Sermons on Isaiah
Isaiah 31:1–9
When trouble comes, where do we look for help? In Isaiah 31:1–9, Judah was tempted to trust in the military strength of Egypt rather than in the living God. Isaiah exposes the folly of this choice: the Egyptians are merely men, their horses are flesh and not spirit, but the Lord is God. The help Judah truly needed could come only from Him. And God promises to provide it. He will defend Jerusalem, deliver His people, and cause Assyria to…
Isaiah 30:27–33
We often think of God’s judgment and God’s salvation as opposites. Scripture, however, repeatedly shows that God’s judgment upon the enemies of His people is part of His saving work. In Isaiah 30:27–33, the Lord comes in terrifying judgment against Assyria—and His people respond with songs, gladness, tambourines, and lyres. The destruction of the power that threatened them means their deliverance. But Isaiah’s vision reaches beyond the historical fall of Assyria. The judgment of Assyria anticipates the final judgment, when…
Isaiah 29:17–24
The Deaf Shall Hear the Book | Isaiah 29:17–24 Isaiah 29 presents one of Scripture’s clearest pictures of the sovereign grace of God in salvation. After describing the spiritual blindness and deafness of God’s people, Isaiah looks ahead to the coming of the Messiah, who would open blind eyes and deaf ears so that sinners might truly hear the Word of God and believe. In this sermon, we examine how Isaiah’s prophecy finds its fulfillment in Jesus Christ, whose ministry…
Isaiah 29:9–14
How a person responds to the Word of God reveals the condition of the heart. In Isaiah 29, the people of Judah still professed to worship God, but their hearts were far from him. Rather than submitting to God’s Word, they had replaced it with the commandments and traditions of men. As a result, the Word that should have brought life became like a sealed book—present before them, yet impossible for them to understand. This sermon explores Isaiah’s warning about…