Notes on Isaiah

 Judgment on the nations (through Cyrus): 41:1-29

Future Restoration/Kingdom of God (Judah): 40:1-31 "All the nations are as nothing before Him, they are regarded by Him as less than nothing and  meaningless" (40:17).

Hezekiah shows the envoy from Babylon all his treasures and Isaiah tells Hezekiah that the Babylonians will be back for them later. The King is happy it will occur after he's dead.

God heals Hezekiah and lets him live another 15 years; and reminds him that He will defend Jerusalem against Assyria.

 Isaiah encourages Hezekiah that Assyria will not destroy Jerusalem. "The surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward. For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant., and out of Mount Zion survivors. The zeal of the LORD of hosts shall perform this" (37:31-32).

The king of Assyria lays siege to Jerusalem and tells the people not to expect any deliverance either from Egypt or the LORD. They should just surrender and let themselves be deported to someplace else--to a "land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards" (36:17).

Future Restoration/Kingdom of God (Judah): 35:1-10 The focus is on a desert becoming fertile--that is what the restoration will be like.  Also, there will be no harm--no lion, no vicious beast (35:9) --so there will be joy and gladness rather than sorrow and sighing (35:10-11). 

Future Judgment (on Nations): 34:1-17 WWI? "Its nobles--there is no one there whom they may proclaim king--and all its princes shall be nothing" (34:12).

 Future Judgment (on the nations): 33:1-12. Future Judgment (on Judah): 33:13-16 Future Restoration/Kingdom of God: 33:17-24)

Kingdom of God: 32:1-8, 15-18 Future Judgment (Judah): 32:9-14, 19-20

Present Evil (Judah): 31:1-3 Future Protection/Restoration (Judah): 31:4-7 Future Judgment (Assyria): 31:8-9

Present Evil (Judah): 30:1-11 Future Judgment (Judah): 30:12-17 Future Restoration/Kingdom of God: 30:18-33

Future Judgment (Jerusalem): 29:1-4; 9-16 Future Judgment (on the nations who waged war against Jerusalem): 29:5-8 Future Restoration/Kingdom of God: 29:17-24 No harming in the Kingdom of God: "the ruthless will come to an end ... all who are intent on doing evil will be cut off" (29:20).

Future Judgment (Ephraim): 28:1-13 but: "In that day the LORD of hosts will become a beautiful crown and a glorious diadem to the remnant ( לִשְׁאָ֖ר ) of his people" (28:5) שְׁאָר  rest, residue, remnant Future Judgment (Judah): 28:14-29

Future judgment: 27:1 God's protection of Israel (?): 27:2-4 Invitation to repentance (Israel?): 27:5 Future Kingdom/Empire: 27:6 Future Judgment (Israel): 27:7-11 Future Return from Exile (Israel): 27:12-13