Theme: The kings of the Old Covenant are failing; the King of the New Covenant, the Holy One of Israel, shall not fail.

• 1. Introduction (1:1) – “The Book of Isaiah”.
     1. The book of Isaiah comes from the days of four kings (1c).
     2. The book of Isaiah is about Judah and Jerusalem (1b).
     3. The book of Isaiah is a miraculous revelation (1a).
  2. The Israel of kings fails under the Old Covenant of the Holy One (1-39).
     1. 1. Alas, the sinning nation (1:2-31).
           • The sinning is the betrayal of a good God (2-4, 21-23).
           • The sinning is beyond self-help (5-15).
           • The sinning is not beyond God’s help (16-20, 24-31).
        2. The house of Jacob’s God vs. the house of Jacob (2:1-22).
           • The house of the God of Jacob shall be glorious (1-4).
           • The house of Jacob had failed God’s people (5-9).
           • The house of Jacob will be judged in the day of the Lord (10-22).
        3. The Lord’s case against corrupt leaders and arrogant ladies (3:1-26).
           • The Lord calls for corrupt leaders to repent (1-15).
           • The Lord calls for arrogant ladies to repent (16-26).
        4. How the day of God’s judgment became the day of His salvation (4:1-6).
           • Salvation comes after the damage of sin (1).
           • Salvation comes through the Branch of the Lord (2-4).
           • Salvation comes bringing a new creation (5-6).
        5. Bad fruit from a good vineyard (5:1-30).
           • The bad fruit came from a cared-for vineyard (1-6).
           • The bad fruit came in many different varieties (7-23).
           • The bad fruit caused lethal food-poisoning (24-30).
        6. The call of Isaiah (6:1-13).
           • The timing of Isaiah’s call (1a).
           • The Lord of Isaiah’s call to ministry (1b-4).
           • The qualification of Isaiah’s call to ministry (5-7).
           • The mission of Isaiah’s call to ministry (8-12).
           • The hope of Isaiah’s call to ministry (13).
        7. The peaceful soul made still (7:1-25).
           • The fear of man is the enemy of the peaceful soul (1-6).
           • The promise of God is the hope of the peaceful soul (7-9a).
           • Only faith can produce a peaceful soul (9b-16).
           • Unbelief brings the opposite of a peaceful soul (17-25).
        8. The law and testimony of Immanuel’s land and love (8:1-22).
           • The law of Immanuel’s land: the land shall be plundered (1-8).
           • The testimony of Immanuel’s love: His people shall be saved (9-15).
           • How to be Immanuel’s disciples (16-22).
        9. God’s anger ends because a Child is born (9:1-10:4).
           • The causes of God’s unending anger (9:8-10:4).
           • The Cause of the end of God’s anger (9:1-7).
        10. The truth about a place like Assyria (10:5-19).
            • A place like Assyria is ignorant of important realities (5-11, 13-15).
            • A place like Assyria is headed for a tragic end (12, 16).
            • A place like Assyria needs to see the Light (17-19).
        11. What will the Millennium be like? (Isaiah 11-12; excursus).
            
            • Life lived with Jesus Christ (Rev. 20:4-6).
            • Life lived sinlessly (Isa. 32:1-5, 15-18; Jer. 31:31-34; Ezek. 36:24-38).
            • Life lived in an Edenic garden (Ezek. 36:35; Rom. 8:18-23).
        12. Zion’s day of victory (10:20-34). 
            • Zion’s victory will be won by the true Victor (20, 21, 23, 24,
              26, 33, 34).
            • Zion’s victory will save a remnant (20-22a).
            • Zion’s victory will be the final triumph of righteousness over evil (33-34).
        13. The road to God’s resting-place (11:1-16). 
            • God’s resting-place will be prepared by His Messiah (1-5, 10).
            • God’s resting-place will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord (6-9).
            • God’s resting-place includes a future for Israel (11-16).
        14. Zion’s assurance of salvation (12:1-6). 
            • The grace of our assurance of salvation (1-2).
            • The joy of our assurance of salvation (3).
            • The discipleship ministry of our assurance of salvation (4).
            • The sure foundation of our assurance of salvation (5-6). 
        15. Babylon shall fall (13:1-22).
            • Babylon shall fall because the Lord shall fell her (1-11).
            • Babylon shall fall because the Lord meant man’s evil for good (12-16).
            • Babylon shall fall in spite of her former glory (17-22).
        16. The Lord’s lopsided victory over Babylon (14:1-23).
            • Israel plays a role in the victory (1-8).
            • Sheol play a role in the victory (9-21).
            • The Lord’s sovereign declarations play a role in the victory (22-23).
  3. The Israel of Messiah King shall prosper under the New Covenant of the Holy One (40-66).