Homiletics Study: Children of the Promise – Kingdom Divided
Lesson 20 Passage: Isaiah 40-48
Content (List of Topics or Events)
A voice of Comfort and hope for God’s People (Isaiah 40-41) 1. Lord declares sins paid spoken tenderly (40:1-2) 2. A Voice calling prepare the way of the Lord; glory revealed for all mankind (40:3-5) 3. A voice bringing good tidings of Sovereign Lord with no comparison (40:6-27) a. Comes with power and tends flock like a shepherd (6-11) b. Who can understand the mind of God (12-14) c. Before Him the nations are nothing (15-17) d. Idols are nothing; God is creator (18-27) 4. Soaring hope is in the Everlasting God (28-31) 5. Chosen descendants helped and strengthen; I am your God (41:1-29) a. Upheld by God’s righteousness (1-10) b. Redeemer and will not forsake (11-20) c. Idols are nothing and detestable (21-29) | A servant of the Lord bringing Salvation (Isaiah 42-46) 1. Servant to bring justice to nations – covenant for people and light to Gentiles (42:1-9) a. Sing to Lord a new song; leading blind in ways they have not known (10-17) b. Blind and deaf Israel pays no attention and apply ways of the Lord (18-25) c. God is with his chosen people and destruction for unfaithful (43:1-28) d. Spirit poured out on thirsty land; ones declaring to be Lord’s (44:1-5) 2. God’s call to return to Him (44:6-23) 3. Temple to be rebuilt (44:24-28) a. God summons His people by name raining down righteousness (45:1-8) b. Woes to quarreler (45:9-10) c. Israel’s call to give up idols; be saved (45:11-25) d. Idols are burdensome (46:1-2) 4. Listen to God; It is He who made, sustains and will rescue (46:3-4) a. No comparison to God; what He says He will bring about (46:5-11) b. Listen stubborn-hearted; righteousness is near and salvation will not be delayed (46:12-13) | A call to listen and pay attention Judgment for wicked (Isaiah 47-48) 1. Sit in the dust Virgin Daughter of Babylon – God will take vengeance (47:1-4) a. Sit in Silence Daughter of Babylon – You showed no mercy (47:5-7) b. None like God; disaster will come on you and conjurers and star gazers can’t rescue (47:8-15) 2. House of Jacob; I know how stubborn you are and I foretold things before they happened (48:1-6a) 3. I know how treacherous you are; God has delayed wrath (48:6b-11) 4. Listen and come together – God made foundations of earth. (48:12-14a) 5. God has selected ally to carry out His mission – Against Babylonians (48:14b-15) 6. Listen God teaches what is best and directs the way you should go (48:16-17) a. If only you paid attention; “good” (48:18-19) b. God has redeemed; flee Babylon (48:20-21) c. No peace for wicked (48:22) |
Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
A voice of Comfort and hope for God’s People | Isaiah 40-41 |
A servant of the Lord bringing Salvation | Isaiah 42-45 |
A call to listen and pay attention Judgment for wicked | Isaiah 46-48 |
Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Isaiah comforts telling of salvation and judgment; listen be saved. |
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATLT there is no one like the Lord; don’t trust in others because they can’t bring salvation |
Specific Application Questions
Where do you place trust in others rather than in relying on God? |
How do you fail to listen to God’s direction? |
Where is that place that you demonstrate your stubbornness and fail to seek God’s best? |
Principles to Remember
God is our voice of comfort |
Listening to God rescues |
Listening to God sustains. |
Characteristic of God
Sovereign Lord |
Theme
God desires our best and wants us to hear His voice |
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