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IsaA Bible iHowa-To h Isaiah How to Use Guide...... 06 Things To Know about Isaiah...... 08 Introduction...... 09 :1-31...... 10 :1-21...... 12 :1-13...... 14 :1-11...... 16 :1-8...... 18 :1-4, 44:6-8, 41:8-16...... 20 :24-45:13...... 22 :1-12...... 24 Suggested Reading...... 27 06

What does this passage demand of What does the passage say? Isaiah me? How to Use Guide

Helpful Tools What does the passage mean How does this passage change the to its original audience? way I relate to my neighbor? A good bible translation A Notebook Pen/Pencil

Highlighter or What does this passage tell How is God challenging me, or colored pencil us about god, and reveal inviting me, to join Him in his work of about christ? renewal? optional TOols Bible dictionary Internet Tools (Bible Gateway, Blue Letter Bible, etc...) What does this passage tell How does this passage prompt me us about mankind? to pray?

07 Example Page :1-7 Isaiah Start with a single sentence summary. Example: God plans to use a "son" (v6) to free the world from this "distress," (v1) and How to Use Guide bring about justice. Consider what is happening to the original audience: They aren't going to be in captivity/exile forever. there's hope. What do we learn about God, or what is revealed about christ? God has a plan to rescue his people. This "son" is Jesus who redeems them.

What does this tell us about us, or reveal about our condition? We also are a people who need to be saved or redeemed.

What is this passage demanding of me? My full attention and awareness that god is saving us through his son, Jesus. How does this passage change the way I relate to my neighbor? God wants to save us, including all people. God is inviting my enemy into his "peaceable" kingdom (v7). What is God challenging or inviting me to? I need to act as if i live under the rule and reign of the "son" now.

