in exile, the message becomes one of comfort and assurance that restoration from the Lord will
one day come. Finally, chapters 56–66 broaden the scope even further, taking in all of history as
the book proclaims eternal salvation for those who trust in God and dire punishment for those
who stubbornly refuse God’s rule.
S TO RYL INE
New Testament writers quote Isaiah frequently because it contains many predictions of the Mes-
siah. Best known are those of Isaiah 53, which declares that “like sheep” all humankind has “gone
astray,” but that the Lord has “laid on him [Jesus] the iniquity of us all” (v. 6) so that He can “justify
many” (v. 11). All those who trust in Jesus for salvation have the hope of “new heavens and the
new earth” in which they will dwell forever with God (Isaiah 66:22).
O UT L INE
1. Judgment and hope of restoration (1:1–6:13)
2. Hope in Assyria or hope in God (7:1–12:6)
3. Prophecies about nations (13:1–23:18)
4. Israel’s judgment and deliverance (24:1–27:13)
5. Warnings and Zion restored (28:1–35:10)
6. King Hezekiah withstands Assyria (36:1–39:8)
7. Promises of divine deliverance (40:1–56:8)
8. The final kingdom established (56:9–66:24)
T H E
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