THE
PROPHET,
The Son of Amoz
Prophesied
during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
Isa
1:1
His Call and
anointing
Isa
6:1-8
His Family
Isa
7:3 8:3,4
GENERALLY
REGARDED AS THE GREATEST
of the Old Testament Prophets
(1)
Because he is pre-eminently the Prophet of Redemption
(2)
Many of the passages in his book are among the finest in literature. Some modern
scholars have studied this poetical prophecy as a botanist studies flowers,
dissecting and analyzing them. By the use of this scientific method the beauty
and unity of the book, like that of the rose, is almost forgotten as the
different parts are pulled to pieces for examination.
SYNOPSIS
SECTION I.
chs. 1-39, Refers chiefly to events leading up to the Captivity.
Isa
1:1 - 39:1
(a)
Exhortations and warnings of Divine Judgments, mingled with predictions of
better days and the coming of the Messiah, chs. 1-12
Isa
1:1 - 12:1
(b) Prophecies
respecting surrounding nations,-Assyria, Babylonia, Moab, Egypt, Philistia,
Syria, Edom, and Tyre, etc. chs. 13-23
Isa
13:1 - 23:1
(c) Writings
concerning the sins and misery of the people, promises of salvation, a song of
Confidence in God, and his care over his vineyard, chs. 24-27
Isa
24:1 - 27:1
(d) Chiefly
woes pronounced upon Ephraim and Jerusalem, especially for trusting in foreign
alliances, chs. 28-31
Isa
28:1 - 31:1
(e) Promises
of a Righteous King, and the outpouring of the Spirit, the exaltation of the
Righteous, and the turning of the wilderness into a Garden of the Lord, chs.
32-35
Isa
32:1 - 35:1
(f) Hezekiah's
deliverance from the Assyrians, and the lengthening of his life, chs. 36-39
Isa
36:1 - 39:1
SECTION II.
The
second part of the book contains Predictions, Warnings, and Promises which refer
to events beyond the Captivity, and reach on down the centuries through the
Christian Dispensation. This portion of the prophecy is especially rich in
Messianic references.
THE KEY WORD is
"Salvation." Isaiah means, "Salvation of Jehovah."
Salvation
(a) Wells of
Isa
12:3
(b) Joy of
Isa
25:9
(c) Walls of
Isa
26:1
(d)
Everlasting
Isa
45:17
(e) Day of
Isa
49:8
(f) Feet of
the heralds of
Isa
52:7
(g) Spread of
Isa
52:10
(h) Arm of
Isa
59:16
(i) Helmet of
Isa
59:17
(j) Garments
of
Isa
61:10
(k) Light of
Isa
62:1
SEVEN EVERLASTINGS
(1) Strength
Isa
26:4
(2) Judgments
Isa
33:14
(3) Joy
Isa
35:10
(4) Salvation
Isa
45:17
(5) Kindness
Isa
54:8
(6) Covenant
Isa
55:3
(7) Light
60:19
(Outline from Thompson’s Chain Reference
Bible)