1. Isaiah: In Our Glorious God We Trust Drew Mathews Associate Pastor June 9, 2013

2. Commentary on Isaiah “It’s literary grandeur is unequaled. Its scope is unparalleled. The breadth of its view of God is unmatched... It comes to us as a word from God, a revelation of the inevitable conflict between divine glory and human pride, of the self- destruction which that pride must bring and of the grace of God in restoring that destroyed humanity to himself. To read the book with open eyes of the Spirit is to see one’s self at times all too clearly, but also to see a God whose holiness is made irresistible by his love.” John Oswalt

3. Summary of Isaiah The Holy One of Israel, who pursues his glory among the nations, is the judge and the savior in whom we trust.

4. Genres of the Old Testament Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 & 2 Samuel 1 & 2 Kings 1 & 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi “Torah” (Law) Historical books Wisdom literature Prophetic Books

5. Prophetic Literature

6. Prophecy includes... Foretelling: predicting future events

7. Prophetic Literature Prophecy includes... Foretelling: predicting future events but it primarily consists of... Forth-telling: explaining current circumstances

8. Historical background

9. Isaiah ministered from 740 B.C. to 695 B.C.

10. Historical background Isaiah ministered from 740 B.C. to 695 B.C. Corresponding to... – 2 Kings 15-20 – 2 Chronicles 26-32

11. Historical background Isaiah ministered from 740 B.C. to 695 B.C. Corresponding to... – 2 Kings 15-20 – 2 Chronicles 26-32 Assyrians take northern kingdom in 722 B.C.

12. Historical background Isaiah ministered from 740 B.C. to 695 B.C. Corresponding to... – 2 Kings 15-20 – 2 Chronicles 26-32 Assyrians take northern kingdom in 722 B.C. Now threatening to invade Judah

13. Summary of Isaiah The Holy One of Israel, who pursues his glory among the nations, is the judge and the savior in whom we trust.

14. 1. The Holy One Seen Afresh

15. God is holy – Isaiah chapter 6

16. 1. The Holy One Seen Afresh God pursues his glory

17. 1. The Holy One Seen Afresh God pursues his glory For my name’s sake I defer my anger, for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you, that I may not cut you off. Behold I have refined you... I have tried you in the furnace of affliction. For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another. Isaiah 48:9-11

18. 1. The Holy One Seen Afresh God is Sovereign

19. 1. The Holy One Seen Afresh God is Sovereign Remember this and stand firm, recall it to mind, you transgressors, remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying ‘my counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish my purpose,’... I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it. Isaiah 46:8-11

20. 1. The Holy One Seen Afresh God is Holy God pursues his own Glory God is Sovereign God’s Word is Efficacious

21. 1. The Holy One Seen Afresh The Lord spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying, “Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear nor be in dread. But the Lord of hosts, him you shall honor as holy. Let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.” Isaiah 8:11-13

22. 1. The Holy One Seen Afresh God wants his people to see him afresh and to trust him.

23. 2. The Holy One Sinned Against

24. Sin is relational, between me and God

25. 2. The Holy One Sinned Against Sin is relational, between me and God – David in Psalm 51

26. 2. The Holy One Sinned Against Sin is relational, between me and God – David in Psalm 51 – Sin against an infinitely great God merits an infinitely great punishment.

27. 2. The Holy One Sinned Against I have trodden the winepress alone, and from the peoples no one was with me; I trod them in my anger and trampled them in my wrath; their lifeblood spattered on my garments, and stained all my apparel. For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and my year of redemption had come. I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled, but there was no one to uphold; so my own arm brought me salvation, and my wrath upheld me. I trampled down the peoples in my anger; I made them drunk in my wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth. Isaiah 63:3-6

28. 3. The Holy One Sent to Atone Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14

29. 3. The Holy One Sent to Atone Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

30. 3. The Holy One Sent to Atone Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse... and the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him. Isaiah 11:1-2

31. 3. The Holy One Sent to Atone Isaiah 61

32. 3. The Holy One Sent to Atone Isaiah 61 Luke 4

33. 3. The Holy One Sent to Atone Isaiah 61 Luke 4 Isaiah 53

34. 3. The Holy One Sent to Atone Isaiah 61 Luke 4 Isaiah 53 In whom do you trust?

35. Summary of Isaiah The Holy One of Israel, who pursues his glory among the nations, is the judge and the savior in whom we trust.

36. God’s invitation in Isaiah Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money on for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live. Isaiah 55:1-2, 4

37. God’s invitation in Isaiah Seek the Lord while He may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Isaiah 55:6-7