Isaiah with Training Wheels: Ch. 40-55

The Messiah as the Suffering Servant

Spiritual Salvation and Judgement of Individuals
Ch. 40 – 55

In part one, we saw the temporal salvation and triumph of the kingdom of God. We saw the Messiah as the King of Jerusalem.

But here we shift from judgement and salvation of nations, to individuals. From Temporal to Spiritual.

It would be folly to pigeonhole the Savior as merely one or the other. His mission is much greater than that.
In deed, while we saw the Gentile nations mentioned earlier, here the thought is given greater expansion. The Gospel is for all nations.

Universal Gospel Message

Message to Israel (40 – 41:20)
Message to the Gentiles (41:21 – 42:17)

Promises of Redemption

Temporal Redemption (42:18-43:21)
Spiritual Redemption (43:22-44:23)

Agents of Redemption

Cyrus – Temporal (44:24-48:22)

Task and Servant: Cyrus (44:24-28)
Task confirmed: To Israel & World (45:1-7)
Response: Prayer (45:8)
Israel’s Disquiet (45:9-25)
The Lord’s Care for Israel, from the past to the future (46)
Babylon: from throne to the dust (47)
Redemption from Babylon (48)

The Suffering Servant / Atonement – Spiritual (49-53)

Task and Servant: Messiah (49:1-6)
Task confirmed: To Israel & World (49:7-12)
Response: Praise (49:13)
Israel’s Despondency (49:14-50:11)
The Lord’s Care for Israel, from the past to the future (51:1-16)
Zion: from dust to the throne (51:17-52:12)
Redemption from sin (52:13-53:12)

Universal Invitation

Invitation to Israel (54)
Invitation to all the World (55)