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Restoring Creation

Isaiah 58–66
Inheritance Class
Dr. Gene Pond
Grace Bible Church

The Book of Isaiah

The Judgment The Comfort

of the Lord of the Lord
History 36–39
Hezekiah’s

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The Book of Isaiah

The Judgment The Comfort

of the Lord of the Lord

History 36–39
Babylonian

Hezekiah’s
captivity 39:7

Isaiah 40:1-2
•  “Comfort, O comfort My people,”
says your God. Chapters 40–48
•  “Speak kindly to Jerusalem;
And call out to her, that Chapters 49–57
–  Her warfare has ended,
–  That her iniquity has been removed,
–  That she has received Chapters 58–66
of the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.”
Delitzsch; Young

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Isaiah 40–66

The Comfort (and Judgment) of the Lord

God’s Restored by Restoration

People the Suffering Completed
Delivered Servant
40–48 49–57 58–66

Isaiah 40–66

The Comfort (and Judgment) of the Lord

God’s Restored by Restoration

People the Suffering Completed
Delivered Servant
40–48 49–57 58–66

“No peace to “No peace to

the wicked” the wicked”
48:22 57:21

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Isaiah 40–66

The Comfort (and Judgment) of the Lord

Restoration
Completed

58–66

The Lord will restore

His creation order
The central theme of Isaiah

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Isaiah’s Prophetic Scope

Isaiah Babylonian Suffering Future
captivity Servant kingdom

700 586 536 0 ?

Nine Footsteps to the Kingdom

from Isaiah 58–66 and the New Testament

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Isaiah 58
Worship God from the Inside Out
FIX Fasting 3-9a
Oppressing 9b-12
Sabbaths 13-14
THEN
•  You will take delight in
the Lord,
•  And I will make you ride
on the heights of the
earth;
•  And I will feed you with
the heritage of Jacob
your father

Mark 2:23-28
•  The Sabbath was
made for man,
and not man for
the Sabbath.
•  The Son of Man
is Lord even of
the Sabbath.
vs. 27-28

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Isaiah 59
Deal with Sin—in God’s Way
PBM Sin separates us
from God 2

SOLN
•  Confession 9-15
•  God provides
the holy warrior
(the Messiah) 16-20

Isaiah 60
Redeemed Israel will
draw the Gentiles
•  Arise, shine,
for your light
has come. 1
•  The coming of
the Gentiles
to Zion. 3-16

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Isaiah 61
Christ will Come Again
Isaiah 61:1-2 Luke 4:18
•  The Holy Spirit •  The Holy Spirit
•  Anointed •  Anointed
•  Good news •  Good news
•  Bind broken hearts •  Proclaim liberty
•  Proclaim liberty •  Sight to the blind
•  Proclaim the year •  Proclaim the year of
of the Lord the Lord
•  And the day of
vengeance of our
God.

Isaiah 62
Jerusalem Restored
•  Crown
3
•  Watchmen
6
•  Oath
8
•  Highway
10
•  People
12

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Isaiah 63–64
Prerequisites to the Kingdom
•  Enemies must
be judged
63:1-6
•  Israel needs
to repent
63:7–64:12
–  The prayer of
the remnant

Isaiah 65:1-16
The People of the Kingdom
•  Recalling a
stubborn people
65:1-7; see
Rom 10:20-21
•  Excluding the
rebellious
65:8-16

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Isaiah 65:17–66:24
The Peaceable Kingdom
•  A new heavens and
a new earth
65:17
•  No crying 19
•  Extended life 20
•  God’s word 24
•  Animal peace 25
•  Israel reborn 66:7-9
•  Joy 10
•  Comfort 14

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