Outline
of the book
© Jim Cook, 2001
Isaiah--"The Reluctant God"
I. THE WAGES OF SIN--Chapters
1-39
A. Focus on
the Family--Judah and Jerusalem--Chapters 1-12
1. Overview--Chapter 1
a. Title Page--1:1
b. The Indictment of Judah by God, the Prosecutor--1:2-20
(1) The Extent of Their Foolishness--1:2-10
(2) The Lord States His Case
(3) Isaiah comments
(a) He amplifies the charges
(b) He points out the result of their behaviors
(c) He speaks plainly without symbolism
(d) He describes the plight of the daughter of Zion
(e) He identifies with the people
(4) The Specific Indictment--1:11-1:17
(a) God rejects hypocritical, ritualized worship
(b) God defines the repentant response He expects
(5) The Final Appeal and Warning--1:18-20
c. The Finding--1:21-23
(1) Isaiah Verifies the Charges
d. The Sentence--1:24-31
(1) God States What He Will Do--1:25
(2) The Results--1:26-31
(a) Grace--1:26-27
(b) Loss--1:28-31
2. The Future in Retrospect--Chapters 2-5
a. The Perfect Kingdom--The Mountain of the Lord--2:1-5
b. Misplaced Trust--2:6-22
(1) Paganism--2:6
(2) Materialism--2:7
(3) Idols--2:8
(4) Pride of Men Brought Low--2:9-22
c. Disintegration of the Nation--3:1-4:1
(1) Taking Away of Resources--3:1-7
(2) The Fall of Government--3:8-15
(3) The Disgrace of the Proud Women--3:16-4:1
d. Restoration--The Purified Kingdom and The Branch of the Lord-- 4:2-6
e. The Parable of the Vineyard--Chapter 5
(1) The Song of the Vineyard--5:1-7
(2) Isaiah's Lecture--5:8-30
(a) Six woes to those who spurned God--5:8-23
i) Self-made and selfish--5:8-10
ii) Self-indulgent and drunk--5:11-17
iii) Provoking God--5:18-23
a) Self-confident and defiant--5:18-19
b) Self-justified and morally rationalistic--5:20
c) Self-worshiping and conceited--5:21
d) Self-serving and crooked--5:22-23
e) God's response--5:24
(b) The anger of God--5:25-30
i) The wrath of God
ii) The destroyer on the move
3. Isaiah in the Presence of God--Chapter 6
a. The Holiness of God--6:1-4
b. The Commissioning of Isaiah--6:1-13
(1) Conviction and Confession--6:5
(2) Cleansing--6:6-7
(3) Call--6:8
(4) Commission--6:9-13
4. Israel's Doom--Chapters 7-8
a. Ahaz Under Pressure--7:1-10
b. The Sign of the Son--7:11-17
c. The End of Israel--7:18-8:8
d. Reassurance--8:9-22
(1) God Stronger Than Confederacies--8:9-10
(2) Reassurance to Isaiah--8:11-15
(3) Isaiah's Response--8:16-22
(a) He will wait and trust--8:16-17
(b) He reflects on the foolishness of Judah--8:18-22
i) He and his sons are living signs of God--8:18
ii) Judah is seeking signs from mediums and spirits--8:19-22
5. Gloom Dispelled--Chapters 9-12
a. The Future Light of the Son--9:1-7
(1) First Light--9:1-2
(2) The Son on the Throne--9:3-7
(a) The nation prosperous and free--9:3-4
(b) The end of war--9:5
(c) The government of the Son--9:6-7
i) The Son's two natures--9:6a
ii) The Son's task--9:6b
iii) The Son's names--9:6c
iv) The Son's success--9:7
b. The Upraised Hand of God--9:8-10:4
(1) The Pride of Israel--9:8-12
(2) Heads and Tails--9:13-17
