Sermon Notes 20250427

Isaiah 40:1–31 NRSVCE

Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” A voice says, “Cry out!” And I said, “What shall I cry?” All people are grass, their constancy is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever. Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good tidings; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings, lift it up, do not fear; say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!” See, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him; his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead the mother sheep. Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance? Who has directed the spirit of the Lord, or as his counselor has instructed him? Whom did he consult for his enlightenment, and who taught him the path of justice? Who taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding? Even the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as dust on the scales; see, he takes up the isles like fine dust. Lebanon would not provide fuel enough, nor are its animals enough for a burnt offering. All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness. To whom then will you liken God, or what likeness compare with him? An idol?—A workman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold, and casts for it silver chains. As a gift one chooses mulberry wood —wood that will not rot— then seeks out a skilled artisan to set up an image that will not topple. Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to live in; who brings princes to naught, and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing. Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth, when he blows upon them, and they wither, and the tempest carries them off like stubble. To whom then will you compare me, or who is my equal? says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high and see: Who created these? He who brings out their host and numbers them, calling them all by name; because he is great in strength, mighty in power, not one is missing. Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord, and my right is disregarded by my God”? Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

Sermon Notes  20250427 Isa 40:1-31

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The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition (Washington, DC: National Council of Churches of Christ, 1993), Isaiah

Do you know and believe that YHWH is God, and There is No Other?

Revelation From God

Author

Isiah is the author, of the Book bearing His name as he discloses in Isa2:1; Isa13:1. We must also see that Isaiah use the title "the Holy One of Israel" and "the Lord of Hosts" throughout the book, even The New Testament confirms the view that Isaiah authored the entire book. The Apostle John attributed prophecies from Is 53:1 as well as from Isa6:9-10 to the prophet Isaiah in Joh12:38-41.

Date

Isaiah was married Isa8:3 and had two sons, Shear-Jashub Isa7:3 and Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz Isa8:3. Some have supposed from Isaiah's commissioning Isa6:1-13 that he was a priest, but no evidence in the book supports this.

The year of Isaiah's death is unknown but it was probably after Hezekiah's death in 686 b.c. and therefore probably in Manasseh's sole reign, 686-642 because Isaiah wrote a biography of King Hezekiah 2Ch_32:32. Isaiah's death would have occurred after Sennacherib's death Isa_37:38, which was in 681 b.c. Since the prophet's ministry began sometime in Uzziah's reign 790-739 b.c. Isaiah ministered for at least 58 years from at least 739, when Uzziah died Isa_6:1, to 681, when Sennacherib died.

According to tradition dating from the second century a.d., Isaiah was martyred by King Manasseh. Justin Martyr (ca. a.d. 100-165) wrote that Isaiah was sawed asunder with a saw Heb11:37.

Structure

The Book of Isaiah is the first of the 17 Old Testament prophetic books not because it is the oldest but because it is the most comprehensive in content and unity.

Isa (40) whose sum is (4) YHWH the Church, YHWH Qahal, Ecclesia Eze 1:1-28, Eze 10:1-22, Eze 40:1-49, John 8:12, Joh 10:30-38, John 14:1-31, Joh 15:1-27, Joh 17:20-26!!!! (40) is the product of (4) YHWH the Church, YHWH Qahal, Ecclesia Rom 8:9-10, Rom 12:1-8, 1 Co 3:16, 1 Co 6:12-20, 1 Co 12:1-31, 2 Co 5:17-21, 2 Co 6:14-18, Col 1:15-19, times (10) whose sum is (1) YHWH the Father, YHWH, Ge 1:1, Rev 22:13,  and is the embodiment of the perfect fulfillment of the Law Mat 5:17-20, Rom 13:8-10, Christ Jesus in You 2 Co 5:17-21, Eph 4:1-32. It has (1) pericope, (Theological Idea), YHWH the Father, YHWH Ab, Zec 14:9, John 17:20-26, Eph 3:14-21, 1 John 1:5, Rev 1:8, Rev 22:13 !!!! There are (31) verses whose sum is (4) YHWH the Church, YHWH Qahal, Ecclesia Eph 2:1-22, Eph 3:14-21, Eph 4:1-32, Gal 3:26-28, 1 Pe 1:13-25 !!!! (31) Is the product of (3) YHWH The Holy Spirit, YHWH Ruach Rom 2:10, Rom 8:14-15, Rom 15:13, 2 Co 1:22, Rev 22:17 times (10) whose sum is (1) YHWH the Father, YHWH, Ge 1:1, Rev 22:13,  and is the embodiment of the perfect fulfillment of the Law Mat 5:17-20, Rom 13:8-10, Christ Jesus in You 2 Co 5:17-21, Eph 4:1-32 plus (1) YHWH the Father, YHWH Ab, Zec 14:9, John 17:20-26, Eph 3:14-21, 1 John 1:5, Rev 1:8, Rev 22:13 !!!!

