Isaiah Portraits of Jesus What is Isaiah about

Isaiah: Portraits of Jesus

What is Isaiah about? Judah’s God relationship with God is the master of history Jesus

Jesus “Everything written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. ” –Luke 18: 31 And He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory? ” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. –Luke 24: 25 -27

Stephen “Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered” – Acts 7: 52

Philip “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he opens not his mouth. In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth. ” Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus. –Acts 8: 32 -35

Paul To this day I have had the help that comes from God, and so I stand here testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass: that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, He would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles. –Acts 26: 22 -23 From morning till evening he expounded to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets. –Acts 28: 23

Peter Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you… -1 Peter 1: 10 -12

John Isaiah said these things because he saw His glory and spoke of Him. - John 12: 41

What is Isaiah about? Judah’s The relationship with God pagan nations and God Jesus

Challenges in studying Isaiah History Poetry

Isaiah 53: 5 But He was pierced for our transgressions; transgressions He was crushed for our iniquities; iniquities

Challenges in studying Isaiah History Poetry Terminology

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SYRIA

2. ) Assyria takes captive part of Israel (734/33) 3. ) Assyria defeats Samaria/ Israel taken into exile (722) Context of Isaiah Israel/Northern Kingdom 1. ) Syria & Israel war with Judah (735) 4. ) Assyria attacks Judah/Fails to take Jerusalem (701) 5. ) Assyria captures King Manasseh (667? ) Judah/Southern Kingdom Kings Uzziah/ Jotham/ Ahaz/ Hezekiah Isaiah’s prophecy≈ 739 -686 BC 6. ) Assyrian capital falls/ Babylonian empire rises to power (612) 7. ) Babylon attacks Jerusalem/ 1 st deportation (605) 8. ) Babylon defeats Jerusalem/ 2 nd deportation (597) 9. ) Babylon destroys Jerusalem/ 3 rd deportation (586)