Isaiah’s Response
to the
Assyrian Judgment
I. Structure &
Content
II. Original
Meaning
III. Modern
Application
7:1-39:8 Response to the Assyrian Judgment
A. The Syrian-Israelite Coalition (7:1—12:6)
B. International Upheaval During the Assyrian Judgment (13:1—27:13)
C. Sennacherib’s Invasion (28:1—39:8)
International Upheaval
During the Assyrian
Judgment
(13:1—27:13)
734 – 660 B.C.
734-722 B.C.
701-681 B.C..
The Syrian-Israelite
Coalition
(7:1—12:6)
Sennacherib’s
Invasion
(28:1—39:8)
Overview of Assyrian Judgment (3.1)
A. The Syrian-Israelite Coalition (7:1—12:6)
1. The Assyrian Judgment and Isaiah’s Sons (7:1—8:18)
(focus on the effects of events for Israel and Judah)
2. The Assyrian Judgment and Israel (8:19—10:4)
(focus on the destruction of Samaria and exile)
3. The Assyrian Judgment and Judah (10:5—12:6)
(focus on the destruction and deliverance of Judah)
Assyrian Judgment and Isaiah’s Sons (7:1—8:22)
Israel
(7:4, 9; 8:4)
Assyrian Judgment
and Israel
(9:1—10:4)
(9:1, 9, 21)
(8:14)
Judah
(7:9, 17; 8:8)
Assyrian Judgment
and Judah
(10:5—12:6)
(10:12, 24, 32; 12:6)
Overview of 7:1-12:6 (3.2)
The Assyrian Judgment and Isaiah’s Sons (7:1—8:18)
Setting: 734 B.C. (7:1)
Crisis in David’s House (7:1-2)
The First Invasion (7:1)
The Second Invasion (7:2)
2 Chr 28:5-6;
28:17-18, 23
Edom = Aram?
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Isaiah’s First Commission and Son (7:3-25)
Initial Command (7:3-4)
Acknowledgment (7:5-6)
Divine Assurance and Warning (7:7-9)
Prediction of Sign (7:10-25)
Offer of Sign (7:10-11)
Ahaz’s Rejection (7:12)
Judgment Oracle (7:13-25)
Accusation (7:13)
Sentencing (7:14-25)
Initial Sentencing (7:14-17)
First Elaboration (7:18-22)
Second Elaboration (7:23-25)
Plural Imperatives (Disciples) (8:12-15)
Singular Imperative (Isaiah) (8:16)
Isaiah’s Second Commission and Son (8:1-10)
Commission (8:1-2)
Birth of Son (Sign) (8:3-4)
Judgment Oracle (8:5-8)
Accusation (8:5-6)
Sentencing (8:7-8)
Assurance of a Call to War (8:9-10)
(Defeat for Syria and Israel?)
Isaiah’s Memoirs (8:11-18)
Introduction (8:11)
Call to for Disciples to Not to Panic (8:12)
Assurance for Isaiah’s Disciples (8:13-15)
Call to Keep Prophetic Testimony (8:16)
Isaiah’s Commitment (8:17)
Isaiah’s Summation of Signs (8:17-18)
Structure/Content of 7:1-8:18 (3.3)
The Assyrian Judgment and Isaiah’s Sons (7:1—8:18)
Setting: 734 B.C. (7:1)
OM
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Crisis in David’s House (7:1-2)
Isaiah’s First Commission and
Son (7:3-25)
Isaiah’s Second Comission
and Son (8:1-18)
Isaiah’s Memoirs (8:11-18)
Meaning/Application of 7:1-8:18 (3.4)
The Assyrian Judgment and Israel (8:19—10:4) [Part A]
Setting: Before 722
Application to Future Judgment of Israel (8:19-22)
Future Temptation (18:19-20a)
Judgment against Apostates (18:20b-22)
Future Royal Hope for Israel (9:1-7)
Connecting Introduction (9:1)
Description of Royal Blessings (9:2-7)
Light and Joy for Israel (9:2-3)
Explanation: Great Victory (9:4)
Destruction of War Equipment (9:5)
Explanation: Royal Son (9:6-7)
Birth of King (9:6a)
Titles of King (9:6b)
Description of Reign (9:7)
Plural Second Person (8:19) [disciples?]