Purpose

According to the Bible Knowledge Commentary Isaiah’s primary purpose was to remind his readers of the special relationship they had with God as members of the nation of Israel, His special covenant community.

Isaiah knew of the Abrahamic Covenant (Gen12:2-3; Gen15:18-21; Gen17:3-8, Gen17:19) in which God promised that Israel would (a) enjoy a special relationship with Him, (b) possess the land of Canaan, and (c) be a blessing to others.

Isaiah was also aware of the Mosaic Covenant, given Israel at the time of the Exodus from Egypt and repeated by Moses to the generation of Israelites who were about to enter Palestine. Throughout the Book of Deuteronomy God through Moses had promised the people that as members of the covenant community they would be blessed by Him if they lived according to the Mosaic Covenant (e.g., Deut 28:1-14). But He also warned them that if they did not obey His commands and decrees they would experience the curses (punishments) spelled out in the covenant (Deut 28:15-68) including exile from the land (see the chart “The Covenant Chastenings,” near Amos 4:6).

However, because of the Abrahamic Covenant in which God promised blessing on Israel and the world, Moses could confidently affirm that even after the people had been exiled from the land the Lord would someday bring them back to the land of promise and establish them in His kingdom.

So, Isaiah was calling the people of Judah back to a proper covenantal relationship with God. He was reminding his generation of the sinful condition in which they were living and of its consequences. God would judge the nation, but He would also eventually restore them to the land (cf. Deut 30:1-5) with full kingdom blessings because of His promises to Abraham.

The purpose of Isa 40 is to teach YHWH the Church, YHWH Qahal, Ecclesia Eze 1:1-28, Eze 10:1-22, Eze 40:1-49, John 8:12, Joh 10:30-38, John 14:1-31, Joh 15:1-27, Joh 17:20-26 to declare YHWH as Lord God Almighty, Isa 1:24-27, Isa 2:1-2, Is 5:1-30, Isa 27:9, Isa 32:16-20, Isa 35:1-10, Isa 37:20, Isa 40:1-31!!!!

Exegesis / Hermeneutical

YHWH is God and there is no Other Isa 40:1-31 :

Pericope, (1), YHWH the Father, YHWH Ab, Zec 14:9, John 17:20-26, Eph 3:14-21, 1 John 1:5, Rev 1:8, Rev 22:13 !!!! There are (31) verses whose sum is (4) YHWH the Church, YHWH Qahal, Ecclesia Eph 2:1-22, Eph 3:14-21, Eph 4:1-32, Gal 3:26-28, 1 Pe 1:13-25 !!!! (31) Is the product of (3) YHWH The Holy Spirit, YHWH Ruach Rom 2:10, Rom 8:14-15, Rom 15:13, 2 Co 1:22, Rev 22:17 times (10) whose sum is (1) YHWH the Father, YHWH, Ge 1:1, Rev 22:13,  and is the embodiment of the perfect fulfillment of the Law Mat 5:17-20, Rom 13:8-10, Christ Jesus in You 2 Co 5:17-21, Eph 4:1-32 plus (1) YHWH the Father, YHWH Ab, Zec 14:9, John 17:20-26, Eph 3:14-21, 1 John 1:5, Rev 1:8, Rev 22:13 !!!!

Isa 40:1-31 : for me there is no way to miss what Isaiah and YHWH are teaching in this pericope, there is only (1) God and that is YHWH, He is the maker of the Heavens and the Earth, He is our creator and we must declare YHWH as God, Gen 1:1, Exo 20:1-21, Deut 6:4-8, Enoch 99:10, Tobit 13:4, Tobit 13:15, Judith 6:2, Job 10:12, Job 26:1-14, Job 36:23-33, Job 37:1-24, Job 38:1-41, Job 42:1-17, Ps 8:1-9, Ps 19:1-6, Ps 26:7, Ps 29:1-11, Ps 33:5-7, Ps 40:5-7, Ps 69:1-36, Ps 78:1-72, Ps 84:5-8, Ps 95:1-7, Ps 99:1-9, Ps 132:9-10, Ps 132:1-18, Ps 135:4-18, Ps 144:1-15, Ps 146:3-9, Ps 148:1-14, Prov 30:2-4, Wis 2:16, Wis 8:4, Wis 13:1-19, Sir 10:19-31, Sir 15:11-20, Sir 17:24-32, Sir 25:10-12, Sir 36:1-22, Sir 39:12-31, Sir 42:15-25, Sir 43:1-33, Isa 1:2, Isa 1:24-27, Isa 2:1-2, Is 5:1-30, Isa 27:9, Isa 32:16-20, Isa 35:1-10, Isa 37:20, Isa 40:1-31, John 1:1-5, John 3:15-18, John 3:36, Rom 10:9-10, John 1:1-5, John 3:15-18, John 3:36, Rom 10:9-10!!!!