How am I to pray? For a heart of surrender to Jesus and His peaceable Kingdom that will never end. 08 The Plot: How is God going to fulfill his What's "prophetic" literature? covenant promises in the face of ’s This is the genre of Isaiah. It can be rebellion and exile? confusing. Here's what prophecy IS and IS NOT: TIhsingas toi kanowh Who wrote Isaiah? IS - Prophecy is a message given This view of Isaiah's authorship is called directly by God to his , who Who is Isaiah? the "compositional view." It says: serves as a spokesman to convey that Isaiah was called to his prophetic Key issues that need to be message to the hearers and readers. ministry “in the year that King distinguished to understand the The prophet speaks the words of died” (6:1), around 740 B.C. He lived composition of Isaiah include: as his mouthpiece; they contain long enough to record the death of The is anonymous: the quoted speech of God himself. Sennacherib (37:38), in 681. However, Isaiah is the chief character in the Anytime this takes place, we are dealing most of the book can be dated only in book, but its authorship is not with prophecy. Thus Moses is rightly very general terms because few specific attributed to him. labeled as a “prophet” for communicating dates are given. Isaiah spoke his prophecies (“Isaiah God’s law to God’s people, even though on the street corner”) very little of Moses’ writings are What's the plot line here? Isaiah and others wrote down those predictive. The Story: God’s covenant plan is to prophecies (“Isaiah or a prophet in IS NOT - Most people understand the bring blessing and salvation to all nations their study”) term “prophecy” as the prediction of through → through Isaiah and others collected certain future events. This is not acceptable as Israel → through the Davidic messiah. written prophecies and shaped them a working definition. While there are The Problem: Israel and the nations into a book certain passages within the have rebelled resulting in the destruction which do contain predictive elements, of and the exile of the line of most of the material within prophecy is . not predictive. 09 What do I use this study/guide/how-to symbols and tools that it will be new and tool for? maybe a tad bit frustrating. You'll need to use your symbols on a regular basis in Discipleship! Our clear command from order to grow and it will feel "mechanical" scripture is to make disciples. Don't as you're trying to learn. We think that's Isaiah consider yourself to be fully making great as "mechanical" is always better introduction disciples if you're not actively equipping than not reading or studying your Bible. God's people to grow in Christlikeness Scripture – Discipleship is rooted in a and instructing them to share what Who do I use this with? rightful understanding of Scripture and they're learning with others. not in simply doing life together, As we've already said, anyone and unpacking another sermon, or So what do I do with this? everyone! You can use this with your dependance on classroom instruction. friends, spouse, Missional Community, Our hope is that you use these tools for your kids, or colleagues during lunch in Simplicity – Discipleship should be your own growth and development, and the break room! simple enough for everyone to get that it's so simple and easy to use that involved. All believers can take these you can use it with anyone and everyone What do I need to remember when I'm principles, a Bible, and a relationship that desires to grow in knowledge of doing this with others? with a young Christian and get to work. God's Word. With this model, remember three Stickiness – Discipleship through Help! This is new! important areas for discipleship: understanding and applying Scripture should be etched in the minds of the Don't worry! That's okay. We expect that Scripture, Simplicity, and Stickiness. church. You can use these same in the first time of using these new symbols to not only guide group discussions or your own growth, but also to aid in the comprehension of sermons. 10 9 Unless the Lord Almighty had left us some 19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we good things of the land; 20 but if you resist and would have been like Gomorrah. 10 Hear the word rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the mouth of the Lord has spoken. 21 See how the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah! faithful city has become a prostitute! She once was “The multitude of your sacrifices—what are they full of justice; righteousness used to dwell in her— 1:1-31 to me?” says the Lord. “I have more than enough of but now murderers! 22 Your silver has become 1 The vision concerning and Jerusalem that burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened dross, your choice wine is diluted with water. Isaiah son of saw during the reigns of animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of 23 Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; Uzziah, Jotham, and , kings of bulls and lambs and goats. 12 When you come to they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do Judah. 2 Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth! For appear before me, who has asked this of you, this not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow’s the Lord has spoken: “I reared children and brought trampling of my courts? 13 Stop bringing case does not come before them. 24 Therefore the them up, but they have rebelled against me. 3 The meaningless offerings! Your incense is Lord, the Lord Almighty, the Mighty One of Israel, ox knows its master, the donkey its owner’s detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and declares: “Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes and manger, but Israel does not know, my people do convocations— I cannot bear your worthless avenge myself on my enemies. 25 I will turn my not understand.” 4 Woe to the sinful nation, a assemblies. 14 Your New Moon feasts and your hand against you; I will thoroughly purge away people whose guilt is great, a brood of evildoers, appointed festivals I hate with all my being. They your dross and remove all your impurities. children given to corruption! They have have become a burden to me; I am weary of 26 I will restore your leaders as in days of old, your forsaken the Lord; they have spurned the Holy bearing them. 15 When you spread out your rulers as at the beginning. Afterward you will be One of Israel and turned their backs on him. 5 Why hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.” should you be beaten anymore? Why do you when you offer many prayers, I am not 27 will be delivered with justice, her persist in rebellion? Your whole head is injured, listening.Your hands are full of blood! 16 Wash and penitent ones with righteousness. 28 But rebels your whole heart afflicted. 6 From the sole of your make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of and sinners will both be broken, and those who foot to the top of your head there is no soundness my sight; stop doing wrong. forsake the Lord will perish. 29 “You will be —only wounds and welts and open sores, not 17 Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the ashamed because of the sacred oaks in which you cleansed or bandaged or soothed with olive oil. oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; have delighted; you will be disgraced because of 7 Your country is desolate, your cities burned with plead the case of the widow. 18 “Come now, let us the gardens that you have chosen. 30 You will be fire; your fields are being stripped by foreigners settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins like an oak with fading leaves, like a garden right before you, laid waste as when overthrown by are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; without water. 31 The mighty man will become strangers. 8 Daughter Zion is left like a shelter in a though they are red as crimson, they shall be like tinder and his work a spark; both will burn vineyard, like a hut in a cucumber field, like a city wool. together, with no one to quench the fire.” under siege. 11

sItusdy athe ipaassahge 12 6 You, Lord, have abandoned your people, 17 The arrogance of man will be brought low the descendants of .They are full of and human pride humbled; the Lord alone superstitions from the East; they practice will be exalted in that day, 18 and the divination like the Philistines and idols will totally disappear. 19 People will flee Isaiah embrace pagan customs. 7 Their land is full to caves in the rocks and to holes in the 2:1-21 of silver and gold; there is no end to their ground from the fearful presence of the Lord 1 This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw treasures. Their land is full of horses; there and the splendor of his majesty, when he concerning Judah and Jerusalem: is no end to their chariots. 8 Their land is full rises to shake the earth. 20 In that 2 In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s of idols; they bow down to the work of their day people will throw away to the moles and temple will be established as the highest of hands, to what their fingers have made. bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, the mountains; it will be exalted above the 9 So people will be brought low and which they made to worship. 21 They will flee to caverns in the rocks and to the hills, and all nations will stream to it. 3 Many everyone humbled—do not forgive them. 10 Go into the rocks, hide in the ground overhanging crags from the fearful presence peoples will come and say,“Come, let us from the fearful presence of the Lord and of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty, go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the the splendor of his majesty! 11 The eyes of when he rises to shake the earth. temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us the arrogant will be humbled and human his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” pride brought low; the Lord alone will be The law will go out from Zion, the word of exalted in that day. 12 The Lord Almighty the Lord from Jerusalem. 4 He will has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, judge between the nations and will settle for all that is exalted (and they will be disputes for many peoples. They will beat humbled), 13 for all the cedars of their swords into plowshares and their spears , tall and lofty, and all the oaks of into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up , 14 for all the towering mountains and all the high hills, 15 for every lofty tower sword against nation, nor will they train for and every fortified wall, 16 for every trading war anymore. 5 Come, descendants of ship and every stately vessel. Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord. 13

