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QUESTION OF THE DAY
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Physical Spiritual Practical Church Misc
PRAYER REQUESTS-The Savages
-Country Haven Church
-Tony: Cancer treatments
-Cathy Laster: Cancer treatments
-VBS-Faustos: Traveling
CHURCH STUFFClass Events Church Events
Benevolence Fund R.E.A.P. (E-Team) Scripture Readers
Needed Monthly Fellowships
July 28 (Woffords) August?? September??
Dinner Out Friday (NA) 5th Sunday Breakfast (29
July) Quarterly Service Project
Samaria Project?
Baptism Service (8 July) Blood Pressure Checks (8 July) Vacation Bible School (9-13
July) Kid’s Pool Party-Porters (July
14) VBS Family Day (July 15) Special Prayer Service (18 July) Creation Museum Trip (19-21
July) Olive Grove Terrace Visitation
(22 July) Penninger Baby Shower (22
July)
QUESTION OF THE DAY
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Chronological Bible
Discipleshipweek twenty-seven
2Kings/Isaiah/Micah/Psalms
2Chronicles/Hosea
Iva May and Dr. Stan May
ReviewCreation: God reveals His goodness through creation and His mercy in response to sin.
Patriarchs: God reveals His response to the faithful-ness of men (Job, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
Exodus: God liberates Israel, and leads them to the Promised Land and shapes them into a nation holy to Himself.Conquest: Joshua, relying on God’s presence and power, leads Israel to possess and settle the Promised Land.Judges: Every man does what is right in his own eyes, and Israel falls into a cycle of disobedience, judgment, oppression and deliverance (the sin cycle).Kingdom: Israel asks for a king and God raises up a succes-sion of kings who rule over a united Israel, beginning with Saul and ending with Solomon.
Divided Kingdom Era
• After the death of King Solomon, the nation of Israel divides into the North-ern Kingdom (Israel) and the Southern Kingdom (Judah)
• Israel is ruled by a rapid succession of kings who completely neglect the Law and lead the people into idolatry for 200 years until they are carried into captivity by the Assyrians• Judah’s kings alternate between good and evil
leader-ship, resulting in a slower devolution into idolatry and their eventual judgment by Babylon about 140 after Israel’s demise
CONTEXT• God raises up multiple prophets as His
messen-gers to Judah in order to…• Denounce sin• Exalt His righteousness• Proclaim coming judgment• Announce the coming Messiah
• Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel are the three major prophets of this period in Judah’s history
CONTEXT• God calls Isaiah to prophesy to a
“sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who are corrupters…who’ve forsaken the LORD and provoked Him to anger.” (Isa 1:4)
• The LORD repeatedly promises to cleanse the nation that repents
• Judah refuses God’s gracious invitations to repent and the hand of mercy becomes one of judgment
OVERVIEW• Songs are powerful tools for delivering
messages that stir the heart in ways that the printed or spoken word fail to accomplish• Songs are recorded throughout the Bible by
authors from Moses to David, to celebrate great victories or lament tragic loss
• Isaiah uses a song to describe God’s love for His peo-ple and their lack of response to His love• Intended to stir up the hearts of Judah• Highlight the gravity of their spiritual state
• Isaiah’s parable of the vineyard pictures the LORD’s view of His relationship with Israel• Focuses on Judah’s treachery in betraying
God’s love• Describes the consequences of their sin in six
woes
KEY TRUTHThough God may allow His people to live in sin for a
long time, He eventually ceases striving with them and rewards their continued sin with
judgment.
THE DIVIDED KINGDOM ERA
A Song About Kingdom People• The Song of the Vinedresser• The Solution for an Unproductive
Vineyard
Isaiah 5
THE SONG OF THE VINEDRESSER
Isaiah 5:1-6
THE SONG OF THE VINEDRESSER
The Affection for the Vinedresser (1) Isaiah declares his personal devotion to the LORD
• “I will sing for the One I love” Isaiah delights in the LORD and calls Him his “Well-Beloved”
The Assets of the Vinedresser (2a) The possession of the Beloved Vinedresser
• My loved One has a vineyard on a fertile hillside• Prime real estate for growing an abundant crop
The Vinedresser personally prepared the soil for His vineyard• Tilled the ground• Removed the stones
Ensured its protection by building a wall and a watch tower Builds a winepress in anticipation of a ‘bumper’ harvest
THE SONG OF THE VINEDRESSER
The Assessment of the Vinedresser (2b-5) Assessing the vineyard reveals disappointing results• “He expected it to produce good grapes, but it produced only
worthless ones.”• Just as He has done since the earliest moments of
the universe, God continues to evaluate His creation
As a nation, Israel had every advantage• God had placed them in a land of milk and honey• He went before them in a cloud and helped them
defeat the nations that occupied the land• Allowed them to inherit their houses and
possessions
THE SONG OF THE VINEDRESSER
The Assessment of the Vinedresser (2b-5) Yet they sinned against the LORD• Intermarried with their pagan neighbors• Took up the worship of their gods
God’s convicting question• “What more could have been done for my vineyard that I
have not done for it?”
