ISAIAH OUTLINE

A Ralph Johnson

 

“Messianic Prophet” (Sometimes called “The Fifth Gospel.”)

Time: Captivity of the Northern Tribes by Assyria (c. 721 BC) under the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah.

Isaiah is viewed as "The prince of the prophets" because of the beauty and lofty nature of his visions.

CHAPTERS &

KEY WORDS.

Vision

OUTLINE

66ch(3) Assyria map; Mediterranean map (brief)

 

 

 

SECTION I.  INDICTMENT OF THE NATIONS (Chap. 1-35)

 

 

 

I.         JUDAH AND JERUSALEM (Chap. 1-6)

1: Introduction

#1.

A.  General Introduction (1:1-1:31)

 

 

Prologue: Indictment-A people who do not know (1:2-3)

(Judah & Jerusalem)

 

 

1.        Their terrible condition (1:2-9)

 

 

2.        Hypocritical worship (1:10-17)

 

 

3.        Appeal to reason (1:18-20)

 

 

4.        Lament Jerusalem’s corrupt state (1:21-23)

 

 

5.        Intention to purify them (1:24-31)

 

2: Mountain

#2.

B.   Their Judgment Analyzed (2:1--5:30)

 

 

1.        A glorious future (2:1-4; cf. Mic. 4:1-3)

The mountain of the Lord’s house (cf. Lk 24:49; Ac. 1:4, 8; Heb. 12:22) MESSIANIC:

 

 

2.        Present corruption (2:5-11)

 

 

3.        The Day of the Lord (2:12-22)

3: Judgment

 

4.        The removal of order (3:1-12)

 

 

5.        Jehovah will contend with them  (3:13-15)

 

 

6.        Judgment on the proud women (3:16--4:1)

4: Branch

 

7.        Beautiful branch of Jehovah (2)

(4:2-6) –MESSIANIC (Mat 2:23)

5: Vineyard

(# ?)

8.    Song parable of the VINEYARD (5:1-7)

 

 

9.    Woe’s because of wickedness (5:8-23)

 

 

10.  The fire of Jehovah’s anger (5:24-25)

 

 

11.  Signal for enemies to come (5:26-30)

 

6: Call

#3.

C.   Call Of Isaiah (chapter 6)

(In the year that Uzziah died 2Kings 15:1-5)

 

 

 

II.  ISRAEL AND SYRIA’S CONSPIRACY AGAINST JUDAH TO BE PUNISHED BY ASSYRIA  (Immanuel Visions) (chapters 7-12)

 

7: Emmanuel

 

A.    Messages To Ahaz (chapter 7) 

 

 

 

 INTRO: Confederacy between Israel & Syria (7:1-2)

 

#4.

        1.  Ephraim (Israel) to be broken in 5 years (7:3-9)

 

#5.

 2.  The Lord’s sign: Virgin’s child; Time till Judah invaded by Assyria would be less than age child would know good from evil (7:10-25; cf. Mat. 1:22-23). MESSIANIC

 

 

 

B.   Messages To Isaiah (chap. 8--12)

8: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz

#6

1.    Isaiah’s son, a sign--Assyrian conquest coming before the child can talk (8:1-4)

 

#7

2.    Assyrian Conquest Coming (8:5--12:6)

 

 

a.   Flood from Assyria (8:5-22) 

“Immanuel” (8:8 cf. Mat. 1:23) MESSIAH

“stone” (8:14 cf. Rom 9:33; 1Pet 2:8) MESSIAH

“children” (8:18; cf. Heb. 2:13) MESSIAH

9: Child

 

b.   Reassurance of the coming child king on the throne of David (9:1--10:4) 

Galilee, (9:1-2 see Mat. 4:14-16) MESSIAH

Child, (9:6-7 see Lk. 1:32-33; Ac. 2:30) MESSIAH 

c.        God’s wrath certain (poetic)

9:8-12. “His anger is not turned away”

9:13-17 “His anger is not turned away”

9:18-21 “His anger is not turned away”

10: Assyria

 

10:1-4 “His anger is not turned away”

 

(10:5 # ?)

d    Warning to Assyria, their judgment coming. (10:5-34).

Remnant (10:20-22 cf. Rom 9:27; 11:5) MESSIAH

11: Branch

 

e.    Restoration promised. (chapters 11-12)

 

 

1)       The shoot of Jesse (11:1-5) MESSIAH

(see Mt. 2:23; Rev. 5:5; 22:16; Rom 15:12)

 

 

2)       The wolf and the lamb lay down in peace (11:6-9)

 

 

The ensign for the nations (11:10-16) MESSIAH

12: Song

 

4)    Praise song for salvation (chapter 12)

 

 

 

III. JUDGMENTS UPON OTHER NATIONS (chapters 13-23)

 

13: Babylon

#8.

