The Universal Acknowledgment of Israel’s Sovereign God (45:14-25)

Observations from Isaiah

Lesson 37 : The Universal Acknowledgment of Israel’s Sovereign God (45:14-25)

c. God’s superiority over the idols (45:14-46:13) – (1) The Creator is the Savior (45:14-19) – ‘SUBMIT!’ : NOT TO THE GODS OF CYRUS BUT TO THE GOD OF ISRAEL — HISTORIC OR PROPHETIC? — VOLUNTARY SUBMISSION — CREATING A THIRST FOR GOD — “YOU ARE A GOD WHO HIDES HIMSELF” — THE GOD OF ETERNAL SALVATION — THE GOD OF REVELATION — THE GOD OF CREATION — CREATION OR EVOLUTION? — c. God’s superiority over the idols (45:14-46:13) – (2) God saves, not the idols (45:20-25) – THE TRUE GOD REGARDLESS OF PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES — CHALLENGE TO EVALUATE WHO IS GOD — PROPHECY IS PROOF OF THE DEITY OF ISRAEL’S GOD — GOD IS AN EXCLUSIVE GOD — GOD IS A RIGHTEOUS GOD — GOD IS A SAVING GOD — GOD IS A FORGIVING GOD — GOD IS A SOVEREIGN GOD — GOD IS A TRIUNE GOD — c. God’s superiority over the idols (45:14-46:13) – (3) Idols do not carry but are carried (46:1-7) – BEL AND NEBO — CREATED GODS CANNOT SAVE — GOD CARRIES HIS OWN — c. God’s superiority over the idols (45:14-46:13) – (4) God’s righteous purpose in Cyrus (46:8-13) – PROPHECY FULFILLED IN CYRUS — A GOOD MEMORY AIDS FAITH — FROM WAVERING FAITH TO WILLFUL UNBELIEF