Sunday School Lesson

2. Isaiah 1:10-20
God Confronts
September 6, 2020
First Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi 39216
USA

3. What’s the number one thing?
The Glory of God!
1 Corinthians 10:31 NKJV
31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you
do, do all to the glory of God.

4. 5 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. I will
gather you from east and west, 6 from
north and south. I will bring my sons and
daughters back to Israel from the farthest
corners of the earth. 7 All who claim me as
their God will come, for I have made them
for my glory; I created them.
Isaiah 43:5TLB

5. Father, teach us Thy statutes (v12),
Open our eyes (v18),
Stir our hearts (v2,32,36),
And enlighten our minds (v27,34,73,125).
Psalm 119

6. BE Series – by WarrenWiersbe
The Bible Exposition Commentary –
OldTestament –The Prophets.
Tony Evans Bible Commentary,
The: Advancing God's Kingdom Agenda.
References:

7. The Human Problem
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8. The Isaiah Scroll
Designated 1Qlsa and also known as the Great Isaiah
Scroll, is one of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls that were
first discovered by Bedouin shepherds in 1946
from Qumran Cave 1. It is the oldest complete copy of
the Book of Isaiah, being approximately 1000 years
older than the oldest Hebrew manuscripts known
before the scrolls' discovery. 1QIsa is also notable in
being the only scroll from the Qumran Caves to be
preserved almost in its entirety.

9. The Gospel According to Isaiah:
Although he wrote during the period of 740 to
700 BC, Isaiah is the prophet most often quoted
in the NewTestament. He was a prophet to the
Southern Kingdom at the same time as Hosea,
Amos and Micah. Isaiah was of the tribe of Judah,
and according to Rabbinic tradition was closely
related to several Kings.

10. The Gospel According to Isaiah:
He was part of the aristocratic class and may
have been raised in the King’s palace in
Jerusalem. Often called the greatest of Israel’s
writing prophets, Isaiah’s book is exceeded in
length only by the Psalms and (just barely)
Jeremiah.

11. The Gospel According to Isaiah:
Tradition has it that after a long career as one of
Israel’s prophets, Isaiah so upset King Manasseh,
to whom he was related, that the wicked king
had him sawed in half.This is hinted at in
Hebrews 11:36-38 (Hall of Faith), part of a
passage that speaks of the danger one faced in
being a man of God.

12. The Gospel According to Isaiah:
It reads: “Some faced jeers and flogging, while still
others were chained and put in prison.They were
stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to
death by the sword.They went about in sheepskins
and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and
mistreated―the world was not worthy of them.”

13. The Gospel According to Isaiah:
Isaiah was a farseeing prophet who recorded
some remarkable prophecies centering on the
coming (1st & 2nd time) of God's Messiah.The 53rd
chapter of his prophecy is such a clear picture of
Christ that this book is often called "The Gospel
according to Isaiah, or the Fifth Gospel."

14. Isaiah 53:3-4 NKJV
3 He is despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
4 Surely He has borne our griefs
And carried our sorrows;
Yet we esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten by God, and afflicted.

15. Isaiah 53:5-6 NKJV
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

16. Isaiah 53:7 NKJV
7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He opened not His mouth;
He was led as a lamb to the slaughter,
And as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
So He opened not His mouth.

17. Isaiah 53:10a NKJV
10a Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him;
He has put Him to grief.
• The plan pleased God.

18. Isaiah Chapter 53:
God's plan of redemption and His work of redemption are central
in this prophecy.That is even suggested in the name of the
prophet himself -- Isaiah, which means "God saves."

19. .
Isaiah:
The book of Isaiah itself is considered to be a miniature
Bible.There are 66 books of the Bible, and Isaiah has
66 chapters.The Bible divides between the Old and the
NewTestaments, and Isaiah also divides into two
halves.The OldTestament has 39 books, and the first
division of Isaiah has 39 chapters.The NewTestament
has 27 books, and the second half of Isaiah (chapters
40-66) has 27 chapters.