Isaiah’s song relates the benevolence of God toward His people
THE SONG OF THE VINEDRESSER
The Answer to the Vinedresser’s Evaluation (5-6) Out of love for His people, the LORD responds by taking action
• He will remove its hedge and allow for its destruction• He will break down its wall and allow its
trampling• He will make the fertile hillside a wasteland and
allow it to be overtaken with briars and thorns• He will withhold rain to prevent its growth
God’s love for His people demand that He respond to their rejection of His love
THE SOLUTION TO AN UNPRODUCTIVE VINEYARD
Isaiah 5:7-23
SOLUTION TO UNPRODUCTIVE VINEYARD
Isaiah interprets his song for the hearer (7) Israel and Judah are the
LORD’s vineyard But the garden of His
delight has become a place of violence, injustice, and unrighteousness
SOLUTION TO UNPRODUCTIVE VINEYARD
Isaiah issues six indictments against Israel and God’s judgment on each offense (8-23) Indictment #1: Dishonest and greedy acquisition (8-10) – a
segment of the population enrich themselves at the expense of others• God’s judgment - their properties will be taken
from them and left vacant and worthless
Indictment #2: Addictive behavior (11-12) – people spend all their resources solely for their own enjoyment, with no regard for the intentions of the LORD• God’s judgment – The LORD will take their
wealth and distribute what remains to those who have real need
SOLUTION TO UNPRODUCTIVE VINEYARD
Isaiah issues six indictments against Israel and God’s judgment on each offense (8-23) Indictment #3: Unrepentant and hypocritical hearts (18-19) –
People go through the motions of worship while continuing in their sins• God’s judgment – Their shameful presumption
will bring divine trouble and adversity
Indictment #4: Perverted values (20) – They declare as “good” that which God hates, redefining evil• God’s judgment – Their perverted value system
is not sustainable, resulting in instability and destruction
SOLUTION TO UNPRODUCTIVE VINEYARD
Isaiah issues six indictments against Israel and God’s judgment on each offense (8-23) Indictment #5: Pride (21) – The people were so self-confident
in their own wisdom that the only god they were enamored with was themselves• God’s judgment – Their pride would only result
in alienation from God, leaving them to their own destruction
Indictment #6: Corrupt leadership (22-23) – Intoxicated judges rule unjustly and discriminate against the innocent for monetary gain• God’s judgment – These judges will have their
own day in court before the living God and receive their just reward
God sees and is moved by the self-destructive attitudes and actions of His people
God’s love for His people motivates Him to deliver hard messages to them
To love God is to love those whom He loves and warn them of sin’s judg-ment
God will resolve ALL sin either by for-giveness or judgment
God’s fierce love for His people com-pels Him to deal harshly with them when they live in unrepentant sin
CONCLUSIONS
• Looking at the list of God’s indictments against Israel, how does the church today compare to the state of Isaiah’s vineyard?• Dishonest gain/greed• Addictive behaviors• Unrepentant/hypocritical• Perverted values• Pride• Corrupt leaders
• How has America used the wealth that God has given us?• Psalm 67:1-2 – God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon
us. That Your way may be known on the earth, Your salvation among all nations.
• God’s response to Israel’s disobedience was to tear down the walls and hedges that protected them. What does this tell us about what God is willing to do to one of His disobedient children today?
BIBLE TRIVIA QUIZThe Books of Isaiah & 2
Chronicles(1pt) In the day when Israel is restored, a highway will run through Israel between which two countries in the region, allowing them to worship God together? “In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the
Assyrians will come into Egypt and the Egyptians into Assyria, and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians.” (Isaiah 19:23)
When Hezekiah held the first Passover feast, how many days did the people choose to celebrate past the original seven prescribed by the law? “So they ate for the appointed seven days…giving thanks to the Lord
God of their fathers. Then the whole assembly decided to celebrate the feast another seven days...”(2 Chron 30:22-23)
What did God tell Isaiah to do for three years as an example of what He was going to do to Egypt and Cush? “At that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying,
‘Go and loosen the sackcloth from your hips and take your shoes off your feet.’ And he did so, going naked and barefoot.” (Isa 20:2)
BONUS ROUNDBonus Questions (2pts)
How many years did the king of Assyria lay siege to the city of Samaria before it fell? “Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land
and went up to Samaria and besieged it three years.” (2 Kings 17:5)
Why did the king of Assyria send a priest back to the land of Israel after they were taken into captivity? “The king of Assyria brought men from Babylon,
Cuthah, Avva, Hamath and Sepharvaim, and set-tled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the sons of Israel. At the beginning of their living there, they did not fear the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them which killed some of them..” (Jonah 3:3)
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