Isaiah 38: Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery
Isaiah 38 records Hezekiah's mortal illness, his prayer, and God's promise to add fifteen years to his life. It includes Hezekiah's song of thanksgiving after his recovery and the sign of the sundial.
Isaiah 37: Hezekiah's Prayer and Assyria's Defeat
Isaiah 37 records King Hezekiah's response to the Assyrian threat: he seeks Yahweh's help through Isaiah and in prayer, and Yahweh answers by promising deliverance and striking down the Assyrian army. The chapter ends with Sennacherib's death in his own land.
Isaiah 36: Assyria's Siege and Rabshakeh's Taunt
Isaiah 36 describes Assyria's attack on Judah's fortified cities and Rabshakeh's psychological warfare against Jerusalem, questioning Hezekiah's reliance on Egypt and Yahweh. The chapter ends with Hezekiah's officials reporting the threats in distress.
Isaiah 35: Desert Blooms and the Holy Way
Isaiah 35 describes the wilderness blossoming and rejoicing because God will come to save his people. It promises healing for the blind, deaf, lame, and mute, and a holy highway on which the redeemed walk home with singing.
Isaiah 34: Judgment on Edom and the Nations
Isaiah 34 calls all nations to hear Yahweh's anger against them, with a special focus on Edom as a representative of those who oppose Zion. The chapter describes a devastating slaughter and a land turned into burning pitch, left forever to wild animals, because Yahweh has a day of vengeance for Zion's cause.
Isaiah 33: Judgment, Waiting, and the King
Isaiah 33 begins with a warning to those who destroy and betray, then turns to a prayer for God's grace and strength. It describes God's exaltation, the desolation of the land, and a promise of stability, justice, and forgiveness for those who walk righteously.
Isaiah 32: Righteous King and Spirit Poured
Isaiah 32 describes a coming king who rules in righteousness and justice, and a Spirit poured out that transforms wilderness into fruitful field. It warns careless women of coming trouble, then promises peace, quietness, and confidence forever for God's people.
Trusting Egypt or Yahweh in Isaiah 31
Isaiah 31 pronounces woe on those who go down to Egypt for help, trusting in horses and chariots rather than looking to the Holy One of Israel. It declares that Egypt is merely human, that Yahweh will fight for Zion, and that the Assyrian will fall by a sword not of man.
Isaiah 30: Trusting Egypt or Waiting on God
Isaiah 30 confronts a people who seek protection from Egypt instead of from God, and it announces that this alliance will bring shame. The chapter then turns to promise: God waits to be gracious, and those who return to him will find rest, guidance, and healing.
Isaiah 29: Woe to Ariel and Coming Redemption
Isaiah 29 begins with a woe against Ariel, a city where David encamped, foretelling siege and distress. Yet it also promises that the ruthless nations will vanish like a dream and that the deaf will hear and the blind see, leading to joy for the humble.
Isaiah 28: Pride, Covenant with Death, Cornerstone
Isaiah 28 pronounces woe on proud drunkards in Ephraim and on scoffing rulers in Jerusalem who trust a covenant with death. God promises a tried cornerstone in Zion, justice as a measuring line, and a farmer's measured wisdom in judgment.
Isaiah 27: Vineyard, Leviathan, Trumpet
Isaiah 27 promises that Yahweh will defeat the fleeing serpent and twisted serpent, and that he will guard a pleasant vineyard night and day. It also describes Jacob's sin being forgiven, a fortified city becoming desolate, and a great trumpet gathering outcasts to worship Yahweh in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 25: Praise, Feast, and Death Swallowed Up
Isaiah 25 is a song of praise to Yahweh for destroying the proud city and being a refuge for the poor. It promises a feast for all peoples on this mountain, where death is swallowed up and tears are wiped away, leading to rejoicing in his salvation.
Isaiah 24: Judgment and Glory
Isaiah 24 portrays Yahweh emptying and devastating the earth because its inhabitants have broken the everlasting covenant. It moves from universal judgment and ruined joy to a remnant who glorify Yahweh, ending with His reign on Mount Zion.
Isaiah 23: Tyre's Fall and Restoration
Isaiah 23 is a burden against Tyre, the great merchant city, announcing that Yahweh has planned its downfall to stain the pride of all glory. After seventy years of being forgotten, Tyre will return to her trade, and her merchandise will become holiness to Yahweh.
Isaiah 22: The Valley of Vision
Isaiah 22 is a burden against the valley of vision, where Jerusalem is shaken by invasion yet responds with self-reliance and partying rather than repentance. The chapter also removes the proud steward Shebna and raises up Eliakim, who is given the key of David's house.
Isaiah 21: Watchmen and Burdens
Isaiah 21 presents three burdens: against the wilderness of the sea (Babylon), against Dumah, and against Arabia. It describes the watchman's role, the fall of Babylon, and the coming desolation, emphasizing divine judgment and the brevity of human power.
Isaiah 20: Isaiah's Sign Against Egypt and Ethiopia
Isaiah 20 records a sign act commanded by Yahweh: Isaiah walks naked and barefoot for three years to show that Assyria will lead Egypt and Ethiopia away as captives. The chapter confronts Judah's reliance on these nations for deliverance from Assyria, asking how they will escape when their hoped-for helpers fall.
Isaiah 19: Egypt's Judgment and Healing
Isaiah 19 begins with a burden against Egypt, describing judgment through civil war, ecological collapse, and confused leaders. It then turns to a surprising promise: Egypt will know Yahweh, worship him, and join Assyria and Israel in blessing.
Isaiah 18: Wings, Ambassadors, and a Gift
Isaiah 18 addresses a distant land known for its rustling wings and swift messengers, calling the whole world to watch when a banner is lifted and a trumpet blows. Yahweh declares He will quietly watch, then prune and leave the branches for birds and animals, yet in that time a present will be brought to Him on Mount Zion.