Israel’s Failure to Lovingly Obey the Lord (1:1-31)

Observations from Isaiah

Lesson 2 : Israel’s Failure to Lovingly Obey the Lord (1:1-31)

THE BIBLE VERSIONS – THE GENERAL EXPOSITORY APPROACH – Isaiah 1:1-31 – CHAPTERS 1-5 FORM A DISTINCT PREFACE TO THE BOOK OF ISAIAH – I. Judah’s Sinful Condition (1:1-9) – A. The Prologue (1:1-3) – THE HEAVENS AND EARTH TESTIFY – COURTROOM? – GOD’S GOODNESS / ISRAEL’S REBELLION – B. The Condition of the Nation (1:4-9) – GRIEVANCE OVER SIN – PRIVILEGE GIVEN AND LOST – THE INVASION – THE REMNANT – II. God’s Judgement Upon Judah (1:10-31) – A. Judah’s Hypocritical Worship (1:10-17) – EMPTY RELIGION – MAKE GOD AN IDOL? THEN HE WILL ACT AS AN IDOL – LOVING OBEDIENCE – B. An Appeal to Repentance (1:18-23) – COME NOW… – LET US REASON TOGETHER – SINS FORGIVEN … IF YOU REPENT – LAMENT – REBELLIOUS LEADERS – C. The Announcement of Coming Judgement (1:24-31) – JUDGEMENT WILL COME – THE ENEMIES OF GOD – THE HAND OF GOD – THE RESTORATION OF HIS PEOPLE – THE DESTRUCTION OF THE WICKED – ASHAMED OF THEIR TREES – PUNISHED WITH THE FRUIT OF THEIR OWN SIN