(3) Burning Fire and Civil War--9:18-21
(4) Woe to the Unjust Judges--10:1-4
c. Woe to Assyria--10:5-19
(1) The Rod of God's Anger--10:5-6
(2) The Pride of the Rod--10:7-14
(3) The Axe and the Fire--10:15-19
d. Prelude to the Kingdom--10:20-34
(1) The Remnant Returns--10:20-23
(2) The End of God's Wrath--10:24-27
(3) The Assyrian Advance--10:28-32
(4) The Axe Fells the Rod--10:33-34
6. The King on the Throne--11:1-16
a. The Character of the King--11:1-5
(1) The shoot of Jesse becomes the Branch--11:1
(2) The sevenfold Spirit rests upon Him--11:2
(3) He exercises blind justice and righteousness--11:3-5
b. The Character of the Kingdom--11:6-9
c. The Establishment of the Kingdom--11:10-16
(1) The King rallies the Remnant--11:10-13
(2) The King and the Remnant overcome the enemy nations--11:14-15
(3) The royal highway--11:16
d. The Songs of the Remnant--12:1-6
(1) Psalm of Salvation--12:1-3
(2) Psalm of the Glory of God--12:4-6
B. Focus on
the Neighborhood--Chapters 13-23
1. The Burden of Babylon--13:1-14:27
a. The Massing Nations--13:1-5
b. The Horror of the Great Tribulation--13:6-16
(1) Terror in the Hands of Almighty God--13:6-8
(2) The Wrath of God Upon the Earth--13:9-13
(3) The Carnage of Man, Woman and Child--13:14-16
c. Babylon Destroyed and Desolate--13:17-22
(1) The Defeat--13:17-19
(2) The Curse--13:20-22
d. Babylon Humiliated--14:1-27
(1) Israel Reinstated as United Nation--14:1-2
(2) Israel Taunts the King of Babylon--14:3-23
(a) The fallen oppressor--14:3-8
(b) Laughter from the grave--14:9-11
(c) The disgrace of proud Lucifer--14:12-17
(d) Death without dignity--14:18-23
(3) The Oath of God--14:24-27
2. The Burden of Philistia --25:28-32
3. The Burden of Moab--15:1-16:14
a. The Scene of Imminent Doom--15:1-4
b. Isaiah's Distress at What He Sees--15:5-17
c. The Offer of Mercy--16:1-5
(1) The Lamb for the Altar--16:1-4a
(2) The Lamb on the Throne--16:4b-5
d. The Pride of Moab--16:6-12
e. Three Years and Counting--16:13-14
4. The Burden of Damascus (and Israel)--17:1-14
5. The Burden of Egypt--18:1-20:6
a. The Ethiopian Capital--18:1-7
(1) The Aggressive Nation with Ensign Raised--18:1-3
(2) God Watches Quietly--18:4-6
(3) Bringing Gifts to God in the Millennium--18:7
b. The Nation as a Whole--19:1-20:6
(1) Trembling Idols, Melting Hearts, and Foolish Counselors-- 19:1-15
(2) Egypt Before God--19:16-22
(3) Blessing on Egypt--19:23-25
(4) The Sign of the Naked Prophet--20:1-6
6. Four Burdens--21:1-22:25
a. The Fall of Babylon--21:1-10
b. The Burden of Edom--21:11-12
c. Arabia--21:13-17
d. Jerusalem--22:1-25
(1) The Siege of Jerusalem--22:1-14
(2) The Demotion of Shebna--22:15-25
7. The Burden of Tyre--23:1-18
a. Announcement to the Nations--23:1-9
(1) Tyre is Destroyed--23:1-3
(2) Her Partners Wail--23:4-9
b. Words for Tyre--23:10-14
(1) God's Decree--23:10-12a
(2) No Escape--23:12b-14
c. The Future of Tyre--23:15-18
(1) Seventy years--23:15-16
(2) Prostitution--23:17
(3) Profits--23:18
C. Focus on
the Kingdom--Chapters 24-35
