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All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™ IsaA Bible iHowa-To h Isaiah How to Use Guide.................................................................. 06 Things To Know about Isaiah...................................... 08 Introduction............................................................................ 09 Isaiah 1:1-31............................................................................... 10 Isaiah 2:1-21.............................................................................. 12 Isaiah 6:1-13.............................................................................. 14 Isaiah 26:1-11............................................................................ 16 Isaiah 39:1-8............................................................................ 18 Isaiah 41:1-4, 44:6-8, 41:8-16......................................... 20 Isaiah 44:24-45:13............................................................... 22 Isaiah 62:1-12.......................................................................... 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 Isaiah 9:1-7 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 Israel’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 prophet, 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 Uzziah distinguished to understand the The prophet speaks the words of died” (6:1), around 740 B.C. He lived composition of Isaiah include: Yahweh as his mouthpiece; they contain long enough to record the death of The book of Isaiah 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 Abraham → 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 prophets have rebelled resulting in the destruction which do contain predictive elements, of Jerusalem and the exile of the line of most of the material within prophecy is David. 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 Isaiah 11 “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 Judah and Jerusalem that burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened dross, your choice wine is diluted with water. Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of 23 Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, 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.