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Week 1: God calls Isaiah

Introduction + chapters 1&2 + 6&7


  • The Old Testament contains 17 prophetic books
    • Major Prophets (5 books): Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel
    • Minor Prophets (12 books): Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachai

Introduction:

Author: Isaiah: A Hebrew word meaning "The salvation of God."

Date:

  • Isaiah began his prophetic ministry in the year 740 B.C. and continued until the year 680 B.C., meaning he wrote for about sixty years during his prophecy. In the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

  • His ministry commences around the time the Northern kingdom is carried into captivity (722 BC ). About 140 years before the Southern kingdom went into captivity ( 586BC ).

Major Theme:

  • Repent and turn back to God
  • Rely on God rather than earthly powers and possessions
  • Warning against outward religious appearances, as it is considered hypocrisy.
  • A call to holiness to please God
  • Hope in the awaited Messiah, the Savior, and the new life in Him.

Nature of the Book of Isaiah:

  • The entire book is written in poetry, except for the historical chapter (Isaiah 36-39)
  • The most detailed prophetic book in the Old Testament about Christ, including details about His birth, crucifixion, resurrection, and many aspects of His life.

Outline:

  • God the disciplinarian: (Chapters 1-35)
    • A call to repentance for the kingdom of Judah, Israel, and the surrounding nations.
      • King Uzziah (Chapters 1-5)
      • King Jotham (Chapter 6)
      • King Ahaz (Chapters 7-14)
      • King Hezekiah (Chapters 15- 66)
  • God the victorious (Chapters 36-39)
    • Judah's victory over Assyria by God's power and the healing of king Hezekiah
  • The Messiah the savior and God's promises (Chapters 40-66)
    • Prophecies about the incarnation of Christ, His crucifixion, and resurrection.

Book of Isaiah chapters 1&2+6&7
Objective: 

  • God calls Isaiah

Resources:

Reading:

  • Chapters 1&2 + 6&7

Key verse(s):

Comments:

Chapter 1 

  • God's Judgement on His People (Verses 1-9)
    • God declares that Israel has rebelled against Him despite His care. The people are described as ungrateful and ignorant.
  • Rejection of superficial worship (Verses 10-15)
    • God declares His rejection of superficial worship and tells His people not to offer Him vain worship. If the heart is full of evil and unwilling to repent, their worship will be unacceptable.
    • Contemplation: We need to focus on our repentance, reconcile and forgive everyone, reject evil, and acknowledge our weakness to God, asking for His help.
  • How to Please God (verses 16-20)
    • God presents the solution to His children whom He judged at the beginning of the chapter
      • The solution is repentance by cutting off evil.
      • True repentance involves not only turning away from wrongdoing but also embracing a new direction that aligns with God's will and pleases Him
      • Contemplation: The path of repentance is open to remedy all sins, so do not delay in confession and repentance.
  • God is the Savior of the Repentant (verses 21-31)

Review/recap questions:
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Homework:
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