1. The King on the Throne--Chapters 24-27
a. Prelude to the Kingdom--The Great Tribulation--Chapter 24
(1) The Wasting of the Earth--24:1-13
(2) The Rejoicing of the Tribulation Saints--24:14-16a
(3) The Retribution of God--24:16b-23
b. Song of Praise to God in the Kingdom--Chapter 25
(1) For His Faithfulness--25:1
(2) For His Deliverance--25:2-5
(3) For His Provision--25:6-8
(a) A banquet table--25:6
(b) The end of death--25:7-8a
(c) The end of sorrow--25:8b
(d) The end of disgrace--25:8c
(4) For His Salvation--25:9
(5) For His Triumph Over False Religion--25:10-12
c. Song of Salvation--26:1-27:1
(1) The Strong City--26:1-6
(2) The Path of Righteousness--26:7-11
(a) The righteous yearn--26:7-9a
(b) The unrighteous learn--26:9b-11
(3) The Peace of God--26:12-15
(4) The Shelter of God--26:16-21
(a) Distress--26:16-18
(b) Resurrection--26:19
(c) Waiting for the passing of God's wrath--26:20-21
(5) The Final Victory--27:1
Victory--27:1
d. The Song of the Vineyard Revised--27:2-11
(1) Bringing forth fruit--27:2-6
(2) Careful pruning--27:7-11
e. Completing the Kingdom--27:12-13
2. The Rocky Path to the Kingdom--Chapters 28-35
a. Woe to Ephraim--28:1-29
(1) The State of the Nation--28:1-13
(a) Drunken pride and the trampled wreath--28:1-6
i) The fading flower of the present--28:1-4
ii) The glorious Crown of the future--28:5-6
(b) Befuddled leaders--28:7-13
i) Drunken priests and prophets--28:7-8
ii) Silly teachers--28:9-13
(2) The Warning to Judah--28:14-22
(a) The covenant with death--28:14-15
(b) The house on the rock stands firm--28:16-17
i) The Cornerstone--28:16
ii) The measuring line of justice--28:17a
iii) The plumbline of righteousness--28:17b
(c) The house without a foundation collapses--28:17c- 22
i) The covenant with death annulled--28:17c- 19
ii) The short beds, narrow blankets, and heavy chains--28:20-22
(3) The Parable of the Hard Grains and the Soft Grains--28:23- 39
(a) Plowing leads to sowing--:28:23-26
(b) Threshing leads to making bread--28:27-29
b. Woes to Ariel--29:1-24
(1) Woe to the Hypocrites--29:1-14
(a) Siege and Rescue--29:1-8
(b) Hearts Far Away--29:9-14
(2) Woe to Those Who Keep Secrets--29:15-24
(a) "He Knows Nothing"--29:15-16
(b) What God Knows--29:17-24
c. Woes to Judah--30:1-31:9
(1) Woe to the Obstinate Children--30:1-33
(a) Warning Against Alliance with Egypt--30:1-7
i) "Not My Plans"--30:1-2
ii) "Rahab the Do-Nothing"--30:3-7
(b) The Foolishness of the Wise--30:8-14
i) Unwilling to Hear--30:8-11
ii) Broken and Collapsed--30:12-14
(c) The Longing of God--30:15-26
i) Flight from Repentance--30:15-17
ii) Grace and Compassion--30:18-26
(d) The Name of the Lord and Shattered Assyria-- 30:27-33
(2) Woe to Those Who Rely on Horses--31:1-9
(a) Men Who Stumble--31:1-3
(b) The Battling Lion--31:4-9
d. Marching to Zion--Chapters 32-35
(1) The King is Coming--32:1-18
(a) The Righteous King--32:1-8
(b) The Year of Complacent Women--32:9-14
(c) The Poured Out Spirit--32:15-18
(2) Woe to the Destroyer--33:1-24
(a) The Destroyer Destroyed--33:1
