Isaiah 9:17

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Isaiah 91-7

• Setting aftermath of Tiglath-pilesers
  establishment of provinces in the majority of the
  Northern Kingdom
• Way of the Sea Dor
• Beyond the Jordan Gilead
• Galilee of the Nations Megiddo

2
Note Tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali
3
Way of the Sea Dor Galilee of the Nations
Megiddo Beyond the Jordan Gilead
Map of Assyrian Provinces
4
After Darkness Light and Joy

• For
• Oppression will end as on the day of Midian
• For
• Military uniforms will burn!
• the word infantry boot is a loan word from
  Assyrian
• For
• The birth of a child heralds the change
• Who is us?

5
They Proclaim his Name

• Option A A Wonder of a strategist, El-the
  warrior Everlasting care-giver (Father) Captain
  of peace
• Option B
• The warrior God is planning a wonder
• The everlasting Father is planning a captain
  of peace

6
How to make a choice

• The passion of Yahweh of the heavenly armies will
  see to it that this happens.
• Names are sentences
• The (future) king is not God.
• Cf. Jer 236 Yahweh is the source of our
  vindication.

7
Isaiah 111-9

• Shoot from stump dynasty as previously known is
  over (cf. 1033-34)
• Jesse new king will be a new David
• Micah 52 But you, Bethlehemfrom you shall come
  forth for me one who is to rule in Israel.

8
Spirit

• Saul and David had spirit, but Solomon and his
  successors.
• wisdom and understanding judicial capacity
• counsel and might military strategy
• knowledge and fear of Yahweh obedience and
  faithfulness toward God

9
Social justice the priority

• Cant be bought
• Impervious to flattery (not what the king sees or
  hears)
• Smites the arrogant with the rod of his mouth
  (cf. Rev 1915)
• From the mouth of Jesus comes a sharp sword with
  which to strike down the nations
• His uniform righteousness and faithfulness

10
Transformation of Nature accompanies his rule

• Wild and domestic animals at peace also little
  child
• Violence at an end in Jerusalem
• Faith(fulness) as sure and as widespread as the
  sea

11
Israels Messiah and the Christ

• Is the messiah to be God?
• Will the messiah die?
• Unknown in Old Testament
• 2 Esdras 7
• We preach Christ the messiah crucified, unto
  the Jews a stumbling block
• Already and not yet?

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Isaiah 1110-16

• v. 10 transition from vv 1-9 to 11-16 root of
  Jesse nations (cf. Isa 2)
• vv. 11-12 dispersed remnant will be gathered (cf.
  1020-23)
• v. 13 unity of the two kingdoms--restores Davidic
  empire
• v. 14 old military expansion of David
• vv. 15-16 new Exodus from Egypt and Assyria