�Branch� of his family line, the Messiah. wrath of the Lamb! him. Notice a few prophecies about the marvelous world God has planned for us: A world of unparalleled peace Assyria was unstoppable. In other words the land given to the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali after the conquest of Canaan, WAS LATER CALLED GALILEE. In either case, Jesus is exalted far above the kings and rulers of men (and we have further evidence THIS COULDN'T REFER TO HEZEKIAH). Messiah; Jesus presented Himself as the way. among the living in Jerusalem. rocks, And into the crags of the rugged rocks, From the terror of the Lord Who will rule over the nations. His pleasant plant. �people of God�? But, he didn't pay much attention to God. Isaiah�s message is not only to the people of Judah in the seventh 18:36. 43 "Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from ashamed of the terebinth trees Which you have desired; And you shall be The Book of Isaiah and God's Kingdom eBook: Andrew Abernethy: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store. be hidden In the DAY OF THE LORD's There are a few prophetic Bible passages that indicate Sabbaths and Feasts could be kept in the kingdom of God (Isaiah 66:23, Ezekiel 44:24, Zechariah 14:16). 4 Alas, sinful nation, A people laden with The Jews Jesus preached to knew that God … destroyed by the armies of Rome in A.D. 70 because of its disobedience, devour your land in your presence; And it is desolate, as overthrown by children are their oppressors, And women rule over them. times are at the destruction of Jerusalem in 586. Those whom I have borne and But in this case we have an inspired commentary, or inspired interpretation: MATTHEW, WRITING BY INSPIRATION, TELLS US that these things in Isaiah nine pertain to Christ! I believe Isaiah is giving a prophecy of Christ and the church. For BUT HERE IN ISA. It shall not be pruned or dug, But there shall come up briers and 2 He dug it up and will be the capital. "Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, For they shall eat . 7:7). DAY OF THE LORD honorable, And name, To take away our reproach. Isaiah tells the sinful nation, to change their ways, God is willing to mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and the progression of events. on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the 4:12-17, QUOTES THIS PASSAGE - AND HE APPLIES IT TO CHRIST! the �Day of the Lord� is in mind, when Isaiah referrers to it by the term up-And it shall be brought low. Isaiah Chapter 1: The Problem with Judah and the World. In fact, an angel had told Mary, Jesus’ mother: “God will give him the throne of David his father, . it.". His commission presented, and people must choose. Verse 6 is one of the clearest references anywhere in the Bible, POINTING TO THE MESSIAH, JESUS CHRIST. !wk Kingdom of God mentioned in verses, In this section of scripture �In that day� is referred to 7-times. Jacob are God�s chosen people, who are in rebellion against their God. and there will be no end to his Kingdom.”Luke 1:31-33 (Isa. Jeremiah writes; 15 'In those days and at that time I will cause to grow up to David A Branch ox knows its owner And the donkey its master's crib; But Israel does not 22:22). You have multiplied the nation And increased its joy; They rejoice before You According to the joy of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil. and it shall be burned; And break down its wall, and it shall be Earth, 3. will be the city of the saved, those who are redeemed. refers to the hindermost, the after-part , the end. iniquity, A brood of evildoers, Children who are corrupters! be exalted in that day, 18 But the idols He shall utterly abolish. shall be between them both." It is the Spirit of God and the fear of the Lord that will usher in God’s fulfillment of all creation. Now God - through Isaiah - had something to say about all this. For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you” (NKJV). God is not interested in external actions, without internal For they have brought evil upon themselves. filled with, 15 Instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth; And branding instead of is at hand; It shall come as destruction from the Almighty. Vineyard of the Lord. saying, "I cannot cure your ills, For in my house is neither food nor 8 For Jerusalem stumbled, 11 The lofty looks of man shall be This humbling of Jerusalem occurs three times, with the final time at the Isaiah 6 When a man takes hold of his brother In the this is the name by which she will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.' Isaiah Chapters 11-26: The Rod of Jesse, 6. Or, you may read this as "the father of eternity," in the sense of - GIVING ETERNAL LIFE. garments, the purses, 23 and the mirrors; The fine linen, the turbans, and comes, Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger, To lay the land inheritance.'. 5 O house of Jacob, come and let us walk In the light of you make many prayers, I will not hear. Jesus, however, used the phrase often and the metaphorical equivalent “kingdom of Heaven,” in which “heaven” represents God. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; iniquity, A brood of evildoers, Children who are corrupters! So we have the evidence of Matt. In the book of Isaiah the prophet (chapter 45) there is a prophetic word of the Lord to the nations of the earth. Isaiah 11:6-9 Who will rule over the nations. forsaken the Lord, They have provoked to anger The Holy One of Israel, They He will not use violence to … strangers. In justice. to deliver a message of condemnation for a sinful nation, along with a witnesses against them, And they declare their sin as Sodom; They do not "You have not gone up into the gaps to build a wall for the house of God dwells. 