Redemption and Sovereignty - Isaiah

Isaiah 1:18-31; 2:1-4 (NASB) :
“Let Us Reason”
18
“Come now, and let us reason together,”
Says the LORD,
“Though your sins are as scarlet,
They will be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They will be like wool.
19
“If you consent and obey,
You will eat the best of the land;
20
“But if you refuse and rebel,
You will be devoured by the sword.”
Truly, the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
Zion Corrupted, to Be Redeemed
21
How the faithful city has become a harlot,
She who was full of justice!
Righteousness once lodged in her,
But now murderers.
22
Your silver has become dross,
Your drink diluted with water.
23
Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
They do not defend the orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
24
Therefore the Lord GOD of hosts,
The Mighty One of Israel, declares,
“Ah, I will be relieved of My adversaries
And avenge Myself on My foes.
25
“I will also turn My hand against you,
And will smelt away your dross as with lye
And will remove all your alloy.
26
“Then I will restore your judges as at the first,
And your counselors as at the beginning;
After that you will be called the city of righteousness,
A faithful city.”
27
Zion will be redeemed with justice
And her repentant ones with righteousness.
28
But transgressors and sinners will be crushed together,
And those who forsake the LORD will come to an end.
29
Surely you will be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired,
And you will be embarrassed at the gardens which you have chosen.
30
For you will be like an oak whose leaf fades away
Or as a garden that has no water.
31
The strong man will become tinder,
His work also a spark.
Thus they shall both burn together
And there will be none to quench them.
God’s Universal Reign
2:1
The word which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2
Now it will come about that
In the last days
The mountain of the house of the LORD
Will be established as the chief of the mountains,
And will be raised above the hills;
And all the nations will stream to it.
3
And many peoples will come and say,
“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.
4
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.
Summary of the key points from the sermon:
The sermon is an exposition of Isaiah chapters 1 and 2, looking at themes of sin, judgment, redemption, and God's sovereignty.
In chapter 1, Isaiah indicts Israel for their sins against God through breaking the covenant and empty ritual worship. God promises both judgment and redemption if Israel repents.
Chapter 2 gives a prophetic vision of the "last days" which refers to the end times leading up to and including Christ's millennial reign on earth.
It describes Jerusalem being exalted above all other mountains, with Gentile nations streaming to it. The law will go out from Zion and God will judge the nations.
Weapons will be destroyed and there will be no more war. This foreshadows the peace of Christ's thousand-year kingdom on earth.
Other prophets like Micah also refer to this prophecy, showing its importance. God gives more details about this kingdom through Ezekiel and Daniel.
Ezekiel describes Jerusalem and the temple complex covering 2500 square miles on top of an extremely tall mountain from which God will rule during the millennial kingdom.
The sermon encourages believers to have an eternal perspective and watchfulness as Christ's return and the establishment of this kingdom could occur at any time.
So in summary, it examines Isaiah's prophecies about sin, judgment, redemption and God's sovereignty, with a focus on the coming millennial kingdom ruled over by Christ from Jerusalem.
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Amen glory be to God 🙏🙏

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I thoroughly enjoyed this.
I will complete this whole study of Isaiah once I finish the book of Daniel.