Isaiah 11-15

Chapter 11

The second vision of the Messiah. The first spoke of His birth (9:1). Now we see His character, the fruit of His life described as the 7 fold spirit of the Lord resting upon Him. He is both the root and the offspring of David. We see the mystery of the OT explained. He will gather his people Jew and Gentile under His banner

Chapter 12

This short little chapter is a high note. Only 6 verses but speaks of the praise of the remnant towards their God. For those who come to the savior and repent, He bears their sin and God’s anger and gives them Joy. They will be a witness to the world

Chapter 13

This chapter starts a long section from 13-27 that covers the judgment of the nations. The first judgment or burden is against Babylon. At the time of Isaiah’s prophesy Assyria was the great world superpower, not Babylon. Yet, Isaiah provides very specific near and future prophesies about the destruction of Babylon. The burden of Babylon was false religion, idolatry. Presumably all these nations never heard about the coming judgment. Somehow all these nations are connected to Judah

Chapter 14

We see a future time when people will come to Israel and cling to them. The nations that once ruled over Israel will now be ruled by Israel. This chapter also gave us the judgment of the king, whether this was a vision of Satan’s fall or that of an earthly king is debated. If it is a picture of Satan, it does not fit the context of the judgments of nations: Babylon, Assyria and Philistia

Chapter 15

This chapter is the judgment of Moab. Moab was the first son of Lot’s incestuous relationship with this daughters.Ruth and David are descendants. Moab will be fiercely destroyed like a lion attacks its prey

Overview

The second vision of the Messiah. The first spoke of His birth (9:1). Now we see His character, the fruit of His life described as the 7 fold spirit of the Lord resting upon Him. He is both the root and the offspring of David. We see the mystery of the OT explained. He will gather his people Jew and Gentile under His banner

God is never late

Sennacherib, the Assyrian King just sacked Judah but only got to the walls of Jerusalem before the Lord destroyed his army. Like the Lord destroyed Pharaohs army. God is never late. His divine deliverance is timed to the second.

Second vision

Here we have a second vision of the Messiah

— The first was his birth ( 9:1 )

— Here the fruit of His life ( 11:2 )

( 11:1 ) There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots

Life in pieces

— After the foretold Babylonian captivity life looks bleak for what is left of Israel

— Isaiah sees new life in the form of a Rod from the stem of Jesse

— Jeremiah was even more explicit:

“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS ( Jer 23:5-6 )

Stem of Jesse

— Jesse was David’s father

— David called the son of Jesse

— The fact that Christ is a stem / shoot from Jesse says that he is not just another King from the line of David but another David (cf. Hos 3:5)

Branch

— And Branch indicates that He is the Messiah

— Branch is always used that way (cf. Isa 4:2)

“In that day the Branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious; And the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and appealing For those of Israel who have escaped.” ( Is 4:2 )

— Grow out of the roots

— Buried under the earth

— The house of David was reduced very low to obscurity and poverty

— Consider the poverty of Mary and Joseph

2 Titles

— Messiah has two titles

— The other is The Lion of Judah which came from Jacob’s blessing of Judah ( Gn 49:8-10 )

— When John sees Christ in heaven he refers to him with both of these titles

— “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David ( Rev 5:5 )

Seven Fold Ministry of the Holy Spirit (11:2)

( 11:2 ) The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord

Second Vision

— Here, the second vision of the Messiah

— Emphasis is on his life, his character

— Seven (7) is the number of fullness, completeness

— This is the same 7 spirits we see around the throne ( Rev 1:4 )

— This spirit will rest upon him

Q: Do you see the trinity in verse 11:2?

Trinity

— The Spirit

— The Lord

— Him

Q: Describe each ministry of the Holy Spirit

Of the Lord

— The Spirit of the Lord

— His spirit

— His essence

— His power

Wisdom

— A spirit of wisdom

— Eph 5:15 says walk in wisdom

— Used as a judicial term (cf. Dt 1:13)

Understanding

— Power to see the heart of an issue

— Solomon prayed for understanding (cf. 1 Ki 3:9 )

1 Kings 3:9 NKJV

9 Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”

Wisdom + Understanding

— Taken together to govern and to judge. Christ when He began preaching (Luke 4:18) said the spirit of the Lord is upon me

— He was given the spirit of government so that He was equipped for judgment which the Father committed to Him

Counsel

— To have the right strategy

— This same word is translated “strategy’ in ( 36:5 )

Power

— Not only the right strategy but the military strength so see His plans through to completion

Knowledge

— He will thoroughly understand what he needs to do

— “no one knows the Father except the Son” (cf. Matt 11:27)

Fear

— True knowledge shows up as reverence

Criticism

— Some say that this is not the same 7 fold spirit as in Rev 1:4

— Because you have to count Spirit of the Lord as a separate attribute of the Spirit

Q: If 7 is God’s number, what is Man’s number?

Number 6

— The number 6 because we always fall short of perfection, 7

Sin ( ἁμαρτία, ας, hamartia: a sin, failure)

— literally means to fall short

— Has to do with shooting an arrow that falls short of the target

Seven Fold Ministry of the Holy Spirit > His rule (11:3-5)

( 11:3-5 ) His delight is in the fear of the Lord, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; 4 But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. 5 Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist

Q: What kind of judgment will the Lord render? vv3-4?

