Isaiah
Isaiah speaks of judgment and of comfort: the promise of a child born to us, and God’s presence with his people through deep waters.
Child of God · Isaiah 43:1
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Jesus Is the Reason · Isaiah 9:6
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Jesus Is the Reason · Isaiah 9:6
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Jesus Is the Reason · Isaiah 9:6
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About the book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the first of the Major Prophets and one of the longest books in the Bible. It records the messages of the prophet Isaiah, whose name means “the Lord saves.” He served in Jerusalem during the reigns of several kings of Judah in the eighth century BC. He spoke to Judah and Jerusalem, a people drifting into idolatry and political panic as Assyria grew in power.
Main themes
Isaiah holds two messages together. The first is judgment. God confronts injustice, empty religion and idolatry, and warns that exile is coming. The second is comfort. The same prophet promises forgiveness, a return from exile, and a servant who will bear the sins of many. Chapter 40 marks the turn, opening with words of comfort to God’s people.
Isaiah’s favorite name for God is the Holy One of Israel. That holiness is what makes judgment serious and rescue astonishing. The book also looks ahead to a child born to reign, and the New Testament writers return to Isaiah again and again to explain Jesus. For that reason it is sometimes called the fifth gospel.
Verses from Isaiah on our apparel
Isaiah 9:6. “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given.” Isaiah spoke to a frightened Judah, and Christians read the verse as the promise of Jesus, the Prince of Peace. See Jesus Is the Reason.
Isaiah 40:31. “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles.” It was written to comfort people facing exile. Waiting on God means hopeful trust, not sitting idle. Wings as Eagles carries it.
Isaiah 43:1. “I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.” God speaks to a people who had failed him and still claims them as his own. Our Child of God design carries the line.
Isaiah 43:2. “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee.” God says when, not if, and promises his presence in the trouble. Through the Waters carries the verse.
Isaiah 43:19. “I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.” A new rescue is promised to exiles with no road home. See A Way in the Wilderness.
Frequently asked
Who is the child in Isaiah 9:6? Christians understand this child to be Jesus, the promised Messiah from David’s line (compare Matthew 4:13-16 and Luke 1:31-33).
Does Isaiah 43:2 promise Christians will never suffer? No. It promises God’s presence in the trouble, not an escape from it. Compare Romans 8:35-39.