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More than any other book in the Old Testament, Isaiah reveals the depth of God's character, the depth of the Gospel and the depth of God's great plan for world history.
Isaiah wants us to know that God is holier than we think (Isaiah 1-12), and to warn us that God is sterner than we think (Isaiah 13-35).
And yet, he also wants to reassure us that God is stronger than we think (Isaiah 40-55), and to call us to action because God is closer than we think (Isaiah 56-66). Isaiah wants his prophecies to kill off our small-minded ideas about God: He wants to open our eyes to the Holy One of Israel; to stretch our minds and blow our senses with the reality of God. Isaiah has good news: God is far bigger than we think.
Straight to the Heart of Isaiah is one of a series of devotional commentaries which allows people to get to grips with each book of the Bible one bite at a time.
Each book contains 60 punchy and relevant chapters, crammed with fascinating and accessible scholarship.
About the Straight to the Heart Series 9
Introduction: God is Bigger Than You Think 11
PART ONE: GOD IS HOLIER THAN YOU THINK (ISAIAH 1-12)
Out-of-Court Settlement (1:1-31) 16
What Unites the Nations (2:1-22) 21
Heaven's Branch in Jerusalem (3:1-4:6) 25
Vineyard Music (5:1-30) 29
The Beatles and the Angels (6:1-13) 33
Read the Signs (7:1-8:18) 38
Dawn Chorus (8:1-9:7) 42
God's Toolbox (9:8-10:34) 46
David's New Psalm (11:1-12:6) 50
PART TWO: GOD IS STERNER THAN YOU THINK (ISAIAH 13-35)
Foreign Policy Predictions (13:1-23:18) 56
Look Who's Talking (14:12-17) 60
David's House Key (22:15-25) 64
Perspective (24:1-23) 68
Thank God He Judges (25:1-12) 72
The Voice (26:1-27:13) 76
Downfall (28:1-29) 80
Faking It (29:1-24) 84
Maginot Line (30:1-31:9) 88
Deliverance (32:1-33:24) 92
Bittersweet Symphony (34:1-35:10) 96
PART THREE: HALF-TIME SUBSTITUTION (ISAIAH 36-39)
Enemy at the Gates (36:1-22) 102
The Real King of Judah (37:1-38) 106
The Big and the Small (38:1-22) 110
Enter the Dragon (39:1-8) 114
PART FOUR: GOD IS STRONGER THAN YOU THINK(ISAIAH 40-55)
Isaiah Sawn in Two (40:1-5) 120
Pure Muscle (40:6-26) 124
Lowly Worm and Popeye (40:27-41:16) 128
Dumb and Dumber (41:17-29) 132
The Singing Servant (42:1-9) 137
Tone Deaf (42:10-25) 141
Irrevocable (43:1-44:23) 145
Forget It (43:1-44:23) 149
Suddenly Cyrus (44:24-45:8) 153
Giveaway (45:1-25) 157
The Fall of Babylon (46:1-47:15) 161
Leave It All Behind (48:1-22) 165
You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat (49:1-6) 169
Three-Year-Old Theology (49:7-50:3) 173
Righteous (50:4-51:8) 177
Wake-Up Call (51:9-52:12) 181
Naked (52:13-53:3) 186
Stronger Than Strength (52:13-53:12) 190
What They Saw (52:13-53:12) 195
Gospel Explosion (54:1-3) 199
Extreme Makeover (54:4-17) 203
Food for the Weak (55:1-13) 207
PART FIVE: GOD IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK (ISAIAH 56-66)
No-Entry Signs (56:1-8) 212
Second Home (56:9-57:21) 217
Street Repairs (58:1-14) 222
Lousy Suckers (59:1-21) 226
Three Billion Cubic Miles (60:1-22) 230
Wind of Change (61:1-11) 234
Make Some Noise (62:1-12) 238
Far Sterner (63:1-6) 243
Far Holier (63:7-64:12) 247
Far Stronger (63:7-64:12) 252
Far Closer (65:1-25) 257
Final Decision (66:1-24) 261
Conclusion: God is Bigger Than You Think 26