The book of isaiah begins with a heading that defines the nature of isaiahs message as a vision concerning judah and jerusalem received during the reigns of four kings of judah. The series, produced in partnership with slow grind media, will feature neverbeforeseen personal footage that traces thomass personal and professional journey since the beginning of the 2017 nba playoffs. Chuck missler examines the authorship of the book of isaiah, dispelling the common belief of mutliple contributors to this prophetic book. Qa 4th may 2016, ron matsen, chuck missler duration. Wolf this is one of the most obscure prophecies in the whole book of isaiah. The other events of hezekiahs reign and his acts of devotion are written in the vision of the prophet isaiah son of amoz in the book of the kings of judah and israel. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
The prophet isaiah is the first of four major prophets along with jeremiah, ezekiel, and daniel in hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible. With its 66 chapters, isaiah is the longest prophetic book of the old testament. You can break isaiah down into roughly three parts. Isaiah couched this message in oracles of singular poetic beauty and power, oracles in which surprising shifts in syntax, audacious puns, and double or tripleentendre are a constant feature. To us, this brief chapter is the most difficult one of all the sixtysix chapters of isaiah. The superscription identifies isaiah as the son of amoz and his book as the vision of isaiah. Not that we dont know of its existence, but that we may not appreciate its worth. This would place the date of isaiahs work approximately 739690 b. I am consistently amazed by the integrity of scripture and this is especially true with the book of isaiah.
His book covers the common prophetic themes of impending judgment and future restoration, but isaiah also focuses much attention on the coming messianic king, the servant of god. Top 5 commentaries on the book of isaiah ligonier ministries. The prophetic books and the book of isaiah bible gateway. Isaiah 1, new international version niv the bible app. The book of isaiah has been the focus of criticism by the school of higher criticism, which contends that a prophet who lived during the babylonian exile wrote the chapters 40 through 66. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The new testament quotes and applies more scriptures from the book. It has a wonderful structure to it that i think breaks down, really, into three different parts. Welcome to book of isaiah ii, a documentary series that chronicles the life of isaiah thomas as he faces the challenges of playing for a new team. The first part protoisaiah prophesies death and destruction, but keeps lightening it up with cheery prophecies of a good and holy kingdom at the end of time. While the book of isaiah provides several historical touch points that anchor the prophet in a particular period of judahs history, the book ranges in its visions from isaiahs own times through to the end of time when god creates new heavens and a new earth is. It is identified by a superscription as the words of the 8thcentury bce prophet isaiah ben amoz, but there is extensive evidence that much of it was composed during the babylonian. It is during the reign of the messiah that gods righteousness will be fully revealed to the world.
The messiahs kingdom on earth isaiah chapters 6566 is the goal toward which all of the book of isaiah points. Few old testament books are as theologically rich and literarily compelling as isaiah. Book of isaiah ii the players tribune the voice of. In addition to surveying the contents of the book, the course develops the understanding and skills of exegetical exposition. The lord has made several mentions of false gods in this section of the book of isaiah. Israels ungrateful rebellion and yahwehs gracious invitation isaiah 1. Micah, joel, and obadiah were in judah with isaiah. Isaiah institute 2 america in the prophecy of isaiah avraham gileadi. The complete book of isaiah is an anthology of poems composed chiefly by the great prophet, but also by disciples, some of whom came many years after isaiah. The book of isaiah is one of the most significant in the old testament.
Transcribed and edited by david sielaff, september 2010. From the study of isaiah, we can understand god better, see the unfolding of his purposes through the savior, and have a confident hope for the. I was surprised to learn that it was naive and unlearned to regard the book of isaiah as actually written by the prophet isaiah, as was commonly thought. Isaiah is the first of the 16 latter prophets, comprising the four major prophets, and the twelve prophets in the book of the twelve the prophets hosea, joel, amos, obadiah, jonah, micah, nahum, habakkuk, zephaniah, haggai, zechariah, and malachi. See more ideas about isaiah 24, book of isaiah and isaiah 50. Book chart charts of the books of the bible isaiah thus saith the lord god, it shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass. So significant is the book of isaiah to the people of god throughout history that it can be compared in influence with the gospel of john in the new testament. According to the old tradition, the prophet isaiah was sawn asunder. Of all the eighth century prophetic books, none matches the sheer scope of the book of isaiah.
I suspect isaiah may be the great hidden treasure of our bibles today. Title of message audio biblical references isaiah intro 1990s stream. Of the seven, isaiah was the most important because his prophecies contained so much information about jesus. Sidlow baxter, in exploring the book, quotes archibald mccraig, who writes. In a seeming paradox, the book of isaiah also presents the messiah as one who will suffer. Windows on the prophecy of isaiah many examples of analyzing or searching isaiahs words and the tools needed to do ones own investigation for judeochristian readers.
As a whole, the book is a rather large collection of writings that were produced by a number of different authors, some of whom were separated by relatively long periods of time. The bible book of isaiah with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. There are a number of quite helpful commentaries on this prophetic book, and the following are five of the best. Isaiah institute 1 the endtime prophecy of isaiah avraham gileadi. I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me. The book of isaiah consists of two large parts chap. The book of isaiah an expositional commentary on cd with. God will come in judgment upon those who refuse to repent.
Isaiah institute 4 isaiahs prophecy of gods elect avraham gileadi. The book of isaiah the man, the times, and the book isaiah is often referred to as the messianic prophet, because of his many prophecies that were fulfilled in jesus. The new testament quotes and applies more scriptures from the book of isaiah than any other old testament prophet. The book of isaiah, as it now appears in our old testament, contains far more than can be attributed to the prophet. For the head of syria is damascus, and the head of damascus in rezin. Book bonus isaiah by chuck missler and koinonia house. The book of isaiah the man, the times, and the book. Students discover those dynamics as they complete an exegetical study of the book of isaiah. Isaiah institute 3 an evil alliance of nations avraham gileadi.
Smith study from the bible and be encouraged to grow your faith. Seldom does a pastor or sunday school teacher give a full exposition of the book of isaiah. Bultema although the prophecy is a short one, it probably ranks as the most obscure chapter in this entire section. The book of isaiah 3 the book of isaiah the man, the times, and the book isaiah is often referred to as the messianic prophet, because of his many prophecies that were fulfilled in jesus. In 9 most of the oracles come from isaiah and reflect the situation in eighthcentury judah. An overview of the book of isaiah bible commentary. The first main part contains the outer and the second the inner history of the people of god. Chuck missler media isaiah 1990s need help streaming. And the main structure of the book is that isaiah is prophesying the coming of what you think, in the beginning, are three different people.
In fact, the book of isaiah has been called the gospel of the old testament. This concise commentary is offered with the prayer that it may present an overview of isaiah as a. In the passage before us this evening, hes going to reiterate some of the statements hes made, and ultimately give us an illustrations that clearly demonstrates the folly of idolatry. It contains key sections and revelations about god, and the messiah expressed through the themes of a servant and sovereign lord. Missler does repeat himself somewhat, but it is often on points that are good to hear more than once and he is, as usual, impressive in his ability to illustrate the presence of jesus in the old testament while illuminating prophecy, both fulfilled and yet to be fulfilled.