(b) The Prayer of the Remnant--33:2-6
(c) "Acknowledge My Power"--33:7-13
(d) Sinners in Zion--33:14-16
(e) The King in His Beauty--33:16-19
(f) The City of Festivals--33:20-24
(3) Armageddon--34:1-17
(a) The Angry God--34:1-7
(b) The Day of Vengeance--34:8-15
(c) The Scroll of the Lord--34:16-17
(4) Streams in the Desert--35:1-10
(a) Renewal and Strength--35:1-7
(b) The Way of Holiness--35:8-10
D. Focus on Predictions Come True--Chapters 36-39
1. Assyria's Last Fling--Chapters 36-37
a. Invasion Stage One--The Outlying Cities--36:1
b. Invasion Stage Two--Siege of Jerusalem--36:2-37:38
(1) Propaganda and Mockery--36:2-21
(2) Hezekiah and God--36:22-37:7
(3) Rabshekah, Rumors and Blasphemy--37:8-13
(4) Hezekiah's Prayer--37:14-20
(a) Worship--37:16
(b) Facts--37:17-19
(c) Petition--37:20a
(d) Motive--37:20b
(5) God's Response--37:21-37:38
(a) Mocking the Mocker--37:21-25
(b) A Hook in the Nose--37:26-29
(c) The Sign of the Three Years to Plenty--37:30-32
(d) The Defender Defends--37:33-38
i) "I will defend"--37:33-35
ii) The miracle of the dead bodies--37:36-38
2. Hezekiah's Longer Life--38:1-22
a. Hezekiah at the Point of Death--38:1
b. Hezekiah's Prayer--38:2-3
(1) Petition and Basis--38:2-3a
(2) Motive--38:3b
c. The Gift of God--38:4-8
(1) Fifteen Years--38:4-6
(2) The Miracle of the Sun--38:7-8
d. The Psalm of Hezekiah--38:9-20
e. The Miracle of Healing--38:21-22
3. Babylon's First Approach--39:1-8
a. Showing Off--39:1-2
b. Prediction of Plunder--39:3-8
II. THE GIFT OF GOD--Chapters 40-66
A. Focus on Election and RedemptionA. Focus on Election and Redemption--Chapters 40-48
1. The Message of Comfort--40:1-5
a. The Theme--Tender Comfort--40:1-2
b. The Comfort--The Coming of the Lord--40:3-5
(1) The First Coming--40:3
(2) The Second Coming--40:4-5
2. The Promise of Deliverance--40:6-45:7
a. The Promisor--40:6-31
(1) God Keeps His Word--40:6-8
(2) The Sovereign Lord is Announced--40:9-11
(a) "Here is Your God"--40:9
(b) Coming in Power--40:10
(c) Tending His Flock--40:11
(3) His Qualification to Keep the Promise--40:12-31
(a) He is Beyond Comparison--40:12-25
i) Ruler of creation--both heaven and earth-- 40:12
ii) Wiser than the wisest man--40:13-14
iii) Greater than all the nations--40:15-17
iv) Real in contrast to idols--40:18-20
v) Sovereign over all--40:21-24
vi) Without equal--40:25
(b) He Knows His Creation--40:26
(c) He Knows His People--40:27-31
i) He is eternal and untiring--40:27-28
ii) He gives strength to the weary--40:29-31
b. The Promise--41:1-45:7
(1) God and False gods--Chapter 41
(a) The False gods of the Nations Will Not Protect Them--41:1-7
i) The challenge from God--41:1
ii) The conqueror He has called to destroy the nations--41:2-4
iii) The fearful make idols which they must protect--41:5-7
(b) The Sovereign God Protects His People--41:8-20
i) He has chosen them--41:8-10
ii) They will "thresh the mountains"--41:11-14
iii) He will see to their needs and restore the land--41:15-20
(c) God Taunts the Nations Because of Their Idols-- 41:21-29
