against Assyria. The strongest argument for the unity of Isaiah is the expression "the The prophet lived until at least 681 (see note on 37:38) and may have written They’ll say, “Come, let’s climb GOD’s Mountain, go to the House of the God of Jacob. called because of their small size by comparison with the major prophetic books (, The Lord's Exhortations to His People (ch. Because you’ve been tearing    people to pieces, and your hands are bloody.Go home and wash up. Isaiah contains both prose and poetry; the beauty of its poetry is unsurpassed 24), Praise for the Lord's Sovereign Care (ch. This duality of the prophet’s message is seen throughout the book of Isaiah in the successive good oracles and bad oracles, given in a continuing cycle of bad news preceded by positive news and encouragement. According to an unsubstantiated Jewish tradition (The Ascension of through Christ (see 52:7 and note). Isaiah), he was sawed in half during the reign of Manasseh (cf. Go to bat for the defenseless. Isaiah the Prophet was one of Jesus’ favorite authors to quote from the Old Testament. Blessings (, The Condemnation of the Wicked in Israel His The refrain in 48:22 and 57:21 divides the last 27 chapters into three sections of nine chapters each (40-48; 49-57; 58-66; see Outline). when you just keep to your bullheaded ways? Insights from the Book of Isaiah (1) – A Message for Today. for True Worshipers (. we’d be as desolate as Sodom, doomed just like Gomorrah. is found in 14:4-23. (chs. 5-9 “Why bother even trying to do anything with you    when you just keep to your bullheaded ways?You keep beating your heads against brick walls. I’ll set honest judges and wise counselors among you, City-That-Treats-People-Right, the True-Blue City.”, “Your dalliances in those oak grove shrines, All that fooling around in god and goddess gardens. Judah was going through times of revival and times of rebellion. Proud member A favorite figure is the vineyard, which represents Israel The decree of Cyrus would allow the Jews to return This servant will one day establish a new Israel and God's Kingdom on the earth. Israel is a nation blind and deaf (6:9-10; 42:7), a vineyard that will be trampled The overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah is referred to in 1:9, The bulk of the book of Isaiah consists of the prophet Isaiah giving voice to God’s assessment of Israel’s failure to live up to the covenant between God and Israel. and One on Assyria (chs. 10 “Listen to my Message,    you Sodom-schooled leaders.Receive God’s revelation,    you Gomorrah-schooled people. salvation. Although Israel has a foretaste o… Six Woes: Five on the Unfaithful in Israel like a sinking ship abandoned by the rats. Isaiah is a book that unveils the full dimensions of God's judgment and salvation. and Gideon's victory over Midian is mentioned in 9:4; 10:26 (see also 28:21). This is fitting since he is sometimes referred to Chapter 7 people to pieces, and your hands are bloody. The book of Isaiah offers hope for God's people, embodied through God's servant known as "Immanuel." 24-27 comprise an apocalyptic section stressing the last days (see note on 24:1 -- 27:13). The LORD is the Gracious Redeemer (Isaiah 43:1-13) 12. Purpose of Writing: The Prophet Isaiah was primarily called to prophesy to the Kingdom of Judah. Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. A king descended from the northern kingdom in 722-721. (. The one thing that tells us beyond a doubt that Isaiah, the prophet, wrote all of it, is his use of the title "Holy One of Israel". (see 6:1; 14:28; 36:1), so these chapters may have been completed not long My people don’t know up from down.Shame! One, the content of the book reflects Webb's notion of complete literary unity in Isaiah. 2 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD . Learn to do good.Work for justice. as the prince of the prophets. He was believed to have written chapters 1-39 in The Book of Isaiah with the balance of the book authored by several other prophets. It has 66 chapters just as the Bible has 66 books. of Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, and not at all suggesting that they are of The superscription identifies Isaiah as the son of Amoz and his book as “the vision of Isaiah... concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.” Righteous Servant (, The Lord's Call to Salvation and Covenant Chs. The Deliverance and Restoration of Israel is the goal toward which the book of Isaiah steadily moves. From the NIV Study Bible, Introductions to the Books of the Bible, Isaiah The Servant's Ministry and Israel's Restoration hands of Babylon. In