Isa 40:3 : We must see this is a reference to John the Baptist preparing the way of Jesus Christ, Lk 3.4–6, and it is the Holy Spirit, Gen 1:2, Enoch 37:1–5, Enoch 50:1–5, Exo 31:3, Num 11:16-30, Job 36:3-6, Job 39:17, Ps 132:17, Prov 8:21-31, Prov 30:1-33, Wis 1:1-15, Wis 3:9, Wis 6:17-20, Wis 7:22-30, Wis 12:1, Sir 1:1-30, Ben Sira 24:32-33, Sir 3:25, Sir 4:11-19, Sir 24:1-34, Sir 39:5-9, Sir 51:13-30, Isa 11:2, Isa 32:15-16, Isa 44:3, Eze 36:26-27, Eze 37:14, Joe 2:28-29, Joh 14:15-31, Joh 16:4-15, Act 1:1-16, Act 2:1-5, Act 2:17-18, Act 2:38, Act 5:32, Act 10:44-48, Rom 2:10, Rom 8:14-15, Rom 15:13, 2 Co 1:22, Rev 22:17, preparing a way for us to receive Christ Jesus as well Gen 1:3, Num 24:16-17, 2 Es2:37-48, 2 Es 12:31-38, 2 Es 13:21-38, Enoch 48:5–6, Enoch 48:10, Enoch 99:10, Ps 2:1-12, Ps 18:1-50, Psa 29:1-11, Ps 30:4-5, Ps 32:2, Ps 40:7, Ps 43:5, Ps 44:3, Ps 53:6, Ps 98:1-2, Ps 110:1-7, Ps 111:09, Ps 130:5-6, Ps 132:11-12, Ps 138:7, Prov 18:24, Sir 31:8-11, Is 6:13, Isa 9:6-7, Isa 11:1-9, Isa 16:1-5, Isa 53:5, Isa 28:16, Isa 32:16-20, John 1:1-5, Joh 1:14, Joh 1:29, Joh 4:1-15, Joh 8:12, Joh 10:30-34, Joh 14:10-14, Joh 17:20-26, 2 Cor 5:21, Rev 22:1-5

Isa 40:8 : Please see that Christ Jesus stands for ever, for The Word is eternally One with God, because the Word is God John 1:1-5 , John 1:14 !!!!

Isa 40:10 : Christ will come and save the World, Gen 1:3, Num 24:16-17, 2 Es2:37-48, 2 Es 12:31-38, 2 Es 13:21-38, Enoch 48:5–6, Enoch 48:10, Enoch 99:10, Ps 2:1-12, Ps 18:1-50, Psa 29:1-11, Ps 30:4-5, Ps 32:2, Ps 40:7, Ps 43:5, Ps 44:3, Ps 53:6, Ps 98:1-2, Ps 110:1-7, Ps 111:09, Ps 130:5-6, Ps 132:11-12, Ps 138:7, Prov 18:24, Sir 31:8-11, Is 6:13, Isa 9:6-7, Isa 11:1-9, Isa 16:1-5, Isa 53:5, Isa 28:16, Isa 32:16-20, John 1:1-5, Joh 1:14, Joh 1:29, Joh 4:1-15, Joh 8:12, Joh 10:30-34, Joh 14:10-14, Joh 17:20-26, 2 Cor 5:21, Rev 22:1-5