i) He urges the idols to perform and declares them worthless--41:21-24
ii) He pronounces them false gods--41:25-29
a) They were unable to foretell His calling of their conqueror--41:25-28
b) They are "wind and confusion"-- 41:29
(2) The Three Servants--42:1-45:7
(a) The Faithful Servant Addressed--42:1-7
i) His mission of gentle justice--42:1-4
ii) His commissioning--42:5-7
(b) The Faithless Servant Addressed--42:8-44:28
i) The Lord identifies Himself--42:8-9
ii) Isaiah responds with a song of praise for the Lord about to march
into
battle--42:10-13
iii) God about to act at last--42:14-17
a) His excitement and pain--42:14
b) He will waste the earth--42:15
c) He will lead the blind--42:16
d) He will shame those who trust in idols--42:17
iv) Israel, the faithless servant--42:18-25
a) Israel, the blind servant--42:18-20
b) Israel, the lawbreaker--42:21-22
c) Israel, consumed by sin--42:23-25
v) Israel, declared redeemed--43:1-7
a) Redeemed and elected--43:1
b) Rescued--43:2
c) Ransomed--43:3-4
d) Restored--43:5-7
vi) Israel, witness that God is God--43:8-13
vii) Israel, the rejecting servant--43:14-28
a) The gifts of God to Israel--43:14-2
1/ Future gift--43:14-15
2/ Past gifts--43:16-17
3/ Present gifts--43:18-21
b) Their ungrateful response--43:22-24
c) God blots out sin for His own sake-- 43:25
d) Israel consigned to destruction-- 43:26-28
viii) The Redeemer and the redeemed--Chapter 44
a) Israel, realizing redemption--44:1-5
1/ Chosen servant--44:1-2
2/ The land restored--44:3a
3/ The people restored--44:3b-5
a/ The Spirit poured out --44:36
b/ Multiplication--44:4
c/ "The Lord's"--44:5
b) The Rock and the wood--44:6-20
1/ The only God--the Rock-- 44:6-8
2/ The nothingness of idols and the delusion of man--44:9-20
c) Forgiveness and restoration--44:21- 28
1/ "Remember--I have redeemed you"--44:21-22
2/ Isaiah's joy--44:23
3/ The Song of the Redeemer-- 44:24-28
(c) The Temporary Servant Addressed--45:1-7
i) His commissioning--45:1-4
a) His task--45:1
b) The secret of his power--45:2-3
c) The reason for his call--45:4-7
3. The Sovereign Deliverer--45:8-48:22
a. The Song of the Sovereign--45:8-13
(1) Showers of Righteousness--45:8
(2) The Potsherd--45:9-10
(3) "Do You Question Me?"--45:11-13
b. The Nations Acknowledge His Sovereignty--45:14
c. Isaiah Declares God's Sovereignty--45:15-19
d. The Sovereign Speaks--45:20-25
(1) The Ignorant Encouraged to Think--45:20-21
(2) The Offer of Salvation--45:22
(3) The Oath of God--45:23-24
e. The Sovereign vs the Idols--46:1-13
(1) The gods Who Have to be Carried--46:1-2
(2) The God Who Carries His People--46:3
(3) The gods Who Can Do Nothing--46:4-7
(4) The God Who Can Do Everything--46:8-13
(a) Incomparable--46:8-9
(b) Omniscient--46:10
(c) Omnipotent--46:11
(d) Grantor of Salvation--46:12-13
f. The Sovereign Judges Babylon--Chapter 47
(1) The Shame of the "Eternal Queen"--47:1-7
(2) The End of the Wanton Creature--48:8-15
(a) Babylon's Self-Delusion--47:8-10