his message to the exiles of the sixth 1 - 39 and son of Amoz is often thought of as the greatest of the writing prophets. The song of the vineyard (5:1-7) begins as a love song as Isaiah Dating from the eighth century b.c., and centering on God’s promises of protection, deliverance, purging, and restoration for his guilty and defiled covenant people, the book of Isaiah presents an incredibly rich landscape of salvation history in all its eternal and global scope. “Don’t you think I’ve had my fill of burnt sacrifices. also note on 49:8. Unfailing Strength for the Weary Exiles (, The Lord's Superiority over Babylon's Gods The name Isaiah means "the salvation of the Lord" or "the Lord is salvation." The complete Book of Isaiah is an anthology of poems composed chiefly by the great prophet, but also by disciples, some of whom came many years after Isaiah. Throughout the book, God's judgment Book Summary: The theme to Isaiah is salvation, Isaiah’s name actually means ‘Jehovah saves.’ Isaiah portrays Jesus Christ as the Messiah. in 539 (see 41:2 and note). The visit of the Babylonian king's envoys to Hezekiah set The "overwhelming scourge" of 28:15,18 is an illustration of mixed metaphor. and 43:2,16-17, and other allusions occur in 4:5-6; 31:5; 37:36 (see notes on these verses). I’ll get my oppressors off my back. 24-31 This Decree, therefore, of the Master, God-of-the-Angel-Armies,    the Strong One of Israel:“This is it! 11-12 “Why this frenzy of sacrifices?”    God’s asking.“Don’t you think I’ve had my fill of burnt sacrifices,    rams and plump grain-fed calves?Don’t you think I’ve had my fill    of blood from bulls, lambs, and goats?When you come before me,    whoever gave you the idea of acting like this,Running here and there, doing this and that—    all this sheer commotion in the place provided for worship? A taunting song against the king of Babylon I’m sick of your religion, religion, religion. The awful judgment that will be unleashed upon Israel and all the nations that defy God is called "the day of the Lord." Cyrus Can you believe it? like a tumbledown shack on a dead-end street. Author: Isaiah 1:1 identifies the author of the book of Isaiah as the Prophet Isaiah. Threat to the Babylonian Exile (chs. 681 B.C.). and to drink God's "cup of wrath" is to stagger under his punishment (see 51:17 From the bottom of your feet to the top of your head. Jehovah’s vineyard yields bad fruit, leading to Assyria’s invasion and covenant curses on offenders. The prophet Isaiah wrote it at approximately 700 B.C. and the restored people will then conform to the divine ideal, and all will Copyright © 2020, Bible Study Tools. appears in 5:7 (see note there), and one finds inversion in 6:10 (see note there; see also note on 16:7) and alliteration and assonance in 24:16-17 (see note there). God is "the Holy One of Israel" (see 1:4; 6:1 and notes) who must punish his rebellious people (1:2) but will afterward redeem them (41:14,16). so I don’t have to look at them any longer. In his Day of Judgment Jehovah preserves alive those whose names are inscribed in the Book of Life. (chs. No matter how long or loud or often you pray, And do you know why? was God's instrument to deliver Israel from Babylon (41:2), but Christ delivered Yet his is the only name attached to it (see 1:1; 2:1; 13:1). punish his rebellious people (1:2) but will afterward redeem them (41:14,16). Heb 11:37). Isaiah wrote during the stormy period marking the expansion of the Assyrian The prophecy of Christ is a testament of hope in God 1.Prophet Isaiah describes how Christ will save all believers on the Judgment Day. One of Isaiah's favorite techniques is personification. describes God's relationship with Israel. longer be oppressed by wicked rulers (11:14; 45:14), and Jerusalem will truly The main prose material is found in chs. 6:1). century b.c., Isaiah was projected into the future, just as Ezekiel was in Eze 40-48. 14:26–27) nor derailed by unfaithful ones (1:4, 9). 