OLD TESTAMENT | MAJOR PROPHETS
The Book of Isaiah
THE HOLY PROPHET
With some of the most inspiring and imagery-dense prophetic words in the Bible, you are going to love the book of Isaiah. Isaiah prophesies to the kings of Israel, warning them of the coming exile if they continue in their rebellion. Did they listen? No, they didn’t! And poor Isaiah walks into exile with the nation he tried to warn. But wait, it doesn’t end there! In Isaiah 40, the book turns and he prophesies again, but this time it’s comfort for the future and how God is going to restore Israel. Get involved and fall in love with the prophetic gift as you study the book of Isaiah.
Part One
DIVE - FLYING OFF THE HANDLE WITHOUT ALL THE FACTS | Dr Katie Haldane
I remember when I was young in God, I was forever reading a verse (completely out of context) and flying off the handle with God for being ‘judgemental’ or ‘unforgiving’ or ‘a mean, nasty God that doesn’t love us!’ I can imagine God patiently waiting for the day that I would grow up, read the whole story of the Bible, stop taking bits out of context and accusing Him of things that were simply untrue; all because I reacted without having all the facts.
DEEP DIVE - A DEEP DIVE INTO ISAIAH | Dr Kyle Keimer
How do we dive into the Book of Isaiah, one of the most theologically significant and complex books of the Bible? Well, before we become daunted about reading sixty-six chapters, we find a nice summary statement of the key messages of judgment and hope that run throughout the book in Isaiah 1.
Part Two
DIVE - FORGET WALLY, FIND JESUS | Dr Katie Haldane
As you read Isaiah, there is a beautiful thread of prophecy that runs throughout the whole book. The prophecy appears in both sections; the first section of judgement and the second section of comfort. The beautiful thread that Isaiah prophesies is the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
DEEP DIVE - THE MOUNTAINTOP | Euon FAM
Let it be said that it is truly a daunting task for any reader to embark on the long and harrowing journey that is reading the Book of Isaiah. It’s sixty-six chapters, at times, feel like a relentless onslaught of prophetic judgement and declaration and there are few clear markers left by Isaiah to aid in navigating his writings. Without the appropriate preparation, it is understandable that this book may turn many readers away and leave them feeling as if there is little to be gained by persevering.
Part Three
DIVE - IF YOU’RE HAPPY WHERE YOU ARE, DON’T READ ISAIAH | Dr Katie Haldane
If you are reading this post with the TYB schedule, you’ll be finishing the year with the Book of Isaiah and we have designed the schedule with that purpose. We want you to finish on a book that lifts your head –Isaiah will encourage you to arise, to think bigger about God and His plans, to stir yourself again that the future is great and is safely and securely in the hands of our awesome God.
DEEP DIVE - ISAIAH: A PROPHET FOR ALL WITH RESOUNDING RESONANCE | Dr Kyle Keimer
Who wrote the book called Isaiah, and for whom was it written? The traditional ascription of the book to the eighth century prophet, Isaiah son of Amoz, has fallen out of fashion in the present scholarly atmosphere though there are still those who make cases for the unity of the book and its ascription to the historical Isaiah. More popular, however, is the view that multiple authors — how many is a debate — composed the book called Isaiah and that this book was written over a period of at least two hundred years, from the eighth century BC to the sixth.
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