725 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 2 Part 1 Book 61 - The Victorious Sacrifice of Christ

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 2 * PART 1 * BOOK 61 THE VICTORIOUS SACRIFICE OF CHRIST ISAIAH 51 - 53 Isaiah, remember, is a prophet writing in the Southern Kingdom of Judah, but he addresses the whole nation of Israel. All right, so the book of Isaiah then is a book of prophecy. It is strictly a book that is detailing the things that are going to come to pass in the life and time of the nation of Israel. In the previous chapters we’ve seen how God is foretelling judgment to come and chastisement because of their rebelliousness and their unbelief. All right, come in with me at Isaiah chapter 51 verse 1: Isaiah 51:1a Isaiah 51:1a Would you rather be with God’s people or the people of the world? Do you have a hunger for the Word of God? Do you have a time of prayer? Isaiah 51:1b Isaiah 51:2 That the nation of Israel came about because of God’s Sovereign decision to call one man, pull him out of the mainstream of the Adamic race and out of him bring about the nation of Israel. It was this nation through whom Christ came. It’s this nation around which all of prophecy revolves. If you take Israel off the planet there’s nothing left for prophecy. We just got through emphasizing that on our last two weeks of teaching up north, how everything rests on God’s dealing with the nation of Israel. All right, so it’s to these believing Jews, now, that the prophet, as the spokesman for their eternal God, is speaking. Isaiah 51:3a "For the LORD, (Jehovah) will comfort Zion: (Remember, Zion is a hill in Jerusalem.) Because, you see, whenever Israel is out of the land it becomes desolate. "The land is totally barren, it’s desolate. Nebuchadnezzar came and took the whole nation of Israel captive out to Baghdad and Babylon. But, what happened to the land of Israel? Well, God won’t let them. It remains desolate. It’ll be "like the garden of the LORD." Now, verse 3, reading on: Isaiah 51:3b In other words it will be normal life, especially for the believers. Isaiah 51:4a "Hearken unto me, O, my people;…" Now, "my people" in the Old Testament is Israel. Isaiah 51:4b-6a Isaiah 51:6b "…the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, the earth (the planet as we know it) shall wax old like a garment,…" Isaiah 51:6c "…and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be forever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. " Back up, if you will, to chapter 50, and verse 9. Isaiah 50:9 "Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up." Psalms 102:25 "Of old thou hast laid the foundation of the earth; the heavens are the work of thy hands. Come with me to Hebrews chapter 1, and let’s jump in at verse 10. All right, let’s go ahead a few pages to II Peter chapter 3. All right, II Peter, chapter 3, verse 10, it wonderful how all of Scripture fits when you get on a certain theme. No, next verse:) 13. Nevertheless we, (we who trust the Word of God) according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth (no wickedness, no curse but what?) righteousness." That’s the hope for the believer. Revelation 21:a1 new heaven and new earth: (why?) for the first heaven and the first earth were (what?) passed away;…" They’ve disappeared. They’ve burned up. Revelation 21:2 All right, that’s the beauty of Scripture. Isaiah 51:6a Isaiah 51:7 "Hearken unto me, (That’s a second time now that Israel is told to listen.) It’s God’s people who maintain order and blessing and yet the rest of the community reviled them. The believer has been reviled by the unbelievers, even in Israel. Isaiah 51:8 Isaiah 51:9a "Awake,…" Isaiah 51:9b O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, and the generations of old, Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?" All right, verse 10, speaking of the God of Israel: Isaiah 51:10 "Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, (See how this is all evidence of Israel coming out of Egypt.) Israel. The believing element. Isaiah 51:11a "Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return,..." Now, what does that word "return" indicate? All right, he’s speaking as if it’s already happened. Isaiah 51:11-12 Isaiah 51:13 "And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, (Here we come back again to God’s power of creation, His Sovereignty.) All right, verse 14: Isaiah 51:14 15. But (Take heart, Israel!) I am the LORD thy God who divided the sea, whose waves roared: (Referring back again to the Red Sea.) the LORD of hosts is his name. Thou art my people." That’s God speaking to Israel. All right, now here’s the second wake up call. Isaiah 51:17a "Awake, awake, stand up, oh Jerusalem, which hath drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury;…" #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible