Praying thro Isaiah (Dec 30)


Judgment for Judah Coming

(Prayer Walk thro Isaiah 1-12)

Backgrounder: A crisis exists in
the nation of Judah. Wickedness
has permeated every fiber of the
social, political and spiritual life
of the country – a condition which
God finds intolerable. And Divine
indictment falls from the lips
of His prophet Isaiah. Unless
repentance sweeps the nation,
God will reduce His people to ruin.
Famine and pestilence will replace
feasting and pleasure to show the
Holy One of Israel still rules in Zion.
But in the face of trouble, Isaiah
also proclaims a note of hope that
the people that walked in darkness
have seen a Great Light.

Dear Lord, thank you for the book
of Isaiah which not only call the
nation of Judah back to God,
but also tell us of God’s salvation
through the Messiah. We will
come before Your Holiness;
we will Seek Your Help and
we Call upon Your Names. Amen.
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Preview on Isaiah (Dec 30)

We have been covering the Bible
by time sequence, phase by phase
OT1: Five Books of Laws incl Job.
OT2: History Up to King David
from Joshua to 1 Chron + Psalms
as well as Reign of King Solomon
in 2nd Chron & Wisdom Poetry.
In Phase 3, we see the decline of
the two nations, with Israel finally
dispersed by the Assyrians.
OT3A: 1 Kings: United & Divided
Kingdom and Obadiah & Joel
OT3B: 2K1-17: Israel Dispersion
and Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Micah.

Next, we will meditate on Prophet
Isaiah’s Ministry which spans
the reign of four kings in Judah.
This book is like a miniature Bible.
The first 39 chapters, like the
39 books of the OT stress the
holiness of God and pronounce
woe & condemnation on Judah.
The final 27 chapters focus on
the future, calling forth the theme
of NT: that the Messiah is coming
to bring comfort to His people.

We will cover book of Isaiah over
3 weekends under 6 divisions:
Judgment for Judah Coming (1-12)
Judgment for J’s neighbours (13-27
Judgment for whole earth (c28-35)
Assyrians at Jerusalem (c36-39)
Comfort & Peace Coming (c40-48)
Restoration Coming (c49-66)
Shalom/chris