In Isaiah 5, Isaiah concludes the initial diagnosis and prognosis of Judah raising the question, “What is the right response to a people who have taken for granted and abused the gracious gifts of God?”

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In Isaiah 2-4, Isaiah continues his diagnosis of Judah developing the idea of sin and election by moving from ideal Jerusalem to actual Jerusalem to present Jerusalem.

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In Isaiah 1:10-31, Isaiah performs the role of a covenant lawsuit prophet as he continues to diagnosis the spiritual condition of Judah from both a religious and social perspective.

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In Isaiah 1:2-9, Isaiah diagnoses Judah’s spiritual condition. We will take time during this first passage to consider three approaches to observing biblical poetry.

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Isaiah 1:1 makes a claim to authorship and historical context for the book of Isaiah. In this episode we argue the validity of that claim as an introduction to the series.

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