Isaiah presents the “Day of the Lord”
Isaiah’s special presentation of the “Day of the Lord”,
where Christ says in Ps 40:7,
” Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, “
Themes in Isaiah : Salvation, Day of the Lord (first Occurrence) both the night & the Day.
“In that Day”: 43 occurrences
Isa 14:26
26 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
Isa 29:14 “marvelous work among the people” AKA the Elijah ministry?
Isaiah is a presentation of the Millennium, just as Matthew is a presentation of the Gospels.
“No one view could give a true idea of any building;” (Companion Bible p.1304) and no one prophet can include a complete “Harmony” of the return of the Lord.
Salvation – at His appearing, some 30 examples:
The Lord is BECOME my Salvation:
Is 12:2-3 ; Is 17:10; Is 25:9;Is 27:9;Is 30:15; Is 33:6,22; Is 35:4; Is 37:20,35; Is 45:8,17,22; Is 46:13; Is 49:8; Is 51:6,8; Is 52:7,10; Is 56:1; Is 59:11; Is 60:18; Is 62:11; Is 63:1;Is 64:5;66:5
Your soul shall live
Is 55:3;59:10 Blind are as Dead men
The Lord will have Mercy
Is 14:1; Is 16:5; Is 30:18;Is 43:25 (will not remember thy Sins O Jacob); Is 54:7-8
Revive the Humble & Contrite
Is 14:1; Is 16:5; Is 30:18;Is 43:25 (will not remember thy Sins O Jacob); Is 54:7-8
Shame for Apostasy
Hide under rocks from the Messiah
Is 2:10,19;2:21
Judgment Seat of Christ
Is 2:4 ;Is 3:13; 3:18; 4:4; 10:14,23;16:5;17:13;28:17,27;33:24;43:8,9; 45:21; 59:6 Act of Violence;Is 63:6; 64:1,2; 65:8
Babylon Falls; King of Assyria
Is 3:24; 10:12, 27; 14:9,10,12,19, 25; 17:9; 23:15; 24:10; 25:6, 8; 34:12; 37:25; 40:23
Grief & Desperate sorrow; Blind shall see
Is 17:11; 29:18; 30:20, 22; 31:7; 32:3, 4; 33:7,9, 14; 35:5, 6; 41:11; 42:7,16, 17; 43:8; 44:11; 45:16,24; 47:3;52:15; 65:13; 66:4,5
Different Nations
Gentiles
Is 2:2; 11:10; 14:1, 26; 42:6
Outcasts – Captors
Is 11:12; 13:14; 14:2; 27:13; 33:7; 60:14
All nations: subjection
Is 43:9; 49:18, 23; 43:13,14; 66:18,19,23
Call for thee
Is 55:5,12; 60:3,4,5,14
Time of teaching
every dwelling…learn right
Is 2:3; 4:5;26:9; 27:6; 28:9; 29:18,24; 30:26; 32:17 the work;Is 33:6; 41:20; 42:6; 54:13; 60:5; 61:8
Government with Order
Is 9:7; 11:4, 14:27; 22:21,22 (shoulder);Is 28:17,27;32:1 33:5,10; 14:21; 52:11;54:10,17; 56:6; 60:10; 61:5
Water, rivers, springs
Is 12:3; 41:18; 44:4,5; 45:8; 48:18; 49:10; 55:1; 60:5; 66:12
Write it
Is 30:8; 55:11 Word not void;Is 59:21
O My People, Israel
Root of Jesse; Not forgotten
Is 3:12; 11:10; 14:1; 43:21; 44:21; 45:17 Israel
Bounds set for the Holy Mount
Is 11:16; 26:1; 32:15, 18; 35:8,9; 52:1; 54:14; 59:2
Their own land; a highway
Is 14:1; 17:9; 35:8; 49:11; 57:13; 62:10
Some Blinded Purposely!
Is 29:10; 44:18; 63:17
Jerusalem’s residents are strictly Holy
The Righteous, the living
Is 4:3; 22:20,21; 26:19; 44:4,5; 45:4; 60:1; 61:6; 62:12;
Remnant:
Is 7:3 Shear-Jashub = the REMNANT shall return;Is 10:22; 11:11(2nd time);Is 16:14
Righteous Privileges
Is 26:2; 43:13,14; 45:25; 66:21
Ordinances made spiritual
Is 52:15; 56:7; 60:6,7,9; 62:5; 66:20
Figures used in Isaiah: **Click the word for the definition and Scriptural application**
If I had to pick one Figure of Speech that best represents Isaiah’s pattern of writing of prophecy, it would be Symploce or intertwining. He intertwines various themes stated above over and over throughout the words of his prophecy. This inherently makes it more difficult to “break apart” these revealed truths, where, in Ezekiel, they are given in blocks and some critics just chop off the parts they don’t like.
Additionally, Isaiah predicts two major emotional reactions will occur at the realization of the TRUE Messiah. This is Hedidys, or “Two for One”. The iniquitous will be despised because of their “evil enjoyment” and astonished at this outcome, while the righteous will LEAP for Joy. Inability to recognize this figure contorts the sequence of prophecy and confuses the order.