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The Book of Isaiah

The Judgment

of the Lord

The Comfort

of the Lord

Hezekiahs

History

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Babylonian

captivity 39:7

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The Comfort (and Judgment) of the Lord

Gods

People

Delivered4048

Restoration

Completed

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Isa 53:4-6

The Vicarious ServantHis affliction

He carried our pain We thought God was

punishing him forsomething he did

But it was OUR sinsfor which he suffered

We are healed, orforgiven, as a result

Though we strayed,God placed our sinon him

WHAT DOES

EASTER MEAN?

TO ISRAELTO THE NATIONSTO YOU AND ME

In light of the suffering Servant of

the Lord in Isaiah 53 . . .

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Portraits from Israels Past

Sing, O barren,You who have notborne!

Break forth intosinging and cryaloud,You who have notlabored with child!

For more are the

children of thedesolate than thechildren of themarried woman.

Isaiah 54:1-3

Hannah 1 Sam 1-3

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Easter means . . . Gods nationis not forsaken

and will be blessedwith fertility.

For you shall expandto the right and to the left,And your descendents

will inherit the nations,And make the desolate citiesinhabited. 54:3

Do not fear, for youwill not be ashamed;

Neither be disgraced,for you will not beput to shame.

For you will forget theshame of your youth,

And will not remember

the reproach of yourwidowhood anymore.

Isaiah 54:4-10

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Easter means . . . Gods nationis not forsaken

and will receivean everlastingcovenant of peace.

For the mountains shall departAnd the hills be removed,But my kindness shall not depart

from you, nor shall My covenantof peace be removed, says theLord who has mercy on you. 54:10

O you afflicted one,Tossed with tempest, andnot comforted,

Behold, I will lay yourstones with colorfulgems,

And lay your foundationswith sapphires.

I will make your pinnacles

of rubies,Your gates of crystal,

And all your walls ofprecious stones.

Isaiah 54:11-17

Nehemiah

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Israels Invitation

Ho! Everyone whothirsts,

Come to the waters;

And you who have nomoney,

Come, buy and eat.

Yes, come, buy wine

and milkWithout money and

without price.

Isaiah 55:1-3

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Easter means . . . Gods salvationrequires only that

we thirst for Him.

Why do you spend moneyfor what is not bread,And your wages for what doesnot satisfy?Listen carefully to Me, and eatwhat is good, And let your souldelight itself in abundance. 55:2

Surely you shall calla nation you do notknow,

And nationswho do not know youshall run to you,

Because ofthe Lord your God,

And the Holy One of

Israel;For He has glorified you.

Isaiah 55:4-7

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Easter means . . . the invitationto Gods salvation

is to everyone.

Seek the Lordwhile He may be found,

Call upon Him while He is near.Let the wicked forsake his way,And the unrighteous man

his thoughts;

Let him return to the Lord,And He will have mercy on him,And to our God,For He will abundantly pardon.

Texts from Israels Library

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My thoughtsare not your thoughts;

Nor are your waysMy ways,says the Lord.

For as the heavens arehigher than the earth,

So are My ways higherthan your ways,

And My thoughts thanyour thoughts.

Isaiah 55:8-9

Easter means . . . Gods salvationseems too simple.

For by grace you have beensaved through faith,and that not of yourselves;it is the gift of God,

not of workslest anyone should boast.Ephesians 2:8-9

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For as the rain comes down, and the snow fromheaven, and do not return there, but water theearth, and make it bring forth and bud,

That it may give seed to the sowerand bread to the eater,

So shall My word be that goes forth from mymouth.

Isaiah 55:10-11

Easter means . . . God calls people tosalvation effectively.

[My word]shall not return to Me void,

But it shall accomplishwhat I please,

And it shall prosper in the thingfor which I sent it.

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For you shall go out in joy,and be led forth in peace;

the mountains and the hills before youshall break forth into singing,

and all the trees of the fieldshall clap their hands.

Instead of the thorn shall come up thecypress;

instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall be to the LORD for a memorial, for

an everlasting sign which shall not be cut off.

Isaiah 55:12-13

Next week:The Kingdom Age to Come

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