Message Notes

FUTURE GLIMPSES OF “THE DAY OF THE LORD”

1. Terms describing the Day when God would come and establish His Kingdom

a) The Day of the LORD          Isaiah 2:12a

b) That Day          Isaiah 2:11c, 17c, 22a

2. Characteristics highlighted concerning the day of the Lord

a) The terror of the Lord          Isaiah 2:10b, 19b, 21b

b) The glory of His majesty          Isaiah 2:10c, 19c, 21c

c) He will shake the earth mightily          Isaiah 2:19d, 21d

d) Exaltation of the Lord alone          Isaiah 2:11b

3. Purposes of His Coming to earth

a) To establish the Millennial Kingdom

b) To deal with the problem of sin          Isaiah 2:

i)Filled with eastern ways          Isaiah 2:6b

ii)Soothsayers like the Philistines          Isaiah 2:6c

iii)Caught up with pursuit of material wealth          Isaiah 2:7

iv)Idolatry          Isaiah 2:8-9

v)Arrogance          Isaiah 2:11-17

4. Historical appreciation of these problems stated

a) Long history

b) Israel had been plagued by these sins

c) Many prophets had warned of the danger and the consequences of walking in the path of sin

d) Isaiah is but one of many prophets who sought to warn Israel of the deadly consequences of sin

A CHANCE TO TURN FROM SINFUL WAYS

1. Walking with the Lord          Isaiah 2:5a

2. Walking in the light of the Lord          Isaiah 2:5b

3. Severance from sinful people          Isaiah 2:22a

BIBLE MEMORY

O house of Jacob, come and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
Isaiah 2:5

1. Significance of the use of the name “Jacob”

a) A reference to Jacob in his sinfulness

b) House of Jacob… another way of making reference to Israel

2. The offer of Hope

a) Jacob turned from his sinful ways          Genesis 28

b) He walked in the light of the Lord

c) Israel in the days of Isaiah would do well to emulate the example of Jacob of old