28 Aug Revive Thy People, O Lord! (51:9-52:12)
Observations from Isaiah
Lesson 44 : Revive Thy People, O Lord! (51:9-52:12)
e. Awake and be delivered (51:9-52:12) – (1) The arm of the Lord (51:9-16) – (a) Zion’s Cry (51:9-11) – RAHAB AND THE DRAGON — CRY FOR REVIVAL — e. Awake and be delivered (51:9-52:12) – (1) The arm of the Lord (51:9-16) – (b) The Lord’s Response (51:12-16) – OUR COMFORT IN THE UNIQUENESS OF GOD — IF WE FEAR MEN AND NOT GOD, THEN WHO ARE WE? — GOD HAS NOT FORGOTTEN HIS PEOPLE, THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN HIM — THE BELIEVER’S HOPE — e. Awake and be delivered (51:9-52:12) – (2) Drunken Jerusalem (51:17-23) – A CALL TO FAITH — THE INABILITY OF ISRAEL TO DELIVER HERSELF — ISRAEL AS A CHILDLESS WIDOW — ISRAEL BROUGHT LOW BY THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD — THE LORD HUMBLES THE PROUD AND GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE — GOD WILL USE THE NATIONS TO DISCIPLINE ISRAEL, THEN JUDGE THOSE NATIONS — DUE TO CHANGES MADE AT THE CHURCH I WAS ATTENDING, THIS SERIES OF LESSONS ON ISAIAH STOPPED AT THIS POINT AND WAS NOT RESUMED