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The Story-Line of Christian Prophetic Rhetorolect LESSON 5: ISAIAH AS A RESOURCE FOR JESUS’ ADULT ACTIVITY

The Story-Line of Christian Prophetic Rhetorolect LESSON 5: ISAIAH AS A RESOURCE FOR JESUS’ ADULT ACTIVITY. The prophetic words of Isaiah serve as a resource in Christian prophetic rhetorolect beyond John the Baptist and the birth of Jesus into Jesus’ adult activity.

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The Story-Line of Christian Prophetic Rhetorolect LESSON 5: ISAIAH AS A RESOURCE FOR JESUS’ ADULT ACTIVITY

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  1. The Story-Line of Christian Prophetic RhetorolectLESSON 5: ISAIAH AS A RESOURCE FOR JESUS’ ADULT ACTIVITY The prophetic words of Isaiah serve as a resource in Christian prophetic rhetorolect beyond John the Baptist and the birth of Jesus into Jesus’ adult activity. Verses in Isaiah function as special resources both for the beginning of Jesus’ adult activity and for special features of his activity after its beginning. • Click to read passages in Isaiah where Isaiah interprets his own prophetic activity.

  2. Hebrew Bible Resource In the Hebrew Bible, Isaiah interprets his mission to Israel as an anointed prophet. Click to read about Isaiah as an anointed prophet.

  3. Hebrew Bible Resource: ISAIAH INTERPRETS HIS MISSION TO ISRAEL AS AN ANOINTED PROPHET Isaiah 61:1 The spirit of the Lord Adonai is on me; because Adonai has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound; 61:2 to proclaim the year of Adonai’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; Click to continue with Isaiah as an anointed prophet.

  4. Hebrew Bible Resource: ISAIAH INTERPRETS HIS MISSION TO ISRAEL AS AN ANOINTED PROPHETcont. (1) Isaiah 61:3 to appoint those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Adonai, that he may be glorified. (read Isaiah 61) Isaiah 58:6 Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to release the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that you may break every yoke? Click to continue with Isaiah as an anointed prophet.

  5. Hebrew Bible Resource: ISAIAH INTERPRETS HIS MISSION TO ISRAEL AS AN ANOINTED PROPHETcont. (2) Isaiah 58:7 Isn’t it to distribute your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor who are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you not hide yourself from your own flesh? (read Isaiah 58) Click for Christian prophetic rhetorolect that uses Isaiah 61 and 58 as a resource.

  6. CHRISTIAN PROPHETIC RHETOROLECT PRESENTS JESUS READING A BLEND OF ISAIAH 61 AND 58 TO INTERPRET HIS OWN MISSION AS AN ANOINTED PROPHET • Click for next slide.

  7. Christian Prophetic Rhetorolect in Luke 4: JESUS INTERPRETS HIS MISSION AS AN ANOINTED PROPHET Luke 4:16 He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. 4:17 The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written, 4:18 “The spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed, Click for continuation of Isaiah 61 and 58 as a resource in Christian prophetic rhetorolect.

  8. Christian Prophetic Rhetorolect in Luke 4: JESUS INTERPRETS HIS MISSION AS AN ANOINTED PROPHET cont. Luke 4:19 and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” 4:20 He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him. 4:21 He began to tell them, “Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” (read Luke 4:14-30) Click for Isaiah’s prediction of the re-establishment of northern Israel.

  9. Hebrew Bible Resource In the Hebrew Bible, Isaiah 9 predicts re-establishment of Northern Israel after Assyria’s destruction in 733 BCE. Click to read Isaiah’s prophetic statement about northern Israel.

  10. Hebrew Bible Resource: ISAIAH PREDICTS THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF NORTHERN ISRAEL in Isaiah 9 Isaiah 9:1 But there shall be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time, he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time he has made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. Click for continuation of Isaiah 9.

  11. Hebrew Bible Resource: ISAIAH PREDICTS THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF NORTHERN ISRAEL in Isaiah 9 cont. Isaiah 9:2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who lived in the land of the shadow of death, on them the light has shined. 9:3 You have multiplied the nation. You have increased their joy. They rejoice before you according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. (read Isaiah 9) Click to read about Christian prophetic rhetorolect.

  12. IN CHRISTIAN PROPHETIC RHETOROLECT GOSPEL OF MATTHEW INTERPRETS JESUS’ GOING TO CAPERNAUM AS A MOVE TO GALILEE OF THE GENTILES, BY THE SEA • Click for next slide.

  13. Christian Prophetic Rhetorolectin Matthew 4: JESUS GOES TO GALILEE OF THE GENTILES Matthew 4:12 Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee. 4:13 Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, 4:14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, 4:15 “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, Click for continuation of Christian prophetic rhetorolect in Matthew.

  14. Christian Prophetic Rhetorolectin Matthew 4: JESUS GOES TO GALILEE OF THE GENTILES Matthew 4:16 the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned.” 4:17 From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”(read Matthew 4) Click for a resource for Christian prophetic rhetorolect in Isaiah 6.

