Lesson #27: Preparation for our December 17th Study

We are going to complete, or at least set aside our study of Isaiah following this Wednesday, and start the new year with a fresh topic.  You can prepare for our closing lesson by a simple exercise--see how many of the themes we extracted from the first 36 chapters you can remember.  After you give it a try--go ahead and look below:


Themes extracted from our study of Isaiah:

1.  Mankind is under indictment!  He has been diagnosed with a terrible malady.  

2.  God is the moral authority in the universe!  That’s because He is Holy!

3.  God graciously offers salvation to rebellious and sinful mankind.  

4.  Choices have Consequences!  

5.  God wants a people who are dependent upon Him—in every circumstance!

Now go to the last chapter of Isaiah--chapter 66, and see how many of these themes you can still find under discussion even in the last chapter of the book.  

See you on Wednesday,

Kevin

Lesson #26: Preparation for December 10th

Two things for you to consider as we get back into our study of Isaiah after a few weeks away.  

1.  Read Isa 49:14-26, and pay particular attention to the opening (vs 15-16) and the closing (vs 26) verses.  Is it reasonable  (does it seem even remotely possible) that these verses apply to the Church?

2.  Read Isa 50:4-9 and 52:13-15.    Do you think it reasonable to apply these to Zerubbabel?  (He was governor of the province of Judah when the first group of exiles returned from Babylon.)  

As you can tell, we are going to spend some time talking about principles of interpretation this coming Wednesday--for that becomes a very important process as we turn to chapter 53.

In His grace,
Kevin