Supernatural

— He will have supernatural judgment

— Kings would use their eyes and ears, but the coming King will judge men’s hearts

( 11:4 ) But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth;

— Fair judgment His judgment will be fair, even handed

— He wouldn’t favor the poor or the rich - unlike the leaders now ( 1:21 )

— Judah had become corrupt and was surrounded by hostile powers

— The nation desperately needed a revival of righteousness, justice and faithfulness

(11:4c ) And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked

— Destruction of the man of wickedness (cf. 2 Thess 2:8)

— In the middle of the tribulation, Satan will indwell a man

— God will kill him and the false prophet

— The same language used here ( 11:2 ) is also used in Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians

— “And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.” ( 2 Thess 2:8 )

— And we see the two-edged sword proceeding out of His mouth to defend the church, slay the wicked

— John uses this to describe Christ in Revelation

— “He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.” ( Rev 1:16 )

— Jesus as judge (cf John 5:22, 27; 9:39; Acts 10:42; 17:31 )

Belt

( 11:5 ) Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist

— The Belt shows readiness.

— Clothing always has the same significance — they express what the person can do and what they are committed to doing

— See the whole armor of God (Eph 6:10ff)

Seven Fold Ministry of the Holy Spirit > His rule > His world (11:6-9)

( 11:6-9 ) “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. 7 The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 The nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole, And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper’s den. 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord As the waters cover the sea

Curse removed

In that day the curse will be removed

— Hostilities resolved

— Now, all creation moans (Rom 8:22)

( 11: 6 ) The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb

— Wolf and lamb have dinner together

— And it isn’t lamb chops

( 11:7 ) The cow and the bear shall graze;

— In that day, all of nature is changed, cow and bears eat the same food

Child and Snake

( 11:8 ) The nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole

— The enmity between the women’s seed and the serpent is gone (Gen 3:15)

— Unthinkable!

Q: When does all this take place ?

— This is a future vision of the millennial kingdom

— Isiah will go back and forth and repeat this vision

— One of the two major themes of the book

— Judgement and hope

— The old Jerusalem and the new Jerusalem

Seven Fold Ministry of the Holy Spirit > His rule > His world > Messiah for all (11:10)

( 11:10 ) “And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious.”

Root of Jesse

— Messiah was described as a shoot or stem of Jesse ( 11:1 )

— He is another David not a descendant

— Here ( 11:10 ) he is a root of Jesse

— Messiah is the root of His own people

— He is both the root and the offspring of David

— Jesus says the same thing about Himself in Revelation (cf. Rev 22:16)

Revelation 22:16 NKJV

16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”

— Here the “mystery” of the OT is revealed

Not for just the Jews

( 11:10 ) For the Gentiles shall seek Him

— In the future kingdom the Gentiles will also seek Him

Church Age

—It was always God’s plan to bring Jew and Gentile together

— Paul expands on this idea in the church age (cf. Rom 15:9-12 )

Romans 15:9–12 NKJV

9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: “For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, And sing to Your name.” 10 And again he says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!” 11 And again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples!” 12 And again, Isaiah says: “There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”

Paul quotes from:

— The prophets (2 Sam 22:50) in Romans 15:9

— Psalms 18:49 in Romans 15:9

— The law (Deut 32:43) in Romans 15:10

— Twice from Psalms Ps 117:1 in Romans 15:11

— From ( 11:1, 10 ) in Romans 15:12

Seven Fold Ministry of the Holy Spirit > His rule > His world > Messiah for all > The banner raised - Everyone gather around! (11:11-13)

( 11:11-13 ) It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time To recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Egypt, From Pathros and Cush, From Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea. 12 He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth. 13 Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart, And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, And Judah shall not harass Ephraim

Assemble His People

— ( 11:11-12 )The Lord will gather his people (cf. Matt 24:31)

— The first time was when they returned from Egypt

— The second time when He gathers them from the world-wide dispersion

No one thwart

— No one will prevent His people from gathering

— Not the nations of Egypt or Assyria

Shinar

— Ancient name from Babylon

Banner

— The Lord will raise a banner and people will come from the four corners of the earth

( 11: 13 ) Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart, And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, And Judah shall not harass Ephraim

Peace

— Peace will be restored between the North and the South

Seven Fold Ministry of the Holy Spirit > His rule > His world > Messiah for all > The banner raised - Everyone gather around! > The Lord’s hand: the end of a divided world (11:14-16)

( 11:14-16 ) But they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west; Together they shall plunder the people of the East; They shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab; And the people of Ammon shall obey them. 15 The Lord will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt; With His mighty wind He will shake His fist over the River, And strike it in the seven streams, And make men cross over dryshod. 16 There will be a highway for the remnant of His people Who will be left from Assyria, As it was for Israel In the day that he came up from the land of Egypt

War

— (11:14-16 ) Spoke of the safety of the church - now declares victory over every enemy

— Nothing will stop the Lord

Tongue

— ( 11:15 ) The gulf of the red seas will be dried up

River

— ( 11:15 ) The Euphrates Rives

Every Obstacle

— All obstacles will be removed

— The King is marching with His people under His banner ( 11:12 )

— We wear the armor of God, but the force to which the nations fall is the gospel (cf. Acts 15:14)

Highway

— ( 11:16 ) Isaiah will have more say about a highway for the remnant returning to Jerusalem

— Christ Himself is the leader, called The Way of the Lord (cf. 40:3 )

— Highway ( 35:8,9; 42:16; 43:19; 48:21; 49:11; 57:14; 62:10 )

Overview

This short little chapter is a high note. Only 6 verses but speaks of the praise of the remnant towards their God. For those who come to the savior and repent, He bears their sin and God’s anger and gives them Joy. They will be a witness to the world

A Song of Salvation(12:1-2)

( 12:1-2 ) And in that day you will say: “O Lord, I will praise You; Though You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me. 2 Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’ ”

A high Note

— “in that day” - the millennial kingdom

— God’s people are worshipping God in the temple

— Their praise - Redeemed hearts

— The curse has been removed

— Eden has been restored

— Today — they are at the wailing wall

( 12:1 ) Though You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away

Anger turned away

— The Wrath of God is our problem ( 6:3 ff )

— We can’t have Joy until His wrath is turned away which the bible calls “propitiation”

MacArthur

“For the future remnant who will recognize the substitutionary death of Christ for their sins, Christ bore God’s anger in their place. Otherwise, that anger against them would remain.”