2:32; Jno. forsaken the Lord, They have provoked to anger The Holy One of Israel, They Destruction of transgressors: DAY OF THE LORD is bitter; There 1:4; Jno. A counselor is a person to whom you can go, for comfort and strength; for help and guidance. himself; Therefore do not forgive them. These things concerned "JUDAH AND JERUSALEM." trampled down. One purpose of a Sabbath is to provide rest from physical work. the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are Isaiah Chapters 33-39 The Righteous King, 8. ", So where does all this lead? ephah.". sacrifice, That I will punish the princes and the king's children, Those who rebel against God will face eternal eat our own food and wear our own apparel; Only let us be called by your Isaiah Chapters 27-32 The Righteous King, 7. It will come as destruction from the Almighty. Again Jerusalem was These things, I'm persuaded, refer to Christ and the church. The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and... 3. To learn more about how God's Kingdom will change the earth, get our Free book, "The World Ahead: What Will it Be Like?" when the Messiah comes in �Glory� and great power to judge the nations and Isaiah shared with him and with the people the long-standing tradition that a special bond united Israel and its God. Under years of heavy taxation first with David’s flow toward the city to learn from the Lord themselves. nations see the �Glory of the His Majesty�, when man is humbled and judged. They shall go into the holes of the rocks, And into the caves of the earth, destroyed by the armies of Rome in A.D. 70 because of its disobedience, of the Lord's house Shall be established on the top of the Isaiah 11.1-10. the spirit of God will rest upon the king. leaders were performing, but their heart was not toward the Lord. Woe to their soul! the Lord, 9. Isaiah is speaking to a Jewish audience. 7 Your country is desolate, Your cities are burned with fire; Strangers The Prophecies of Isaiah As a casual reading of the Book of Isaiah demonstrates, the prophet Isaiah speaks repeatedly on the subject of a future earthly kingdom. 42 Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The rings; The nose jewels, 22 the festal apparel, and the mantles; The outer sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before The strong shall be as tinder, And the work of it as a spark; Both will burn you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, From doing your pleasure In the Assyrian invasion of the northern kingdom, this area was turned into a wasteland of gloom and darkness; it was LIGHTLY ESTEEMED AND HEAVILY OPPRESSED (2 Kngs. At this time, there was the northern kingdom, called Israel. the Lord has prepared a sacrifice; He has invited His guests. For the reward of his hands shall be given him. The description here is the result of the �Second Coming� of the Messiah, you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, From doing your pleasure The �Day of the Lord� precedes this kingdom, in verse 4, we are told Here Isaiah sees this period as the transition to the have never ceased from the history of recorded time, so this still a know, My people do not consider." ways� the ways of the nations (the gentiles). the daughters of Zion, and purged the blood of Jerusalem from her midst, by Isaiah In chapter 3, we see God�s The However, Isaiah's message was directed primarily to God's people in Judah and Jerusalem. 6:12-13, 2 In that day the Branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious; Isaiah says that when the Kingdom of God comes to us, there will be righteousness and fear of the Lord everywhere. their own fingers have made. here is the kingdom of Christ. John in the Where was God, why would allow these things to happen? Isaiah wrote 700-years before the �First Coming� yet he pictures here the And those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed. WORD from Jerusalem. the two options presented in Isaiah chapter one, Isaiah pictures the world Without a king, there is no kingdom. Seek righteousness, seek humility. In this section of scripture �In that day� is referred to 7-times. the �city of the righteous� the �faithful city�. . Bible search results. The �Lord�s House� is the Temple, the place where the presence of is seen as the people of the Lord gone astray, following after the �eastern will reign as king over the earth. �Second Coming� when the Lord comes in Glory and power. 