20. .
Isaiah:
The opening chapter of the second division of Isaiah,
Chapter 40, describes the ministry of John the Baptist,
the forerunner of Messiah, the voice crying in the
wilderness, "prepare ye the way of the Lord." In the
NewTestament likewise, the first figure introduced is
John the Baptist, crying in the wilderness, "prepare ye
the way of the Lord."The closing chapter of Isaiah
deals with the creation of the new heavens and the
new earth.

21. .
Isaiah:
Revelation, the last book in the NewTestament, deals
with the same subject -- the creation of the new
Heavens and the new Earth.
This great prophecy of Isaiah, therefore, captures not
only the theme of all Scripture and its central focus on
the Savior of mankind Himself, but also it reflects the
divisions of the Bible itself.

22. .
Isaiah:
The sudden change in theme has caused some liberal
theologians to ascribe the last 27 chapters, sometimes
called the Book of Comfort, to an unknown author
they call Deutero-Isaiah.The fact that the last part of
the book contains much more in the way of specific
prophecy helps them justify this dual authorship, at
least to themselves.This is because liberal theology
pre-supposes the impossibility of predictive prophecy,
and therefore Isaiah couldn’t have known the future.

23. .
Isaiah:
But the Lord Jesus knew that Isaiah wrote the entire
book. In John 12:38-41 He quoted from both parts of
Isaiah (53:1 first and then 6:10) attributing them to the
same author. If you need confirming opinions, the
Jewish historian Josephus thought so too, and
evangelicalChristianity overwhelmingly supports the
book’s single authorship.

24. .
Isaiah:
The funny thing is, not only did Isaiah write the whole
book, but many scholars believe that a number of his
prophetic passages had a dual fulfillment in mind.The
first would culminate in the Babylonian captivity,
which came 100 years later, while the second was for
the end of the age (our day).

25. Isaiah:
Many prophecies in the Bible have a double meaning, a
near fulfillment and a far fulfillment. Some even have
a triple meaning!

26. I have a personal connection to Isaiah:
The Isaiah 38 story of Labor Day weekend 2004!
Jan and I were in New Orleans for the holiday and
I had read Isaiah 37 late that Friday night
September 3, 2004 before I went to sleep. Then,
a few hours later at 5:30 am on September 4th, I
woke up with chest pains! I left the bedroom and
the pain went away.

27. I have a personal connection to Isaiah:
A few minutes later, I went back into the
bedroom where Jan was sleeping and the pain
came back. Because there were feather pillows
and a feather comforter in the bedroom, I
assumed that the feathers were causing some
kind of reaction so I went back into the other
room and the pain went away again.

28. I have a personal connection to Isaiah:
Since I had just read Isaiah 37 the night before, I
thought that I would read Isaiah 38 while Jan
slept a little longer. The first verse of chapter 38
says: “And Isaiah the prophet went to King
Hezekiah and said to him, “Thus says
the LORD: ‘Set your house in order, for the time
for you to die has come.’”

29. Hezekiah’s Life Extended
1 In those days Hezekiah was sick and
near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the
son of Amoz, went to him and said to
him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Set your
house in order, for you shall die and not
live.’”
Isaiah 38:1 NKJV

30. 2Then Hezekiah turned his face toward
the wall, and prayed to the Lord, 3 and
said, “Remember now, O LORD, I pray,
how I have walked beforeYou in truth
and with a loyal heart and have
done what is good inYour sight.” And
Hezekiah wept bitterly.
Isaiah 38:2-3 NKJV

31. 4 And the word of the LORD came to
Isaiah, saying, 5 “Go and tell Hezekiah,
‘Thus says the LORD, the God of David
your father: “I have heard your prayer, I
have seen your tears; surely I will add to
your days fifteen years.
Isaiah 38:4-5 NKJV

32. 6 I will deliver you and this city from the
hand of the king of Assyria, and I will
defend this city.” ’ 7 And this is the sign to
you from the Lord, that the Lord will do
this thing which He has spoken:
Isaiah 38:6-7 NKJV

33. 8 Behold, I will bring the shadow on the
sundial, which has gone down with the
sun on the sundial of Ahaz, ten degrees
backward.” So the sun returned ten
degrees on the dial by which it had gone
down.
Isaiah 38:8 NKJV

34. A personal connection to Isaiah:
I told Jan that it did not work out well for
Hezekiah to live 15 years past what God
had originally said was His will so I
suggested that we ask God, not
necessarily to extend my life, but that His
will be done.