sItusdy athe ipaassahge 14 5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I 10 Make the heart of this people calloused;

am a man of unclean lips, and I live among make their ears dull and close their eyes. Isaiah a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have Otherwise they might see with their eyes, 6:1-13 seen the King, the Lord Almighty.” 6 Then hear with their ears, understand with their 1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the one of the seraphim flew to me with a live hearts, and turn and be healed.” 11 Then I Lord, high and exalted, seated on a coal in his hand, which he had taken with said, “For how long, Lord?”And he throne; and the train of his robe filled the tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my answered:“Until the cities lie ruined and temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each mouth and said, “See, this has touched your without inhabitant, until the houses are left with six wings: With two wings they covered lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin deserted and the fields ruined and ravaged, their faces, with two they covered their atoned for.” 8 Then I heard the voice of the 12 until the Lord has sent everyone far away feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who and the land is utterly forsaken. 13 And they were calling to one another:“Holy, holy, will go for us?”And I said, “Here am I. Send though a tenth remains in the land, it will holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is me!” 9 He said, “Go and tell this people:“‘Be again be laid waste.But as the and full of his glory.” 4 At the sound of their voices ever hearing, but never understanding; be oak leave stumps when they are cut down, the doorposts and thresholds shook and the ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ so the holy seed will be the stump in the temple was filled with smoke. land.” 15

sItusdy athe ipaassahge 16 5 He humbles those who dwell on high, he 10 But when grace is shown to the wicked,

lays the lofty city low; he levels it to the they do not learn righteousness; even in a Isaiah ground and casts it down to the dust. 6 Feet land of uprightness they go on doing evil and 26:1-11 trample it down—the feet of the oppressed, do not regard the majesty of the Lord. 1 In that day this song will be sung in the land the footsteps of the poor. 7 The path of the 11 Lord, your hand is lifted high, but they do of Judah: righteous is level; you, the Upright not see it. Let them see your zeal for your We have a strong city; God makes salvation One, make the way of the righteous smooth. people and be put to shame; let the its walls and ramparts. 2 Open the gates that 8 Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, fire reserved for your enemies consume the righteous nation may enter, the nation we wait for you; your name and renown are them. that keeps faith. 3 You will keep in perfect the desire of our hearts. 9 My soul yearns peace those whose minds are steadfast, for you in the night; in the morning my spirit because they trust in you. 4 Trust in longs for you.When your judgments come the Lord forever, for the Lord, upon the earth, the people of the world learn the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal. righteousness. 17

sItusdy athe ipaassahge 18 3 Then Isaiah the prophet went to King 7 And some of your descendants, your own

Hezekiah and asked, “What did those men flesh and blood who will be born to you, will Isaiah say, and where did they come from?” “From be taken away, and they will become 39:1-8 a distant land,” Hezekiah replied. “They eunuchs in the palace of the king of 1 At that time Marduk-Baladan son of came to me from .” 4 The prophet Babylon.” 8 “The word of the Lord you have Baladan king of Babylon sent Hezekiah asked, “What did they see in your palace?” spoken is good,” Hezekiah replied. For he letters and a gift, because he had heard of “They saw everything in my palace,” thought, “There will be peace and security in his illness and recovery. 2 Hezekiah received Hezekiah said. “There is nothing among my my lifetime.” the envoys gladly and showed them what treasures that I did not show them.” 5 Then was in his storehouses—the silver, the Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of gold, the spices, the fine olive oil—his entire the Lord Almighty: 6 The time will surely armory and everything found among his come when everything in your palace, and treasures. There was nothing in his palace or all that your predecessors have stored up in all his kingdom that Hezekiah did not show until this day, will be carried off to them. Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the Lord. 19