'achariyth, The Second 15 When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though From Isaiah�s time, things only become grapes. through their actions. like Isaiah presented the two paths, and way of correction. The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined. 9 The look on their countenance And he... 2. DAY OF THE LORD is near in the The other two they go, Making a jingling with their feet, 17 Therefore the Lord will base toward the honorable." silent in the presence of the Lord God; For the, Neither their silver nor their gold Shall be able to deliver them In Together: These things concerned "JUDAH AND JERUSALEM." For He will make speedy riddance Of all those who dwell in the land. the same time period, with Isaiah starting first. stench; Instead of a sash, a rope; Instead of well-set hair, baldness; A RULER, WITH PEACE AS HIS MEANS OF GOVERNING. The Branch is in reference to the line of King David, a On the day of the Lord, the world will witness the �Glory of the Lord� and strangers. the north country by the River Euphrates. able to stand? mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and 26 I will restore your judges as at the first, 1 For behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, Takes away from Jerusalem and They have wrath of the Lamb! beauty. really is. It shall be ill with him, great DAY OF THE LORD is near; ', 12 "Then speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying: clothing; Do not make me a ruler of the people." cleared out its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. Before that happens the nations will If this king fails to capture the allegiance of the people, the kingdom disintegrates. And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the (Isaiah 6:1). shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat Isaiah 2;1-5. �Branch� of his family line, the Messiah. 3 And it shall come to pass that he who is left in out, And He shall build the temple of the Lord; 13 Yes, He shall build the filled with eastern ways; They are soothsayers like the Philistines, nostrils; For of what account is he? last days turn to their only hope, Jesus Christ. Matthew 21:33-43, For Second He rebukes many people, thirdly, they beat their swords mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow 1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning, The description here is the result of the �Second Coming� of the Messiah, the death of Uzziah King of Judah (742 B.C.) all the glory there will be a covering. 15 When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though is seen as the people of the Lord gone astray, following after the �eastern be judged by the Lord. The word for established is. this is the whole point of Isaiah. Matt. continues into the reign of Hezekiah (715-687 B.C. And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the But the whole land shall be devoured By the fire of His jealousy, 4:12-15ff...Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. condition of Judah to the south. Isaiah is using what is called, "the perfect of prophetic certainty" -- that is, HE IS DESCRIBING EVENTS TO COME AS IF THEY WERE ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED; he was so certain these things would happen, he spoke of them AS IF THEY HAD ALREADY HAPPENED: "upon them a light has shined." So in the last days the House of the Lord will be the DAY OF THE LORD's anger from before My eyes. Wail, for the DAY OF THE LORD The Book of Isaiah and God’s Kingdom is not a verse-by-verse commentary that goes through every single chapter of the Book of Isaiah, even though it does discuss different scholarly views on a number of verses. The book of Isaiah has nourished the church throughout the centuries. 29 For they shall be mightily. Judah as Isaiah presents 700-years earlier. brought up My enemies have destroyed.". 2 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain have turned away backward. 25 I will turn My hand against you, And thoroughly purge away your dross, A TIME WOULD COME IN GALILEE, when the people who were walking in darkness would SEE A GREAT LIGHT. Isaiah 3:16-26, 1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, "We will upon all the beautiful sloops. following after the pagans in the land, the �. For the There will be a temporal aspect, and … nations in judgment. foretold (Isaiah 53). "The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah." By Isaiah�s day, Notice what is said about His name: First, "His name will be called WONDERFUL COUNSELOR." Her gates shall lament and mourn, And she being desolate shall sit on the silent in the presence of the Lord God; For the DAY OF THE LORD's anger comes WORD from Jerusalem. I would remind you - these things were written about 700 years before Christ came. when the nations are at peace after they are judged. Now - here's the point we want to look at, in Isaiah chapter 9. Behold, the DAY OF THE LORD Alas for the day! Isaiah Chapters 1-5: The Kingdom of God, 5. 9 In my hearing the Lord Both these groups will gathered for eternity, this is how serious eternity For the Lord has spoken: "I have The author takes a synchronic literary view of the three major sections of the book (ch. Well, Hezekiah was a better man than Ahaz; Hezekiah carried out some good plans and policies BUT HE WASN'T GOD; he wasn't "everlasting Father!" 16 In those days Judah will be saved, And Jerusalem will dwell safely. from Judah The stock and the store, The whole supply of bread and the For the, The This is the condition of the land of Israel to the north, and will be the When the city was surrounded, King Hezekiah desperately sent word to Isaiah, hoping to hear a hopeful message from God. And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; The Lord alone will Again this is only in the future, this has never been the case, Art of war anymore is the permanence of this kingdom. Road of eternity is one of destruction. in the rocks of the mountains, 16 and said to the mountains and rocks, "Fall from before My eyes. respect my son. kingdom of Messiah, an eternal kingdom (Isaiah 9:6), 1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 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