Reconciliation

— Not our willingness to have God but His willingness to have us

Trust

( 12:2 ) I will trust and not be afraid

— The marks of a believer are trust

— Strength is to not be afraid

— When we exercise our faith we have strength

A Song of Salvation > Communal Enjoyment of Salvation (12:3-4)

( 12:3-4 ) Therefore with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation. 4 And in that day you will say: “Praise the Lord, call upon His name; Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention that His name is exalted

( 12:3 ) Therefore with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation

Water

— Re-occurring them in God delivering His people

— Crossing the Red Sea

— The wrath of Marah (Ex 15:22-24)

— The wells of Elm (Ex 15:27)

— Water from the rock (Ex 17)

Wells

— Perhaps an illustration to God’s abundant provision of water for Israel during the desert wanderings ( cf. Ex 15;25, 27 )

— But here God’s future saving act is itself the “well” from which Israel will life-giving water ( cf. Ps 36:9; Jer 2:13; Jn 4:10 ) (NIV Study Bible)

Mc Gee wanderings

We are never a witness until we have joy in our hearts

A Song of Salvation > Communal Enjoyment of Salvation > Proclaiming the Lord’s Acts (12:5-6)

( 12:5-6 ) Sing to the Lord, For He has done excellent things; This is known in all the earth. 6 Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!”

Q: How would they praise God v4-6?

Great Things

— His deeds among His people are excellent things

— Known throughout the earth

— Great is the Holy one!

Israel as a witness

— Israel will testify to the entire world about His greatness

The Holy One of Israel

( 12:6 ) For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!

— This phrase is a special title for God found in Isaiah 25 times (1:4; 5:19, 24; 10:20; 12:6; 17:7; 29:19; 30:11, 12, 15; 31:1; 37:23; 41:14; 16:20; 43:3, 14; 45:11 )

Overview

This chapter starts a long section from 13-27 that covers the judgment of the nations. The first judgment or burden is against Babylon. At the time of Isaiah’s prophesy Assyria was the great world superpower, not Babylon. Yet, Isaiah provides very specific near and future prophesies about the destruction of Babylon. The burden of Babylon was false religion, idolatry. Presumably all these nations never heard about the coming judgment. Somehow all these nations are connected to Judah

Judgment 11 Nations

We will hear about:

— Ammon

— Babylon (modern day Turkey)

— Damascus (Syria)

— Edom

— Egypt

— Moab

— Philistia

— Tyre

Most are fulfilled

Most of these prophecies are fulfilled in our day

— These were near-term prophecies of Isaiah

— Established his credibility

The Burden of Babylon (13:1)

( 13:1 ) The burden against Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw

Burden

— Something heavy, a prophecy, a judgment

Babylon

— A minor city in Isaiah’s day

— It had not yet become the great and mighty Babylon when Isaiah was writing

— In Daniel’s vision which comes after Isaiah, Babylon was the head of Gold (Dan 2:37)

— Daniel in his vision saw:

— Head of Gold (Babylon)

— Chest and arms of silver (Medo-Persia)

— Legs of Iron (Greece)

— Feet made of clay and iron (Rome and a revised Rome)

Great City

— Babylon became a great city

— No worldly city has been as great as Babylon

— Not Egypt, Not Rome, Not even Great Britain

— It was the golden city, but only a shadow of the true golden city with which is heaven (cf. Rev 21:18)

— These empires are also represented as the 4 great beasts

Assyria

— Assyria was the great power of Isaiah’s day and Isaiah prophesied that it would become a super-power

— Isaiah also saw that Babylon would conquer Judah and deport them

Near Time

— A near-time prophecy

— In 300 years Babylon was destroyed by the Assyrians (689 BC) and by the Persians (539 BC)

Far Time

— And a revived Babylon will rise, a religious and economic system that is called Babylon which is ultimately destroyed (cf. Rev 18)

The Burden of Babylon (13:1) > The day of the Lord: universal purpose declared (13:2-6)

( 13:2-6 ) “Lift up a banner on the high mountain, Raise your voice to them; Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles. 3 I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have also called My mighty ones for My anger— Those who rejoice in My exaltation.” 4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, Like that of many people! A tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together! The Lord of hosts musters The army for battle. 5 They come from a far country, From the end of heaven— The Lord and His weapons of indignation, To destroy the whole land. 6 Wail, for the day of the Lord is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Divine Direction

( 13: 2 ) Lift up a banner on the high mountain

— The Lord’s divine direction of history

— Just like earlier (cf. Isa 5:26) when he whistled for the Babylonians to attack Judah, here He has summoned foreign armies to conquer Babylon

Providence

— It is hard to convince men that the providence of God governs the world

Q: What does “sanctified ones” refer to in Isaiah 13:3?

Sanctified

( 13:3 ) I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have also called My mighty ones for My anger

— Set apart

— Here, not talking about Holy

— Set apart for service

— He is calling the Medes and Persians to be set apart to punish Babylon

— We will see Cyrus in chapter 45; We learn their identify in ( 3:17 )

— God makes use of them as His instruments of wrath

A great army

( 13:4 ) The noise of a multitude in the mountains, Like that of many people!