35. A personal connection to Isaiah:
This past Friday I finished my 16th (15+1)
year post heart attack!
I thank God that He has seen fit to allow
me to live another 16 years!

36. Isaiah 1
Israel’s ancient apostasy typifies an end-
time apostasy, with salvation reserved
for some who repent.

37. Isaiah 2
Isaiah 2:4 is taken as an unofficial mission
statement by the United Nations.

38. Isaiah 2:4 NKJV
4 He shall judge between the nations,
And rebuke many people;
They shall beat their swords into plowshares,
And their spears into pruning hooks;
Nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
Neither shall they learn war anymore.

39. God’s Plan for theWorld:
God’s Holiness, Righteousness and God’s Plan
Monotheism first seen in Isaiah 44:6.
A New Exodus in Isaiah 40 & Isaiah 55.
The AcceptableYear of the LORD in Isaiah 61:2.
The God of the Great Exchange Isaiah 61:3.
The God of Restoration, Rebuilding Isaiah 61:4-5.
Overview:

40. Luke 4:16-17 KJV
16 And He (Jesus) came to Nazareth, where He had been
brought up: and, as His custom was, He went into the
synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
17 And there was delivered unto Him the book of the prophet
Esaias (Isaiah). And when He had opened the book, He found
the place where it was written,
The acceptable year of the Lord (Isaiah 61:1-2)

41. Luke 4:18-19 KJV
18The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed
Me to preach the Gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal
the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and
recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are
bruised,
19To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
The acceptable year of the Lord (Isaiah 61:1-2)

42. Luke 4:20-22 KJV
20And He closed the book, and He gave it again to the
minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in
the synagogue were fastened on Him.
21 And He began to say unto them,This day is this Scripture
fulfilled in your ears.
22 And all bare Him witness and wondered at the gracious
words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, Is
not this Joseph's son?
The acceptable year of the Lord (Isaiah 61:1-2)

43. Luke 4:23-24 KJV
23And He said unto them,Ye will surely say unto Me this
proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard
done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
24And he said,Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in
his own country.
The acceptable year of the Lord (Isaiah 61:1-2)

44. Luke 4:28-30 KJV
28And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these
things, were filled with wrath,
29And rose up, and thrust Him out of the city, and led Him
unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that
they might cast Him down headlong.
30 But He passing through the midst of them went His way,
The acceptable year of the Lord (Isaiah 61:1-2)

45. Oh, exactly what did Isaiah write in
chapter 61?
Isaiah 61:2 NKJV
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD,
(Jesus stopped here)
And the day of vengeance of our God;
(yet to be fulfilled)
To comfort all who mourn,

46. Verses 1-2a:
Jesus is the ultimate Preacher and the Redeemer of
IsraelWho rescues them. He says specifically,
“Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your
hearing” (Luke 4:21).The Jews that were saved
during Christ’s ministry, and those being saved
during this church age, still do not fulfill the promise
of the salvation of the nation to come in the end
time (Zechariah 12:10-13:1; Romans 11:25-27).

47. Verses 1-2a:
Isaiah 61:2 "To proclaim the acceptable year of the
LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to
comfort all that mourn;“This is where Jesus
stopped reading in the synagogue (Luke 4:19),
indicating that the subsequent writing in the rest of
the chapter (verses 2b to 11), awaited the second
coming of Christ.

48. Verses 1-2a:
“Day of vengeance”:As part of His deliverance of
Israel, the Lord will pour out wrath on all who
oppose Him (59:17-18; Revelation chapters 6-19).
There will come a day when it will be too late.

49. The day of vengeance:
The signs of the Lord's return seem to be with us
in this day. But the day of vengeance has not
come yet. Note that it mentions 'a year of the
Lord's favour' and only 'a day of vengeance'. We
are still in that period known as the year of the
Lord's favour.

50. The day of vengeance:
But I want to make mention of the last part of the
verse which is a reason to rejoice. He comforts
those who mourn! God comes along side of us,
He is with us. His presence and companionship
strengthens us. I am sure that you can think of
times in your life when you have experienced
God’s comfort!

