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Week 4: Isaiah's Messianic Prophecies


Week 4: Isaiah's Messianic Prophecies

The History of Humanity from Adam to the End of the World

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Introduction:

  • Isaiah:
    • Isaiah was of royal lineage, the nephew of King Amaziah. He had two sons,  Shear-Jashub and Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz, whose names symbolized exile and return from captivity. Coming from a wealthy and educated family, Isaiah prophesied for sixty years, beginning at the age of twenty and continuing through the reigns of four kings: Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. He was martyred at eighty years old during the reign of King Manasseh

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.
  • Hope in the awaited Messiah, the Savior, and the new life in Him.

Outline:

Isaiah

 
  • 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.

Objective: Week 4

  • Isaiah's Messianic Prophecies

Resources:

Reading:

  • Isaiah
    • Chapters 51-53

Key verse(s):

  • "Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord! Awake as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Are You not the arm that cut Rahab apart, And wounded the serpent?." Isaiah 51:9

Comments:

Isaiah chapter 40: 

 
  • God's people are comforted (Verses 1-5, 25-31)
    • The first part of the book of Isiah from chapter 1-39 seems as a warning to the people, God revealed it to show them their condition and their need for a Savior. God indicates that He will strike them because of their corruptions and sins.
    • In the second part of he book of Isiah from chapter 40, we see that He strikes and wounds to heal. The promise of comfort through The Messiah the savior is clearly revealed.
    • Promises of comfort and salvation for the believers (from Babylonian captivity and sin in general)
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