Isaiah

I. Superscription (1:1)

II. Model Sermon Illustrating Isaiah's Thought (1:2-2:4)

A. Summons to hear (1:2-3)
B. Charge (1:4)
C. Judah's incredible rebellion (1:5-6)
D. Judah's future (or present) destruction (1:7-9)
E. Against sacrifices (1:10-17)
F. Summons to court (1:18-20)
G. Judah's sin (1:21-23)
H. Judgment (1:24-31)
I. Future recognition of God (2:1-4)

III. Prophecy Concerning Judah (2:5-5:30)

A. Sin and judgment of Judah (2:5-3:12)
B. Summons to a court case (3:13-15)
C. Judgment against the women of Jerusalem (3:16-4:1)
D. Return of holiness after judgment (4:2-6)
E. Song of the Vineyard (5:1-10)
F. Judah's sin (5:11-24)
G. God's judgment (5:25)
H. A foreign army will invade (5:26-30)

IV. Isaiah's Call Experience (6:1-13)

V. Further Prophecy Concerning Judah (7:1-12:6)

A. Sign of Immanuel (7:1-25)
B. Isaiah and his family are signs for Judah (8:1-9:1)
C. The light of a child (9:2-7)
D. Judah's sin and punishment (9:8-10:4)
E. Arrogant Assyria is God's instrument of judgment (10:5-19)
F. Hope for Israel (10:20-32)
G. Hope from the stump of Jesse (10:33-11:16)
H. Faith will be renewed in the future (12:1-6)

VI. Prophecies Concerning Foreign Nations (13:1-24:23)

A. Babylon (13:1-14:27)
B. Philistia (14:28-32)
C. Moab (15:1-16:14)
D. Damascus (17:1-14)
E. Ethiopia (18:1-7)
F. Egypt - Isaiah prophesies nude (19:1-20:6)
G. Babylon (21:1-17)
H. Judah is warned of destruction to come (22:1-14)
I. Against Shebna, the steward (22:15-25)
J. Tyre (23:1-18)
K. Judgment on the earth (24:1-23)

VII. Restoration for Judah (25:1-35:10)

A. Songs of victory (25:1-26:21)

1. Song of thanksgiving (25:1-12)
2. Hymn (26:1-15)
3. Song of thanksgiving (26:16-21)

B. Death of Leviathan (27:1)
C. Another Song of the Vineyard (27:2-6)
D. Judgment (27:7-11)
E. Remnant will return (27:12-13)
F. Judgment on evil rulers (28:1-29)
G. Jerusalem besieged, then saved (29:1-10)
H. A sealed vision (29:11-12)
I. God meets unbelief with miracles (29:13-21)
J. Israel believes (29:22-24)
K. Do not trust in Egypt (30:1-18)
L. Salvation from God (30:19-33)
M. Turn to God, not Egypt (31:1-5)
N. Fall of Assyria (31:6-9)
O. Salvation will follow judgment (32:1-35:10)

VIII. Historical Interlude - parallel to 2 Kings 18:13, 18:17-20:19 (36:1-39:8)

A. God delivers Hezekiah and Judah from Sennacherib (36:1-37:38)
B. Hezekiah's illness (38:1-22)
C. Hezekiah and the Babylonian envoys (39:1-8)

IX. Second Isaiah (40:1-55:13)

A. Salvation for Israel (40:1-41:29)

1. Comfort (40:1-2)
2. Prepare the way of the Lord (40:3-5)
3. Majesty and power of God (40:6-41:1)
4. God will care for Israel (41:2-29)

B. First Servant Song (42:1-4)
C. Majesty of God (42:5-48:22)

1. God speaks of His power (42:5-9)
2. Hymn (42:10-13)
3. God proclaims His divinity and salvation for Israel (42:14-44:8)
4. Impotence of idols (44:9-20)
5. Summons for Israel to return (44:21-22)
6. Hymn (44:23)
7. Power of God (44:24-28)
8. Cyrus, God's "anointed" (45:1-7)
9. Hymn (45:8)
10. God's omnipotence vs. idols' impotence (45:9-46:13)
11. Judgment of Babylon (47:1-15)
12. New opportunity to obey (48:1-22)

D. Second Servant Song (49:1-6)
E. Return to the land (49:7-50:3)

1. God will bring His people home (49:7-12)
2. Hymn (49:13)
3. Glorious return to the land (49:14-26)
4. Judgment was due to sin (50:1-3)

F. Third Servant Song (50:4-9)
G. Summons to trust in God (50:10-52:12)

1. Trust in God's power and guidance (50:10-52:2)
2. Israel will know power of God (52:3-6)
3. A messenger brings good news (52:7-10)
4. God will lead a holy people (52:11-12)

H. Fourth Servant Song (52:13-53:12)
I. God's eternal covenant of peace with Israel (54:1-17)
J. Seek God and live (55:1-13)

X. Third Isaiah (56:1-66:24)

A. All people invited to serve God (56:1-8)
B. Israel's continued sin (56:9-59:21)

1. Poor leadership (56:9-12)
2. Idolatry (57:1-13)
3. God will save those who repent but destroy the wicked (57:14-21)
4. Proper fasting (58:1-14)
5. God's charge against the people (59:1-8)
6. The people's confession (59:9-15a)
7. God will punish (59:15b-19)
8. Redemption will come (59:20-21)

C. Salvation (60:1-63:6)

1. Incredible salvation to come (60:1-22)
2. Good news of salvation (61:111)
3. Israel and Zion to be restored (62:1-12)
4. Judgment of Edom (63:1-6)

D. Proper worship (63:7-66:5)

1. Community lament (63:7-64:12)
2. God's righteous judgment of Israel (65:1-16)
3. New heavens and new earth (65:17-25)
4. True worship (66:1-5)

E. Salvation (66:6-24)

1. Jerusalem will be restored (66:6-16)
2. Those who follow idols will be destroyed (66:17)
3. All nations will be invited to participate (66:18-21)
4. All will worship God (66:22-23)
5. All who disobey God will be destroyed (66:24)