Isaiah 1 Key Verse:
““Come now, and let us reason together,”
Says the Lord, “Though your sins are as scarlet,
They will be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They will be like wool.”
Isaiah 1:18 NASB1995
Isaiah: An Introduction
Isaiah 1:1 - We begin a journey that can be compared to the Grand Canyon in its depth, complexity and mystery.
Isaiah: The People Do Not Understand and Have Abandoned the Lord
Isaiah 1:2-4; Jeremiah 8:7; Jeremiah 51:5; Romans 8:6-8 - Poetic parallelisms compare “smart” sinners who have turned away from God to the animals who understand their place and Creator.
Isaiah: Judah is Sick and Desolate in its Rebellion
Isaiah 1:5-9; 2 Chronicles 28:19-26 - Does your pastor speak to the whole counsel of God in his sermons?
Isaiah: God Has Had Enough
Isaiah 1:10-15; Matthew 23:13-33 - God was weary back in the time of Isaiah and He was weary in the time of Jesus. I can only imagine that He is weary in 2026, too.
Isaiah: Let us Reason Together
Isaiah 1:16-20; Micah 6:8 - Repent, Refrain, Re-evaluate, Relieve, Reason! Don’t delay!
Isaiah: A City of Murderers and Thieves
Isaiah 1:21-23; Jeremiah 6:28-30; Zechariah 7:8-14; Luke 18:9-14 - Are you pure refined silver and fine wine or are you dross and water and living in a desolate land?
Isaiah: Zion Will be Redeemed With Justice
Isaiah 1:24-27; Matthew 24:3-31; Jeremiah 31:31-33; Ezekiel 20:33-38 - A little bit of Isaiah points to other prophecies in the old and new testaments.
Isaiah: Those Who Forsake the Lord Will Come to an End
Isaiah 1: 28-31; Romans 1:18-32 - Sin and idolatry create extreme drought conditions in the human soul.
Isaiah 2 Key Verse:
“And He will judge between the nations,
And will render decisions for many peoples;
And they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not lift up sword against nation,
And never again will they learn war.”
Isaiah 2:4 NASB1995
Isaiah: The Mountain of the House of the Lord
Isaiah 2:1-4; Micah 4:1-3; Zechariah 8:1-8 - Wars will be no more with the enforced righteousness of our Lord as He dwells in Jerusalem.
Isaiah: Walk in the Light of the Lord
Isaiah 2:5-9 - Let us humbly ascend the gangplank to the first class cabin to His Light, by walking in that Light now!
Isaiah: Enter the Rock and Hide from the Lord
Isaiah 2:10-12; Revelation 6:12-17; Job 40:11-13; Psalm 94:2; Psalm 140:5; Proverbs 15:25; Proverbs 16:19; Jeremiah 48:29 - Pride brings God’s wrath!
Isaiah: The Lord will Make Them Tremble
Isaiah 2:13-22 - Everything is worthless in the face of the power and glory of the Lord.
Isaiah 3 Key Verse:
“Your men will fall by the sword
And your mighty ones in battle.
And her gates will lament and mourn,
And deserted she will sit on the ground.”
Isaiah 3:25-26 NASB1995
Isaiah: God Will Remove Their Supplies and Their Leaders
Isaiah 3:1-5; Deuteronomy 28:23-24; Ezekiel 4:16-17; 2 Kings 24:10-14 - The youth will oppress the people and neighbor will be against neighbor.
Isaiah: Their Sins are Not Concealed
Isaiah 3:6-9 - Clinging to His precepts as much as possible helps believers to bear charges of hypocrisy without stain.
Isaiah: It Will Go Well For The Righteous
Isaiah 3:10-12; Galatians 6:7-8; Psalm 139:13-14 - The wicked will reap what they sow.
Isaiah: The Lord Stands to Judge the People
Isaiah 3:13-15; Deuteronomy 24:14-15, 17-22 - Exploitation of the poor is denounced by Isaiah in this passage: the Lord is prosecutor and judge!
Isaiah: Women of Judah Denounced
Isaiah 3:16-23 - Isaiah demonstrates that he knows the vast variety of accessories and fancy dress that seduce the women of Judah.
