The Scarlet Thread

Isaiah 1 - 24

Christopher W Martin © 2018

1. Intro – the Significance of Isaiah

2. To his people

3. In the Old Testament
4. In the New Testament
5. In History

6. Today

7. The Messiah will be a King

8. The need for a New Way (1: 11- 20)

9. The Status of the Sacrificial System

10. Answering the Resulting Question

11. The Branch of the Lord (4)

12. God of the Covenants

13. God of our Salvation

14. The Holy One who calls Us and saves Us (6: 1-7)

15. Who he saw

John 12:32,41 and 17:5

• What he saw
• What he knew
• How he was saved

Hebrews 9:26; 1 John 2:2; Mark 9:3

• What he did

1 Peter 1: 14-19

1. The Virgin Birth (7:1-16)

2. The Setting

3. The Miraculous Mother
4. God with Us

Matthew 1: 22-23

1. The Ruling Son – Blessing Beyond Description (9:1-7)

2. A Light to Jews and Gentiles in the dark (see also Matthew 4: 12-16

3. A son born (see also Luke 1: 32-33)
4. Who will rule
5. Beyond description
6. Who is also divine

7. Who will bring universal peace

8. The Descendent of David (11:1-16)

9. The Apparent end of the Davidic Line

10. A new shoot/ branch (Romans 15:12)
11. Endowed with the Spirit of Yahweh
12. Intellectual gifts
13. Administrative gifts
14. Spiritual Gifts
15. Resulting in Justice

16. And transforming the world

17. The Universal Triumph of the Messiah (24:21-25)

18. The inevitable Judgment of God

19. The Millennial Reign (See also Revelation 20)

20. Conclusion. The ultimate Jewish question:

If he is my _______, where is His ____________?