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Scripture: Isaiah 61 I. The good news Jesus announces changes lives. A. In Luke 4:21 Jesus said that the prophecy of the Anointed One in Isaiah 61 referred to Him. Notice who Jesus came to announce good news for in vs. 1-3. Jesus came for the needy. The words about proclaiming liberty echo Leviticus 25:10: “And you…
Scripture: Isaiah 60 I. When Jesus comes, His people will be the light to the world. A. There is much in Isaiah 60 that looks like it could refer to the events surrounding Christmas. Verse 3 looks like a reference to the star the wisemen followed into Bethlehem to see Jesus. Verse 6 describes some of…
Scripture: Isaiah 59:15-21/63:1-6 I. Jesus the King is coming again to judge. A. The world is a mess. Isaiah 59:14 makes it clear that truth, justice and righteousness are lacking. How does God feel about all this? Vs. 15: “The LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice.” God is not just displeased…
Scripture: Isaiah 55 I. You should come to God’s party because you will be satisfied. A. The people of Israel that Isaiah prophesied among were not satisfied. They’re spending their money on that which is not bread (vs. 2). They’re laboring for that which does not satisfy. God gives His dissatisfied people a strange invitation.…
Scripture: Isaiah 52:13–53:12 Acts 8:34-35: “‘About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?’ Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus.” I. God saves through Jesus. A. Jesus confirms that He is the prophesied servant of God who would bring…
Scripture: Isaiah 50:4-11 I. Jesus is your example of listening to and speaking God’s Word A. Who interrupts God’s conversation with Israel in vs. 4? We wait until verse 10 to find out. There we read, “Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of his servant?” This is the servant of the…
Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-13 I. God’s Servant will bring good news for Israel A. God announces some good news for Israel in Isaiah 48:20: Israel would leave exile inBabylon and come back home. But even when Israel came back home physically, theywould still be in exile from God spiritually. So the servant’s mission in Isa. 49:5…
Scripture: Isaiah 40 I. God is comforter. A. The comfort (vs. 1) God wants to bring to Jerusalem is to breathe new life and strength intoHis defeated and demoralized people. God still calls Jerusalem “my people.” So, God says in vs.2, “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem.” Some translators say this means, “Speak to the heart.” Oneword…
Scripture: Isaiah 38 & 39 I. You trust God alone in both personal crisis and national crisis A. The personal crisis for King Hezekiah is that he is going to die (vs. 1). He was one of the best kings in the nation of Judah’s history. 2 Chronicles 29:2: “And (Hezekiah) did what was right in…
Scripture: Isaiah 36 & 37 I . You need to respond to a challenge with dependence on the LORD. A. We see the challenge King Hezekiah and Jerusalem faced in vs. 1 and 2 of chapter 36in 701 BC. The king of Assyria told Hezekiah and Jerusalem to surrender now. At thisexact spot in 735…
