wicked. 5 Righteousness will
be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his
waist.6 The wolf will live
with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling
together; and a little child will lead them. 7 The cow will feed
with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The infant will
play near the cobra’s den, the young child will put its hand into the
viper’s nest. 9 They will neither
harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the
knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. 10 In that day the
Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to
him, and his resting place will be glorious. 11 In that day the
Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of
his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, k
from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the
Mediterranean. 12 He will raise a
banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of
Judah from the four quarters of the earth. 13 Ephraim’s jealousy
will vanish, and Judah’s enemies will be destroyed; Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim. 14 They will swoop
down on the slopes of Philistia to the west; together they will plunder the people to
the east. They will subdue Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.
15 The Lord will dry up the gulf of the Egyptian sea; with a scorching wind he will sweep his
hand over the Euphrates River. He will break it up into seven streams so that anyone can cross over in sandals. 16 There will be a
highway for the remnant of his people that is left from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from Egypt.

Isaiah 11 - Cameron Jungels - 12-14-2014 PM

Isaiah 11 - Cameron Jungels - 12-14-2014 PM (NIV)The
Branch From Jesse11 A shoot will
come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of
the Lord—  3 and he will
delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his
eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; 4 but with
righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for
the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of
his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay
the wicked. 5 Righteousness will
be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his
waist.6 The wolf will live
with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling
together; and a little child will lead them. 7 The cow will feed
with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The infant will
play near the cobra’s den, the young child will put its hand into the
viper’s nest. 9 They will neither
harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the
knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. 10 In that day the
Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to
him, and his resting place will be glorious. 11 In that day the
Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of
his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, k
from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the
Mediterranean. 12 He will raise a
banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of
Judah from the four quarters of the earth. 13 Ephraim’s jealousy
will vanish, and Judah’s enemies will be destroyed; Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim. 14 They will swoop
down on the slopes of Philistia to the west; together they will plunder the people to
the east. They will subdue Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.
15 The Lord will dry up the gulf of the Egyptian sea; with a scorching wind he will sweep his
hand over the Euphrates River. He will break it up into seven streams so that anyone can cross over in sandals. 16 There will be a
highway for the remnant of his people that is left from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from Egypt.

Isaiah 58 - Cameron Jungels - 3-31-2014

 Isaiah 58 - Cameron Jungels

Isaiah 9:6-7 – Cameron Jungles - Sun AM, December 1, 2013

“The Coming King” - Isaiah 9:6-7 –
(Eastside Baptist/Sun AM/December 1, 2013)
 
1. Our dark world longs for the light of hope, peace, and
justice.
 
Consult God's instruction and the testimony of warning. If
anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished,
they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse their king and their
God. Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness
and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness. (Isa. 8:20–22,
NIV)
 
2. The longing of the world was fulfilled in a baby boy
who would be King.
 
Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were
in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of
Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of
the Sea, beyond the Jordan– The people walking in darkness have seen a great
light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. (Isa.
9:1–2, NIV)
 
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the
government will be on his shoulders…
(Isa. 9:6, NIV)
 
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
(Jn. 1:4, NIV)
 
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am
the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but
will have the light of life." (Jn. 8:12, NIV)
 
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who
believes in me should stay in darkness. (Jn. 12:46, NIV)
 
For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and
brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption,
the forgiveness of sins. (Col. 1:13-14, NIV)
 
3. This King is a righteous king who will bring the hope,
peace, and justice that we long for.
 
Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be
no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and
upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The
zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this. (Isa. 9:7, NIV)
 
4. This is no ordinary King, but the God-man Jesus
Christ, who will reign forever.
 
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the
government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
(Isa. 9:6, NIV)
 
Main Idea: The only hope for our dark world
is found in the God-man, Jesus Christ, and the peace, justice, and
righteousness that he brings.

Isaiah 41:8-14(KJV) - Venlon Bradford - 8-4-2013 PM

Isaiah 41:8-14(KJV) 8But
thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of
Abraham my friend.  9Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the
earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee,
Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. 10Fear thou not; for I am
with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee;
yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my
righteousness.  11Behold, all
they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall
be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. 
12Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find
them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee
shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.  13For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand,
saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.  14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of
Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of
Israel.  Isaiah 43:1(KJV) 1But now
thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O
Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy
name; thou art mine. 

Isaiah 9:6-7 - Cameron Jungles - Sun AM - December 1, 2013

“The Coming King” - Isaiah 9:6-7 –
(Eastside Baptist/Sun AM/December 1, 2013)
 
1. Our dark world longs for the light of hope, peace, and
justice.
 
Consult God's instruction and the testimony of warning. If
anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished,
they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse their king and their
God. Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness
and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness. (Isa. 8:20–22,
NIV)
 
2. The longing of the world was fulfilled in a baby boy
who would be King.
 
Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were
in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of
Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of
the Sea, beyond the Jordan– The people walking in darkness have seen a great
light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. (Isa.
9:1–2, NIV)
 
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the
government will be on his shoulders…
(Isa. 9:6, NIV)
 
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
(Jn. 1:4, NIV)
 
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am
the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but
will have the light of life." (Jn. 8:12, NIV)
 
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who
believes in me should stay in darkness. (Jn. 12:46, NIV)
 
For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and
brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption,
the forgiveness of sins. (Col. 1:13-14, NIV)
 
3. This King is a righteous king who will bring the hope,
peace, and justice that we long for.
 
Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be
no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and
upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The
zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this. (Isa. 9:7, NIV)
 
4. This is no ordinary King, but the God-man Jesus
Christ, who will reign forever.
 
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the
government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
(Isa. 9:6, NIV)
 
Main Idea: The only hope for our dark world
is found in the God-man, Jesus Christ, and the peace, justice, and
righteousness that he brings.