— Surrounding Babylon

— Zion (Jerusalem) would understand the imagery

Far Country

( 13: 5 ) They come from a far country, From the end of heaven

— This army comes from a far country

— They are tools in the hands of the Lord

— His weapons of indignation

— the weapons of his wrath (NIV)

The Burden of Babylon (13:1) > The day of the Lord: universal purpose declared > Nothing you can do (13:7)

( 13:7 ) Therefore all hands will be limp, Every man’s heart will melt

Hearts / Hands

— Action and reflection

— Inner and outer

— Totally paralyzed with fear

The Burden of Babylon (13:1) > The day of the Lord: universal purpose declared > Nothing you can do > Sudden as Child birth (13:8-9)

( 13:8 ) And they will be afraid. Pangs and sorrows will take hold of them; They will be in pain as a woman in childbirth; They will be amazed at one another; Their faces will be like flames

Childbirth

— It will be sudden like child birth

— Inevitable

— Inescapable (cf. 1 Thess 5:2-3 )

1 Thessalonians 5:2–3 NKJV

2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.

— It came to Babylon suddenly and it will again

Destroy Sinners

— When Christ comes in judgment he will destroy the Religious and Economic Babylon of sinners (cf Rev 17; 18)

— Sin comes face to face with God’s holiness

The Burden of Babylon > Nothing you can do > Sudden as Child birth > Cosmic Upheaval (13:10)

( 13:10 ) For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not give their light; The sun will be darkened in its going forth, And the moon will not cause its light to shine

Cosmic upheaval

— This is all future end-times judgment

— Aligns perfectly with Revelation and Jesus’ description of the destruction of the temple

— There will be cosmic upheaval when Christ comes back in judgment of Babylon (cf. Matt 24:29)

Q: How might a Jew interpret this passage?

Light

— To withhold light is to withhold the benefits of creation

— The visitation of wrath on creation:

— Everything will be brought low ( Isa 2:12 )

— High mountains made low ( Isa 2:13 )

— Clouds told not rain ( Isa 5:6 )

— Farmland will not yield fruit ( Isa 5:10 )

Darkness

— Moses was told to stretch out his hand and darkness fell on Egypt (Ex 10:21)

— Judgment of the enemy, but also separation of His people

The Burden of Babylon > Nothing you can do > Sudden as Child birth > Cosmic Upheaval > Sinners destroyed (13:11)

( 13:11 ) “I will punish the world for its evil, And the wicked for their iniquity; I will halt the arrogance of the proud, And will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible

Not indiscriminate

— Tried and found guilty

The Burden of Babylon > Nothing you can do > Sudden as Child birth > Cosmic Upheaval > Sinners destroyed > More Precious than Gold (13:12)

( 13:12 ) I will make a mortal more rare than fine gold, A man more than the golden wedge of Ophir

Slaughter

— There will be such a slaughter that it will be hard to find a man

— A man will be as rare as fine gold

McGee

Christ was mortal and more precious than gold

The Burden of Babylon > Nothing you can do > Sudden as Child birth > Cosmic Upheaval > Sinners destroyed > More Precious than Gold > No where to Run (13:13-16)

( 13: 13-16 ) Therefore I will shake the heavens, And the earth will move out of her place, In the wrath of the Lord of hosts And in the day of His fierce anger. 14 It shall be as the hunted gazelle, And as a sheep that no man takes up; Every man will turn to his own people, And everyone will flee to his own land. 15 Everyone who is found will be thrust through, And everyone who is captured will fall by the sword. 16 Their children also will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives ravished

Upheaval

( 13:13 ) Therefore I will shake the heavens, And the earth will move out of her place

— Just like the earlier verse ( 13:10 )

— more upheaval, earthquakes

— Similar sounding to the 6th seal in Revelation ( Rev 6:12-14 )

Revelation 6:12–14 NKJV

12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. 13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. 14 Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.

Fierce Anger

( 13:13 ) In the wrath of the Lord of hosts And in the day of His fierce anger

— This is His fierce anger

— We have not experienced this yet

— But on that day, No one will survive except by the favor of God

( 13:14 ) 14 It shall be as the hunted gazelle, And as a sheep that no man takes up

No where to run

— Gazelles are hunted by men

— Sheep die without men (shepherd)

— The Babylonians will be without a shepherd, hunted by the Lord

— Helpless and hopeless

— Running but nowhere to run

Q: How will the people suffer in vv15-16?

( 13:15-16 ) 15 Everyone who is found will be thrust through, And everyone who is captured will fall by the sword. 16 Their children also will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives ravished

Near

— The Medes committed these terrible acts

The Burden of Babylon > Nothing you can do > Sudden as Child birth > Cosmic Upheaval > Sinners destroyed > More Precious than Gold > No where to Run > The overthrow of Babylon: the end of the kingdom (13:17-22)

( 13:17-22 ) “Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, Who will not regard silver; And as for gold, they will not delight in it. 18 Also their bows will dash the young men to pieces, And they will have no pity on the fruit of the womb; Their eye will not spare children. 19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, The beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride, Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 20 It will never be inhabited, Nor will it be settled from generation to generation; Nor will the Arabian pitch tents there, Nor will the shepherds make their sheepfolds there. 21 But wild beasts of the desert will lie there, And their houses will be full of owls; Ostriches will dwell there, And wild goats will caper there. 22 The hyenas will howl in their citadels, And jackals in their pleasant palaces. Her time is near to come, And her days will not be prolonged.”