51. 3 To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of
heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be
glorified.”
Isaiah 61:3 NKJV

52. The God of the Great Exchange:
The Gospel, the Good News is all about the great
exchange. It's not about a self improvement trip. It
isn't about you trying to pull yourself up by your
bootstraps. It is about exchanging what God is, for
what you are not.The greatest of all exchanges is
given in the verse: 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him
who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we
might become the righteousness of God in Him.

53. The God of the Great Exchange:
Our verse here in Isaiah has three exchanges
mentioned that govern a person's emotional and
mental well-being: Garland for ashes, gladness for
mourning and praise instead of heaviness.The figures
suggest the difference between a funeral and a
wedding. At a funeral service Jews put ashes upon their
heads and mourn and lament; at a wedding, they wear
beautiful bridal wreaths and garments of praise.They
would also put on oil.

54. The God of the Great Exchange:
We play a part in this though. If all we ever do is think
about what is wrong and moan to God and others
about our condition then it is quite likely that spirit of
heaviness will remain.We need to put on the garment
of praise. 'Thinking must be turned', Martin Luther
said, 'so that you can say 'Christ lives.''God will give
comfort but He doesn't want us to be spiritual babies
our whole life either. He wants us to encourage
ourselves in Him just as David had to learn and do.

55. The God of the Great Exchange:
1 Samuel 30:6 Moreover David was greatly distressed
because the people spoke of stoning him, for all the
people were embittered, each one because of his sons
and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in
the LORD his God.

56. The God of the Great Exchange:
The spirit of heaviness is so prevalent in our age. So
many are being weighed down, so many anxious. So
many in depression and we are bombarded through
increased pressure, increased busyness and increased
stress.Again, King David knew of this spirit of
heaviness and he experienced what it was like to be
freed from this!

57. The God of the Great Exchange:
Psalm:40:1-3 NKJV
1 I waited patiently for the LORD;
And He inclined to me,
And heard my cry.
2 He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
Out of the miry clay,
And set my feet upon a rock,
And established my steps

58. The God of the Great Exchange:
3 He has put a new song in my mouth—
Praise to our God;
Many will see it and fear,
And will trust in the LORD.
• God gives new songs... Songs of praise.
• It is a reason for thankfulness.

59. The God of Restoration and Rebuilding:
Isaiah 61:4-5 NJKV
4 And they shall rebuild the old ruins,
They shall raise up the former desolations,
And they shall repair the ruined cities,
The desolations of many generations.
5 Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,
And the sons of the foreigner
Shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

60. The God of Restoration and Rebuilding:
The immediate context of this verse is the
restoration of Israel when Jesus returns. And I
have spoken recently of how God will restore all
things on this Earth. Jesus spoke of the
'regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His
glorious throne...' And we saw that this word is
pal-ing-ghen-es-ee'-ah - From two Greek words -
Palin - meaning once more or again, and Genesis.

61. The God of Restoration and Rebuilding:
So this word means 'GenesisAgain' or 'Genesis Once
More'. But thank God that He is a GodWho does this in
the lives of men today. He does this in our lives.What
we have ruined, He can rebuild.What we have
wrecked, He can restore.That which we have broken,
He can repair.

62. The God of Restoration and Rebuilding:
Now we may not have such a radical testimony, but
God is in the restoration and rebuilding business today
with us as well.We too may sing...
Something beautiful, something good.
All my confusion, He understood.
All I had to offer Him was brokenness and strife
But He made something, beautiful out of my life.
(https://jesusplusnothing.com/series/post/Isaiah61)

63. Chapters 55–66 are an exhortation to Israel to
keep the covenant. God's eternal promise to
David is now made to the people of Israel/Judah
at large.The book ends by enjoining
righteousness as the final stages of God's plan
come to pass, including the pilgrimage of the
nations to Zion and the realization ofYahweh's
kingship (Jesus during the 1,000-year reign is the
far fulfillment).

