—Reading the O.T. in a way that lets it speak truly into our own lives—Isaiah 55:1–13 (Part 30 of Seeing Jesus in the O.T.)
Andrew Fountain – Oct 3, 2021
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Trusting God in Hard Times
Reading the O.T. in a way that lets it truly speak into our own lives
Read it in the historical context and see how it fits the Big Story of the Bible
Pay attention to N.T. quotations from it
Hear what the Spirit is saying to you.
Isaiah 53
He was despised and rejected by men;
a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief;
and as one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
Isaiah 53 cont’d
But he was wounded for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his stripes we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned every one to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Trusting God in Hard Times
Reading the O.T. in a way that lets it truly speak into our own lives
Historical context
Pay attention to N.T. quotations from it
Hear what the Spirit is saying to you.
Isaiah 54
Fear not, for you will not be ashamed!
Do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated!
For you will forget about the shame of your youth;
you will no longer remember the disgrace of abandonment.
For your husband is the one who made you —
the LORD who commands armies is his name.
He is your protector, the Holy One of Israel.
“The God of the entire earth”, he is called
Isaiah 54
“Indeed, the LORD will call you back
like a wife, abandoned and in depression,
like a young wife when she has been rejected,”
says your God.
“For a short time I abandoned you,
but with great compassion I will gather you.
Isaiah 54
“Though the mountains be shaken
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,”
says the LORD, the one who has compassion on you.
“O afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted,
I will build you with stones of turquoise,
your foundations with sapphires.”
The Call: Isaiah 55
Come, all you who are thirsty,
come to the waters;
and you who have no money,
come, buy and eat.
Yes, come, buy without money
and without price, wine and milk.
Why do you spend money for what is not bread,
and your wages for what does not satisfy?
John 7
On the last day of the feast, the great day,
Jesus stood up and cried out,
“If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.
Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said,
‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”
Response (Obedience)
Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good,
and let your soul delight itself in abundance.
Incline your ear, and come to me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
and I will make an everlasting covenant with you—
the faithful love promised to David.
The Promise
Indeed I have given him as a witness to the people,
a leader and commander for the people.
Surely you shall call a nation you do not know,
and nations who do not know you shall run to you,
because of the LORD your God,
and the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified you.
Call (again)
Seek the LORD while he may be found,
call upon him while he is near.
Let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the LORD,
and he will have mercy on him;
and to our God,
for he will abundantly pardon.
Trusting God in Hard Times
Reading the O.T. in a way that lets it truly speak into our own lives
Historical context
Pay attention to N.T. quotations from it
Hear what the Spirit is saying to you.
Isaiah 55 cont’d
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
nor are your ways my ways, says the LORD.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways,
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
For as the rain comes down,
and the snow from heaven,
and does not return there,
but waters the earth,
and make it bring forth,
and make it sprout
so that it may give
seed to the sower
and bread to the eater,
Isaiah 55 cont’d
For as the rain comes down,
and the snow from heaven,
and does not return there,
but waters the earth,
and make it bring forth,
and make it sprout
so that it may give
seed to the sower
and bread to the eater,
So shall my word be that goes forth
from my mouth;
it shall not return to me void,
but it shall accomplish what I please,
and it shall prosper in the thing
for which I sent it.
Isaiah 55 cont’d
For with joy you shall go out,
and in peace be led forth;
the mountains and the hills shall burst into song before you,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Isaiah 55 cont’d
Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree,
and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree;
and it shall be to the LORD for a name,
for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Isaiah 54
“Though the mountains be shaken
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,”
says the LORD, the one who has compassion on you.
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Trusting God in Hard Times
—Reading the O.T. in a way that lets it speak truly into our own lives—Isaiah 55:1–13 (Part 30 of Seeing Jesus in the O.T.)
Andrew Fountain – Oct 3, 2021
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