Isaiah
Old Testament · Major Prophets · 33 chapter studies + Introduction
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- Intro Isaiah - General Introduction Isaiah is the great prophetic book of holiness, judgment, repentance, comfort, the Servant, Zion, and new creation.
- 1 Isaiah 1 - Vision of Sinful Judah Isaiah does not begin with comfort. He begins with diagnosis.
- 2-4 Isaiah 2-4 - Zion Judgment and the Branch Isaiah 2-4 belongs together because these chapters move in one coherent arc.
- 5 Isaiah 5 - The Vineyard Song Isaiah 5 stands alone because it seals the first great cycle of accusation in the book.
- 6 Isaiah 6 - Isaiah Call Isaiah 6 stands alone because it is one of the great call narratives of Scripture and one of the book's liturgical centers.
- 7-8 Isaiah 7-8 - Immanuel and Assyrian Threat God gives the sign of Emmanuel amid Judah's fear and calls His people from false security to trust.
- 9-12 Isaiah 9-12 - Messianic Light and Thanksgiving Messianic light exposes pride, gathers the remnant, and turns restored trust into thanksgiving.
- 13-14 Isaiah 13-14 - Babylon and the Fallen Tyrant Isaiah 13-14 opens the book's long sequence of nation-oracles with a blow against Babylonian pride.
- 15-16 Isaiah 15-16 - Oracle Concerning Moab Isaiah 15-16 is a single oracle over Moab spoken with grief, not with cold delight.
- 17-18 Isaiah 17-18 - Damascus Cush and the Nations Damascus loses its refuge; a remnant returns to its Maker, and afflicted distant peoples bring gifts to Zion.
- 19-20 Isaiah 19-20 - Egypt Humbled and Healed Egypt is judged, hears the Lord, and receives healing and blessing; its promised mercy does not make it a political savior.
- 21-23 Isaiah 21-23 - Watchman Desert and Tyre The watchman hears Babylon fall; Jerusalem must look to its Maker, and Tyre's gain can become holy.
- 24-27 Isaiah 24-27 - Apocalypse Feast and Resurrection Hope Worldwide judgment opens toward the nations' feast, bodily resurrection, and the Lord's gathering of the lost one by one.
- 28-29 Isaiah 28-29 - Woe to Pride and Blind Worship God exposes false refuge and lip-service, lays the cornerstone in Zion, and promises understanding and joy to the poor.
- 30-31 Isaiah 30-31 - Woe to Egypt Trust Judah’s costly search for false security meets the Lord’s patient mercy, discernment, and call to return.
- 32-33 Isaiah 32-33 - Righteous King and Zion Security The righteous King and the Spirit’s gift establish justice, peace, honest hands, and Zion’s final pardon.
- 34-35 Isaiah 34-35 - Judgment and Holy Way Divine judgment confronts violent pride; Christ brings bodily healing and opens the holy way of the redeemed.
- 36-39 Isaiah 36-39 - Hezekiah Assyria and Babylon Hezekiah’s siege, tears, thanksgiving, and exposed treasures teach prayer and humility without blaming sufferers.
- 40 Isaiah 40 - Comfort My People The coming Lord comforts Jerusalem, assumes our frailty, gathers lambs, and sustains the weary.
- 41-42 Isaiah 41-42 - Servant and Deliverance God holds fearful Jacob and reveals the gentle, Spirit-bearing Servant whose light reaches the nations.
- 43-44 Isaiah 43-44 - New Exodus and True God The Redeemer calls His people by name, forgives sins, gives the Spirit, and exposes the heart’s false gods.
- 45-46 Isaiah 45-46 - Cyrus and the Lord Alone The Lord rules Cyrus, summons the nations to salvation, and carries His people from infancy to old age.
- 47-48 Isaiah 47-48 - Babylon Falls and Israel Called Babylon's merciless pride is judged, while the Lord rescues Israel and teaches the way out of captivity.
- 49 Isaiah 49 - Servant Light to the Nations and Zion Remembered The Servant gathers Israel and lights the nations; Zion's ruined walls remain continually before the Lord.
- 50 Isaiah 50 - The Obedient Suffering Servant The obedient Servant hears, speaks, and freely suffers, trusting the Lord who helps and vindicates Him.
- 51-52 Isaiah 51:1-52:12 - Zion Awake and Good News The Lord awakens Zion, removes her cup, announces peace, and leads His people out with protection before and behind.
- 53 Isaiah 52:13-53:12 - The Suffering Servant The innocent Servant bears sins, heals by His wounds, and receives light and vindication from the Lord.
- 54 Isaiah 54 - Barren Zion and Covenant Peace Zion is gathered by everlasting mercy, taught by God, and made a refuge under His covenant of peace.
- 55 Isaiah 55 - Come to the Waters and the Everlasting Covenant The Lord calls the thirsty to receive freely, hear and live, return for abundant pardon, and trust His fruitful word.
- 56-57 Isaiah 56-57 - Inclusion and False Worship The Lord welcomes foreigners and eunuchs, exposes corrupt guardians and idolatry, and heals the brokenhearted with peace.
- 58-59 Isaiah 58-59 - True Fasting and Intercession True fasting releases the oppressed; communal confession leads to the Lord who comes as Deliverer with His Spirit and word.
- 60-62 Isaiah 60-62 - Zion Glory and Anointed Good News The Lord illumines Zion, anoints the bearer of good news, clothes mourners with salvation, and names His people not forsaken.
- 63-64 Isaiah 63-64 - Divine Warrior and Communal Lament Saving judgment leads into communal lament: remember mercy, confess rebellion, and ask the Father to restore His own work.
- 65-66 Isaiah 65-66 - New Heavens New Earth and Final Worship The Lord answers lament with new creation, humble worship, Jerusalem’s consolation, gathered nations, and sober judgment.