Medes

— ( 13:17 ) This is the first time that we learn that the Medes will destroy Babylon

— The Medes allied with Babylon in 610 BC against Assyria

— Later, they allied with Persia to conquer Babylon (539 BC)

— In chapters 41-47 God will setup a trial and will remind Israel that He raised up the Medes to destroy Babylon so that His people could return to Jerusalem and thus fulfill this prophecy by Isaiah

Silver

— Cannot be stopped or bribed with money

Slaughter

— A picture of the tragedy of war

— Chaldeans, another name for Babylon

Sodom and Gomorrah

— A familiar word picture ( 1:9, 10; 3:9)

— Sudden like child birth ( 13:8 )

— Eating and drinking and suddenly, destroyed

— “Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built” (cf. Luke 17:28 )

( 13:20 ) It will never be inhabited, Nor will it be settled from generation to generation; Nor will the Arabian pitch tents there, Nor will the shepherds make their sheepfolds there.

Never Inhabited

— Nothing like it once was

— Even before this prophecy was fulfilled the King of Assyria, Sennacherib, destroyed the city of Babylon so that they would never bother the Assyrians again

— When Sennacherib died, his son Esarhadden rebuilt the city!

— As Isaiah prophesied the Medes destroyed Babylon ( 13:17 ) but it still exists

— A future Babylon will be utterly destroyed

Overview

We see a future time when people will come to Israel and cling to them. The nations that once ruled over Israel will now be ruled by Israel. This chapter also gave us the judgment of the king, whether this was a vision of Satan’s fall or that of an earthly king is debated. If it is a picture of Satan, it does not fit the context of the judgments of nations: Babylon, Assyria and Philistia

Millennial

The first 3 verses (14:1-3) look at the Millennial kingdom, the destruction of Babylon and the freeing of Israel from bondage. Some aspect of this was fulfilled when Babylon was conquered by the Medes-Persians and they were allowed to return and rebuild the temple and the walls

The security and the future of the Lord’s people (14:1-2)

( 14:1-2 ) For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob. 2 Then people will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them for servants and maids in the land of the Lord; they will take them captive whose captives they were, and rule over their oppressors.

Q: What did God promise would happen to Israel 14:1-2?

Mercies planned

— God has mercies planned for His people

— The injuries done to Jacob must be revenged

— In order to bless them, He first must destroy Babylon, like it was necessary to destroy Pharaoh and Egypt to deliver Israel

Jacob

— Jacob demanded a blessing (Genesis 32:28)

— His name was changed to יִשְׂרָאֵל, Israel (Yisra`el, meaning

— "one that struggled with the divine angel" (Josephus)

— "one who has prevailed with God" (Rashi)

— "a man seeing God" (Whiston)

Choose Israel

( 14:1 ) will still choose Israel

— It looked as though He had rejected them but He will choose them

— We were chosen before the foundation of the world (Eph 1:4)

No regret

— He never regrets His choice

— “For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable” (cf. Rom 11:29)

— God’s calling of Israel is unconditional and unchangeable

Gentiles

( 14:1b ) The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob

— Gentiles will associate with Jews

— Jewish proselytes will join themselves to Israel in the final earthly kingdom

— The people who join Israel were once their oppressors

— Now they serve Israel

— Israel will rule over those that once ruled them

— This looks to a future time in the Millennial

The security and the future of the Lord’s people > The overthrow of Babylon: the end of the king (14:3-23)

( 14:3-23 ) It shall come to pass in the day the Lord gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear and the hard bondage in which you were made to serve, 4 that you will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say: “How the oppressor has ceased, The golden city ceased! 5 The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of the rulers; 6 He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke, He who ruled the nations in anger, Is persecuted and no one hinders. 7 The whole earth is at rest and quiet; They break forth into singing. 8 Indeed the cypress trees rejoice over you, And the cedars of Lebanon, Saying, ‘Since you were cut down, No woodsman has come up against us.’ 9 “Hell from beneath is excited about you, To meet you at your coming; It stirs up the dead for you, All the chief ones of the earth; It has raised up from their thrones All the kings of the nations. 10 They all shall speak and say to you: ‘Have you also become as weak as we? Have you become like us? 11 Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, And the sound of your stringed instruments; The maggot is spread under you, And worms cover you.’ 12 “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! 13 For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north; 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.’ 15 Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, To the lowest depths of the Pit. 16 “Those who see you will gaze at you, And consider you, saying: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms, 17 Who made the world as a wilderness And destroyed its cities, Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’ 18 “All the kings of the nations, All of them, sleep in glory, Everyone in his own house; 19 But you are cast out of your grave Like an abominable branch, Like the garment of those who are slain, Thrust through with a sword, Who go down to the stones of the pit, Like a corpse trodden underfoot. 20 You will not be joined with them in burial, Because you have destroyed your land And slain your people. The brood of evildoers shall never be named. 21 Prepare slaughter for his children Because of the iniquity of their fathers, Lest they rise up and possess the land, And fill the face of the world with cities.” 22 “For I will rise up against them,” says the Lord of hosts, “And cut off from Babylon the name and remnant, And offspring and posterity,” says the Lord. 23 “I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, And marshes of muddy water; I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says the Lord of hosts.