i) The result--47:8-9
ii) The delusion--47:10
a) Self-righteousness--47:10a
b) Self-confidence--47:10b
c) Self-reliance--47:10c
(b) Babylon's Reality--47:11-15
g. The Sovereign Speaks to Wicked Israel--48:1-22
(1) Warnings They Have Ignored--48:1-6
(2) The Proof of Sovereignty--48:7
(3) Wrath Delayed--48:8-11
(4) "I Have Spoken"--48:12-15
(5) "There is No Peace for the Wicked"--48:16-22
(a) The Redeemer--48:16-17
(b) "If Only . . . "--48:18-19
(c) The Redeemed Redeemed--48:20-28
B. Focus on the Atonement--Chapters 49-57
1. The Servant's Inaugural Speech--Chapters 49-51
a. His Appointment--49:1-12
(1) His Call--49:1-3
(2) His Rejection--49:4
(3) His Honor--49:5-12
(a) A Light to the Gentiles--49:5-6
(b) Tribute from the Nations--49:7
(c) A Living Covenant with Israel--49:8-12
b. His Message of Comfort--49:13-26
(1) Joy to the World--49:13
(2) Assurance--Israel is Not Forgotten--49:14-18
(3) Blessings Upon Israel--49:19-26
(a) Growing Pains--49:19-21
(b) Served by the Nations--49:22-23
(c) Enemies Defeated--49:24-26
c. His Vindication--Chapter 50
(1) He Has Not Sold Them Out--50:1-3
(2) He is Fortified with the Wisdom of God--50:4-5a
(3) He Serves in Spite of Humiliation and Suffering--50:5b-7
(4) He Triumphs Over His Accusers--50:8-11
d. His Call to the Nation--Chapter 51
(1) Remembering the Covenant with Abraham--51:1-3
(2) Eternal Salvation--51:4-8
(3) The People Interrupt the Speech with Praise--51:9-11
(4) The End of Fear--51:12-16
(5) The Cup of God's Fury Removed--51:17-23
(a) The Cup Described--51:17-20
(b) The Cup Transferred to Israel's Enemies--51:21-23
2. The Good News--Chapters 52-54
a. The Sovereign God Proclaims Good News--52:1-12
(1) From Dust to Throne--52:1-3
(2) The End of Oppression and Blasphemy--52:4-6
(3) Beautiful Feet--52:7-8
(4) Joy and Comfort--52:9-10
(5) Final Exodus--52:11-12
b. The Details of His Plan--52:13-53:12
(1) Summary--Suffering and Sprinkling--52:13-15
(2) The Suffering Servant--53:1-12
(a) Despised and Rejected--53:1-3
(b) Vicarious Substitutionary Atonement--53:4-6
(c) Cut Off in Innocence--53:7-9
(d) Satisfied--53:10-12
i) Satisfaction--53:10-11a
ii) Justification--53:11b
iii) Exaltation--53:11a
c. A Song of Joy for the Restored Wife--Chapter 54
(1) Fruitfulness--54:1-3
(2) "I Will Bring You Back"--54:4-8
(3) The Husband's Vow--54:9-10
(4) Gifts for His Wife--54:11-15
(5) Security--54:16-17
3. The Offer of Salvation--Chapters 55-57
a. The Invitation--55:1-56:1
(1) Man's Part--55:1-7
(a) Come--55:1-5
(b) Seek--55:6
(c) Forsake--55:7a
(d) Turn--55:7b
(2) God's Part--55:8-11
(a) His Transcendence--55:8-9
(b) His Effective Word--55:10-11
(3) The Result--55:12-13
(a) Joy, Peace, Song and Plenty--55:12-13a
(b) The Lord's Renown--55:36
(4) The Responsibility--56:1
b. Just Rewards--56:2-56:12
(1) Rewards for the Obedient--56:2-8
(a) Blessing--56:2
(b) Without Exclusion--56:3-8
i) Eunuchs--56:3-5
ii) Foreigners--56:6-8
(2) Rewards for the Blind Watchmen--56:9-12
c. Peace--Chapter 57
(1) The Righteous--57:1-2
