The Divided Kingdom II

The Prophecy of Isaiah – Part 1

Quick Review of Divided Kingdom JudahRehoboam – 17 yrs – Evil 922-915BC Abijah – 3 yrs – Evil 915-913BC

Asa – 41 yrs – Good 913-873BC

Jehoshaphat – 25 yrs – Good 873-849BC

IsraelJeroboam – 22 yrs – Evil 922-901BC

Nadab – 2 yrs – Evil 901-900BC Baasha – 24 yrs – Evil 900-877BC Elah – 2 yrs – Evil 877-876BC Zimri – 1 wk – Evil 876BC Omri – 12 yrs – Evil 876-869BC Ahab – 22 yrs - Evil 869-850BC

Quick Review of Divided Kingdom Judah

Jehoram – 8 yrs – Evil 849-843BCAhaziah – 1 yr – Evil 843BC

Athaliah – 6 yrs – Evil 843-837BCJoash – 40 yrs – Evil 837-800BC

Amaziah – 29 yrs - Good 800-783BC

Uzziah – 52 yrs – Good

Israel

Ahaziah – 2 yrs – Evil 850-849BC Jehoram – 12 yrs – Evil 849-843BC

Jehu – 28 yrs – Evil 843-815BC

Jehoahaz – 17 yrs – Evil 815-802BC Jehoash – 16 yrs – Evil 802-786BC Jeroboam II - 41 yrs - Evil 786-745BC

Zechariah – 6 months – Evil

Prophets of the DK

• The prophets during the Divided Kingdom– Obadiah – Judah in the days of Jehoram– Joel – Judah in the days of Joash– Jonah – Israel in the early days of Jeroboam II– Amos – Israel in the days of Jeroboam II & Uzziah– Hosea – Israel in the days of Jeroboam II & Uzziah– Isaiah – Judah in the days of Uzziah – Hezekiah– Micah – Judah in the days of Jotham – Hezekiah

Intro to Isaiah

• Isaiah prophesied from the end of the reign of Uzziah through Hezekiah’s reign in Judah

• Isaiah lived and worked in Judah• He worked beyond the fall of Samaria• Isaiah outlived Hezekiah (Is. 37:38)

Overview of Isaiah• Isaiah neatly divides into two sections

– Chapters 1-39– Chapters 40-66

• Some have said that Isaiah is like a “miniature Bible”– They point out that there are 66 books, 39 in the OT and 27 in

the NT matching Isaiah’s division– They point out that the message of the first 39 chapters is

judgment and the message of the last 27 chapters is hope• While there is some validity to it, I would use caution with

such a comparison– Specifically, we don’t want to send the message that the OT is

only about judgment or give credence to the idea that God is more harsh in the OT

Overview of Isaiah

• Chapters 1-39 – Several proclamations of judgment mixed with

calls to repentance– Several Messianic images– Prophecies against Judah (1-12)– Prophecies against the nations (13-23)– Judgment – The Day of the Lord (24-27)– Rebukes and Promises for Israel (28-35)– Historical Parenthesis (36-39)

Overview of Isaiah

• Chapters 40-66– Prophecies of Israel’s deliverance– Prophecies of the suffering Servant– Prophecies of the glorious coming kingdom

Key Passages in Chapters 1-12

• 1:9-16– The worship is vain; the people are wicked

• 2:5-8 – Idolatry is rampant• 3:9-11 – Immorality• Excess – 5:12-13, 22-23• Assyria is a tool – 10:5-11• Messianic prophecies – 1:27; 7:14; 9:6-7; 11:1-

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Key passages in 13-23: Judgment on the Nations

• Babylon 13:1, 9-11• Assyria 14:24-25• Philistia 14:29• Moab 15:1; 16:6• Damascus (Syria) 17:1-3,10• Ethiopia 18:1• Egypt 19:1-4• Edom 21:11-12• Tyre and Sidon 23:1,4-5• Messianic 16:5

Key Passages in 24-27

• Judgment will be fierce on the whole earth• This is contrasted with the blessings of God’s

people• 24:1-5• 26:20-21

Key Passages in 28-35

• Rebukes and Promises• 28:1, 16• 29:13-14• Alliance with Egypt rebuked 30:1-2,5• God will deliver them if they turn 30:27-33• God will be their helper 33:2• Edom will be destroyed, ch 34• There will be a highway to Zion 35:8-10