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First light on Jerusalem’s ridge seen across the Kidron valley: the long plain stone temple on the height above flat-roofed houses, one thin thread of altar smoke rising straight into a calm, pale, empty sky.

The Book of

Isaiah Intro

A holy God, a stubborn people, and a Child who is God with us.

Before chapter 1≈ 2 min66 chapters

Images are artistic interpretations.

In 30 seconds

A prophet sees the LORD, high and lifted up.

He warns Judah and the nations: the Holy One judges.

Assyria comes, and Jerusalem is spared.

He looks ahead to exile, and speaks comfort.

A Servant suffers for us; God makes all things new.

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Who wrote it

Isaiah

Jerusalem’s prophet for about fifty years

  • Isaiah son of Amoz, who saw visions about Judah and Jerusalem.Isaiah 1:1
  • Called in the year King Uzziah died, about 740 BC.Isaiah 6:1
  • His wife was a prophetess; his sons’ names were signs.Isaiah 8:18
  • He brought the LORD’s word to King Hezekiah when Assyria came in 701 BC.Isaiah 37:21

His day

Assyria was swallowing the nations.

Samaria fell in 722 BC.

In 701 Assyria surrounded Jerusalem, and the LORD saved it.

Babylon and the exile still lay ahead.

How it’s built

Judgment, then comfort

Judah andImmanuel1–12The nations13–23: the LORD judgesallThe whole earth24–27: death swallowedupWoes and a King28–35Hezekiah’scrisis36–39: Assyria, thenBabylonComfort, theServant40–55: to the exilesaheadNew heavens andearth56–66

Whiteboard

Two great halves, judgment and comfort, hinged by the story of Hezekiah.

How to read it

It is poetry: let the pictures land.

The strip shows who is speaking: the LORD or Isaiah.

Some words came true soon, some in Christ, some are still ahead.

Big themes

Four threads to follow

Watch for

Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.

John 12:41

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Question

Quick question

Hebrew names often carry a meaning. Isaiah’s fits his book.

What does Isaiah’s name mean?

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