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The Book of Isaiah

A Garden The Judgment The Comfort
Made Out of a Gutter of the Lord of the Lord

History 36–39
Hezekiah’s
Isaiah 28–35
Inheritance Class
Grace Bible Church

Isaiah 1–39 Isaiah 1–39

The Judgment (and Blessing) of the Lord The Judgment (and Blessing) of the Lord
History 36–39

History 36–39
On Judah On On Entire On Judah On On Entire
Hezekiah’s

Hezekiah’s
Surrounding Earth Surrounding Earth
Nations Nations
1–12 13–23 24–35 1–12 13–23 24–35

Isaiah 24–35 Isaiah 28

Judgment on All the Earth Woe from Samaria to Jerusalem

 The tribulation  On the northern  On the northern

period kingdom of Israel kingdom of Israel
 The kingdom age  On the southern  On the southern
kingdom of Judah kingdom of Judah
 Israel  Messiah’s kingdom
in the kingdom  Assyria’s destruction
 The final battle

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Isaiah 28 Isaiah 28
Woe from Samaria to Jerusalem Woe from Samaria to Jerusalem

 Woe  The proud crown

to the proud crown of the drunkards
of the drunkards of Ephraim
of Ephraim, is trodden under foot.
 The Lord of hosts will
become a crown
 Isaiah’s hearers are
drunkards: priests,
prophets, and kings

What does the Bible say is the

Isaiah 28:8-13 significance of speaking in tongues?
1 Corinthians 14:20-22
A Sign to Unbelievers •  Tongues = the ability •  Citation of Isaiah 28:11f
•  “Isaiah, you talk to speak an extant –  Context: Proud Israel
like you think language previously made fun of Isaiah as a
we’re babies!” unknown to the baby-talker
speaker (Acts 2) –  Therefore the Lord would
8-10 put foreign languages
•  Context (Assyrians) in their ears
•  Since you –  Tongues-speaking is
rejected refuge, unprofitable without •  So the purpose of NT
interpretation 6,11,13 tongues is as a sign of
then you will
–  Seek to edify the impending judgment on
hear baby talk! church 12 unbelieving Jews, to
11-13 –  Be mature in thinking provoke them to
20 repentance

Isaiah 28:14-29
Isaiah’s Blueprint?
The Assyrian Threat: So What?
•  Sin, Judgment, •  Sin, Judgment,
•  To scoffers in Blessing 1:1–5:7 Blessing chs. 24–27
Jerusalem 14 [Song, 5:1-6] [Song, 26:1-6]
•  Zion’s cornerstone •  Six Woes 5:8-30 •  Six Woes chs. 28–33
16-17a •  Sin and Judgment •  Sin and Judgment
•  The Assyrians chs. 6–10 ch. 34
–  They were the [Don’t align with [Don’t align with
“death deal” 15 Assyria] Egypt]
–  No good! 17b-21 •  Blessing •  Blessing
•  Stop scoffing 22 chs. 11-12 ch. 35

God knows how to judge

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Isaiah 28–35 Isaiah 29:1-14

Six “Hoi”s [Woes] Woe to Ariel
•  Ephraim 28 •  Rebellious = Jerusalem
(Israel) children 30 –  David’s
(Judah) campground 1
•  Ariel 29:1 •  Egypt-trusters –  Mount Zion 8
(Jerusalem) (Judah) 31 •  Besieged 3
•  Doomed 4
•  Plan-hiders •  Destroyer 33 •  Hardened 9-12
(Jerusalem) (Assyria) •  . . . Because
29:15 they left God 13 You shall be like an Ariel
[altar hearth] to me. 29:2

Isaiah 29:15-16 Isaiah 29:17-24

Woe to Plan-Hiders “After a Little While . . .”
•  Woe to those who •  Reversals! 17-21 •  Jacob, son of
deeply hide their plans –  The field Abraham, will
from the Lord –  The forest not be ashamed
•  And whose deeds are –  The deaf
done in a dark place, –  The blind •  They will
•  And they say, –  The afflicted sanctify
“Who sees us?” or –  The needy “the Holy One
“Who knows us?” –  The ruthless of Jacob”
•  You turn things around! –  The scorner 23-24
–  The evildoer

Isaiah 30 Isaiah 30
Woe to Rebellious Children Woe to Rebellious Children
= Judah •  Rebellion
–  Pursued their defined 9-11
own plan 1
–  Pursued Egypt •  Rebellion
“without
repaid 12-17
consulting me” 2
•  Ashamed 3
•  Write it down!
•  Useless 5 This is a “test
question”! 8

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Isaiah 30:15 Isaiah 30:18

•  For thus the Lord God, •  Therefore the Lord longs to be

the Holy One of Israel, says:
•  “In repentance and rest
you shall be saved.
•  In quietness and trust
is your strength.”
gracious unto you,
•  And therefore He waits on high
to have compassion on you.
•  For the Lord is a God of justice;
•  How blessed
are all those who long for Him!

Isaiah 31 Isaiah 32–35

Woe to Egypt-Trusters Glimpses of Messiah
•  Woe to those who •  His righteous •  Armageddon
–  Seek help from reign 32:1 34:1-2
Egypt •  Reversals •  A day of
–  Rely on horses 32:3-8 vengeance 34:8
–  Trust in chariots 1
•  Peace, •  The wilderness
•  Egyptians are men 3 righteousness, blossoms 35:1
confidence •  His salvation
The issue of
Isaiah 31 32:17 35:2, 8-10

For February 14:

Isaiah 36–39
“Where’s the Love?”

For the Go-Getter, Compare:

Isaiah 36 with 2 Kings 18:13-37
Isaiah 37 with 2 Kings 19
Isaiah 38 with 2 Kings 20:1-11
Isaiah 39 with 2 Kings 20:12-21
and then read 2 Chronicles 32
and see how he summarized it!