Notes from "The Promised Gift"
The Promised Gift
Isaiah 8:19–9:7
WWI
December 24, 1914
5 months of war
German and English troops are locked in trench warfare
The mud in the trenches has frozen
A stalemate has occurred
Video
Why
Setting
Kingdom of Judah Kingdom of Israel
Judah
Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord his God, as his father David had done.
Not a very merry scripture!
King is Ahaz
Open rebellion to God
War with the northern kingdom of Israel
Syria and Israel would lay siege on Jerusalem
Meanwhile up north
In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned nine years. He did evil in the sight of the Lord…
Hoshea
Ascended by assignation
Form alliances
Rebelled against Assyria
He would be captured, and his subjects deported
God’s View
Isaiah 8:19-22
Not Good
When they say to you, “Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,” should not a people consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living? To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn. They will pass through the land hard-pressed and famished, and it will turn out
Not Good (continued)
that when they are hungry, they will be enraged and curse their king and their God as they face upward. Then they will look to the earth, and behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and they will be driven away into darkness.
God was angry with His people
O God, You have rejected us. You have broken us; You have been angry; O, restore us.
A Glimmer of Hope
Isaiah 9:1-7
God remembers
But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish; in earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but later on He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.
A glimmer of hope (continued)
The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them. You shall multiply the nation, You shall increase their gladness; They will be glad in Your presence As with the gladness of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil. For You shall break the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders,
Very Familiar
Restoration
Ministry
Prophesying Jesus’ ministry
“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great Light, And those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death, Upon them a Light dawned.”
Living without light
In darkness
Not following the Law
No testimony of righteousness
Not listening to the prophets
The promised gift
A great light
A restoration of God’s rule
Jesus the light of the world
The gift that keeps on giving
Multiply the nation
Restored kingdom
Inclusion of the Gentiles
Finish the promise
For every boot of the booted warrior in the battle tumult, And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
The coming king
And He will judge between the nations And will render decisions for many peoples; And they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they learn war.
What about Christmas?
Glad you asked
The Gift
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
The Child
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.
A Son for Israel and adoption for us
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.
King Jesus
And the government will rest on His shoulders
Rule over all Israel-Micah
Rule over the world-Zechariah
prophecy
Micah 5:2…But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.”
Zechariah 14:9…And the Lord will be king over all the earth; in that day the Lord will be the only one, and His name the only one.
Descriptive Names
Wonderful Counselor
Exceptional counselor
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; That He may teach us concerning His ways And that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Descriptive Names
Mighty God
The Child is the Mighty God
Messiah is God
Descriptive Names
Eternal Father
Everlasting-position in time
Progenitor-from whom comes
the son
Relational-
Descriptive Names Prince of Peace
To those who trust Isa. 26:3
An unbreakable covenant of peace Isa. 54:10
As a well nurtured child Isa. 66:12
Shalom of God
He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
The Kingdom of God
There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom,
Far future promise realized
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.”
The future promise
To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.
The Promised Gift
Isaiah 8:19–9:7
Isaiah 8:19–9:7
WWI
December 24, 1914
5 months of war
German and English troops are locked in trench warfare
The mud in the trenches has frozen
A stalemate has occurred
Video
Why
Setting
Kingdom of Judah Kingdom of Israel
Judah
Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord his God, as his father David had done.
Not a very merry scripture!
King is Ahaz
Open rebellion to God
War with the northern kingdom of Israel
Syria and Israel would lay siege on Jerusalem
Meanwhile up north
In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned nine years. He did evil in the sight of the Lord…
Hoshea
Ascended by assignation
Form alliances
Rebelled against Assyria
He would be captured, and his subjects deported
God’s View
Isaiah 8:19-22
Not Good
When they say to you, “Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,” should not a people consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living? To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn. They will pass through the land hard-pressed and famished, and it will turn out
Not Good (continued)
that when they are hungry, they will be enraged and curse their king and their God as they face upward. Then they will look to the earth, and behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and they will be driven away into darkness.
God was angry with His people
O God, You have rejected us. You have broken us; You have been angry; O, restore us.
A Glimmer of Hope
Isaiah 9:1-7
God remembers
But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish; in earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but later on He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.
A glimmer of hope (continued)
The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them. You shall multiply the nation, You shall increase their gladness; They will be glad in Your presence As with the gladness of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil. For You shall break the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders,
Very Familiar
Restoration
Ministry
Prophesying Jesus’ ministry
“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great Light, And those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death, Upon them a Light dawned.”
Living without light
In darkness
Not following the Law
No testimony of righteousness
Not listening to the prophets
The promised gift
A great light
A restoration of God’s rule
Jesus the light of the world
The gift that keeps on giving
Multiply the nation
Restored kingdom
Inclusion of the Gentiles
Finish the promise
For every boot of the booted warrior in the battle tumult, And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
The coming king
And He will judge between the nations And will render decisions for many peoples; And they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they learn war.
What about Christmas?
Glad you asked
The Gift
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
The Child
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.
A Son for Israel and adoption for us
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.
King Jesus
And the government will rest on His shoulders
Rule over all Israel-Micah
Rule over the world-Zechariah
prophecy
Micah 5:2…But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.”
Zechariah 14:9…And the Lord will be king over all the earth; in that day the Lord will be the only one, and His name the only one.
Descriptive Names
Wonderful Counselor
Exceptional counselor
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; That He may teach us concerning His ways And that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Descriptive Names
Mighty God
The Child is the Mighty God
Messiah is God
Descriptive Names
Eternal Father
Everlasting-position in time
Progenitor-from whom comes
the son Relational-
Descriptive Names Prince of Peace
To those who trust Isa. 26:3
An unbreakable covenant of peace Isa. 54:10
As a well nurtured child Isa. 66:12
Shalom of God
He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
The Kingdom of God
There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom,
Far future promise realized
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.”
The future promise
To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.
The Promised Gift
Isaiah 8:19–9:7
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