1. The Book of Isaiah

2. 2 I. Overview II. Original Meaning III. Modern Application Judgment Leading to Restoration

3. Structure/Content of 1:2-6:13 (2.1) Isaiah’s Incredible Scenario of Exile Leading to Restoration (1-6) Isaiah’s Response to the Assyrian Judgment (7-39) Isaiah’s Response to the Babylonian Judgment (40-66) Explaining Divine Purposes in Exile Leading to Restoration Establishing Isaiah’s Credibility to Support His Message of Exile Leading to Restoration Predicting Divine Processes and Israel’s Responsibilities for Restoration

4. Both Narrative Autobiography Biography (6:1) (7:1) Death of Coalition Uzziah Syria-Israel 740 B.C. 734 B.C. Division Between 6-7 (2.2) Chapter 6Chapter 7 Closing Out Opening Section Beginning New Section Why did Isaiah say these things about Judah and Jerusalem? What was the historical context of Isaiah’s Ministry during Assyrian judgment?

5. Structure/Content of 1:2-6:13 (2.3) Justice and Righteousness Modified Lawsuit 1:2-31 Oracle of Salvation (2:1-4) That Day Judgment Oracle (2:5-21) Judgment Oracle (2:22-3:15) Judgment Oracle (3:16-4:1) Oracle of Salvation (4:2-6) Judgment and Restoration Parable of Judgment (5:1-7) Woes (5:8-10) Call Narrative (6:1-13) (“the holy seed” v. 13) Cycles of Judgment Leading to Restoration

6. 2 I. Overview Judgment Leading to Restoration II. Original Meaning III. Modern Application

7. Structure/Content of 1:2-31 (2.4) Lawsuit against Unrighteousness and Injustice in Jerusalem (1:2-31) Setting: After Sennacherib Invasion (8-9) Summons of Witnesses (2a) Accusations (2b-4) Questioning (5-8) Response (9) Summons of Defendant (10) Accusations (11-14) Sentencing (15) Call to Repentance (16-20) Closing of Case (21-31) Accusation (21-23) Sentencing (24-31) Themes of Unrighteousness and Injustice “justice” jP'v.mi (17) “justice” jP'v.m (21) “righteousness” qd,c, (21) “city of Righteousness” qd,C,h ry[i; (26) “justice” jP'v.miB. (27) “righteousness” hq'd'c.B i (27) “reason together” xky Legal Terminology (18; 2:4; 11:4) (Positive Result from Judgment) Prosecutor and Judge Yahweh (2) Defendants Judah/Zion (4,8,21) Witnesses Heaven & Earth (2) Isaiah, an Observer

8. Structure/Content of 2:1-4 (2.5) Superscription (1) Supremacy of Jerusalem (2) Recognition of the Nations (3a) Universal Justice from Zion (3b-4) Zion and Universal Justice jpv (2:4) [ jP'v.mi (1:17,21,27)] xky (2:4; 1:18) Eschatological Vision of Jerusalem Overflowing with Righteousness and Justice (2:1-4) Setting: Before or After Sennacherib Invasion (see Mic 4:1-4)

9. Structure/Content of 2:5-21 (2.6) Judgment against Syncretism (5-21) Call to Judah (5) Oracle of Judgment (6-21) Accusation of Syncretism (6-8) Sentencing (9-21) Judgment against Trusting Human Strength (2:22-3:15) Call to Judah (22) Oracle of Judgment (3:1-15) Sentencing (1-12) Accusation Oppression (13-15) Judgment against Haughty Women of Zion (16-26) Accusation of Haughtiness (16) Sentencing (3:17-4:1) Should v. 5 be included? 2:5-6; 2:22-3:1 Imperatives followed by yKi Theme of “that day” (11, 12,17, 20, 3:7, 18; 4:1) hw"hy> ~Ay “Day of the Lord” Judgment on “That Day” (2:5-4:1) Setting: Before or After Sennacherib Invasion (surrounding context: call to people (5)

10. Day of the Lord (2.7) hw"hy> ~Ay “Day of the Lord” ANE Background Royal political motif indicating that a worthy king could defeat All of his enemies in a single day. (D. Stuart, “The Sovereign’s Day of Conquest” BASOR 221 [1976] 159-164) In Israel Applied to Israel’s great King, the Lord, to describe his Interventions into history to destroy his enemies and to establish his reign. Blessing for Israel Isa 13:6,9 Ezk 30:3 Joel 2:31; 3:14 Ob 1:15 Curses for Israel Am 5:18 Ezk 13:5 Joel 1:5; 2:1,11 Zeph 1:7,14 Acts 2:20; 1 Co 1:8; 5:5; 2 Cor 1:14; 1 Th 5:2; 2 Th 2:2; 2 Tim 4:8; 2 Pet 3:10; 2 Pet 3:12; Rev 16:14

11. Structure/Content of 4:2-6 (2.8) Adornment of the Survivors (2) Holiness of Zion (3) Cleansing of Zion (4) Protection of Zion (5-6) hw"hy> xm;c “Branch” (11:1-5; 53;2) Jer 23:5; 33:15; Zech 3:8; 6:12; Jhn 15:1ff [J. Baldwin, VT 14 (1964) 93] Women (3:16) arB (65:17,18) Salvation on “That Day” (4:2-6) Setting: Before or After Sennacherib Invasion (surrounding context)

