The Book of Isaiah, Part 5: The Book of Immanuel, part B
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Intro
Intro
Series - The Book of Isaiah, Part 5
Title - The Book of Immanuel, Part B
Text - Isaiah 9.6
6 For a Child will be born to us, a Son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
Background
Background
Significance of the Book of Immanuel
Significance of the Book of Immanuel
The book of Immanuel showed the people that God was with them in the problems they were facing in the days of king Ahaz. (Isaiah 7-8)
how - through the signs of the children born to Isaiah - Isaiah 8.18
18 Behold, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are for signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of armies, who dwells on Mount Zion.
The book also shows how God will be with His people in future (Isaiah 9-11)
how - through the coming Messiah
Contents of Isaiah 9-12
Contents of Isaiah 9-12
chapter 9
the prophecy concerning the Child Messiah
God’s unquenchable nger towards Israel
chapter 10
God’s anger towards Assyria
The returning remnant
chapter 11
the shoot and branch of Jesse
the gathering of the remnant
chapter 12
a song of thanksgiving
Main Idea
Main Idea
Immanuel is a significant part of Messianic prophecies.
it highlights God’s presence in the midst of His people.
But its importance is not confined to the time of Isaiah and king Ahaz.
This part of the book of Immanuel highlights God’s presence among His people in future instances.
Main Points
Main Points
The future Immanuel will have 2 distinct manifestations
The pacification of God’s anger towards Israel
The return of the remnants
A song of thanksgiving
The future Immanuel prophecy
The future Immanuel prophecy
Purpose of the prophecy
Purpose of the prophecy
To give hope to a humbled people - Isaiah 9.1-5
To give hope to a humbled people - Isaiah 9.1-5
1 But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but later on He will make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.
2 The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them.
3 You will multiply the nation, You will increase their joy; They will rejoice in Your presence As with the joy of harvest, As people rejoice when they divide the spoils.
4 For You will break the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders, The rod of their oppressor, as at the battle of Midian.
5 For every boot of the marching warrior in the roar of battle, And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
God will break the yoke of their burden - v. 4
God will do this by shining the great light to these people who walk in darkness
this was fulfilled in the earthly ministry of Jesus
His Galilean ministry brought joy to this region of Galilee
A two-fold prophecy
A two-fold prophecy
The book of Immanuel has 2 more prophecies concerning Immanuel.
This is contained in the text Isaiah 9.6
6 For a Child will be born to us, a Son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
First - a Child is born to us
First - a Child is born to us
this points to the coming of Christ through “birth”
the Messiah will be born “to us” the nation of God
this was revealed to Joseph in Matthew 1.20-23
20 But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
21 She will give birth to a Son; and you shall name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
22 Now all this took place so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled:
23 “Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a Son, and they shall name him Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.”
believed by the people - Luke 7.16-17
16 Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has appeared among us!” and, “God has visited His people!”
17 And this report about Him spread throughout Judea and in all the surrounding region.
affirmed by Christ - John 14.9-10
9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? The one who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own, but the Father, as He remains in Me, does His works.
Second - a Son is given to us
Second - a Son is given to us
this signifies the Christ as the future Heir to the throne of David
“the government will rest on his shoulders” - points to His millennial reign
His name shall be called -
Wonderful Counselor - Jesus as the Rabbi who taught the people doctrine from God
Mighty God - Jesus manifesting the Almighty God ministering to the needs of the people
Eternal Father - Jesus as the source of life eternal
Prince of Peace - Jesus as the One who will give and impose peace to the whole world
His future government - Isa 9.7
7 There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of armies will accomplish this.
This future Immanuel prophecy is further emphasized in Isaiah 11.1
1 Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
His characteristics is explained - Isaiah 11.2-5
2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
3 And He will delight in the fear of the Lord, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make decisions by what His ears hear;
4 But with righteousness He will judge the poor, And decide with fairness for the humble of the earth; And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.