A.   Burden Of Babylon (13:1--14:27)

 

 

1.   Nations called against her (13:1-5)

 

 

2.   Wail for coming calamities (13:6-16)

 

 

3.   Medes to be stirred up and Babylon desolated (13:17-22)

14: Parable

 

4.   Promise return of Jacob (14:1-2)

 

 

5.   Parable against the king of Babylon (14: 4-20)

 

 

6.   God will cut off the yoke of Babylonia and Assyria (14:21-27)

 

 

#9.

B.   Burden Of Philistia (14:28-32)

 

 

 (In the year that Ahaz died)   

 

 

 “Smoke from the North”  (31)          

                 

15: Moab

#10.

C.   Burden Of Moab (chapters 15—16)

 

 

1.        Weeping of Moab (15:1-9)

16: Pride

 

2.        Admonition to shelter God’s people (16:3-12)

MESSIAH (16:5 cf. Lk 1:32; Ac. 2:30)

 

 

3.        Pride of Moab its downfall (16:6-12)

4.        Within 3 years, only small remnant spared (16:13-14)

 

17: Damascus

#11.

D.   Burden Of Damascus (Syria)

 

 

1.        Only a gleaning left (17:1-11)

 

 

2.        Nations against God’s people destroyed (12)

18: Ethiopia

 

3.    The land of rustling wings –beyond Ethiopia, will bring gifts. (chapter  18)

 

19: Egypt

#12.

E.   Burden Of Egypt  (chap. 19)

To be smitten and healed “In that day”

 

20: False Hope

#13.

F.   Egypt And Ethiopia Are False Hopes (chap. 20)

 

 

(Year Tartan, sent by Sargon, took Ashdod in Samaria.)

Assyria to lead away Egyptians “Naked and barefoot” 2, 3, 4

 

 

 

21: Babylon

#14.

G.   Burden Of The Desert Of The Sea (21:1-10)

 

 

(Babylon to fall)        

 

 

 

Edom

#15.

 H.   Burden Of Dumah   (21:11-12)

 

 

(Edom’s coming Long night)

 

 

 

Arabia

#16.

 I.   Burden Of Arabia  (21:13-17)

 

 

(To diminish within the year)

 

 

 

22: Jerusalem

#17.

 J.   Burden Of The Valley Of Vision (Jerusalem)

 

 

1.    Condemnation for behavior in crisis rather than trusting God. (22:1-14; cf. 2Chron 32)

 

 

2.    Shebna, treasurer, condemned for hewing his sepulcher during the crisis. Will be replaced. (22:15-25)

Key of house of David (22:22 , cf. Rev. 3:7) MESSIAH

23: Tyre

#18.

 K.   Burden Of Tyre  (chap. 23)

 (To be forgotten for 70 years)

 

 

#19.

IV. LESSONS FOR ZION (chapters 24-35)

 

 

 A.   Jehovah Will Save His People  

24: Earth

 

1.        Judgment upon the earth (or land)

25: Praise

 

2.        Hymn of praise for their deliverance

26: Victory

 

3.        Victory song

27: Gathering

 

4.        Song of assurance of Israel’s gathering

 

 

 

B.    Woes Against Disobedience

28: Scoffers

 

1.    Woe to Ephraim’s “Crown of pride” (28:1-13)

and to the scoffers in Jerusalem (28:14 -29)

Foundation Stone (28:16; cf. Rom. 9:33; 1Pet. 2:6) MESSIAH

29: Jerusalem

 

2.    Woe to Ariel (Jerusalem)

30: Rebellion

 

3.    Woe to rebellious children trusting Egypt (30:1-5)

 

 

#20.
  1. Burden Of Beasts Of The South (Egypt) (30:6-14)

1.     In returning they will be saved (30:15-33)

31: False Help

 

2.     Woe to seeking help from Egypt

 

 

 

 D.  Deliverance Promised to Israel

32: King

 

1.   A righteous king to come (32:1-8) 

 

 

              2    Warning to the women at ease (32:9-20)

33: Spoiler

 

3.   Woe to the spoiler of God’s people

34: Nations

 

4.   Let the nations hear Jehovah’s indignation

 

 

                     (Jehovah’s Vengeance: Edom to become desolate)

35: Redeem

 

5.   Jehovah Will redeem His people

 

 

 

SECTION II. HISTORICAL INTERLUDE (Chap. 36-39)

 

 

 

 Assyria routed by Jehovah. In the days of Hezekiah

               (Compare 2Kings 18:13... and 2Chron 32:1...)

