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Isaiah. When the Holy One Speaks Isaiah 1. Triad Christian Fellowship. Who is he?. King Joash. Wife. ?. King Amaziah. Amoz. Wife. Wife. Uzziah. Isaiah. Jewish Talmud says his father was a brother (half? full?) to Judah’s king Amaziah . He may have been of royal lineage.
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Isaiah When the Holy One Speaks Isaiah 1 Triad Christian Fellowship
Who is he? King Joash Wife ? King Amaziah Amoz Wife Wife Uzziah Isaiah Jewish Talmud says his father was a brother (half? full?) to Judah’s king Amaziah. He may have been of royal lineage.
Who is he? King Joash Wife ? King Amaziah Amoz Wife Wife Uzziah Isaiah Did he ever wish HE had been king?
How’d he die? Amoz Wife King Amaziah Wife X Uzziah Isaiah Wife 60+ years Jotham Wife Wife Ahaz Hezekiah Wife Manasseh Jewish Talmud says Manasseh had him sawed in two (Heb. 11:37).
Hebrews 11:37,39 “They were stoned, they were sawn in two … And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised”
1 Peter 1:10-12 • “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…”
His mission? • Prophesy broadly (Major prophet) • Prophesy about Jesus (Messianic prophet) • Isaiah means “salvation of Yahweh” or “Yahweh will save”
Isaiah’s Division 66 chapters • 1-39 Judgment • 40-66 Comfort
Foundational MOST quoted prophet in NT • Matthew quotes most Described as • “Romans” of OT • “Fifth Gospel” Vision carries into Revelation Chartres Cathedral
God’s Name “the Holy One of Israel” 25x “The central theme of the book is God himself, who does all things for his own sake (48:11). Isaiah defines everything else by its relation to God…” ESV Study Bible “For My own sake, for My own sake, I do it” Isaiah 48:11
Isaiah 1:2-4 Dumber than Ox or Donkey
Isaiah 1:5-6 Thoroughly sick • Head • Heart • Everywhere
Isaiah 1:7-9 Desolate
What’s wrong with this picture? Look of Devotion
“How the faithful city has become a whore!” [21] Heart of Rebellion
Denial’s Power • Judah was unaware of their alienation from God
Wash like… • A leper • A blind man • A disciple • You mean it!
Isaiah 1:18 "Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.