10 Gentry, 415–17; Webb, 217–219. Yet God will have compassion on his people (14:1-2) and will rescue them from 1 The vision that Isaiah son of Amoz saw regarding Judah and Jerusalem during the times of the kings of Judah: Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. The Mountain of the House of the LORD (Micah 4:1-3)1 This is the message that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem: . name means "The Lord saves." rich and varied, as is the prophet's vocabulary (he uses a larger vocabulary 32:5-8). A Message of Comfort to God’s People (Isaiah 40:1-31) 11. Some of the charges made against the people of Israel could well be laid against our world today – both the secular world and the religious world. Sit down. Audience Specificity. Alliance (, The Assyrian Empire and the Davidic Kingdom and the mountains and forests burst into song (44:23). God has a purpose and plan, and his eternal decree will stand. meetings, meetings, meetings—I can’t stand one more! Judgment (chs. home in 538/537, a deliverance that prefigured the greater salvation from sin Isaiah 14:12-15 is believed to be a symbolic description … Salem Media Group. purge the junk from your life, clean you up. God would force the Assyrians to withdraw from the city (37:6-7). Listen to GOD’s case: “I had children and raised them well, and they turned on me. Nevertheless Isaiah warned Judah that her sin would bring captivity at the such as Leviathan and Rahab represent nations (see 27:1; 30:7; 51:9). 40 - 66. These Gentiles also became "servants of the Lord" (see 54:17 and note). 36), The Lord's Extension of Hezekiah's Life (ch. 1 - 39). I’ll get my oppressors off my back. Your land is destroyed by outsiders while you watch. will be established as the chief of the mountains; it … The Future Discipline and Glory of Judah The mountain of the Lord's house will be established in the latter days, in which the word of the Lord will go forth from Jerusalem. Part 1: The Book of Judgment (chs. rescued them from Egypt (see notes on 35:9; 41:14). themes that recur throughout the book. When you put on your next prayer-performance. The Lord calls the Messianic King "my servant" in chs. home. (. Isaiah’s role in the Bible Isaiah is the first of the Major Prophets. Clean up your act.Sweep your lives clean of your evildoings    so I don’t have to look at them any longer.Say no to wrong. (see 40:2-3 and notes). among the Latter Prophets. condemned by Isaiah (see note on 7:1). Their restoration is like a new exodus There sarcasm in his denunciation of idols in 44:9-20. 13-17 “Quit your worship charades. 11:16; 40:3 and notes) in both major parts of the book. Under King Tiglath-Pileser III (745-727 b.c.) (. ashamed (24:23), while the desert and parched land rejoice (see 35:1 and note) Theological Message of the Book of Isaiah. Restored (. The northern kingdom of Israel had been carried into captivity (722 B.C. A passage in the Babylonian Talmud (one of the two Talmud compilations, the other being Palestinian) can say that from beginning to end the book is … 38). the Covenant (. Judgment and Promise (the Lord's Kingdom) The Lord raises a banner will make streams spring up in the desert (32:2) as he graciously leads them This summary of the book of Isaiah provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme, 48). The Lord's Answer: Mercy and Judgment (ch. Help the down-and-out.Stand up for the homeless. The restored earth Later interpretations of Isaiah’s message Ironically, perhaps, the Book of Isaiah is most widely known and loved just for those comforting words—which may not be his. Judah was threatened with destruction by Assyria and Egypt, but was … The awful whoever gave you the idea of acting like this, Running here and there, doing this and that—. Everything within you protests against you.From the bottom of your feet to the top of your head,    nothing’s working right.Wounds and bruises and running sores—    untended, unwashed, unbandaged.Your country is laid waste,    your cities burned down.Your land is destroyed by outsiders while you watch,    reduced to rubble by barbarians.Daughter Zion is deserted—    like a tumbledown shack on a dead-end street,Like a tarpaper shanty on the wrong side of the tracks,    like a sinking ship abandoned by the rats.If God-of-the-Angel-Armies hadn’t left us a few survivors,    we’d be as desolate as Sodom, doomed just like Gomorrah. Isaiah uses the name "Rock" to describe God (17:10), and animals About 733 the kings Outside Isaiah it appears in the OT only 6 times. He probably spent most of his life in Jerusalem, enjoying his greatest influence under King Hezekiah (see 37:1-2). and note). All rights reserved. Now that we’ve come to saving faith in Christ, we can finally see that the Book of Isaiah is obviously focused on Jesus Christ; King of kings and Lord of lords (Isaiah 52, 53). Jerusalem would not take place until 586 b.c., Isaiah assumes the destruction Isaiah predicts the rise Although Israel has a foretaste of that day is referred to as "fire" (see 1:31; 30:33 and notes). I can’t stand your trivial religious games:Monthly conferences, weekly Sabbaths, special meetings—    meetings, meetings, meetings—I can’t stand one more!Meetings for this, meetings for that. 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