Light on a Hill

When we seek the solutions to our problems in our own resources God is displeased. God lays out the consequences of Jerusalem going to Egypt for the solution to their Assyrian problem as Egypt will be of no help. God reiterates we are not to seek worldly solutions to our problems. When we fight a spiritual battle with fleshly weapons we will be defeated. Link to downloadable notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOlkH22tjxk3oAvlYQ?e=YTUvnc

God will show His greatness to the faithless as well as the faithful of Israel. The trial comes to an end and the verdict is the idols are useless and God is faithful. God is constantly reminding us in the Bible of His faithfulness and how fear is counterproductive and destructive. Link to downloadable notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOl2_5ksf1tjRFbN43?e=cnyWAT

Alive and Active; anyone who places their hope in any other than the Living God will find themselves without deliverance and more than likely worse off than when they started. https://1drv.ms/w/s!At2FDwpq3eCOmCaHe7Uz6RjCsdSC?e=QabyRP

Israel thinks God has forsaken them and sold them into slavery because of their idolatry and His inability to redeem them, but God assures them that He will never forsake them, and His resources are endless. God has gone to extreme measures to offer a way of salvation. Link to downloadable notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOmQimhziEWQgxuiwu?e=J8fhp4

We see the extreme measures God went to so that we could be reconciled to Him. We also look at why we cannot worship God any way we want as long as we're sincere. The Servant (Messiah) will be steadfast in His mission. Link to downloadable notes https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOmRYzxqFr2YSIAm5M?e=kk01aW

Last time we got a preview of the suffering Servant and who that is, this time we look at the certainty of God's salvation and that it is eternal as opposed to the material things of earth that rust and rot. Link to downloadable notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOmUhD2Y9ivV-QBZ8m?e=vmym1z

From Israel's perspective they had done all that God had commanded, but from God's perspective they had fallen way short. Link to downloadable notes. https://1drv.ms/w/s!At2FDwpq3eCOmXFqd0AJhlu5Ti40?e=1c0esn

We get an introduction to the suffering servant, and we know that it is Jesus and not the nation of Israel. He will be over all governments. Link to downloadable notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOmXDNo285W1k_XMpI?e=ZsxIuL

Jesus warns and encourages the churches in Pergamos and Thyatira. Doctrine is important and compromise is dangerous. Link to notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOkgayi5a0F6V47FrZ

Mike gives us an idea of what Jesus might have said on the Road to Emmaus. Resurrection Sunday, He is Risen. Link to notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOkyz-tGsPjHrj1V1U

When the days become as evil as in the days of Noah be ready. Fallen angels leave their proper domain. Link to notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOkzAz5p1_Zhcs1bet?e=LgHDdS

We see 4 Shemite kings put down a rebellion by 5 Hamite kings and Lot is rescued by his uncle Abram, we are introduced to Melchizedek as we see the first use of the bread and wine to honor God. Link to notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOlAJP0k_GqUGbvxIg?e=pq7LJL

God pours out His wrath on an evil God rejecting world. There is no mistaking Who is the cause of this. Yet people will still refuse to repent. Link to downloadable notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOkkHY2cxTZyxaWG8G?e=LPZDwl

We look at the backstory behind Ahaz' situation and why we must trust God. We also see what false piety looks like and the end result of it.

Isaiah warns Ahaz that his trust is misplaced in Assyria and God would have delivered him for free. Instead, he robs the temple as well as the king's treasure and gives the gold to the king of Assyria who betrays him anyway. A lesson in what happens when we trust the world for deliverance. Link to downloadable notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOlVtzvd9suZOZPfa-?e=YccaXD

Mike gives a history of Assyria and how they became a superpower as well as some of their cruel tactics. Richard details the corruption in Judah and the arrogance of Assyria and what God says He will do about it. Judah is judged for 4 things, pride, idolatry, greed and corruption. Assyria is judged for their cruelty in overstepping God's discipline. Link to downloadable notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOlWCpBcxeThasqtFp?e=Pq3g12

Isaiah prophesy's that a remnant will return, and Israel will be gathered back to the land God gave them and that the Messiah will be from the root of Jesse, David's father. Israel as a nation will praise God after the chastening.

Mike tells us the history of the kings and how brutal it was. Richard goes verse by verse as Isaiah warns Judah not to trust anyone for deliverance except God. We must be careful with the alliances we form. Link to downloadable notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOlgG_XUrkxFRAZXYk?e=4qyYoa

Mike gives details as to the social and political climate. Richard talks about the self-sufficiency of Jerusalem as they left God out of their decisions. Link to downloadable notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOlgMi6HHyyVc0rf-d?e=xbPllH

Though God loves the world and sent His Son as a sacrifice for our sins this evil world cannot go on the way it is indefinitely. Isaiah reveals what will happen when God Judges the earth. Link to downloadable notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOlgt5mEDchdC358kX?e=INvJee

Isaiah praises God for His faithfulness and justice. This chapter has near and far fulfillments from Isaiah's time but drawing nearer from our time perspective. This looks to the marriage supper of the Lamb as well from Revelation 19. Link to downloadable notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOlgyYgqhZgIB7tNzn?e=hDIvVi

Jerusalem's disinterest in the things of God leads to spiritual dullness and man-made traditions lead to the illegal arrest, trial, and crucifixion of Jesus. The Pharisees break more than 22 laws in the process of that trial. Link to downloadable notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOlh3JJT3KbTVRnAOI?e=Waymyx

God longs to be gracious to Israel but their idolatry hinders that blessing. America is in the same situation now that Israel was as described in this chapter. Once a nation under God, now we've turned our back as a nation on Him. National repentance is needed to receive God's blessing. Link to downloadable notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOlj8lyquBxFYn32lq?e=rtN4Ys

Isaiah warns Judah that trouble is coming because of their complacency toward God, but there will be a restoration when God sends His Spirit. Link to downloadable notes. https://1drv.ms/b/s!At2FDwpq3eCOlly73zxWGKRFRC9n?e=vmGfcr

We see the depth of Israel's disobedience to God and why He had to discipline them. This doesn't mean that God is finished with them, but they must understand His plan for them. Link to downloadable notes. https://1drv.ms/w/s!At2FDwpq3eCOmCIdddUcjk7QaOto?e=ZUfCu0