Isaiah Bible Study (The God Who Saves) – West Palm Beach church of Christ

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. God has answered Isaiah that things are going to be radically different when Christ comes. The people need the Savior and when he arrives it will be a whole new order and system, like it were a new heavens and new earth. God continues to give his answer about this new covenant system and how […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Isaiah 64 records the prophet Isaiah calling for God to break into history as he did at Sinai so that the darkened hearts of Israel would return to the Lord. Presently, Isaiah observes that the land is a desolation because of their sinfulness and God’s righteous judgment has fallen on them. But this separation because […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Isaiah has described the sinfulness of the people and hope of the salvation to come. Isaiah has pictured the Spirit of the Lord coming upon the Servant who will set the people free from sin by offering himself up for us. When he comes with his reward, he will also come with judgment against his […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The end of Isaiah 61 described God’s people rejoicing in the Lord and finding there joy as workers in God’s kingdom because God has set us free from our sins (61:1-3). We rejoice in the Lord because he has clothed us with the garments of salvation and the robe of righteousness. God takes sinful people […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Isaiah 61 gives us another opportunity to hear from the Messiah/Servant/Redeemer. Repeatedly through this section of Isaiah’s prophecy we have heard the prophesied Messiah speak of his work that he will accomplish upon his arrival. Let us read another beautiful picture concerning the work of Christ and what he will do for those who belong […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Isaiah is telling us about who we are and what God has done for us. In Isaiah 59 the Lord reminded us of our total sinfulness and the redemption God supplies by his own arm. The Redeemer will come to Zion (59:20), making a covenant with them and forgiving their sins. We learn in Isaiah […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The Lord continues to show his passionate pursuit of his people and jealousy for them. God has made the offer to come to the waters to receive life (Isaiah 55). God is calling for his people and pleading with his people to come to him. In Isaiah 58 he called for the people to delight […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Our Lord is relentless in loving his people and calling his people back to himself. Isaiah 58 is going to observe a problem that the people of Israel have that is common to many. These people put forward by their actions that they love God and are religious but their hearts lack a passion for […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Isaiah has offered a wonderful invitation of life and satisfaction to those who will choose to do things that please the Lord (56:3) and find joy in worship of the Lord (56:7). God’s invitation is to stop working for the things in this life that do not satisfy and come to the waters for true […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. In Isaiah 53 we read the prophecy of the coming Servant, the Christ, who will come and be an offering for the sins of the people. The effect of his coming will be to make his children numerous through the covenant of peace he will establish (Isaiah 54). Thus, God offers a glorious invitation to […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Invitation to Covenantal Promises (55:1-5) Isaiah 54 described the covenant of peace that God had established through the sacrificial offering of his servant, Jesus. Through Jesus we can have peace with God and be accounted as righteous. So now an exclamation is given so that people will pay attention to the speaker. “Ho!” or “Pay […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Isaiah 53 is well known by Christians as a text prophesying the arrival of the suffering servant. Isaiah describes what will happen to Jesus. Jesus will offer his life as a guilt offering so that many will be accounted righteous before the Lord. Isaiah 53:10 declared that the servant would see his offspring and verse […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Isaiah is prophesying the means by which salvation would reach to the end of the earth and how the arm of the Lord would be revealed. Peace, redemption, salvation, and joy would be accomplished through the arrival of the Lord’s servant. The servant would be successful in accomplishing the task given to him. He would […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Isaiah is describing the coming servant of the Lord in Isaiah 52:13-53:12. In Isaiah 52:13-15 we learn that the servant will be successful but many will find him appalling because of the work he would do (extreme suffering of the cross) and the effect of his work (cleansing and covenant to the Gentiles). The first […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Isaiah 52 has beautifully pictured the deliverance of Zion, the people of God. A message is being proclaimed throughout the world. The message is of peace, happiness, and salvation (52:7). The declaration is made: “Your God reigns.” It is not over because of our sins. God is going to redeem (52:3,9). Every eye is going […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Isaiah has been prophesying to the people explaining why they can put their hope and trust in the Lord during their time of suffering and disaster. God is proving to his people that they are not forgotten. God will send the Servant to be light to the nations, reconciling the peoples to him. The Servant […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. In the previous paragraph, God has explained to his people how they can know that they are