Intro In Isaiah Book of prophecy about 700BC The First 39 Chapters have lots of Judgement. A lot of the Bible is like this, it’s good for us to sit in it, to understand it, to feel the weight of it. The darkness, the wrath and the judgment make the Salvation of Jesus all the sweeter! Oracles Against…

Intro Promised Joy helps us endure the hard times: A hard season is endured in expectation of a holiday Labour is endured is expectation of a baby Hours in the garden tilling and digging and pruning and watering, all endured in hope of a harvest. Prison is endured in hope of release. Even war, sad as…

Intro Everyone can’t be wrong, right? In the last passage: Judah teams up with Syria to attack Judah. Judah was scared God sends Isaiah with a message: Don’t be afraid! King Ahaz looks to Assyria for help. Assyria does defeat Israel & Syria Is 8 Is related to those events, and prophesies more details.…

Intro Kids Recap Paul’s letter to Timothy, a church leader. Mid first century. Instructions on how to Run Church So far we’ve covered the foundational message that the church is based on - Jesus came into the world to save sinners, even the worst of sinners. Paul has also warned Timothy that it is his…

Intro A Hugely important passage Sometimes the prophet is just the medium of a message from God, but sometimes the prophet’s life and actions are part of the message. Although Isaiah ordinarily just gives oracles from God, there are a few times he “steps into” the message of the book with a story. This…

Intro We gotta eat our veggies! In Isaiah Book of prophecy 700BC From Judah Follows on from the Song of the Vineyard, where God compared his people Israel to a perfectly planted vineyard that produced rotten grapes. God promised to plow in the vineyard. Our passage is in some sense an investigation into…

Intro So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. How often have you heard this verse? It’s a popular one, tying up the end of the “Love Chapter” in 1 Corinthians. It’s a powerful verse, driving home the importance of that underlying attribute that God displays…

Intro Shame is a God-given response for when things are not right. It’s a like pain: no-one want to feel pain, but when your hand is on the stove, pain drives you to take it off again. Pain is a good thing to prevent further pain and suffering. No-one want to feel shame, but when you are in a bad situation,…

Intro Refresh Around 700 BC, during the reign of 4 kings of Judah Isaiah is mostly about Judah, the southern kingdom, but also cover other nations. It’s all about Jesus. The whole Bible finds it’s fulfillment in Christ. As we talk about this word, there are multiple layers of application, and so I will…