Near/Far

(14:4-11) These verses could have both present and future significance in reference to Babylon

— The historical city and empire were destroyed

— Babylon represent all those who oppose God

— In Revelation Babylon is restored and again represents an evil that will be removed from the earth

Take up

( 14:4-21 ) Isaiah gives the nation this song to sing about the fall of the King of Babylon ( Nebuchadnezzar )

( 14:3 ) Take up this proverb against the king of Babylon

— Sing this song

— This could be the actual king of Babylon or a reference to the antichrist who will rule the new Babylon (Rev 17:17,18)

Rejoice

( 14:4 ) “How the oppressor has ceased, The golden city ceased!

— We rejoice because justice has prevailed not because lives were lost

Matthew Henry

“Those who will not cease to sin, God will make to cease. The Golden city has ceased”

Exhortation

— When Babylon fell the whole world mourned Babylon (Rev 18)

— But the angel exhorted believers

— “Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!” (cf. Rev 18:20)

Q: What will the King of Babylon be like 14:5—17?

( 14:5 ) The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked

— Babylon’s king had a staff of wickedness

— He was known as an oppressor

( 14:6 ) He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke, He who ruled the nations in anger, Is persecuted and no one hinders

— He struck people not to correct them but out of anger

( 14:9 ) “Hell from beneath is excited about you, To meet you at your coming; It stirs up the dead for you, All the chief ones of the earth; It has raised up from their thrones All the kings of the nations

— Hell is excited and looking forward to meeting the King of Babylon

— Your personal identity continues

— The Kings rose and recognized the king of Babylon

( 14:10 ) They all shall speak and say to you: ‘Have you also become as weak as we? Have you become like us?

— Have you become as weak as me?

— He will be mocked

— He is weak

— He is a shadow of his former self

— Death is never termination, rather a change of state and place

( 14:17 ) Who made the world as a wilderness And destroyed its cities, Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’

— Usually kings would build great cities

— This king was intent on destroying them

Q: What should we call this section (14:12-21)? The fall of Lucifer?

In my Bible The heading in my bible is “The Fall of Lucifer” and this is the way that I have always been taught

Q: But is the problem?

Context

— The problem is that this section doesn’t fit that context

— This about the judgment of the king of Babylon ( 14:3-11)

— Babylon destroyed ( 14:22-23 )

— Assyria destroyed ( 14:24-27 )

— Philistia destroyed ( 14:28-32 )

Q: So why would Isaiah right in the middle of these judgments drop in something about Satan?

Several Interpretations

He is Satan

— First possibility is that the King is Satan

— This person is too powerful to be a human king

— He may fit 14:12-14 but not the rest of the chapter

A human king

— Sennacherib of Assyria or Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon

— Both enjoyed supreme power

— Their people looked at them like gods

Both

— Could be a picture of Satan and Nebuchadnezzar

— Babylon is the seat of evil in the future final tribulation

— Satan is behind the new Babylon

— Pride was Satan’s and Babylon’s sin

Lucifer

( 14:12 ) How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations!

— The literal word is Day Star. Described in Ez 28:11ff

— Jesus saw Lucifer fall

— “And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven” (cf. Luke 10:18 )

Origin If this is Satan, this is the origin of evil

Q: What is the sin in 14:13, 14?

Five “I will”

( 14:13 ) ‘I will ascend into heaven

( 14:13 ) I will exalt my throne above the stars of God

( 14:13 ) I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north

( 14:14 ) I will ascend above the heights of the clouds

( 14:14 ) I will be like the Most High.’

God’s 5 “I wills”

— Notice God’s 5 I Wills with relationship to how He (monergism) saves His children (Ezek 36:25; John 3:1-10; Jer 24:7, 31:31)

His Sin

— Pride, arrogance of Babylon and Satan from whom he takes his clue

— Anything contrary to His will is sin

— To know good and not do it is sin

— “Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” (cf. James 4:17)

Boasting

— Hard to believe a man would say these things

— But Isaiah doesn’t identify the man

Down to Sheol

( 14:15 ) Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, To the lowest depths of the Pit

— You shall be brought down to Sheol

— Death awaited the man who wanted to be like God

Sheol

— The furthest in whatever direction

— The man reached for the apex of heaven, went in the opposite direction

Q: What will people ask when they see his downfall ? vv16-17

Role reversal

( 14:16 ) “Those who see you will gaze at you, And consider you, saying: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms

— A reversal of what he wanted to happen and what actually happened

— Is this the same man who shook kingdoms?

Q: How is his burial different from his ancestors? (18:20)?

( 14:18-20 ) “All the kings of the nations, All of them, sleep in glory, Everyone in his own house; 19 But you are cast out of your grave Like an abominable branch, Like the garment of those who are slain, Thrust through with a sword, Who go down to the stones of the pit, Like a corpse trodden underfoot. 20 You will not be joined with them in burial, Because you have destroyed your land And slain your people. The brood of evildoers shall never be named

Trodden

— Everyone had a grave but he will be cast out of the mausoleum, trodden under foot

— He will not have an honorable burial

— Dishonored

Who?

— This seems to indicate that we are talking about an earthly king and not Satan

— King of Babylon and not Lucifer

Q: What is this saying about sins and holding children accountable for their parents? (14:21)

( 14:21 ) Prepare slaughter for his children Because of the iniquity of their fathers, Lest they rise up and possess the land, And fill the face of the world with cities.”

Forbidden

— OT forbids to punish children for their parent’s sins (cf. Deut 24:16; Ezek 18:20 )

Deuteronomy 24:16 NKJV

16 “Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; a person shall be put to death for his own sin.

Innocents

— God does not punish innocent children.

