Bible Study                                     Notes 2000

STUDIES IN ISAIAH                                                                                          11 Jan. 2000

REVIEW OF ISAIAH 1-7

MAJOR THEME #1: “THE WORD OF THE LORD”

1. “The Lord has spoken”  Isa. 1:2

2. “Hear the Word of the Lord”         Isa. 1:10

3. “The mouth of the Lord has spoken”           Isa. 1:20

4. “Therefore the Lord says”             Isa. 1:24

5. “The Word that Isaiah saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem”               Isa. 2:1

MAJOR THEME #2: “ THE PROBLEM OF SIN AND HOW IT AFFECTS LIFE”

1.  Its corrupting effect        Isa. 1:2-6, 21-23; 5:8-15, 18-25

2. Its devastating consequences       Isa. 1:7-15

a)       Personal

b)       National

3. Its worst form- idolatry   Isa. 2:6-9, 20-22

MAJOR THEME #3:  “GOD’S ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM OF SIN”

1. Cleansing promised                         Isa.1:16-18

2. Restoration                       Isa. 1:26-27

MAJOR THEME #4: “THE DAY OF THE LORD”

1.  It will be a time of redemption for the penitent           Isa. 1:27

2. It will be a time of full restoration (personal, national etc)   Isa. 2:2-4

3. It will be a time of great terror to those who are proud and unrepentant   Isa. 2:10-22; 3

4. It will be a time of judgment      Isa. 3:13-14

MAJOR THEME #5: “THE PROMISE OF A SPECIAL DELIVERER”

1.  “The Branch of the Lord”                              Isa. 4:2

2. “Emmanuel”      Isa. 7:14

THE LIFE AND MINISTRY OF A SERVANT OF GOD (Isaiah)   Isa. 7-8

1. There is a definite calling from God    Isa. 6

2. The spiritual consciousness of the servant of God includes the following:-

a)       Consciousness of sinfulness

b)       Conscious of personal unworthiness

c)       Consciousness of personal inadequacy

3.        The ministry of the servant of God is explained (and understood)

a)   A ministry of proclamation of God’s Word     Isa. 6:9-10

b)   The servant of the Lord must seek to understand his ministry by asking the Lord for clarification     Isa. 6:11

4.        The Actual Ministry of the servant of the Lord

a)   Sent to King Ahaz                         Isa. 7:3

b)  Message to be delivered to the King          Isa. 7:4-11

c)  “Thus says the Lord”- the authority of the servant of God   Isa. 7:7

d)  Rejection of God’s Word by King Ahaz     Isa. 7:12

5.        Further understanding of the ministry of God (Growth of understanding)

a)  “The Lord spoke thus to me with a strong hand”     Isa.8:11  Cp. Eze.2:14

b)  “Instructed me that I should not walk in the ways of this people”    Isa. 8:11

c)  “To fear only the Lord…”    Isa. 8:13-14

6.        The response(s) of the servant of the Lord (multiple responses, depending on what the Lord says to His servant)

a)  “Bind up the testimony, Seal the law among my disciples…”  (conclusion; determination)    Isa. 8:16

b)  “And I will wait upon the Lord, who hides His face…”   Isa. 8:17

c) “Here am I…”  Isa. 8:18   Cp. Isa. 6:8

d) “And the children whom the Lord has given me; we are for signs and wonders in Israel…”   Isa. 8:18