Biblical eLearning ([ Ссылка ]) presents (audio is also available on Spotify [ Ссылка ]):
Dr. John Oswalt (Ph.D. Brandies University) on the book of Isaiah. This series was first made available by the Francis Asbury Society ([ Ссылка ]).
Dr. Oswalt has been the distinguished professor of Old Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary for many years. Dr. Oswalt was president of Asbury College from 1983 to 1986.
He is the author of 11 books, most notable of which is the two-volume commentary on the book of Isaiah in the New International Commentary of the Old Testament. His most recent book is The Holy One of Israel: Studies in the Book of Isaiah, released in 2014. He has also written numerous articles that have appeared in Bible encyclopedias, scholarly journals and popular religious periodicals. He has served as a part-time pastor in congregations in New England and Kentucky, and is a frequent speaker in conferences, camps and local churches. The audio, full text in English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and others are freely available at [ Ссылка ].
Timed Outline:
00:00 Opening Prayer
00:45 Review: 41 Didn't exile mean God had cast them off? Rather refining them. Judgment is never God's intended last word
4:14 Isaiah 41.8, My servant/my chose
5:50 Isaiah 41.10,13 Fear not: I am with you; I will help you
7:15 Isaiah 41.14, 16, 20 Holy One of Israel, why?
7:50 Isaiah 41.11-16 2 things in regard to the nations: they are going to disappear, God is going to use Israel to judge the nations
10:35 Isaiah 41.17-20 Poem: God is going to meet their needs, abundantly, water, fertility
12:30 Isaiah 41.21-29: First cases against their idols; tell us former things (origins); or things to come (goal)
20:45 God predicted exile to Babylon (not Assyria in 701 BC)
22:10 God predicts a return from exile, Deliver will be person named Cyrus
26:05 Isaiah 42.1-4 Nation of Israel=chosen; servant bringing mishpat, mission of servant (not Israel)
30:00 Isaiah 42.6 Servant: called, for a covenant to the people; old/new covenant
32:10 Isaiah 42.7 61.1 not Israel, another servant
34:00 Servant: benefits of servant (chs 41-48) with 42.7 exception [mission]; 49-55 Mission of servant (with one exception: benefits)
35:35 Isaiah 42.10-13 song of praise, revelation of God's servant delivers
38:20 Isaiah 42.14-17 Blind/deaf; plundered servant
40:20 Isaiah 42.24.25 Lord put them in exile not Babylon, Lord will return them
42:05 Isaiah 43.3 3rd fear not: I will redeem you
44:00 Isaiah 43.3B reference to Cyrus, not fulfilled totally in 539 BC, fulfilled in our times—Israel as a nation today
46:50 Isaiah 43.8-13 Call blind/deaf as witnesses, show former things, you are my witnesses, I AM
54:10 Isaiah 43.14-15 Why repetition of Holy One of Israel? Underlining who I AM is
56:00 Isaiah 43.16-20 Exodus imagery, new thing now, remember what I did in the past
1:00:50 God is always consistent but never predictable
1:01:30 Isaiah 43.22-24 wearied God with their iniquities
1:04:40 God blots out transgressions for his own sake
Dr. Oswalt's teaching in audio format is now available on Spotify Podcasting playlist [Biblical eLearning - Ted Hildebrandt]: [ Ссылка ]
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