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“wonder of a [military]
advisor” (11:2; 36:5)
“God is a warrior hero”
(see Ps 45:6)
“”Permanent Royal Father”
“”prince establishing peace”
Unending peace, permanent justice and righteousness,
Guaranteed through the zeal of the Lord.
Structure/Content of 8:19-9:7 (3.5)
The Assyrian Judgment and Israel (8:19—10:4) [Part A]
Setting: Before 722
OM
I
C
C
Application to Future Judgment
of Israel (8:19-22)
Future Royal Hope for Israel (9:1-7)
Structure/Content of 8:19-9:7 (3.6)
The Assyrian Judgment and Israel (8:19—10:4) [Part B]
Setting: Before 722
Judgments of Israel Past and Future (9:8-10:4)
Past Judgments (9:8-12)
Accusation (9:9-10)
Sentencing (9:11-12a)
Refrain (9:12b)
Past Judgments (9:13-17)
Accusation (9:13)
Sentencing (9:14-15)
Accusation (9:16)
Sentencing (9:17a)
Refrain (9:17b)
Further Judgments (9:18-21)
Accusation (9:18)
Sentencing (9:19-21a)
Refrain (9:21b)
Woe over Future Judgments (10:1-4)
Accusations (10:1-2)
Questioning (10:3)
Sentencing (10:4a)
Refrain (10:4b)
Past: (9:12, 15)
Future: (9:21; 10:3)
Structure/Content of 8:19-10:4 (3.7)
The Assyrian Judgment and Israel (8:19—10:4) [Part B]
Setting: Before 722
OM
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C
Past and Future Judgments (9:8-21)
Woe over Future Judgments (10:1-4)
Meaning/Application of 8:19-10:4 (3.8)
The Assyrian Judgment and Judah (10:5—12:6)
Setting: Between 722 B.C. and 701 B.C. (Samaria is fallen; Jerusalem is threatened. [10:9-11])
Woe to Assyria (10:5–19)
Accusation: Assyria’s purpose is contrary to God’s purpose (10:5-11)
Sentencing: When finished with Jerusalem, God will judge Assyria (10:12)
Accusation: Assyrians said it was by their strength (10:13-14)
Sentencing: God will judge Assyria “in a single day” (10:15-19)
Judah’s Remnant “In that day”(10:20–34)
Blessing and Judgment (10:20-23)
Announcement of Judah’s Victory(10:24-26)
Announcement of Assyrian’s Judgment (10:27-34)
Initial Assurance (10:27)
Assyrian Threat (10:28-31)
Elaborated Assurance (10:32-34)
Judah’s Hope in David’s Throne (11:1–16)
A Shoot of Jesse (11:1)
God’s Spirit on the King (11:2-3a)
The King’s Rule (11:3b-9)
The King and the Returning Remnant (11:10-16)
Song of Praise in Zion (12:1–6)
Call to Praise on “that day” (12:1-2)
Assurance of Salvation (12:3)
Call to Praise on “that day” (12:4-6)
Contrasting Disputations: 10:8-11, 15
Theme of “that day”
(10:20,27; 11:10,11;12:1,4)
Messianic Armor: (11:5 cf Eph 6:14)
“you” (plural) (12:1,3,4,6)
Hezekiah vs. Eschatological
Structure/Content of 10:5-12:6 (3.9)
The Assyrian Judgment and Judah (10:5—12:6)
Setting: 722 B.C. - 701 B.C. (Samaria is fallen; Jerusalem is threatened. [10:9-11])
OM
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Woe to Assyria (10:5–19)
Judah’s Remnant “In that day”(10:20–34)
Judah’s Hope in David’s Throne (11:1–16)
Song of Praise in Zion (12:1–6)
Meaning/Application of 10:5-12:6 (3.10)