(2) The Unrighteous--57:3-21
(a) Catalog of Sins--57:3-10
(b) Two Choices of Refuge--57:11-14
i) False refuge--57:11-13a
ii) True refuge--57:13b-14
(c) Two Ends--57:15-21
i) Peace for the contrite--57:15-19
ii) No peace for the wicked--57:20-21
C. Focus on the Second Coming--Chapters 58-66
1. The Messiah–58:1-63:6
a. The Need–Israel’s Rebellion–Chapter 58
(1) Self-Deception–58:1-2
(2) False Worship–58:3-7
(a) False Fasting–58:3-5
(b) True Fasting–58:6-7
(3) Blessings if . . .–58:8-14
b. The Ability of the Redeemer to Save–Chapter 59
(1) Separation by Iniquity–59:1-8
(2) Lack of Justice–59:9-15
(3) The Arm of the Lord Works Justice–59:16-19
(a) His Own Arm–59:16
(b) The Armor of God–59:17
i) The Breastplate of Righteousness
ii) The Helmet of Salvation
iii) The Garments of Vengeance
iv) The Cloak of Zeal
(4) The Redeemer–59:18-20
(a) Retribution and the Fear of God–59:18-19a
(b) Coming to Zion–59:19b-20
(5) The Covenant–59:21
c. The New World Order–Chapter 60
(1) The Light of the World–60:1-3
(2) The New Economic Order–60:4-9
(3) The New Political Order–60:10-14
(4) The New Moral Order–60:15-18
(5) The New Light of Israel–60:19-20
(6) The New Security of Israel–60:21-22
d. The Messiah Speaks–Chapters 61-62
(1) His First Coming–61:1-2a
(2) His Second Coming–61:2b-3
(3) His New Israel–61:4-7
(a) Renewed–61:4-5
(b) A Kingdom of Priests–61:6a
(c) A Nation of Wealth–61:6b-7
(4) His Love of Justice–61:8-9
(5) His Delight in God–61:10-11
(6) His Promise to Israel–Chapter 62
(a) Beulah Land–621-5
(b) His Watchman–62:6-7
(c) His Oath–62:8-9
(d) His Proclamation–62:10-12
e. The Messiah Arrives–63:1-6
2. The State of the Nation–63:7-65:25
a. Prayer for the Nation–63:7-64:12
(1) Confession 63:7-14
(a) God’s Love–63:7-9
(b) Israel’s Rebellion–63:10
(c) Recalling Good Days–63:11-14
(2) Plea for Compassion–63:15-19
(3) Petition and Contrition–Chapter 64
(a) “Come Down”–64:1-4
(b) “Filthy Rags”–64:5-7
(c) “Do Not Be Angry Beyond Measure”–64:8-12
b. Answer to Prayer–Chapter 65
(1) “I Revealed Myself”–65:1-5
(2) “I Will . . . Pay Back”–65:6-7
(3) Cluster of Grapes–65:8-10
(4) Forsakers and Servants–65:11-16
(5) The New Creation–65:17
(6) Conditions in the Kingdom–65:18-25
(a) Rejoicing Instead of Weeping–65:18-19
(b) Longevity and Prosperity–65:20-24
(c) Harmony and Peace–65:25
3. Epilogue–View from the Top–Chapter 66
a. God and Man–66:1-16
(1) Immeasurable God–66:1-2a
(2) God’s View of Man–66:2b-16
(a) Whom God Esteems–66:2b
(b) The Displeasers–66:3-6
i) How God Sees the Hypocrites–66:3-4
ii) Their End–66:5-6
(c) The Esteemed–66:7-14
i) The Miracles of Birth–66:7-9
a) Birth of a Son–66:7
b) Birth of a Nation–66:8-9
ii) Their End–66:10-14
a) Rejoicing–66:10-11
b) Peace in the City–66:12-14
(3) Coming in Fury–66:15-16
b. The End of the Matter–66:17-24
(1) Two Kinds of Worshippers–66:17-21
(a) Abominable Purity–66:17
(b) Pure Worshippers–66:18-21
(2) Endless Israel–66:22
(3) Endless Fire–66:22
Suggested reading:
Isaiah
Romans
Matthew
II Kings 13-20
II Chronicles 26-32