Isaiah: Deserted, She Will Sit on the Ground
Isaiah 3:24-26, Ezekiel 10:1-22 - Jerusalem is deserted by the Lord God of Hosts.
Isaiah 4 Key Verse:
“In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the pride and the adornment of the survivors of Israel.”
Isaiah 4:2 NASB1995
Isaiah: The Branch of the Lord Will be Glorious
Isaiah 4:1-6 - Being holy means living a life pointing to the Lord and away from this world.
Isaiah 5 Key Verse:
“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!”
Isaiah 5:20 NASB1995
Isaiah: The Vineyard That Did Not Produce
Isaiah 5:1-2; Matthew 21:28-41; Matthew 21:42-46 - Do you want grace without transformation? Then you are producing useless fruit.
Isaiah: What the Lord Will Do with the Vineyard
Isaiah 3:4-7; Revelation 3:1-6, 14-22 - As a believer in Christ and a member of a vineyard (church), are you helping to tend the fruit that is produced?
Isaiah: Woe to Those Who Add House to House
Isaiah 5:8-10; Leviticus 25:23-28 - Covetousness is a sickness in the soul.
Isaiah: Woe to Those Who Pursue Strong Drink
Isaiah 5:11-17; Hosea 4:1-11 - Casting away a knowledge of God’s truth, mercy and His precepts of restraint leads to our destruction.
Isaiah: Woe to Those Who Drag Iniquity with Cords of Falsehood
Isaiah 5:18-19; Matthew 16:1-4 - How large is your cart of sins that you drag behind you?
Isaiah: Woe to Those Who Call Evil Good
Isaiah 5:20; Genesis 6:5-13; Judges 21:25; Matthew 15:10-20; 2 Timothy 3:1-7 - Human beings are their most creative when they are finding ways to disobey God and His Word.
Isaiah: Woe to Those Who are Wise in Their Own Eyes
Isaiah 5:21; Proverbs 3:7-8; Proverbs 26:12; Romans 12:16; 1 Corinthians 3:18-20 - Are you a fool for the Lord or the foal of a wild donkey?
Isaiah: There is Darkness and Distress
Isaiah 5:24-30; Jeremiah 25:8-11; Deuteronomy 28:47-52; Matthew 22:34-50; Romans 7:14-25; Romans 5:6-11 - But God gave us grace, while we were still sinners!
Isaiah 6 Key Verse:
“Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying,
“Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?”
Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!””
Isaiah 6:8 NASB1995
Isaiah: A Vision
Isaiah 6:1-4 - Many have shared in this vision of God in His throne, which is completely humbling and awesome beyond words.
Isaiah: A Man of Unclean Lips
Isaiah 6:5-7; Luke 5:1-10; Matthew 15:7-20 - Being in the presence of God and in His light reveals our sinful natures.
Isaiah: Whom Shall I Send?
Isaiah 6:8 - We can’t hear God if our ears are plugged up with sin.
Isaiah: Render the Hearts of This People Insensitive
Isaiah 6:9-10; Matthew 13:10-17 - Jesus preached in parables to give mercy to those who were “fat” in their hearts and to bless those who understood the message.
Isaiah: “Lord, How Long?”
Isaiah 6:11-13; John 12:37-43 - There is hope in a remnant. Heed the message.
Isaiah 7 Key Verse:
“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign:
Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.”
Isaiah 7:14 NASB1995
Isaiah: In the Days of Ahaz
Isaiah 7:1-2; 2 Chronicles 28:1-27 - Ahaz did what was evil in the sight of God and Isaiah will go to him as directed by the Lord.
Isaiah: The Lord Says, Go Meet with Ahaz
Isaiah 7:3-9 - God’s purposes are never thwarted by human failure; He preserves a remnant who believe and trust in Him. If we believe, it is like money in the bank.
Isaiah: A Child Named Immanuel
Isaiah 7:10-16; Acts 7:51-53; Matthew 1:18-25 - God is with us. He was with Isaiah speaking to Ahaz in trying to turn the king from evil and He is with us through His Son Jesus. [Note: a typo in the sub header lists this as Isaiah 6:7-10].
Isaiah: Trials to Come for Judah
Isaiah 7:17-25 - What is your response to a Holy God?