36: Surrender!

 

A.       Rabshakeh demands Jerusalem surrender (727 BC)

 

37: Rout!

 

B.       Sennacherib routed as prophesied by Isaiah

 

38: Hezekiah

 

C.       Hezekiah’s life extended 15 extra years    

 

39: Treasures

 

D.       Hezekiah foolishly shows treasures to Babylonians

 

 

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SECTION III.  JUDAH AND BABYLON (chap. 40--66)

Babylon Map

 

 

Reassurance in coming captivity

 

 

Warning against idolatry

 

40: Comfort

 

        A.   Comfort In Jehovah’s Power

Prepare (40:3, cf. Mat. 3:1-3; Lk. 3:4-6; Jn 1:23) MESSIAH

Grass withers  (40:8; cf. 1Pet. 1:24) MESSIAH

 

41: Deliverer

 

 B.   Contest Between Jehovah And Idols (ch. 41—48)

 

 

1.         A Deliverer to come (King Cyrus of Assyria)

42: Servant

 

2.        The coming servant who hears Jehovah

Bruised reed (42:1-4; cf. Mat 12:17-20) MESSIAH

Gentiles (42:6-7;  cf. Lk. 2:32; Ac 13:47) MESSIAH

Servant Song #1 (42:10-25)

43: Redeemer

 

3.        “Fear not, I redeemed thee”, “I will be with thee”

44: Formed

 

4.        “I formed thee from the womb.” Men form gods from trees.

(Cyrus predicted)

45: Cyrus

 

5.        Cyrus commissioned (before birth)

Every knee to bow (45:23; cf. Rom 14: 11) MESSIAH

46: Idols

 

6.        Babylon’s idols cannot save from Cyrus.

47: Sorcerers

 

7.        Sorcerers, astrologers cannot save Babylon

48: Prophecy

 

8.        Jehovah, the only true God, declares the future

 

 

 

C.    Coming Restoration (chap. 49--66)

 

 

1.   Israel to be remembered and restored

49: Isles

 

Gentiles (49:6; cf. Lk. 2:30-32; Ac. 13:47) MESSIAH

 

 

a.        Servant Song #2.

Jehovah will not forget Israel (49:1-26)

50: Divorce

 

b.       Jehovah has not divorced them.  Plea to return.

 

 

Smiters (50:6; cf. Mat 27:26) MESSIAH

51: Hearken

 

c.        Hearken  and look unto the rock

52: Awake

 

d.       Awake and put on your strength.

Beautiful feet (52:7; cf. Rom. 10:15) MESSIAH

Visage marred (52:14)MESSIAH

53: MESSIAH

 

e.         Man of sorrows to come MESSIAH

54: New Jerusalem

 

f.         “Sing O barren” New Jerusalem

More children (54:1; cf. Gal. 4:26-27) MESSIAH

55: Invitation

 

g.       Invitation to pardon and restoration

 Mercies of David (55:3-4; Acts. 13:34) MESSIAH

56: Salvation

 

h.       Salvation is coming to all who do right.  Keep sabbath

57: Righteous

 

i.         The righteous and the wicked

58: Fasting

 

j.         Fast with true devotion—not hypocrisy

59: Iniquities

 

k.        “Your iniquities separated you from God.”

Redeemer (59:20; cf. Lk. 1:68; Gal. 3:13; 1Pe. 1:18) MESSIAH

 

 

2.    Zion’s Coming Greatness

60: Light

 

a.         Glory and enrichment by the nations

61: Blessed

 

b.       Blessed in the sight of all nations

Anointed (61:1-2; cf. Luke 4:17-19, 21) MESSIAH

62: New name

 

c.        No more called “Forsaken” (62:4, 12)

Redeemed (62:10-12;  Lk. 1:68; 1Pe. 2:9-10 MESSIAH

63: Edom

 

d.       Blood-stained wrath upon Israel’s enemies

64: Petition

 

e.        Captives petition Jehovah for help

65: New

 

f.         A new seed destined for a new earth

Rebellious (65:1-2; cf. Rom 10:20-21) MESSIAH

Seed”  (65:9; cf. Gal 3:16, 19, 29) MESSIAH

66: Restore

 

g.       Restoration of Jehovah’s people

Child (66:7; cf. Gal. 4:26-27; Rev. 12:1-5) MESSIAH

New heavens (66:22-24; cf. Rev. 21:1; Mk.9:44 MESSIAH