12. Structure/Content of 5:1-30 (2.9) Catastrophic Judgment (5:1-30) Setting: Before or After Sennacherib Invasion (surrounding context) Parable of the Vineyard (1-7) The Parable (1-3) Questioning (4) Sentencing (5-6) Explanation (7) Series of Woes (5:8-24) Woe over Property (8-10) Accusation (8) Sentencing (9-10) Woe over Self-Indulgence (11-17) Accusation (11-12) Sentencing (13-17) Woe over Impatience (18-19) Accusation Woe over Self-Justification (20) Accusation Woe over Arrogance (21) Accusation Woe over Drunken Injustice (22-24) Accusation (22-23) Sentencing (24) Judgment Oracle (25-30) Sentencing (25-30) “Woe!” Funerary Expression Parable as Legal Discourse

13. Structure/Content of 6:1-13 (2.10) Isaiah’s Call (6:1-13) Setting: 740 B.C. (Death of Uzziah) “for us” (v. 8) Divine Counsel (Gen 1:26; 11:7) Divine Holiness (33 times in Isaiah, 26 elsewhere) vAdq' vAdq' vAdq Metaphysical, Moral “clean” / ”unclean” rAhj' rAhj' al Historical Note (1a) Isaiah and the Divine Holiness (1b-7) Isaiah and Divine Exaltation(1b-4) God on the Throne (1b) Seraphs Attending (2-4) Isaiah and Divine Forgiveness (5-7) Isaiah’s Confession (5) Divine Response (6-7) Isaiah and the Divine Call (8-13) Isaiah and Divine Desire (8-10) Divine Desire (8a) Isaiah’s Response (8b) Isaiah and Divine Commission (9-13) Divine Instruction (9-10) Isaiah’s Response (11a) Divine Explanation (11b-13) Compare 40:6

14. Summary of 1-6 (2.11) Sins Of Judah Judah will be Judged and Purified Wicked Will be Destroyed Righteous Remnant will Be saved Restoration “In the last days” (2:1) Remnant will Return Zion will Be Glorious Spiritual Ignorance (1:3) Despising God (1:4) Violence (1:15) Lawless Rulers (1:23) Idolatry (2:8) Trust in Humans (2:22) Proud & Immodest Women (3:16) Drunkenness (5:22) Rejecting God’s Law (5:24) Purging of Dross (1:25) Repentant are Redeemed (1:27) People Walk with the Lord (2:5) Righteous are Rewarded (3:10) Survivors Purged/Sanctified (4:3-4) Desolation of Land (1:7) No Answers to Prayer (1:15) Devoured by Sword (1:20; 3:25) Physical Affliction (3:17) Jerusalem Laid Waste (5:5) Exile (5:13) After the Exile (Deut 4:30; Hos 3:5) Concept of Remnant “survivors” (1:9) “remaining” (4:3) Righteous, Faithful City (1:26) Zion, Chief of Mountains (2:3) Glory Cloud (4:4-5) [Holy Stump (6:13)]

15. 2 I. Overview Judgment Against Judah &Jerusalem II. Original Meaning III. Modern Application

16. Application of 1:2-31 (2.12) Lawsuit against Unrighteousness and Injustice in Jerusalem (1:2-31) Summons of Witnesses (2a) Accusations (2b-4) Questioning (5-8) Response (9) Summons of Defendant (10) Accusations (11-14) Sentencing (15) Call to Repentance (16-20) Closing of Case (21-31) Accusation (21-23) Sentencing (24-31) OM I C C

17. Application of 2:1-4 (2.13) Eschatological Vision (2:1-4) Superscription (1) Supremacy of Jerusalem (2) Recognition of the Nations (3a) Universal Justice from Zion (3b-4) OM I C C

18. Application of 4:2-6 (2.14) Judgment on “That Day” (4:2-6) Judgment against Syncretism (5-21) Call to Judah (5) Oracle of Judgment (6-21) Accusation of Syncretism (6-8) Sentencing (9-21) Judgment against Trusting Human Strength (2:22-3:15) Call to Judah (22) Oracle of Judgment (3:1-15) Sentencing (1-12) Accusation Oppression (13-15) Judgment against Haughty Women of Zion (16-26) Accusation of Haughtiness (16) Sentencing (3:17-4:1) OM I C C

19. Application of 2:5-21 (2.15) Salvation on “That Day” (4:2-6) Adornment of the Survivors (2) Holiness of Zion (3) Cleansing of Zion (4) Protection of Zion (5-6) OM I C C

20. Application of 5:1-30 (2.16) Catastrophic Judgment (5:1-30) Parable of the Vineyard (1-7) The Parable (1-3) Questioning (4) Sentencing (5-6) Explanation (7) Series of Woes (5:8-24) Woe over Property (8-10) Accusation (8) Sentencing (9-10) Woe over Self-Indulgence (11-17) Accusation (11-12) Sentencing (13-17) Woe over Impatience (18-19) Accusation Woe over Self-Justification (20) Accusation Woe over Arrogance (21) Accusation Woe over Drunken Injustice (22-24) Accusation (22-23) Sentencing (24) Judgment Oracle (25-30) Sentencing (25-30) OM I C C

21. Application of 6:1-13 (2.17) Isaiah’s Call (6:1-13) Historical Note (1a) Isaiah and the Divine Holiness (1b-7) Isaiah and Divine Exaltation(1b-4) God on the Throne (1b) Seraphs Attending (2-4) Isaiah and Divine Forgiveness (1b-7) Isaiah’s Confession (5) Divine Response (6-7) Isaiah and the Divine Call (8-13) Isaiah and Divine Desire (8-10) Divine Desire (8a) Isaiah’s Response (8b) Isaiah and Divine Commission (9-13) Divine Instruction (9-10) Isaiah’s Response (11a) Divine Explanation (11b-13) OM I C C