64. Before passing judgment on worshipers in a bygone
era (during Isaiah’s day), perhaps we should confess
the sins of the "worshiping church" today.
According to researcherGeorge Barna, 93 percent of
the households in the United States contain a Bible
and more than 60 percent of the people surveyed
claim to be religious, but we would never know this
from the way people act.

65. One Protestant church exists for every 550 adults in
America, but does all this "religion" make much of a
difference in our sinful society? Organized religion
hasn't affected the nation's crime rate, the divorce
rate, or the kind of "entertainment" seen in movies and
onTV.
The average church allocates about 5 percent of its
budget for reaching others with the Gospel, but 30
percent for buildings and maintenance.

66. At a time when the poor and the aged are pleading for
help, churches in America are spending approximately
3 billion dollars a year on new construction. Where
churches have life and growth, such construction may
be needed, but too often the building becomes "a
millstone instead of a milestone," to quoteVance
Havner. At least 62 percent of the people Barna
surveyed said that the church was not relevant to
today's world and is losing its influence on society.

67. It may be that, like the worshipers in the ancient
Jewish temple, we are only going through the motions.
(SeeThe Frog in the Kettle by George Barna, published
by Regal Books.)
Bible Exposition Commentary (BE Series) - Old
Testament -The Bible Exposition Commentary –The
Prophets.

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Isaiah didn't stop with the diagnosis but also gave the
prescription, because he wanted Judah to be a
righteous people (Isaiah 1:16-31).
Judah was a place where injustice and treachery
flourished, and the helpless were mistreated by the
powerful.Things were so bad that the people’s
hypocritical acts of religious observance made God
sick.

69. .
Chapter 1Theme:
God's charge against Israel
Chapter 1 is God's solemn call to the universe to come into
the courtroom to hear God's charge against the nation
Israel.
Isaiah lived in a time of tension. In many respects it was a
time of crisis in the history of the world.World-shaking
events were transpiring. Catastrophic and cataclysmic
judgments were taking place.There was upheaval in the
social order.

70. .
Chapter 1Theme:
God's charge against Israel
A new nation had arisen in the north; it was moving
toward world domination.Assyria, the most brutal nation
ever to put an army on the battlefield, was marching to
world conquest.Already the northern kingdom of Israel
had been taken into Assyrian captivity (in 722 BC).The
southern kingdom of Judah was in a precarious position,
and anAssyrian army, 185,000 strong, was just outside the
walls of Jerusalem.

71. .
Chapter 1Theme:
God's charge against Israel
In this dire, desperate, and difficult day Hezekiah entered
the temple and turned to God in prayer. God sent His
prophet with an encouraging word. He asserted that
Assyria would never take Judah, the army ofAssyria would
never set foot in the streets of Jerusalem, and they would
never cross the threshold of any gate of the city of the
great King.

72. .
Chapter 1Theme:
God's charge against Israel
But God was preparing another nation, Babylon, the head
of gold down by the banks of the River Euphrates; this
nation would eventually take Judah into captivity (586 BC)
unless she turned to God.
God was giving Judah another chance (September 11,
2001). In order to establish the justice of His cause, God
called her into court; He held her before His bar of justice.

73. .
Chapter 1Theme:
God's charge against Israel
He gave her opportunity to answer the charge, to hear His
verdict, and to throw herself on the mercy of His court.
God invites us (USA) into the court to see if He is just. It is
well for this day and generation to go into the courtroom
and see God on the throne of judgment in this sensational
scene.

74. .
Chapter 1Theme:
God's charge against Israel
In the thinking of the world, God has been removed from
the throne of judgment. He has been divested of His
authority, robbed of His regal prerogative, shorn of His
locks as the moral ruler of His universe; He has been
towed to the edge of the world and pushed over as excess
baggage.This is a blasphemous picture of God! He is still
the moral ruler of His universe. He is still upon the throne
of justice; He has not abdicated. He still punishes sin.

