Sermon & Class Audio (Page 53)

As we prepare to move from 2nd Isaiah into 3rd Isaiah, we zoom out to look at one of the themes that is in play throughout the book: shalom. We examine how Isaiah teaches about all the wrong places to find it, as well as where he says it can be found. A Source Critic Looks at Downton Abbey

In Isaiah 54 and 55 God invites his people to participate in his peace, following the redeeming work of the Servant in chapter 53. That peace is what they (and we) were seeking all along, but they had been looking in the wrong places. Slides for Isaiah 54–55

This week we look at all four of the Servant Songs of Isaiah, with special focus on the fourth song in Isaiah 52:13–53:12. This section of the book (chapters 49–55) has been building up to this point. Now God will show how he will overcome oppression and redeem his people. Slides for Isaiah 53

This week we read Isaiah 50:4—52:12. In it we cover the 3rd of Isaiah’s four servant songs. If, when we’re in dark places, we want God to wake up to our situation (as Israel did in this passage), God responds by telling us to wake up. He is acting and engaged. Slides for Isaiah 50–52  

We make a turn into a new section of 2nd Isaiah this week, where the Servant moves into prominence. In Isaiah 49, we see the second of the four Servant Songs. We also see the Servant and Israel struggle with discouragement, and God answer them both. Slides for Week 12