  15. Hebrew Bible Resource In the Hebrew Bible, Isaiah 6 presents God’s words to Isaiah about people not understanding, with their minds dull, their ears stopped, and their eyes shut. Click to read God’s words to Isaiah about Israel’s inability to understand.

  16. Hebrew Bible Resource: GOD’S WORDS TO ISAIAH ABOUT THE PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND Isaiah 6:8 I head the Lord’s voice, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am, send me!” 6:9 He said, “Go and tell this people, ‘You hear indeed, but don’t understand; and you see indeed, but don’t perceive.’ 6:10 Make the heart of this people fat. Make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.” Click to continue with God’s words to Isaiah.

  17. Hebrew Bible Resource: GOD’S WORDS TO ISAIAH ABOUT THE PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND cont. Isaiah 6:11 Then I said, “Lord, how long?” He answered, “Until cities are waste without inhabitant, and house without man, and the land becomes utterly waste, 6:12 and Adonai has removed men far away, and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land. 6:13 If there is a tenth left in it, that also will in turn be consumed: as a terebinth, and as an oak, whose stock remains when they are felled; so the holy seed is its stock.” (read Isaiah 6) Click for Christian prophetic rhetorolect that uses Isaiah 6 as a resource.

  18. IN CHRISTIAN PROPHETIC RHETOROLECT JESUS USES GOD’S WORDS IN ISAIAH 6 TO INTERPRET HIS PARABLES AS HARD TO UNDERSTAND • Click for next slide.

  19. Christian Prophetic Rhetorolectin Matthew 13: JESUS’ PARABLES HARD TO UNDERSTAND Matthew 13:13 “Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don’t see, and hearing, they don’t hear, neither do they understand. 13:14 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, ‘By hearing you will hear, and will in no way understand; seeing you will see, and will in no way perceive: 13:15 for this people’s heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and should trun again; and I would heal them.’” Click for continuation of Christian prophetic rhetorolect in Matthew.

  20. Christian Prophetic Rhetorolectin Matthew 13: JESUS’ PARABLES HARD TO UNDERSTAND cont. Matthew 13:16 “But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear. 13:17 For most certainly I tell you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which you see, and didn’t see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and didn’t hear them.” (read Matthew 13) (read Mark 4:10-13; Mark 4)(read Luke 8:9-10; Luke 8) Click for Isaiah 29 as a resource for Christian prophetic rhetorolect.

  21. Hebrew Bible Resource:ISAIAH 29 In the Hebrew Bible, Isaiah 29 contains lengthy words of God that discuss seeing, reading, and understanding. God’s statements make fun of both the people and the prophets of Israel. God foretells of a time when Israel will see clearly God’s ways and be blessed by God. APOLOGIES FOR THE LENGTH OF THE RECITATION OF ISAIAH 29 COMING NEXT!! IT IS, HOWEVER, VERY IMPORTANT. Click to read Isaiah 29.

  22. Hebrew Bible Resource: NOT UNDERSTANDINGin Isaiah 29 Isaiah 29:9 Pause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. 29:10 For Adonai has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes, the prophets; and he has covered your heads, the seers. Click to continue with Isaiah 29.

  23. Hebrew Bible Resource: READING AND NOT UNDERSTANDINGin Isaiah 29 Isaiah 29:11 All vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is educated, saying, “Read this, please;” and he says, “I can’t, for it is sealed;” 29:12 and the book is delivered to one who is not educated, saying, “Read this, please;” and he says, “I can’t read.” Click to continue with Isaiah 29.

  24. Hebrew Bible Resource: GOD WILL AGAIN DO AMAZING THINGSin Isaiah 29 Isaiah 29:13 The Lord said, “Because this people draws near with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught; 29:14 therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the understanding of their prudent men will be hidden.” Click to continue with Isaiah 29.

  25. Hebrew Bible Resource: PEOPLE TURN THINGS UPSIDE DOWNin Isaiah 29 Isaiah 29:15 Woe to those who deeply hide their counsel from Adonai, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, “Who sees us?” and “Who knows us?” 29:16 You turn things upside down! Should the potter be thought to be like clay; that the thing made should say about him who made it, “He didn’t make me;” or the thing formed say of him who formed it, “He has no understanding?” Click to continue with Isaiah 29.

  26. Hebrew Bible Resource: ISRAEL WILL BECOME FRUITFUL, HEARING AND SEEING in Isaiah 29 Isaiah 29:17 Isn’t it yet a very little while, and Lebanon will be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field will be regarded as a forest? 29:18 In that day, the deaf will hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind will see out of obscurity and out of darkness. Click to continue with Isaiah 29.

  27. Hebrew Bible Resource: JUSTICE WILL BRING JOY TO THE MEEK AND HAPPINESS TO THE NEEDY in Isaiah 29 Isaiah 29:19 The humble also will increase their joy in Adonai, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. 29:20 For the ruthless is brought to nothing, and the scoffer ceases, and all those who are alert to do evil are cut off— 29:21 who cause a person to be indicted by a word, and lay a snare for the arbiter in the gate, and who deprive the innocent of justice with false testimony. Click to continue with Isaiah 29.

