Isaiah 30 - 43 Chapter 30 Israel seeks Egypt for protection. v. 1-18 Egypt isn’t Israel’s Protector, God is. v. 25 Unusual Prophetic Word about “when the towers fall.” v. 26 An unusual prophecy about the sun and the moon becoming brighter. v. 30-31 The Lord will have the last word on Assyria. Chapter 31 God, not Egypt, will defend Israel. v. 1 Israel’s plea to Egypt cannot help, but pleas to God can. v. 6-9 Israel will one day return to God and her enemies shall be afraid. Chapter 32 Messiah Comes. v. 1 Behold, a King shall reign in righteousness. v. 2 A very unusual man is foretold, with 4 distinctive attributes. Isa 32:2..like a hiding place from the wind And a shelter from the storm, Like streams of water in a dry land, Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched and weary land. AMP v. 5-8 The foolish person is contrasted with the noble person. Isa 32:5 No longer will the fool be called noble nor the scoundrel be highly respected. 6 For fools speak folly, their hearts are bent on evil: They practice ungodliness and spread error concerning the LORD; the hungry they leave empty and from the thirsty they withhold water. 7 Scoundrels use wicked methods, they make up evil schemes to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just. 8 But the noble make noble plans, and by noble deeds they stand. NIV v. 13-14 Israel shall be under Judgement and desolate for a time. v. 15-18 Until...There will be an outpouring of God’s Spirit. Chapter 33 Word against Assyria. v. 1 Woe to the spoiler of Israel who will become the spoiled. v. 5-6 Israel will ultimately receive justice and salvation from the Lord. v. 14-15 When The Lord shall arise like a consuming fire. (See Mal 3:1-2) v. 17 & 20-22 Sounds like a description of Jesus, our King’s second coming. v. 24 There will be forgiveness of sins and no more sickness. Chapter 34 Judgement of Edomite, Armageddon or something else? v. 1 The Lord calls the Nations. v. 2-4 The indignation of the Lord and judgement is upon All Nations. v. 6 The sword of the Lord is filled with judgement. v. 8-10 It is the day of the Lord’s vengeance for Israel/Zion. v. 16-17 The Lord will gather Israel and they will possess the Holy Land forever. Chapter 35 The Lord will bless Zion. v. 1-4 The desert shall bloom and the Lord will come and save His people. v. 5-6 Messianic proof texts alluded to by Jesus in the NT. v. 8-10 The way of holiness for the redeemed where the wicked cannot go. Isa 35:8 And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. The unclean will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it. NIV Chapter 36 Assyria invades Judah. (approximately 701 - 714 BC 2 Kings 18-20) v. 1 Sennacherib’s army returns to destroy the Southern Kingdom. v. 2-22 General Rabshakeh, blasphemously challenges Hezekiah to surrender. Chapter 37 Hezekiah asks Isaiah to pray. v. 1 Hezekiah responded by taking the threats to the Lord and sending for Isaiah. v. 5-7 Isaiah’s First Message: Hezekiah shouldn’t worry about Assyria. v. 8-13 Rabshakeh continues to threaten. v. 14-20 Hezekiah’s Prayer over Rabshakeh’s threatening letter. v. 21-32 Isaiah’s Second Message: Sennacherib will be punished. v. 33-35 Isaiah’s Third Message: Jerusalem will be spared. v. 36 The angel of the Lord killed 185,000 Assyrians in one night. v. 37-38 Sennacherib departed and was later killed in 681BC. Chapter 38 Hezekiah’s illness and an amazing prophetic sign. v. 1 Hezekiah was sick and Isaiah gave an unconditional prophecy, “you will die.” v. 2-5 Hezekiah prayed and God relented, giving him 15 more years. v. 8 The sun went backwards as a sign that God would heal him. v. 9-20 The song of Hezekiah. v. 21 The method God used for his healing was a medicinal poultice of figs. Chapter 39 Hezekiah foolishly reveals his wealth to Babylon. v. 1 The king of Babylon sends congratulations to Hezekiah on his recovery. v. 2 Hezekiah shows the messengers his wealth and treasures. v. 3-4 Isaiah questions Hezekiah as to what he’s done. v. 5-7 Isaiah prophised Jerusalem and Judah’s future destruction by Babylon. v. 8 Oddly, Hezekiah is happy because he won’t live to see it. Special Note: Isaiah 1-39 focuses on the Judgement of Israel and the Nations. Chapters 40-66 shifts focus to restoration and redemption. The two sections are so different that some scholars have proposed that they were written by two different authors. Isaiah 41-53 are known as “The Servant Songs.” Those traditionally viewed as speaking about Jesus are found in Isa 42:1–9; Isa 49:1–13; Isa 50:4–11; and Isa 52:13—53:12. Chapter 40 Comfort for the Lord’s People. v. 1-2 Prophetic mandate for the comforting Israel. (Psalms 122:6) v. 3-5 Word foretells John the Baptist, quoted in all 4 Gospels. Luke 3:4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "A voice of one calling in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. 5 Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. 6 And all people will see God's salvation.'" NIV v. 10-11 The Lord will come like a shepherd and His reward is with Him. v. 12-27 The majesty of Yahweh. v. 28-31 Those who “wait” on the Lord shall renew their strength. Chapter 41 Israel, the Lord’s Servant, will be restored. v. 2 A prophecy about a “righteous man from the east.” v. 8-10 Israel portrayed as the Lord’s Servant. v. 20 Why God foretold Israel’s Future. Chapter 42 Another Servant is revealed and contrasted with the first. v. 1-9 First “Servant Song” about Jesus. He will bring salvation to everyone. Matt 12:17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: 18 "Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations. 19 He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear his voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he has brought justice through to victory. 21 In his name the nations will put their hope." NIV v. 18-20 A different Servant who is disobedient. v. 24-25 God was angry with Jacob because of their disobedience. Chapter 43 Israel is intended as God’s Servant Witness. v. 1-4 God is watching over Israel and He is with them. v. 5-6 God will regather the Jews from all nations. v. 10 "You are my witnesses," declares the LORD, "and my servant whom I have chosen, NIV Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." NIV v. 18-21 God is going to do a new thing for Israel..