not forgotten or forsaken by him. God used imagery of a nursing child, a lack of divorce papers, and their names engraved on his hands to illustrate how impossible it is for God to forsake or forget his […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. It is easy to believe that God has forgotten us. When we go through great difficulties and trials the temptation is to believe that we are forsaken and forgotten by God. Israel would be susceptible to this belief as well. They have been invaded by the Babylonian Empire, taken off the land, and sent into […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The second servant song is recorded in Isaiah 49. Isaiah 49-55 is a special section in the prophecy as it records the amazing redemption God will accomplish through his servant for the world. Chapter 49 contains another unique aspect in that we read the speech of the servant. The servant now speaks, declaring his purpose […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The sinfulness of people is the proof of God. This statement sounds counterintuitive but it is true. God proves that he is God by his grace to sinners. Grace was never an afterthought or a plan B in the mind of God. The obvious expectation of God is to ferociously judge transgressors. Historically false gods […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. When I was young, there were some really great looking cars. Datsun had some pretty nice sports cars. Honda put out a CRX, which was a small, sporty car. Even Ford released the Probe which was pretty nice looking for Ford at the time that generally had boxy cars up to that point. The Mazda […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Isaiah has prophesied that Israel has two needs to be delivered from: national slavery as they will be carried away into Babylonian captivity and spiritual sinfulness. From Isaiah 44:24 to Isaiah 48:22 God is announcing how he is going to save Israel from Babylonian captivity. Then in chapter 49 God will begin to describe in […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Isaiah has repeatedly spoken out against the people’s idolatry based on the uselessness of idols. In Isaiah 41 we saw Isaiah denigrate idols because of the idols’ inability to explain the meaning of the past and tell the future. In Isaiah 43 Isaiah criticized trusting in idols because idols are unable to save the people. […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. We are studying the great prophecy of Isaiah. Presently, Isaiah is declaring the glorious gospel message of how God will send a servant who will bring about the forgiveness of sins. But God wants us to appreciate this salvation message. God says that he is the only God. “There is no other God— there never […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Isaiah 42 has declared that God will send his servant who will save the people. He will establish justice and set the people free in a way that is unlike any ruler before. After declaring God’s intention to deliver his people, the rest of chapter 42 describes the current condition of the people. God wants […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. God has promised that the offspring of Abraham, the true people of God, will be made by God to be a threshing sledge to shatter any obstacles and enemies that stand before them (Isaiah 41:8-16). God is going to take people who are broken by sin and bless them and reverse their fortunes. Isaiah 41 […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The message of Isaiah 40 was for the people to see the greatness of God and no longer question whether God knows his people’s difficulty and plight. God is greater than all things and those who wait for the Lord will have their strength renewed. Isaiah 41 is call for the peoples to be brought […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The fortieth chapter of Isaiah has begun a prophecy of good news to the people. They will be carried away into Babylonian captivity and nothing will be left. But it is not over for everyone because of their sins. God will forgive their sins, speaking words of comfort. God is coming so he can be […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The prophecy of Isaiah concluded in chapter 39 with devastating words. Everything will be carried away to Babylon. “Nothing shall be left, says the Lord” (39:6). Your sin has brought this disaster. Your rebellion toward God has caused your devastation. Your lack of faith has led to your ruin. Isaiah 39 ends with depressing words. […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Hezekiah’s Illness (38:1-3) Imagine if you knew when you were going to die. What would you do? If the doctors came to you and said to get your affairs in order for you are about to die, what would you do? This is the very thing that happens to the king of Judah, Hezekiah. Isaiah […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The thirty-fifth chapter of Isaiah concludes the first section of prophecy. Chapters 36-39 contain the account of what occurred concerning the Assyrian invasion. Up to this point we have been reading about the coming of Assyria and the attack of the fortified cities in Judah. Now Assyria is turning its sights on Jerusalem, ready to […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The book of Isaiah presents to the audience the same two decisions that affect each of us each day. It is a decision that we must make at every moment, every day we breathe. Will you follow the world or follow God? Will you follow yourself and trust in yourself or will you follow God […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. One of the aspects of Isaiah’s prophecy that has been of interest to our study through this book is that God uses typological fulfillment. We explained typological fulfillment to mean that while a particular prophecy had a particularly immediate fulfillment, there would be a greater, fuller reality to come to pass when