Isaiah (Believers Church Bible Commentary)

Contents......Page 10
Abbreviations......Page 7
Series Foreword......Page 14
Author's Preface......Page 16
Introduction to Isaiah......Page 18
Part 1: (Isaiah 1–12): Testimony and Teaching......Page 28
Isaiah 1:1-31 Rebellion, Repentance, Redemption......Page 30
Isaiah 2:1-22 Word of the Lord, Day of the Lord......Page 38
Isaiah 3:1–4:6 Corrupt Leadership and Its Replacement......Page 45
Isaiah 5:1-30 The Lord's Anger and Judgment......Page 53
Isaiah 6:1-13 The Lord's Holiness and a Holy Offspring......Page 61
Isaiah 7:1-25 Royalty and Remnant......Page 67
Isaiah 8:1-22 Call to Hope in the Lord......Page 75
Isaiah 9:1-21 Judgment and Hope......Page 83
Isaiah 10:1-34 The Lord's Power and Majesty......Page 91
Isaiah 11:1–12:6 The Lord's Deeds Among the Peoples......Page 99
Part 2: (Isaiah 13–27): The Nations and the Whole Earth......Page 108
Isaiah 13:–14:32 Nations Manifesto: Babylon......Page 110
Isaiah 15:1–16:14 Nations Manifesto: Moab......Page 119
Isaiah 17:1–18:7 Nations Manifesto: Damascus......Page 125
Isaiah 19:1–20:6 Nations Manifesto: Egypt......Page 132
Isaiah 21:1–22:25 Manifestos of Doom......Page 140
Isaiah 23:1-18 Nations Manifesto: Tyre......Page 149
Isaiah 24:1–27:13 Whole Earth Manifesto......Page 155
Part 3: (Isaiah 28–39): Weal and Woe......Page 168
Isaiah 28:1-29 Woe, Ephraim!......Page 170
Isaiah 29:1-24 Woe, Ariel!......Page 178
Isaiah 30:1-33 Woe, Rebellious Children!......Page 184
Isaiah 31:1–32:20 Woe, Champions of Egyptian Help!......Page 193
Isaiah 33:1-24 Woe, Destroyer!......Page 201
Isaiah 34:1–35:10 Edom and Zion......Page 208
Isaiah 36:1–39:8 Hezekiah's Face-Off with Assyria......Page 217
Part 4: (Isaiah 40–48): New Day Dawning......Page 230
Isaiah 40:1-31 God's People Comforted......Page 232
Isaiah 41:1-29 Cosmic Judicial Inquiry......Page 241
Isaiah 42:1-25 A Light to the Nations......Page 249
Isaiah 43:1-28 The Lord as Redeemer......Page 256
Isaiah 44:1-28 The Restoration of Jacob-Israel......Page 266
Isaiah 45:1-25 No Other God Apart from the Lord......Page 276
Isaiah 46:1–47:15 Who Has the Power?......Page 286
Isaiah 48:1-22 Listen to This!......Page 295
Part 5: (Isaiah 49–57): Servant and Scaffold......Page 304
Isaiah 49:1-26 A Covenant to the People......Page 306
Isaiah 50:1-11 Sustaining the Weary with a Word......Page 315
Isaiah 51:1-23 The Lord Will Comfort Zion......Page 321
Isaiah 52:1–53:12 Crown Prince of God's Kingdom......Page 329
Isaiah 54:1-17 Covenant of Peace......Page 339
Isaiah 55:1-13 Everlasting Covenant and Sign......Page 345
Isaiah 56:1–57:21 Access to the Lord's Holy Mountain......Page 351
Part 6: (Isaiah 58–66): New Heavens and New Earth......Page 362
Isaiah 58:1-14 Bona Fide Piety......Page 364
Isaiah 59:1-21 The God Who Comes......Page 371
Isaiah 60:1-22 Everlasting Light......Page 379
Isaiah 61:1-11 Good News of Liberation......Page 386
Isaiah 62:1-12 The Lord's Salvation......Page 393
Isaiah 63:1–64:12 God's Mercy Remembered......Page 399
Isaiah 65:1-25 Decision to Seek or Forsake the Lord......Page 409
Isaiah 66:1-24 Comfort and Hope......Page 417
Outline of Isaiah......Page 424
Apocalypse......Page 439
Atonement (see also Redemption, Redeemer)......Page 440
Composition of the Book of Isaiah......Page 442
Glory......Page 444
Hebrew Poetry......Page 445
Justice and Righteousness......Page 446
Literary Perspective......Page 447
Messiah, Messianic Hope......Page 448
Redemption, Redeemer......Page 449
Remnant......Page 450
Sabbath Observance......Page 451
Shalom......Page 452
War, Warfare......Page 453
Wrath of God......Page 456
Zion......Page 458
Map of Palestine for Isaiah......Page 460
Map of the Ancient Near East for Isaiah......Page 461
Bibliography......Page 462
Index of Ancient Sources......Page 471
The Author......Page 480