5 Also righteousness will be the belt around His hips, And faithfulness the belt around His waist.
the Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him
He will judge and rule with righteousness
His peaceful kingdom is described - Isaiah 11.6-10
6 And the wolf will dwell with the lamb, And the leopard will lie down with the young goat, And the calf and the young lion and the fattened steer will be together; And a little boy will lead them.
7 Also the cow and the bear will graze, Their young will lie down together, And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
8 The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra, And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den.
9 They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord As the waters cover the sea.
10 Then on that day The nations will resort to the root of Jesse, Who will stand as a signal flag for the peoples; And His resting place will be glorious.
Important Lessons
Important Lessons
Christ is the embodiment of the Immanuel prophecy, as vindicated by the Gospel.
more than that - He is Immanuel: He is God with us!
this truth is not confined to His earthly ministry, but continues to our present time, through the Holy Spirit.
the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Christ
the Holy Spirit is Christ/God with us
18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you.
20 teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Only Christ can and will fulfill God’s ordained system of government: government that is characterized by righteousness, justice, peace and prosperity.
there has never been a single righteous government since the fall of man, ever.
The pacifying of God’s anger
The pacifying of God’s anger
God’s anger toward Israel (northern kingdom) is again expressed in the following verses - Isaiah 9.8 - 10.4
God’s response to Israel’s sins
God’s response to Israel’s sins
God’s anger towards Israel will not be pacified!
God’s anger towards Israel will not be pacified!
Note - 4 times, “His anger is not turned away”
First cycle: Israel’s pride and arrogance - Isaiah 9.8-12
Second cycle: the people did not turn to God - Isaiah 9.13-17
Third cycle: God’s judgments were given - Isaiah 9.18-21
Fourth cycle: injustice continued - Isaiah 10.1-4
God’s response to Assyria sins
God’s response to Assyria sins
Isaiah 10.5-19
First sin - Isaiah 10.5-7
5 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hands is My indignation,
6 I send it against a godless nation And commission it against the people of My fury To capture spoils and to seize plunder, And to trample them down like mud in the streets.
7 Yet it does not so intend, Nor does it plan so in its heart, But rather it is its purpose to destroy And to eliminate many nations.
God’s response - Isaiah 10.12
12 So it will be that when the Lord has completed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the arrogant pride of his eyes.”
Second sin - Isaiah 10.13-15
13 For he has said, “By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this, Because I have understanding; And I removed the boundaries of the peoples And plundered their treasures, And like a powerful man I brought down their inhabitants,
14 And my hand reached to the riches of the peoples like a nest, And as one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth; And there was not one that flapped its wing, opened its beak, or chirped.”
15 Is the axe to boast itself over the one who chops with it? Is the saw to exalt itself over the one who wields it? That would be like a club wielding those who lift it, Or like a rod lifting the one who is not wood.
God’s response - Isaiah 10.16-19
16 Therefore the Lord, the God of armies, will send a wasting disease among his stout warriors; And under his glory a fire will be kindled like a burning flame.
17 And the Light of Israel will become a fire and Israel’s Holy One a flame, And it will burn and devour his thorns and his briars in a single day.
18 And He will destroy the glory of his forest and of his fruitful garden, both soul and body, And it will be as when a sick person wastes away.
19 And the rest of the trees of his forest will be so small in number That a child could write them down.
Important lessons
Important lessons
God’s unquenchable anger against reflects the judgment that God will give to unrepentant sinners on Judgment Day.
there is nothing that wi be sufficient to appease God’s wrath because the world has spurned and rejected His Provision for sin - the death of Christ on the cross.
On the other hand, God’s anger towards Jerusalem will have an end -
23 For a complete destruction, one that is determined, the Lord God of armies will execute in the midst of the whole land.