sItusdy athe ipaassahge 20 6 “This is what the Lord says—Israel’s 8 “But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am Abraham my friend, 9 I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I Isaiah the first and I am the last; apart from me called you. I said, ‘You are my servant’; I have chosen you and have not rejected you. Isaiah 41:1-4, 44:6-8, 41:8-16 there is no God. 7 Who then is like me? Let 1 “Be silent before me, you islands! Let the 10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not him proclaim it. Let him declare and lay out be dismayed, for I am your God. I will nations renew their strength! Let them come strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. 11 “All who forward and speak; let us meet together at before me what has happened since I rage against you will surely be ashamed and the place of judgment. 2 “Who has stirred up established my ancient people, and what is disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish. 12 Though you search one from the east, calling him in yet to come—yes, let them foretell what will for your enemies, you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as righteousness to his service? He hands come. 8 Do not tremble, do not be afraid. nothing at all. 13 For I am the Lord your God nations over to him and subdues kings before Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. 14 Do not him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel, do windblown chaff with his bow. 3 He pursues not fear, for I myself will help you,” declares God besides me? No, there is no other the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of them and moves on unscathed, by a path his Israel. 15 “See, I will make you into a Rock; I know not one.” feet have not traveled before. 4 Who has threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and done this and carried it through, calling forth crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. 16 You will winnow them, the wind will pick the generations from the beginning? I, them up, and a gale will blow them away. But the Lord—with the first of them and with the you will rejoice in the Lord and glory in the Holy One of Israel. last—I am he.” 21

sItusdy athe ipaassahge 22 45 1 “This is what the Lord says to his 7 I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take all these things. 8 “You heavens above, hold of to subdue nations before him and to rain down my righteousness; let the clouds Isaiah strip kings of their armor, to open doors shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let Isaiah 44:24-45:13 before him so that gates will not be shut: 2 I salvation spring up, let righteousness flourish with it; I, the Lord, have created it. 9 “Woe to 24 “This is what the Lord says— your will go before you and will level the those who quarrel with their Maker, those Redeemer, who formed you in the womb:I am mountains; I will break down gates of who are nothing but potsherds among the the Lord, the Maker of all things, who bronze and cut through bars of iron. 3 I will potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say stretches out the heavens, who spreads out give you hidden treasures, riches stored in to the potter, ‘What are you making? ’Does the earth by myself, 25 who foils the signs of your work say, ‘The potter has no hands’? secret places, so that you may know that I false prophets and makes fools of diviners, 10 Woe to the one who says to a father, am the Lord, the God of Israel, who who overthrows the learning of the wise and ‘What have you begotten?’ or to a mother, summons you by name. 4 For the sake of ‘What have you brought to birth?’ 11 “This is turns it into nonsense, 26 who carries out the what the Lord says—the Holy One of Israel, words of his servants and fulfills the Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I and its Maker: Concerning things to come, summon you by name and bestow on you a predictions of his messengers, who says of do you question me about my children, or Jerusalem, ‘It shall be inhabited,’ of the towns title of honor, though you do not give me orders about the work of my hands? of Judah, ‘They shall be rebuilt,’ and of their acknowledge me. 5 I am the Lord, and there 12 It is I who made the earth and created mankind on it. My own hands stretched out ruins, ‘I will restore them,’ 27 who says to the is no other; apart from me there is no God.I the heavens; I marshaled their starry hosts. watery deep, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your will strengthen you, though you have not 13 I will raise up Cyrus in my righteousness: I streams,’ 28 who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my acknowledged me, 6 so that from the rising will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild shepherd and will accomplish all that I of the sun to the place of its setting people my city and set my exiles free, but not for a please; he will say of Jerusalem, “Let it be price or reward, says the Lord Almighty.” may know there is none besides me. I am rebuilt,” and of the temple, "let its foundations the Lord, and there is no other. be laid." 23

sItusdy athe ipaassahge 24 5 As a young man marries a young woman, 10 Pass through, pass through the gates!

so will your Builder marry you; as a Prepare the way for the people. Build up,

bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will build up the highway! Remove the Isaiah your God rejoice over you. 6 I have posted Isaiah 62:1-12 stones.Raise a banner for the nations. 1 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, for watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they 11 The Lord has made proclamation to the Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet, till will never be silent day or night. You who ends of the earth: “Say to Daughter Zion, her vindication shines out like the dawn, her call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, ‘See, your Savior comes!See, his reward is salvation like a blazing torch. 2 The 7 and give him no rest till he establishes nations will see your vindication, and all kings Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the with him, and his recompense accompanies your glory; you will be called by a new name earth. 8 The Lord has sworn by his right him.’” 12 They will be called the Holy People, that the mouth of the Lord will bestow. 3 You hand and by his mighty arm: “Never again the Redeemed of the Lord; and you will be will I give your grain as food for your will be a crown of splendor in the Lord’s called Sought After, the City No Longer enemies, and never again will foreigners hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your Deserted. drink the new wine for which you have God. 4 No longer will they call you Deserted, toiled; 9 but those who harvest it will eat it or name your land Desolate. But you will be and praise the Lord, and those who gather called , and your land Beulah; for the grapes will drink it in the courts of my the Lord will take delight in you, and your sanctuary.” land will be married. 25

sItusdy athe ipaassahge 26 27 Isaiah Suggested Reading

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