Old Testament Major Prophets 66 chapters
Isaiah
Judgment and hope on a grand scale: God will judge Judah's sin and the nations' pride, yet through the coming Servant-King He will redeem His people and renew all creation.
Outline
- Ch. 1–12 Indictment of Judah; Isaiah's call (6); Immanuel (7:14); the child born to us (9:6); the branch of Jesse (11)
- Ch. 13–27 Oracles against the nations; apocalyptic hope
- Ch. 28–35 Woes and the promise of a righteous King
- Ch. 36–39 Historical interlude: Hezekiah and Assyria
- Ch. 40–48 Comfort for the exiles; God's incomparable greatness; Cyrus foretold
- Ch. 49–55 The Servant songs climaxing in the suffering Servant (52:13–53:12); free grace (55)
- Ch. 56–66 True worship; the anointed preacher (61); new heavens and new earth (65–66)