Bible Study                                     Notes 1999

STUDIES IN ISAIAH                                                                                              23 November 1999

Text:  Isaiah 6    

THE CALL OF GOD

1.   Remembering a special event in one's life

2.   The Call of God as a very special event in Isaiah's life

3.   Vivid details remembered

4.   Significance understood and remembered

THE HOLINESS OF GOD

1.   The presence of holy angels

2.   The declaration/adoration of angels concerning the holiness of God

3.   The sinfulness of man (represented by Isaiah portrayed)   Isa 6:5

4.   The cleansing of the prophet, in preparation for ministry   Isa 6:7

5.   The offering of Isaiah to serve the Lord

THE COMMISSIONING OF ISAIAH

1.   The "strange" ministry of Isaiah

2.   The preaching of a message that the people will not fully comprehend or respond to    Isa 6:9-10

THE APPLICATION OF THIS TEXT IN THE NEW TESTAMENT PERIOD

1.   In the context of the Ministry of the Lord Jesus   Matthew 13:14

2.   In the context of the Apostle Paul   Acts 28:26; Rom 11:8-10

 THE CLAIMS OF MODERN DAY EVANGELISTS WHO PREDICT WIDESPREAD ACCEPTANCE OF THE LORD JESUS THROUGH "POWER EVANGELISM"

1.   What "power evangelism" is

      a)      Confrontational approach with demons

      b)   Claims of healing / deliverance

      c)   The supernatural becomes "common-place"

2.   Evaluated in the light of Isaiah's ministry

3.   Evaluated in the light of the ministry of the Lord Jesus

4.   Evaluated in the light of the Apostle Paul's ministry

 THE CONCEPT OF "THE REMNANT"

1.   The "punitive aspect" of God's judgment cannot be set aside easily  

      Isa 6:11-12

2.   Mercifully, there will be "a tenth" (a remnant) who will be spared  

      Isa 1:9; 6:13