the Messiah arrived. […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The thirty-first chapter of Isaiah continues the woes from the thirtieth chapter. The nation of Judah has decided to put their trust in Egypt to save them from the Assyrian invasion rather than trusting in the Lord to deliver them. What is God going to do with these people who have failed to trust him? […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The twenty-eighth chapter of Isaiah summoned the people to recognize that there is only one sure foundation for life in this uncertain world. There is no security in placing our trust in human wisdom, worldly wealth, or physical power. In the context of our story, the nation of Assyria has wiped out the northern nation […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Isaiah has been prophesying about the sins of the nation of Judah and the impending judgment due for their sins. However, with each pass of prophetic judgment, Isaiah also declares the great graciousness of God who will not give his people what they fully deserve. Chapter 28 described the perpetual wickedness and constant debauchery of […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. One of the things that people are looking for in life is a foundation. We need a foundation to build our lives upon. We want something that frames our values and decisions. What Is Your Crown? (28:1-6) Isaiah turns back to the problem of pride in the hearts of the people. Notice the imagery in […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Isaiah is in the midst of describing life in the new kingdom when the Messiah arrives. In Isaiah 26 we saw that those who are faithful enter into the strong city of God whose walls are salvation, where perfect peace is experienced. Isaiah continues to describe the new life when the Christ comes in his […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Isaiah is prophesying about the way things will be in the future. In our immediate context, Isaiah has spoken about a coming time when all peoples will come to the mountain of the Lord for banqueting and feasting with the Lord. Rather than putting their trust in the wreckage of the world, people are going […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The Supremacy of God Over The Nations (13-23) Chapters 13-23 of Isaiah’s prophecy picture the sovereignty and supremacy of God over the nations. The world nations are described one by one as God decrees his judgment over them. We will explore in further detail many of the points declared by Isaiah in our Wednesday Bible […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The apostle Paul ended a glorious section of his inspired writing in Romans 8:31, “What shall we say to these things?” Isaiah comes a similar conclusion at the end of this great theme of how God will send a new David, who will not rule like the kings before him, will bring reconciliation for the […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. In Isaiah 9-10 we read that the anger of the Lord will still stretched out against Israel and Judah for their various sins. Assyria, in whom they put their trust, would be their demise and God would use them as an instrument of his judgment against them. However, Assyria will become prideful and go too […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. In many ways our generation has completely lost sight of the wrath of God. We live in a time where it is popular to suggest and teach that God will not judge people. God is love and not full of wrath is the popular way of thinking. But grace and salvation do not make sense […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The Way We Ought To Walk (8:11-18) Not like the world (8:11-12). The Lord comes to Isaiah and warns him not live like these people. In chapter 6 we saw Isaiah declare that he was a man of unclean lips and lived among an unclean people. God had purified him and charged him to preach […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. Matthew’s Usage of OT Prophecies In our lesson from Isaiah we noticed the curious way that Matthew uses Isaiah’s prophecy in Isaiah 7:14. In particular we saw that Isaiah is giving a sign to King Ahaz because he will not trust in the Lord to deliver him and his nation. The sign is that a […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The Situation Though there are a number of chapter breaks, Isaiah 7-12 is one unit of prophecy concerning a number of signs that will take place. The scene is presented for us in verse 1 of Isaiah 7. Ahaz is the king over Judah. Rezin, the king of Syria and Pekah, the king of Israel, […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The first five chapters of Isaiah have revealed the sinfulness of the people of Israel. Chapter 5 showed that the people had received the grace of God in vain. God had graciously blessed the people but the people did not bear fruit from that grace. God has described the people as covered in filth and […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. It is a frightening statement. It is possible to receive the grace of God in vain. The apostle Paul gave such a warning to the Corinthians: “Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.” (2 Corinthians 6:1 ESV) The image Paul uses is that of […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. In chapter 2 we saw Isaiah cry out to the people to put away their idols and no longer trust in themselves. Humans are just a breath and there is nothing within a human to trust. Humans have no control over anything in this life. Isaiah continues describing the coming judgment of the Lord and […]

A sermon from Brent Kercheville. The Arrival of a Glorious Kingdom (2:1-5) Isaiah begins a new prophecy describing the coming of the glorious kingdom, offering hope to the people of God. God describes his future kingdom to present a vision of what God would ultimately do in Zion so the people can choose to either be part of the plan […]