75. Isaiah 1:10 NKJV
10 Hear the word of the LORD,
You rulers of Sodom;
Give ear to the law of our God,
You people of Gomorrah:

76. 11 “To what purpose is the multitude of
your sacrifices to Me?”
Says the LORD.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings of
rams
And the fat of fed cattle.
I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
Or of lambs or goats.
Isaiah 1:11a NKJV

77. 12 “When you come to appear before Me,
Who has required this from your hand,
To trample My courts?
Isaiah 1:12 NKJV

78. 13 Bring no more futile sacrifices;
Incense is an abomination to Me.
The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and the
calling of assemblies—
I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred
meeting.
Isaiah 1:13 NKJV

79. 14 Your New Moons and your appointed
feasts
My soul hates;
They are a trouble to Me,
I am weary of bearing them.
Isaiah 1:14 NKJV

80. 15 When you spread out your hands,
I will hide My eyes from you;
Even though you make many prayers,
I will not hear.
Your hands are full of blood.
Isaiah 1:15 NKJV

81. 16 “Wash yourselves, make yourselves
clean;
Put away the evil of your doings from
before My eyes.
Cease to do evil,
Isaiah 1:16 NKJV

82. 17 Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Rebuke the oppressor;
Defend the fatherless,
Plead for the widow.
Isaiah 1:17 NKJV

83. 18 “Come now, and let us reason together,”
says the LORD,
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.
Isaiah 1:18 NKJV

84. The word translated "reason" in verse 18 means "to
decide a case in court," but instead of pronouncing
judgment, the Judge offered pardon! If they would
cleanse themselves by repenting and turning from sin
(verses 16-17; see 2 Corinthians 7:1), then God would
wipe the record clean in response to their faith (Isaiah
1:18). God had every reason to punish His people for
their sins but in His grace and mercy He offered them
His pardon.What were some of the sins that the nation
needed to confess and put away?

85. Isaiah named murder (verse 21), robbery, bribery, and
exploiting the helpless (verse 23), and the worship of
heathen idols (verse 29). Because of their idolatry, the
once-faithful wife was now a harlot, and because of
their unjust practices, the pure silver had become
dross.The tragedy is that many of the worshipers in
the temple participated in these evil practices and
thereby encouraged the decay of the nation.

86. The rulers maintained a religious facade to
cover up their crimes, and the people let them
do it.
Two possibilities exist. First—as Hebrew has no
question marks—Jehovah is asking, “With
blood on your hands, do you still imagine you
can become clean? Do you assume I will readily
pardon you though you are guilty of the
unpardonable sin?”

87. Do Jehovah’s people pretend that the God
who said, “Whoever sheds a man’s blood, by
man shall his blood be shed” (Genesis 9:6),
will simply overlook their crimes so long as
they go to church and put on a good
appearance?

88. That kind of hypocrisy is indeed
characteristic of a Sodom-and-Gomorrah
type of society (verses 9-10).
Second, in this verse’s larger context of
Jehovah’s people’s repenting of
transgression and purifying their lives, they
may even now become clean of gross
crimes.

89. They shouldn’t assume, though burdened
with guilt, that they are too far gone, that
there exists no further hope of recovery.The
“test” Jehovah presents is whether or not
they will repent of doing evil. While “scarlet”
and “crimson”—the color of “blood”—allude
to murder, abortion, etc. (verse 15), they also
signify the stain of wickedness in general.

90. Jehovah is willing to forgive those who
“cease to do evil” and “learn to do good”
(verses 16-17).

91. 19 If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the good of the land;
Isaiah 1:19 NKJV

92. So, sinners are twice dyed, first in their
corrupt nature and then again in the long-
confirmed habits of actual transgression.
The first thing in the text is A CHARGE
IMPLIED, and more particularly expressed, in
the former verses of this chapter.The charge
is sin — sin the most aggravated.

93. Scarlet and crimson are colours far remote
from white, which is the emblem of
innocence, or righteousness.
Revelation 19:8
8 And to her it was granted to be arrayed in
fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen
is the righteous acts of the saints.

94. But here sinners are represented as in garments
stained with blood.The bloody, murderous,
destructive nature of sin may be intended. Sin
has slain its millions.
Romans 5:12 NKJV
12Therefore, just as through one man sin
entered the world, and death through sin, and
thus death spread to all men, because all
sinned—

95. Some understand by the word "scarlet," double-
dyed; as deeply tinctured by sin as possible; as
when any garment has been twice dyed, first in
the wool, and again in the thread or piece. So
great sinners are twice dyed, first in their corrupt
nature, and then again in the long-confirmed
habits of actual transgression. It is absolutely
necessary that each of us should personally know
that this is his own case.

