Introduction: themes that are found throughout the book are introduced.

1. God Exalted

2. Man Abased

3. Trust in God

4. Social Justice

5. God will do it

YHWH Exalted, Man Abased

2:1-4, Lofty things- Mountain of God

2:22 THESIS: Stop looking to created man to solve problems!

4:2-6, God is going to rebuild what he originally had for his people.

5, How he is going to rebuild his people

YHWH Enthroned (Isaiah's call)

Chapter 6 is here maybe because we need to get to know the people first.

• Uzziah died after 50 year reign, uncertainty in the kingdom. YHWH is exalted in this time.
• Isaiah may be afraid to come into the presence of God because of how Uzziah died.
• Verses 9-13 are about God revealing what the people believe and therefore forcing them to make a conscious decision for or against God.

TRUSTING IN YHWH- "GOD IS WITH US" (Ahaz & Assyria)

Two Cycles:

1. We're not trusting! Trust and it will come, you'll be blessed! 7-9a

2. Our enemies and our deliverance from them 9b-12

NOW

Judgment of Judah

v. 9-Relationship between trust and success.

Ahaz bargaining with the Assyrians- he doesn't understand chapter 6 about trusting in God.

God will bring calamity because we did not trust him.

NOW

Maher-shalal-hash-baz (swift is the plunder, speedy is the prey)

1. Isaiah's son
2. Predicting Assyria's downfall
3. Israel, don't rely on Assyria in defending against your enemies! Rely on the Lord alone, otherwise you will not prevail.

Syro-Ephraimite crisis

NOW

Do not fear what they fear!

Do not seek whom they seek.

YHWH: sanctuary or stumbling stone v.9-15

FUTURE

Messianic Hope

Wonderful, Counselor

It's all about what God does.

NOW

Judgment on Israel

[His hand is still stretched out]HE WILL DEAL WITH OUR ENEMIES

God is the one who will rebuild, because he knocked down, v.9-10

NOW

Judgment on Assyria for its pride

FUTURE

"Branch" of Jesse

FUTURE

Thanksgiving to God

God Judges the Nations

Escatalogical Images mostly in chs. 13-19

Themes:

1. Proud are humbled

2. Trust ony in YHWH

3. Kingdom hope

Isaiah 13:1-14:23

City of emptiness Destroyed

24:10-12

24:17 ff

Celebration of God's Deliverance

25:2

A City of Refuge

Trust in God and find perfect peace

We wait for God (declaration and appeal)

26:5-6

God's message rejected

What we did to get into the pickle we're in

Woe to those who trust in Egypt

What we're trying to do to fix it, BAD

Judgment, but still a future

What God is going to do to fix our problem

Edom=desolation and dry desert

A snapshot of our enemies

Israel= restored, lush vegitation

When you repent, God will bring this about

Sennacherib's Siege

Deliverance from Assyria

Hezekiah's Illness

Ussuring in the Babylonian exile period

We are in Crisis, and God is going to rescue us.

God has raised up his servant Cyrus to destroy Babylon so that his people can experience freedom.

Escatalogically pointing to Messiah as well.

God doesn't want his glory to go to anyone else!

God's Servant Cyrus

Chapter 42 is also talking about the future Messiah

Isaiah 41:2-4

41:25

44:24-45:7

also 48:15

Messiah in chapter 42

Arise O Yhwh!

Arise O Jerusalem!

Arise O Zion!

Restored

HOPE

Seek Justice!

Foreign worshippers participate (56a)

Wickedness prevents deliverance

God as a divine warrior (59b)--it's about what God can do and dependence on him, not on us

God as divine warrior (63a)

Israel laments God's rejection (63b-64)

God's New Creation (65b)

God brings peace and judgment (66a)

Foreign worshippers (66b)

Fire consumes transgressors