— Here we have to believe that these are not innocent and deserving punishment

— While not right, but in the OT it was a practice to remove the king and his heirs, challengers (cf. 1 Ki 2:24ff)

— Solomon killed a challenger

Broom

( 14:23 ) I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, And marshes of muddy water; I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says the Lord of hosts

— Babylon destroyed

— God will use his broom to sweep away Babylon to oblivion

— occupied with unclean animals

The security and the future of the Lord’s people > The overthrow of Babylon: the end of the king > The end of Assyrian power: a universal purpose exemplified (14:24-27)

( 14:24-27 ) The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying, “Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, so it shall stand: 25 That I will break the Assyrian in My land, And on My mountains tread him underfoot. Then his yoke shall be removed from them, And his burden removed from their shoulders. 26 This is the purpose that is purposed against the whole earth, And this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations. 27 For the Lord of hosts has purposed, And who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, And who will turn it back?”

Q: What does this section promise ? 14:24-27?

Assyria destroyed

— The Assyrians were a real threat during Isaiah’s ministry

— This section promises that God himself will destroy them

Model — A model of judgment for the whole earth

( 14:24 ) so it shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, so it shall stand:

— Judgment is inevitable

Q: Can we thwart God’s plans? Does He change His mind?

No

— But our prayers can invoke God’s mercy

— God knows beforehand those who are His elect

Golden Calf

— The people made a golden calf (Ex 32:14)

— God said that he would destroy the nation, start over

— Moses interceded for them

Nineveh

— God was going to destroy Nineveh, but they repented (Jonah 3:10)

The security and the future of the Lord’s people > The overthrow of Babylon: the end of the king > The end of Assyrian power: a universal purpose exemplified > Philistia: the Davidic dynasty and the Davidic promises (14:28-32)

( 14:28-32 ) This is the burden which came in the year that King Ahaz died. 29 “Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia, Because the rod that struck you is broken; For out of the serpent’s roots will come forth a viper, And its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent. 30 The firstborn of the poor will feed, And the needy will lie down in safety; I will kill your roots with famine, And it will slay your remnant. 31 Wail, O gate! Cry, O city! All you of Philistia are dissolved; For smoke will come from the north, And no one will be alone in his appointed times.” 32 What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord has founded Zion, And the poor of His people shall take refuge in it

Ahaz dead

( 14:28 ) This is the burden which came in the year that King Ahaz died

— Ahaz was a wicked king, reigned 16 years

— The people happy that he died and hoped for a good king

— His son Hezekiah became king and was a very good king

— Ahaz was not the last of bad kings, there would be others

— Just the rule of man will not bring about any improvement

— We often feel like electing a new president will make things better

Q: Who were the Philistines ?

Thorn

— A constant thorn in Israel’s side

— They worshipped Dagon

Second Reference

— This is the second time that Isaiah uses the death of the king to date his prophecy

— Both times Isaiah reminds Judah of God’s faithfulness

— Ahaz said he wouldn’t test God (Isa 7:12) and God said He would whistle and countries would come and take the Northern kingdom

— But He would not forget His promise to David and would bring Immanuel (Isa 9:6)

Q: Can you see how God re-iterates His promise in 14:28-32?

( 14:28-32 ) This is the burden which came in the year that King Ahaz died. 29 “Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia, Because the rod that struck you is broken; For out of the serpent’s roots will come forth a viper, And its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent. 30 The firstborn of the poor will feed, And the needy will lie down in safety; I will kill your roots with famine, And it will slay your remnant. 31 Wail, O gate! Cry, O city! All you of Philistia are dissolved; For smoke will come from the north, And no one will be alone in his appointed times.” 32 What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord has founded Zion, And the poor of His people shall take refuge in it

Rod Broken

— Assyria was destroyed

— But Philistia is told not so fast, no reason to rejoice

— Out of that fallen stick will come a viper

— there will be an enemy far more serious - a poisonous serpent (Edward Young)

A messenger

( 14:32 ) What will they answer the messengers of the nation?

— The Philistines send a messenger under the pretense of sending their condolences

— The messenger comes to Hezekiah

— They were probably offering an alliance against Assyria

Q: What was the burden of Philistia?

False religion They did not honor God but worshiped Dagon

J Vernon McGee says their burden was being apostate; I don’t see any evidence

Overview

This chapter is the judgment of Moab. Moab was the first son of Lot’s incestuous relationship with this daughters. Ruth and David are descendants. Moab will be fiercely destroyed like a lion attacks its prey

J Vernon McGee

Seems strange that Isaiah would spend three (3) chapters on Babylon and then two (2) on Moab who we have never heard of

Q: Who was Moab?

First son

— Descendants of Lot, nephew of Abraham

— His daughters got Lot drunk and had an incestuous relationship with him.

— HOW DRUNK DID THEY GET HIM? A Lot!

— The daughters were afraid they would never marry again and have children

— Their husbands refused to leave (Gen 19:14). They thought Lot was joking

— The first son born was Moab (cf. Gen 19:37)

— Second son born was Ben-Ammi (Ammon)

— Both were enemies of Israel

Ruth

— Ruth came from Moab

— David is from Ruth’s genealogy

— And Ruth is mentioned in Matthew’s genealogy

David

— David went to Moab when he was fleeing Saul

— He went to Moab with his father and mother because he had relatives there (cf. 1 Sam 22:3)

— He had Moabite blood from this great-great grandmother Ruth

Enemies

— These nations were enemies of Israel

— Sometimes they were at peace with Israel but generally hostile

— Ammonites and Moabites are descendants of Lot

Close

— Like Felix and Festus these people were close to being believers (Acts 26:28)

— They were not far from the kingdom but they adopted idols into their worship

Modern Day

— In our church we have people who have a form of godliness but they are not Christians

— This described the Moabites

— Jude warned of these people (cf. Jude 1:4, Jude 1:12)

Moab’s certain ruin (15:1)

( 15:1 ) The burden against Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste And destroyed, Because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste And destroyed

— A prophecy against Moab (NIV)

— It comes quickly, suddenly

— The Assyrians came and slaughtered the Moabites

Moab’s certain ruin > Moab’s grief expressed (15:2-4)

( 15:2-4 ) He has gone up to the temple and Dibon, To the high places to weep. Moab will wail over Nebo and over Medeba; On all their heads will be baldness, And every beard cut off. 3 In their streets they will clothe themselves with sackcloth; On the tops of their houses And in their streets Everyone will wail, weeping bitterly. 4 Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out, Their voice shall be heard as far as Jahaz; Therefore the armed soldiers of Moab will cry out; His life will be burdensome to him.