  28. Hebrew Bible Resource: JUSTICE WILL BRING JOY TO THE MEEK AND HAPPINESS TO THE NEEDY in Isaiah 29 Isaiah 29:22 Therefore thus says Adonai, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: “Jacob shall no longer be ashamed, neither shall his face grow pale. 29:23 But when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they will sanctify my name. Yes, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel. 29:24 They also who err in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will receive instruction.” (Isaiah 29) Click for Christian prophetic rhetorolect.

  29. IN CHRISTIAN PROPHETIC RHETOROLECT JESUS USES WORDS FROM ISAIAH 29 TO DEFEND NOT WASHING HANDS BEFORE EATING, SINCE IT FOLLOWS “TRADITION OF MEN” RATHER THAN “COMMANDMENT OF GOD” • Click for next slide.

  30. Christian Prophetic Rhetorolectin Mark 7: DEFILED HANDS AND COMMANDMENT OF GOD Mark 7:5 The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why don’t your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?” 7:6 He answered them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.’” Click for continuation of Christian prophetic rhetorolect.

  31. Christian Prophetic Rhetorolectin Mark 7: DEFILED HANDS AND COMMANDMENT OF GOD Mark 7:7 “‘But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctines the commandments of men.’ 7:8 For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men—the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things.” 7:9 He said to them, “Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.” (read Mark 7:1-23; Matthew 15:1-20) Click for additional resources in Isaiah for Christian prophetic rhetorolect.

  32. Hebrew Bible Resource In the Hebrew Bible, various passages in different chapters refer to healing that occurs through prophetic renewal. Click to read God’s prophetic words to Isaiah about healing.

  33. Hebrew Bible Resource: GOD’S WORDS TO ISAIAH ABOUT HEALING Isaiah 35:5 Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. 35:6 Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing; for waters will break out in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. Isaiah 29:18 In that day, the deaf will hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind will see out of obscurity and out of darkness. Click to continue with God’s words to Isaiah.

  34. Hebrew Bible Resource: GOD’S WORDS TO ISAIAH ABOUT HEALING Isaiah 26:19 Your dead shall live. My dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth will cast forth the dead. Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord Adonai is on me; because Adonai has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release those who are bound. Click for Christian prophetic rhetorolect.

  35. IN CHRISTIAN PROPHETIC RHETOROLECT JESUS USES WORDS FROM ISAIAH TO INTERPRET HIS HEALINGS AND RAISING PEOPLE FROM DEATH TO LIFE • Click for next slide.

  36. Christian Prophetic Rhetorolectin Luke 7: JESUS INTERPRETS HIS HEALINGS WITH WORDS FROM ISAIAH Luke 7:18 The disciples of John told him about all these things. 7:19 John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?” 7:20 When the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptizer has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?’” Click for continuation of Christian prophetic rhetorolect in Luke 7.

  37. Christian Prophetic Rhetorolectin Luke 7: JESUS INTERPRETS HIS HEALINGS WITH WORDS FROM ISAIAH cont. Luke 7:21 In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight. 7:22 Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. 7:23 Blessed is he who is not offended by me.”(compare Matthew 11 with Luke 7) Click for continuation of Christian prophetic rhetorolect in John 12.

  38. Christian Prophetic Rhetorolectin John 12: JESUS INTERPRETS HIS HEALINGS WITH WORDS FROM ISAIAH cont. John 12:37 But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they didn’t believe in him, 12:38 that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, “Lord, who has believed our report? To whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” 12:39 For this cause they couldn’t believe, for Isaiah said again, 12:40 “He has blinded their eyes and he hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, and would turn, and I would heal them.” 12:41 Isaiah said these things when he saw his glory, and spoke of him. Click for a summary.

  39. Good Work! In this lesson you have learned that: • In the Hebrew Bible, Isaiah interprets his mission to Israel as an anointed prophet. • Verses in Isaiah function as special resources both for the beginning of Jesus’ adult activity and for special features of his activity after its beginning. • Christian prophetic rhetorolect presents Jesus reading a blend of Isaiah 61 and 58 to interpret his own mission as an anointed prophet. Click to continue the summary.

  40. Excellent! Click to continue the summary. In Christian prophetic rhetorolect, the Gospel of Matthew interprets Jesus’ going to Capernaum as a move to Galilee of the Gentiles, by the Sea. • In Christian prophetic rhetorolect Jesus uses God’s words in Isaiah 6 to interpret his parables as hard to understand. • In Christian prophetic rhetorolect, Jesus uses words from Isaiah 29 to defend not washing hands before eating, since it follows “tradition of men” rather than “commandment of God.” • In Christian prophetic rhetorolect, Jesus uses words from Isaiah to interpret his healing and raising people from death to life.

  41. Congratulations!!!! THIS WAS THE FIFTH LESSON on the Christian Prophetic Story-Line. Every good wish as you continue with Lesson 6 on the prophet Jeremiah.

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