The Scarlet Thread

Isaiah 1 - 24

Christopher W Martin © 2018

1. Intro – the Significance of Isaiah

• To his people
• In the Old Testament
• In the New Testament
• In History
• Today

2. The Messiah will be a King

1. The need for a New Way (1: 11- 20)

• The Status of the Sacrificial System
• Answering the Resulting Question

2. The Branch of the Lord (4)

• God of the Covenants
• God of our Salvation

3. The Holy One who calls Us and saves Us (6: 1-7)

• Who he saw

John 12:32,41 and 17:5

• What he saw
• What he knew
• How he was saved

Hebrews 9:26; 1 John 2:2; Mark 9:3

• What he did

1 Peter 1: 14-19

4. The Virgin Birth (7:1-16)

• The Setting
• The Miraculous Mother
• God with Us

Matthew 1: 22-23

5. The Ruling Son – Blessing Beyond Description (9:1-7)

• A Light to Jews and Gentiles in the dark (see also Matthew 4: 12-16
• A son born (see also Luke 1: 32-33)
• Who will rule
• Beyond description
• Who is also divine
• Who will bring universal peace

6. The Descendent of David (11:1-16)

• The Apparent end of the Davidic Line
• A new shoot/ branch (Romans 15:12)
• Endowed with the Spirit of Yahweh
• Intellectual gifts
• Administrative gifts
• Spiritual Gifts
• Resulting in Justice
• And transforming the world

7. The Universal Triumph of the Messiah (24:21-25)

• The inevitable Judgment of God
• The Millennial Reign (See also Revelation 20)

3. Conclusion.  The ultimate Jewish question:

If he is my _______, where is His ____________?