Isaiah 8 Key Verse:
“It is the Lord of hosts whom you should regard as holy.
And He shall be your fear,
And He shall be your dread.”
Isaiah 8:13 NASB1995
Isaiah: Maher-shalal-haz-baz
Isaiah 8:1-4; Matthew 17:14-15 - Ahaz doesn’t listen to the prophetic implications of a name, but we can listen to Him and move mountains!
Isaiah: The Flood From Assyria
Isaiah 8:5-8 - We can be content with the gentle waters of our Lord or look for the answers in the raging floods of the world and sin.
Isaiah: God is With Us
Isaiah 8:9-10; Zechariah 14:2-9; Joel 3:9-17 - God came to live with us so we can live with Him!
Isaiah: The Lord of Hosts Shall Be Your Fear
Isaiah 8:11-15; 1 Peter 2:4-10 - We are a people for God’s own possession.
Isaiah: I Will Wait For the Lord
Isaiah 8:16-18; Hebrews 2:10-13 - The Lord is your “customer” now, so look to Him and don’t be anxious or inattentive.
Isaiah: Should They Consult the Dead on Behalf of the Living?
Isaiah 8:19-22 - Turn to the law and testimony; God’s word sets the prisoner free.
Isaiah 9 Key Verse:
“The people who walk in darkness
Will see a great light;
Those who live in a dark land,
The light will shine on them.”
Isaiah 9:2 NASB1995
Isaiah: The People Who Walk in Darkness Will See a Great Light
Isaiah 9:1-2; Matthew 4:12-17; John 8:12; Luke 1:78-79; John 3:19-21; 2 Corinthians 4:6 - The Light will come to the land of the people by the Sea of Galilee.
Isaiah: You Shall Increase Their Gladness
Isaiah 9:3-5; Judges 7:1-25; Matthew 11:28-30 - Our victory-giver is in the past, present and future! His yoke is easy and His burden is light.
Isaiah: For a Child Will Be Born to Us
Isaiah 9:6-7 - And He shall reign forever and ever. King of Kings, Lord of Lords!
Isaiah: God’s Anger with Israel Part I
Isaiah 9:8-12; Romans 1:18-23 - His anger does not turn away and His hand is still stretched out.
Isaiah: God’s Anger with Israel Part 2
Isaiah 9:13-17, Hosea 4:6, Romans 16:17-18; 2 Corinthians 11:3-6; 1 John 2:26-27 - His anger does not turn away and His hand is still stretched out.
Isaiah: God’s Anger with Israel, Part 3
Isaiah 9:18-21 - When we concentrate on our fury and grievances and ego, it becomes more likely we consume others in the fire of that fury.
Isaiah 10 Key Verse:
“Now what will you do in the day of punishment,
And in the devastation which will come from afar?
To whom will you flee for help?
And where will you leave your wealth?”
Isaiah 10:3 NASB1995
Isaiah: God’s Anger with Israel Part 4
Isaiah 10:1-4 - God’s judgment is persistent and we should repent NOW!
Isaiah: Woe to Assyria, the Rod of My Anger
Isaiah 10:5-7; Micah 5:1-9 - The long-dead Assyrian empire plays a role in God’s judgment and in some interesting prophecies fulfilled then and still to be fulfilled.
Isaiah: The Haughty King Will be Punished
Isaiah 10:8-14; Proverbs 21:4; Psalms 101:5; Psalms 18:27; 2 Kings 18:28-35 - A haughty countenance and an arrogant heart is an affront to God.
Isaiah: And the Light of Israel Will Become a Fire
Isaiah 10:15-19; Isaiah 37:33-38; 2 Kings 19:32-37 - Real history shows a map of a mighty Assyrian Empire with a tiny enclave of Judah and Jerusalem left out of their control.
Isaiah: God Will Preserve a Remnant of Israel
Isaiah 10:20-27; Romans 11:1-6, 25-27 - We learn a new concept about prophecy and also see that God’s judgment is completely righteous.
Isaiah: He Will be Halted at Nob
Isaiah 10:28-34; Revelation 19:11-21 - A frustrated Assyrian king and a conquered Antichrist come together in this devotional.
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