The Prophecy Of The Messiah

A Season Of Stories

Isaiah 7:10-16

Thesis: When going through the Old Testament, it is important to notice the fulfillment of the prophecies it contains, and the fulfillment is found in One Person, the Person of Jesus Christ. Throughout these stories, the prophecy of the Messiah Who would come is the prophecy of eternal hope for mankind, and that prophecy has now been fulfilled.

As we approach the last few weeks of our time through the Old Testament, there is a specific prophecy that we are going to look at as we approach the transition from the Old Testament to the New 400 years of silence.

The Bible is a beautiful story, filled with beautiful stories, and all of these stories are… (TRUE!)

Previous Messages

The Need For The Gospel - Gen. 3

The Power Of God On Display - Ex. 12

The Power Of Commitment - Judges 13

Faithful Service Does Not Demand Recognition - 1 Kings 1 (the prophet Nathan)

Gaps

Israel Monarchy

United under Saul -> David -> Solomon

(Kings and Chronicles) Divided into the Northern (Israel - went into idolatry) and Southern (Judah - up and down) kingdoms

Split because of Solomon’s idolatry in not tearing down idols (prophet was Ahijah)

Rehoboam (Southern) rejected the wisdom of the elders to be serve the people graciously and listened to unwise younger friends who told him to rule with harsher discipline

In response the northern elders rejected Rehoboam and anointed Jeroboam as the new king

The prophet Ahijah declared God would rip away 10 tribes from Solomon’s hand, Jeroboam was the fulfillment of that prophecy

Prophets before Isaiah

Elijah

Confronts Baal worship and calls out King Ahab for his sin (Jezebel - who Elijah ran from)

Ascended into heaven in 2 Kings 2

Elisha

Received a double portion of Elijah’s prophetic spirit

Completely got rid of Baal worship from Israel

Jonah (most likely)

Nineveh

Big fish

Angry about their repentance

Amos

Israel is prosperous but sinning against God

Prophecies against their empty worship

Hosea

Marriage to Gomer

Micah

Condemns Judah’s corrupt leaders

Calls for justice, mercy, and humility

Introduction

Isaiah

Background of ch. 1-5: (Bible Project)

(King Uzziah’s son = Jotham)

Accusation of Jerusalem’s leaders of idolatry and disobedience to the Law

Mirrored with the idea of the New Jerusalem (future)

God’s judgement was for the purpose of purifying Jerusalem

Isaiah thinks he’s going to be destroyed by God’s holiness, but he doesn’t get destroyed, rather he is purified from his sin

God commissions Isaiah with the task of announcing the coming judgement but they won’t listen and their hearts’ will be hardened through their rebellion

God tells him to preach repentance but the people won’t listen

King Ahaz

Wicked - child sacrifice, filled Judah with idolatry, did not walk in the ways of David instead walking in the ways of the kings of Israel

Israel wanted to wage war against Judah

Isaiah prophesies that they will not be destroyed because the kingdoms (Aram and Israel)

Body

God told Ahaz to ask for a sign and he didn’t… (false humility; lack of belief of what Isaiah was saying [BKC])

Ahaz is ultimately rejecting God…

God says he is going to give him one anyway…

Current Application - Fall of the kingdoms within 2 years

Future Application The Messiah will come and fulfill the Davidic Covenant (he grew in wisdom and stature - Luke 2:52)

Conclusion

The significance of this sign

It is intentionally difficult (biologically impossible)

It attests to the truth of God’s word

It gives eternal hope to a hopeless country and a hopeless world

The prophecy of the Messiah is the eternal hope for mankind…

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