Isa 40:13 : Who directs the Holy Spirit Gen 1:2, Enoch 37:1–5, Enoch 50:1–5, Exo 31:3, Num 11:16-30, Job 36:3-6, Job 39:17, Ps 132:17, Prov 8:21-31, Prov 30:1-33, Wis 1:1-15, Wis 3:9, Wis 6:17-20, Wis 7:22-30, Wis 12:1, Sir 1:1-30, Ben Sira 24:32-33, Sir 3:25, Sir 4:11-19, Sir 24:1-34, Sir 39:5-9, Sir 51:13-30, Isa 11:2, Isa 32:15-16, Isa 44:3, Eze 36:26-27, Eze 37:14, Joe 2:28-29, Joh 14:15-31, Joh 16:4-15, Act 1:1-16, Act 2:1-5, Act 2:17-18, Act 2:38, Act 5:32, Act 10:44-48, Rom 2:10, Rom 8:14-15, Rom 15:13, 2 Co 1:22, Rev 22:17, Only YHWH can Gen 1:1, Exo 20:1-21, Deut 6:4-8, Enoch 99:10, Tobit 13:4, Tobit 13:15, Judith 6:2, Job 10:12, Job 26:1-14, Job 36:23-33, Job 37:1-24, Job 38:1-41, Job 42:1-17, Ps 8:1-9, Ps 19:1-6, Ps 26:7, Ps 29:1-11, Ps 33:5-7, Ps 40:5-7, Ps 69:1-36, Ps 78:1-72, Ps 84:5-8, Ps 95:1-7, Ps 99:1-9, Ps 132:9-10, Ps 132:1-18, Ps 135:4-18, Ps 144:1-15, Ps 146:3-9, Ps 148:1-14, Prov 30:2-4, Wis 2:16, Wis 8:4, Wis 13:1-19, Sir 10:19-31, Sir 15:11-20, Sir 17:24-32, Sir 25:10-12, Sir 36:1-22, Sir 39:12-31, Sir 42:15-25, Sir 43:1-33, Isa 1:2, Isa 1:24-27, Isa 2:1-2, Is 5:1-30, Isa 27:9, Isa 32:16-20, Isa 35:1-10, Isa 37:20, Isa 40:1-31, John 1:1-5, John 3:15-18, John 3:36, Rom 10:9-10, John 1:1-5, John 3:15-18, John 3:36, Rom 10:9-10!!!!

Isa 40:22-24 : So Declare YHWH as Lord God Almighty Gen 1:1, Exo 20:1-21, Deut 6:4-8, Enoch 99:10, Tobit 13:4, Tobit 13:15, Judith 6:2, Job 10:12, Job 26:1-14, Job 36:23-33, Job 37:1-24, Job 38:1-41, Job 42:1-17, Ps 8:1-9, Ps 19:1-6, Ps 26:7, Ps 29:1-11, Ps 33:5-7, Ps 40:5-7, Ps 69:1-36, Ps 78:1-72, Ps 84:5-8, Ps 95:1-7, Ps 99:1-9, Ps 132:9-10, Ps 132:1-18, Ps 135:4-18, Ps 144:1-15, Ps 146:3-9, Ps 148:1-14, Prov 30:2-4, Wis 2:16, Wis 8:4, Wis 13:1-19, Sir 10:19-31, Sir 15:11-20, Sir 17:24-32, Sir 25:10-12, Sir 36:1-22, Sir 39:12-31, Sir 42:15-25, Sir 43:1-33, Isa 1:2, Isa 1:24-27, Isa 2:1-2, Is 5:1-30, Isa 27:9, Isa 32:16-20, Isa 35:1-10, Isa 37:20, Isa 40:1-31, John 1:1-5, John 3:15-18, John 3:36, Rom 10:9-10, John 1:1-5, John 3:15-18, John 3:36, Rom 10:9-10!!!!