24 Therefore this is what the Lord God of armies says: “My people, you who dwell in Zion, do not fear the Assyrian who strikes you with the rod, and lifts up his staff against you the way Egypt did.
this is anger that is not intended for destruction
this is anger that intended for correction so that God’s purpose and plan will be accomplished
7 “For a brief moment I abandoned you, But with great compassion I will gather you.
8 “In an outburst of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, But with everlasting favor I will have compassion on you,” Says the Lord your Redeemer.
The return of the remnants
The return of the remnants
There two prophecies concerning the return of the remnants -
first - Isaiah 10.20—31
second - Isaiah 11.11-16
First return of remnants
First return of remnants
The prophecy - Isaiah 10.20-22
The prophecy - Isaiah 10.20-22
20 Now on that day the remnant of Israel, and those of the house of Jacob who have escaped, will no longer rely on the one who struck them, but will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
21 A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God.
22 For though your people, Israel, may be like the sand of the sea, Only a remnant within them will return; A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.
Significance of this prophecy
Significance of this prophecy
The remnants are the few Israelites who were divinely left to survive the destruction as
a sign of His returning favor.
a sign of His continuing faithfulness to the covenant
a sign of His continuing work
This prophecy points to a future time, when the 10 tribes who were scattered abroad will return to the land
this is what happened in the 20th century with the formation of the nation Israel.
Second return of remnants
Second return of remnants
The prophecy - Isaiah 11.11-13
The prophecy - Isaiah 11.11-13
11 Then it will happen on that day that the Lord Will again recover with His hand the second time The remnant of His people who will remain, From Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, And from the islands of the sea.
12 And He will lift up a flag for the nations And assemble the banished ones of Israel, And will gather the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth.
13 Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, And those who harass Judah will be eliminated; Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, And Judah will not harass Ephraim.
Significance of the returning remnants
Significance of the returning remnants
The remnants will come from both Judah and Israel
God is no longer dealing with them separately
in the kingdom of Christ there is no northern and douthern kingdoms
The remnants will gather around the flag
that flag what Christ!
This prophecy points to the gathering of the “elect Jews” at the second coming of Christ - Matthew 24.29-31
29 “But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
30 And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the son of man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.
31 And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet blast, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
see also Deuteronomy 30.1-4
Important lessons
Important lessons
Theologically speaking, we cannot deny that there is a restoration work of God in the last days concerning the nation Israel.
it is a national as well as a spiritual restoration
it is part of the gospel of Christ - see Romans 11
When a person has had a genuine relationship/covenant with God, GOD WILL RESTORE THAT PERSON BACK TO HIM!
God is able
God is obligated by His faithfulness
The New Covenant is God’s ultimate solution to man’s recurring problem of sin and disobedience!
God seals the believer with His Holy Spirit - so that He will not be lost again, or wander away again from Him!
God writes His Word in the person’s heart - so that His WILL is forever etched in the person’s heart and never forget the covenant!
A song of thanksgiving
A song of thanksgiving
Isaiah 12 is a song of thanksgiving
Reasons to thank God
Reasons to thank God
His anger was turned away - Isaiah 12.1
1 Then you will say on that day, “I will give thanks to You, Lord; For although You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, And You comfort me.
The LORD has become their salvation - Isaiah 12.2 -3
2 “Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the Lord God is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.”
3 Therefore you will joyously draw water From the springs of salvation.
The LORD has done glorious things - Isaiah 12.4-6
4 And on that day you will say, “Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name. Make known His deeds among the peoples; Make them remember that His name is exalted.”
5 Praise the Lord in song, for He has done glorious things; Let this be known throughout the earth.
6 Rejoice and shout for joy, you inhabitant of Zion, For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
The song and the book of Immanuel ends with a powerful truth -
GREAT IN YOUR MIDST IS THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL!
GREAT IS THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL IN YOUR MIDST!
Conclusion
Conclusion
The book of Immanuel (Isaiah 7-12) sums up the proactive involvement and participation of God in the life of His people.
Song - How Great Thou Art (chorus)