Town to town

— Nebo and Medeba

— The weeping is national

— Spreads from town to town: Dibon, Nebo, Medeba, Ar, Kir

He

— He is the king of Moab

— He went to the temple of the false god, he shed profitless tears praying to an idol that cannot hear

Nebo

( 15:2 ) Moab will wail over Nebo and over Medeba;

— Not Nobu (famous sushi restaurant in Malibu) but Nebo

— the mountain that Moses climbed to view the promised land at the end of Deuteronomy ( Dt. 34:1)

Cut off beards

( 15:2 ) On all their heads will be baldness, And every beard cut off

— They cut off their beards to express sorrow

Sackcloth

( 15:3) In their streets they will clothe themselves with sackcloth; On the tops of their houses And in their streets Everyone will wail, weeping bitterly

— Wail on the top of the houses

— Flat roofs

Spread to troops

( 15:4 ) the armed soldiers of Moab will cry out

— Even the soldiers weep

Matthew Henry

Ungodly men, when in trouble, have no comforter. But they are seldom brought by their terrors to approach our forgiving God with true sorrow and believing prayer

Q: What does that say if even the professional soldier is crying out ?

Swift

— Later, Isaiah tells us the judgment will be swift ( 16:4 )

— It will happen within 3 years and it did

Moab’s certain ruin > Moab’s grief expressed > The Lord’s grief over Moab (15:5-9)

( 15:5-9 ) “My heart will cry out for Moab; His fugitives shall flee to Zoar, Like a three-year-old heifer. For by the Ascent of Luhith They will go up with weeping; For in the way of Horonaim They will raise up a cry of destruction, 6 For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate, For the green grass has withered away; The grass fails, there is nothing green. 7 Therefore the abundance they have gained, And what they have laid up, They will carry away to the Brook of the Willows. 8 For the cry has gone all around the borders of Moab, Its wailing to Eglaim And its wailing to Beer Elim. 9 For the waters of Dimon will be full of blood; Because I will bring more upon Dimon, Lions upon him who escapes from Moab, And on the remnant of the land.”

Isaiah’s Grief

( 15:5 ) “My heart will cry out for Moab

— Even Isaiah was overtaken with emotions to see how sweeping and complete was the destruction of Moab

Dried up

( 15:6 ) For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate, For the green grass has withered away; The grass fails, there is nothing green

— Even Isaiah was overtaken with emotions to see how sweeping and complete was the destruction of Moab

No where safe

( 15:7 ) Therefore the abundance they have gained, And what they have laid up, They will carry away to the Brook of the Willows

— They carry their treasures

— flee their homes with all their belongings

— no where to put them, except the brook of Willows, the Zared river

Matthew Henry

Those who are eager to get abundance of this world, and to lay up what they have gotten, little consider how soon it may be all taken from them

Not enough

( 15:8-9 ) The entire nation is wailing

— A national disaster

— The rivers are full of blood

( 15:9 ) For the waters of Dimon will be full of blood; Because I will bring more upon Dimon, Lions upon him who escapes from Moab, And on the remnant of the land.”

— But the Lord says, I will bring more upon Dimon (A city of Moab)

— God’s wrath is not satisfied

Fierce

— Lions show no mercy

— Even if you flee you will be attacked

— Medes and Persians are described as Lions when they attack and destroy Babylon ( 21:8 )

Additional Resources

J Vernon McGee Isaiah 11: https://www.oneplace.com/ministries/thru-the-bible-with-j-vernon-mcgee/listen/isaiah-11-752225.html

Matthew Henry. Commentary on the whole Bible.

McGee Isaiah 12:1-13:19: https://www.oneplace.com/ministries/thru-the-bible-with-j-vernon-mcgee/listen/isaiah-1211319-752226.html

McGee Isaiah 13:19 - 14:14: https://www.oneplace.com/ministries/thru-the-bible-with-j-vernon-mcgee/listen/isaiah-13191414-752227.html

McGee Isaiah 14:15 - 16:14 https://www.oneplace.com/ministries/thru-the-bible-with-j-vernon-mcgee/listen/isaiah-14151614-752228.html

Chuck Missler Isaiah 10:5-12:6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZiVm5MzD5A

Chuck Missler Isaiah 13:1 - 14:11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNtKN5G2nsM

Chuck Missler Isaiah 14:12 - 14:17: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUamaI1BlYQ

Young, Edward J. The Book of Isaiah: Volume 1 Chapters 1-18. Eerdmans, 1996.

Isaiah 11-15

Chapters 11-15 Review

Chapter 11

APPLICATION

They needed to turn from selfishness and give justice to the poor and the oppressed. The righteousness that God values is more than refraining from sin. It is actively turning toward others and offering them (the poor) the help they need (Application bible)

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15