T HE B OOK ( S ) OF I SAIAH Ch. 1 One Isaiah: Covers ~500 Years Ch. 66 First Isaiah Ch. 1 Ch. 40 Second Isaiah Ch. 66 Is. of Jerusalem During Exile ~730-680 ~575-525 I SAIAH , P ART 1 Ch. 1 First Isaiah Ch. 40 2nd 55 3rd 66 Is. of Jerusalem Exile Rebuilding BS601 — Prophetic Books, Rev. Aaron Decker ~730-680 ~575-525 ~500 Semenari Theoloji Malaysia, Second Semester 2019 E VIDENCE : T IMELINE E VIDENCE : L ANGUAGE Ch. 1 Ch. 40 Ch. 66 Ch. 1 Ch. 40 Ch. 66 Predicts Exile Assumes Exile and New Stock Words/Phrases Occasional Words With New Weight My chosen (43.20) Isles, coasts (synechdoche) Predicts Release Nothing Praise (42.8ff) Create Shoot, Spring forth (44.4) Therefore your pursuers shall be [The people] have become a prey Offspring To break out into song (49.13) swift! (30.15) with no one to rescue (42.22) Justice Pleasure (46.10) The arm of Yhwh Until cities lie waste without Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt God’s good will (49.8) Adorn yourself inhabitant (6.11) (58.12) Your (Zion’s) children (51.20) Covenant Rejoice (61.10) His anger has not turned away, I bring deliverance; it is not far off Changes in Style I am Yhwh and there is no other (45) and his hand is outstretched still. (46.13) Double words for emphasis I am the first and the last (48.12) Word-for-word parallelism (5.25) I am your God, your savior (41.10) Change in sentence structure E VIDENCE : T HEOLOGY C OUNTERARGUMENT Ch. 1 Ch. 40 Ch. 66 Ch. 1 Ch. 40 Ch. 66 God is Majestic God is Infinite But there are similarities, too! A Remnant will be A Remnant is Chosen and That only shows that Second Isaiah builds on First Preserved Important A Shoot from Jesse A Suffering Servant But it’s scary! Because Jesus! How Many Isaiahs, Public Lecture, Tonight, 7:30 p.m., And one more thing: Multipurpose Hall Isaiah’s name appears sixteen times in chapters 1–39. It never appears after that. 7Jul 11 Isaiah Print.key - July 16, 2019
T HE M AN , T HE M YTH , F INAL N OTE ON B OOK U NITY T HE … W HO ? Son of Amoz (whoever that is) Ch. 1 Ch. 40 Ch. 66 Lived in Jerusalem Postmodern canonical criticism (And related disciplines) During the reigns of says: “But it’s still one book in our Bible.” Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and So, several Isaiahs or just one? Hezekiah Twelve Minor Prophets or one Book of the Twelve? Ascension of Isaiah (3rd Many theological voices in the Bible, or one great revelation Century) said he was sawn of God culminating in Jesus Christ? in half while false prophets laughed at him 1QIsaiah a 38:21–22 S TRUCTURE OF I SAIAH T HE G REAT I SAIAH S CROLL FROM Q UMRAN 1–5 Prophecy about Judah and Jerusalem 6–9 Isaianic Denkschrift Memorial, Syro-Ephramite War 10–12 Anticipating the Exile and Deliverance 13–23 Oracles Against the Nations 24–27 Isaianic Apocalypse 28–33 Prophecy Against Jerusalem, Return 34–35 Little Isaianic Apocalypse 36–39 Narrative of King Hezekiah — See 2 Kings 18:17–20:19 I SAIANIC D ENKSCHRIFT I SAIANIC D ENKSCHRIFT C HAPTER 6: I SAIAH ’ S C ALL C HAPTER 6: I SAIAH ’ S C ALL Possible Interpretations of “Really hear, but don’t understand” In the year that King Lot of good it will do them. They won’t listen anyway Uzziah (yay) died (boo) I’ve judged them, and it’s the right judgment Seraphim Sanctus They probably won’t hear you, but at least you tried “Me! Me! Oh, pick This is going to be a hard job, Isaiah me!” God must have wanted this all along Infinitive Absolute This isn’t a command; they just are not ready to hear וניבת לאו עומש ועמש , They’re responsible for my hardening their hearts Really hear, and don’t understand Things have to get worse before they can get better 7Jul 11 Isaiah Print.key - July 16, 2019
I SAIANIC D ENKSCHRIFT I SAIANIC D ENKSCHRIFT C HAPTER 7: I SAIAH AND A HAZ C HAPTER 8: I SAIAH ’ S P ROOF Context: Syro-Ephraimite War 1–4: Maher-Shalal-Chash- (Verse 1) Baz (Quick booty, speedily God will help Ahaz prey). Property deed? So don’t ask Assyria! 5–15: Faithlessness means Ahaz won’t listen Assyria is coming God will still help Ahaz 16–22: Disciples save his God will also judge the House prophecy (vs. useless of Judah (x4) divination) Immanuel: God is with us in this war and in our own judgement — Not Messiah! I SAIANIC D ENKSCHRIFT I SAIANIC D ENKSCHRIFT C HAPTER 9: M ESSIAH C HAPTER 9: M ESSIAH In the Old Testament: For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests The death of the Messiah, if it upon his shoulders; and he is happens, isn’t a saving event (1 called: Cor 1:23) Wonderful Counselor, Divine The Messiah isn’t God, but only Warrior God, Everlasting Father, God-sent Captain of Peace The Messiah brings Not very Israelite, or very Isaiah transformation, once and done God, the divine warrior, is planning (no second coming) a wonder; the everlasting Father is So, is Jesus the fulfillment of giving us a captain of peace Isaiah’s Messianic prediction? Much more Israelite, much more confusing Yes! God’s promise is still alive! 7Jul 11 Isaiah Print.key - July 16, 2019
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