96. In Isaiah 1:18, the words scarlet and
crimson refer to red colors that come
from certain dyes. Ancient cultures
placed great importance on dyes,
especially those used for sacred or
ceremonial purposes, such as burial
clothing or purification rituals.

97. Leviticus 14:6 NKJV
6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, the
cedar wood and the scarlet and the
hyssop, and dip them and the living bird
in the blood of the bird that was killed
over the running water.

98. The point of a dye is that it is not only
colorful but also colorfast, meaning that
its rich color will stick to the cloth and
not fade or wash away.
Scarlet and crimson are:
Bright red. Because of the vibrancy of
their redness, they are emblems of
standing out.

99. Red has a strong psychological effect on
people, and it can be reminiscent of
blood, which is sometimes a symbol of
guilt. Our sins can be grievous and
obvious. Permanent.

100. The Hebrew words for scarlet (shani) and
crimson (tola) signify where the colors
were derived from—a worm (most
likely Kermes echinatus).
The scarlet or crimson worm is of a
family of insects that live on oak trees. Its
lifespan is about 4–14 weeks.

101. For about the last four weeks of its life,
the female is ready to be fertilized and
lay eggs. She then attaches firmly to the
oak tree and produces a red dye, which
stains her body as well as her eggs. Just
before the eggs were to hatch, these
female insects were gathered, dried, and
boiled.

102. Alum was added as a mordant (a
chemical that helps the dye stick to the
cloth by combining to form an insoluble
compound), and the resulting dye was
used to make red-colored cloth.

103. On the cross, the Savior quoted Psalm
22:1: “My God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46; Mark
15:34). A later verse of this messianic
psalm states, “I am a worm, and no man”
(Psalm 22:6).The Hebrew word used
here for “worm” (tola’at) refers
specifically to the crimson worm.

104. If Israel accepted the invitation of the Lord to
reason together with Him, they would eat
instead of be eaten; they would experience peace
rather than persecution.
Verse 19:
As noted, the essence of Jehovah’s “test” (verse
18) is whether His people will repent. How? By
their willingness to obey the law or terms of his
covenant.

105. The doubling of the Hebrew verbs “willing” and
“obey” causes the first to modify the second. An
alternative translation, therefore, is “If you
willingly obey, you shall eat the good of the
land.” Both the “good” or increase of the land
and the land itself constitute covenant blessings
(Deuteronomy 19:8; 28:3-5, 11-12).

106. The context of this verse is Jehovah’s Day of
Judgment, when He preserves alive those who
repent of transgression (vv 7-9).

107. 20 But if you refuse and rebel,
You shall be devoured by the sword”;
For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
Isaiah 1:20 NKJV

108. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
John 3:16-17 NKJV
16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not
perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His
Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the
world through Him might be saved.”
John 14:6 NKJV
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No
one comes to the Father except through Me.”

109. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
Romans 3:23 NKJV
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 6:23a NKJV
23a For the wages of sin is death,
• Death in this life (the first death) is 100%.
• Even Jesus, the only one who doesn’t deserve death, died in this
life to pay the penalty for our sin.
• The death referred to in Romans 6:23a is the “second death”
explained in Revelation 21:8.

110. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
Revelation 21:8 NKJV
8 “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually
immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the
lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
• Anyone who’s lifestyle is one or more of the sins listed in Revelation
21:8, will experience the “second death,” if they do not repent.
• To Repent means to turn around, to go in the opposite direction, to turn
away from sin and believe in Jesus.
Romans 5:8 NKJV
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were
still sinners, Christ died for us.

111. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
Romans 6:23b NKJV
23b but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
Revelation 21:7 NKJV
7 “He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will
be his God and he shall be My son.”
• In Romans 10:9-10 it’s explained to us how to be
overcomers.

112. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
Romans 10:9-10 NKJV
9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and
believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead,
you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto
righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto
salvation.
Romans 10:13 NKJV
13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

113. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
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