86: Kingdom in Isaiah (Kingdom of God 3)

The prophet Isaiah spoke more about the kingdom than any other prophet in the Hebrew bible. Consequently, his book is a phenomenal place to begin developing our understanding of what the kingdom will be like.  Stitching together his various snapshots, we encounter a magnificent collage detailing a new world full of peace, justice, and healing. This is lecture 3 of the Kingdom of God class, originally taught at the Atlanta Bible College.  To take this class for credit, please contact ABC so you can do the work necessary for a grade. Notes: God will make everything wrong with the world right. Isaiah 2.1-4 all nations will go to God’s mountain to learn how to live God will settle disputes between nations and peoples weapons of war will turn into tools of agriculture no more learning or waging war Isaiah 9.2-7 human child will shoulder the government no end to the increase of his government he will reign on the throne of David uphold kingdom with justice forever Yahweh’s zeal will get this done Isaiah 11.1-10 the spirit of God will rest upon the king his delight will be in the fear of Yahweh he won’t judge by eyes and ears he will make just decisions for the poor and meek with the “rod of his mouth” and “the breath of his lips” he will kill the wicked he will be righteous and faithful animals will live in peace w/ each other and humanity no one will hurt or destroy in God’s holy mountain the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh as waters cover the sea the nations will inquire of the “root of Jesse” Isaiah 25.6-9 reach feast of well-aged wine and choice meats he will swallow up death forever the Lord Yahweh will wipe away tears from all faces he will wipe away the reproach of his people from the earth people will be glad and rejoice in his salvation Isaiah 35.1-10 desert will blossom abundantly they will see the glory and majesty of our God God will come with vengeance and recompense he will come and save you the disabled will find healing (blind, deaf, lame, mute) singing and “everlasting joy” coming to Zion sorrow and sighing will flee away Isaiah 51.3-8 God will make Zion’s waste places like Eden, the garden of Yahweh thanksgiving and voice of song will be found in Zion God’s salvation and righteousness will be forever Isaiah 60.1-22 wealth of the nations will come to Jerusalem foreigners will build up Jerusalem’s walls Jerusalem’s gates will be open continually (24/7) any nation that refuses to serve Jerusalem will perish, utterly laid waste Yahweh will be Jerusalem’s everlasting light instead of the sun all the people will be righteous they will possess the land forever all so God might be glorified Isaiah 61.1-7 good news to the poor liberty to the captives comfort those who mourn call people oaks of righteousness to God’s glory repair ruined cities strangers/foreigners will tend flocks and work land you will be priests of Yahweh possess a double portion Isaiah 65.17-25 create new heavens and earth God will rejoice in Jerusalem and his people no more will people hear the sound of weeping or the cry of distress mortals will live very long lives (no more infant deaths) build houses and inhabit them plant vineyards and eat their fruit long enjoy the work of their hands before they call God will answer Links: Other Restitutio podcasts and posts on the kingdom of God visit KingdomUprising.com for more resources on the kingdom check out Anthony Buzzard’s The Coming Kingdom of the Messiah and Greg Deuble’s They Never Told Me This in Church Intro music: “District Four” by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.