by Justin Marple | Mar 6, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 27 opens with the vision of the Lord slaying the sea-monster Leviathan, the sea-serpent Satan, the dragon the devil. The first exodus had been a defeat of the dragon Rahab. This mythical creature was the ‘monsterification’ of Egypt. The Lord is a...
by Justin Marple | Feb 27, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 26 is an evangelistic message. We can imagine ourselves standing before the gate of the heavenly city, the city with salvation as its walls and rampart, and God asking, “Why should I let you in?” The song tells us the answer to that question. ...
by Justin Marple | Feb 20, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 25 meets us where we are — death touches all of us and so we who believe look forward to the final resurrection. The theme of the final resurrection is strategically positioned through these three chapters (24-26). Isaiah 24:1-3 opens with the theme as if...
by Justin Marple | Feb 13, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 20-24 speaks about the judgment of the nations. It was written because the people of God are tempted to look out, as if from a high mountain, to the nations for direction and salvation even though those nations will be judged by God. With respect to the...
by Justin Marple | Feb 6, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 14:28-19:25 consists of four oracles concerning you who believe from among the nations. It is about the gospel going to the nations — to the ends of the earth. The nations mentioned are representative. The people of Philistia are told they should find...
by Justin Marple | Jan 30, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 14:1-27 shows us a vision of what will happen when the king of Babylon (representing the kings of the nations who stand against God) is killed — the people of God will rejoice. This rejoicing is put in the words of a lament parody where the first stanza...
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