Isa 40:28-31 : So Declare YHWH as Lord God Almighty Gen 1:1, Exo 20:1-21, Deut 6:4-8, Enoch 99:10, Tobit 13:4, Tobit 13:15, Judith 6:2, Job 10:12, Job 26:1-14, Job 36:23-33, Job 37:1-24, Job 38:1-41, Job 42:1-17, Ps 8:1-9, Ps 19:1-6, Ps 26:7, Ps 29:1-11, Ps 33:5-7, Ps 40:5-7, Ps 69:1-36, Ps 78:1-72, Ps 84:5-8, Ps 95:1-7, Ps 99:1-9, Ps 132:9-10, Ps 132:1-18, Ps 135:4-18, Ps 144:1-15, Ps 146:3-9, Ps 148:1-14, Prov 30:2-4, Wis 2:16, Wis 8:4, Wis 13:1-19, Sir 10:19-31, Sir 15:11-20, Sir 17:24-32, Sir 25:10-12, Sir 36:1-22, Sir 39:12-31, Sir 42:15-25, Sir 43:1-33, Isa 1:2, Isa 1:24-27, Isa 2:1-2, Is 5:1-30, Isa 27:9, Isa 32:16-20, Isa 35:1-10, Isa 37:20, Isa 40:1-31, John 1:1-5, John 3:15-18, John 3:36, Rom 10:9-10, John 1:1-5, John 3:15-18, John 3:36, Rom 10:9-10 and you will be saved, Enoch 99:10, Esther 8:1-12, Esther 8:13-17, Job 13:15-16, Job 19:25-26, Ps 6:1-10, Ps 18:1-50, Ps 21:1-7, Ps 22:1-31, Ps 24:1-10, Ps 27:1-14, Ps 31:1-24, Ps 32:7, Ps 33:1-22, Ps 34:5-7, Ps 35:1-28, Ps 37:1-40, Ps 38:21-22, Ps 45:1-2, Ps 49:7-9, Ps 50:23, Ps 51:10-12, Ps 53:6, Ps 54:4, Ps 56:13, Ps 60:5, Ps 62:6-8, Ps 65:4, Ps 66:16-20, Ps 67:1-7, Ps 68:1-35, Ps 69:13-18, Ps 70:1, Ps 70:4-5, Ps 71:1-24, Ps 72:1-20, PS 74:12, Ps 75:9-10, Ps 78:68-72, Ps 80:1-19, Ps 89:1-52, Ps 94:1-23, Ps 98:1-9, Ps 108:6-8, PS 116:3-5, Ps 118:14-16, Ps 118:22-29, Ps 119:41-48, Ps 119:49-56, Ps 119:81-88, Ps 119:137-144, Ps 119:169-176, Ps 132:9-10, Ps 132:16, Ps 138:1-8, Ps 140:6-8, Ps 143:1-12, Ps 144:1-15, Ps 147:1-10, Ps 149:1-5, Prov 11:1-31, Prov 15:24, Prov 16:1-33, Prov 21:21, Prov 22:4, Prov 30:2-4, Wis 1:15, Wis 5:1-23, Wis 6:17-20, Wis 8:1-21, Wis 9:18, Wis 10:9, Wis 16:6-7, Sir 15:1-20, Sir 35:25, Sir 40:11, Sir 50:1-12, Isa 1:16-19, Isa 9:6-7, Isa 12:1-6, Isa 14:32, Isa 16:1,5, Isa 24:14-16, Isa 25:6-9, Isa 26:2, Isa 28:16, Isa 33:2-6, Isa 35:1-10, Isa 40:31, John 3:09-18, John 3:36, Acts 16:31, Rom 10:9-10!!!!

Application

YHWH, I know and believe with all my Heart that You are my God, You are My creator, You are my everything, I surrender all that I am to You that I may serve You with all my heart, soul, minds and strength. In YHWH Yehsua Holy and Precious name I pray and I claim this petition Amen Amen Amen Amen !!!!

Conclusion

Isa 40 teaches YHWH the Church, YHWH Qahal, Ecclesia Eze 1:1-28, Eze 10:1-22, Eze 40:1-49, John 8:12, Joh 10:30-38, John 14:1-31, Joh 15:1-27, Joh 17:20-26 to declare YHWH as Lord God Almighty, Isa 1:24-27, Isa 2:1-2, Is 5:1-30, Isa 27:9, Isa 32:16-20, Isa 35:1-10, Isa 37:20, Isa 40:1-31!!!!

Do you know and believe that YHWH is God, and There is No Other?

I pray that you know and believe that YHWH is God and that there is no other God beside YHWH, Gen 1:1, Exo 20:1-21, Deut 6:4-8, Enoch 99:10, Tobit 13:4, Tobit 13:15, Judith 6:2, Job 10:12, Job 26:1-14, Job 36:23-33, Job 37:1-24, Job 38:1-41, Job 42:1-17, Ps 8:1-9, Ps 19:1-6, Ps 26:7, Ps 29:1-11, Ps 33:5-7, Ps 40:5-7, Ps 69:1-36, Ps 78:1-72, Ps 84:5-8, Ps 95:1-7, Ps 99:1-9, Ps 132:9-10, Ps 132:1-18, Ps 135:4-18, Ps 144:1-15, Ps 146:3-9, Ps 148:1-14, Prov 30:2-4, Wis 2:16, Wis 8:4, Wis 13:1-19, Sir 10:19-31, Sir 15:11-20, Sir 17:24-32, Sir 25:10-12, Sir 36:1-22, Sir 39:12-31, Sir 42:15-25, Sir 43:1-33, Isa 1:2, Isa 1:24-27, Isa 2:1-2, Is 5:1-30, Isa 27:9, Isa 32:16-20, Isa 35:1-10, Isa 37:20, Isa 40:1-31, John 1:1-5, John 3:15-18, John 3:36, Rom 10:9-10, John 1:1-5, John 3:15-18, John 3:36, Rom 10:9-10!!!!