Isaiah: Big Picture

• How did we get on last week?

• Is this a useful programme?

• What are our aims for reading Isaiah?

Isaiah: Big Picture

• God created man perfect• Man sinned and corrupted everything• Jesus redeems the world• God will one day begin again

• Prophecies have different meanings in different contexts.

• The image of God applies to everything.

Isaiah chapter 2• In the last days there will be peace and

God will reign (v2-5).• The people had abandoned God and

God had abandoned the people (v6-9).• In the mighty presence of God

everything will be humbled (v10-21).• So what is man all about? (v22).

Isaiah 2:19• God is absolutely outstanding.• It is not enough to be good.• God’s favourite people are humble.

(Numbers 12v3)• God will shake the earth.

• So stop thinking about men (v22).

Isaiah 2What are the big phases of history from God’s perspective?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How do we define which phase of history prophecies apply to?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is going to happen in the last days? (v2-5)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Do verses 6-9 refer to a time before or after that?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is God’s eventual plan (the day in store v12)?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What does this image of God shaking the earth make you think about? Is it a fearful image?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How do you feel about fearing the Lord (see Job 28v28)?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What are the evidences of someone who is truly humble?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is your relationship with God like right now? Are you abandoned, hiding in caves or humbled? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Do people have too much of a priority in your life? Are you preoccupied, do you think God is still central to your choices?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________For next week: Read Isaiah 2,3,4, Focus on 3v13.

Isaiah 2What are the big phases of history from God’s perspective?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How do we define which phase of history prophecies apply to?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is going to happen in the last days? (v2-5)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Do verses 6-9 refer to a time before or after that?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is God’s eventual plan (the day in store v12)?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What does this image of God shaking the earth make you think about? Is it a fearful image?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How do you feel about fearing the Lord (see Job 28v28)?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What are the evidences of someone who is truly humble?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is your relationship with God like right now? Are you abandoned, hiding in caves or humbled? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Do people have too much of a priority in your life? Are you preoccupied, do you think God is still central to your choices?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________For next week: Read Isaiah 2,3,4, Focus on 3v13.