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Isaiah 9
Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the Gentiles, by the way of the sea, along the Jordan—
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The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.
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You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as men rejoice when dividing the plunder.
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For as in the day of Midian’s defeat, you have shattered the yoke that burdens them, the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor.
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Every warrior’s boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, will be fuel for the fire.
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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Slide5What’s In a Name?Isaiah 7-9
Our lives have many surprises
Unexpected challenges
Ups and downs
The good, the bad and the ugly
And while all this sounds bad
The other option is not good
Slide6Some 2700 years ago, like today, there were problems
Aram and Ephraim joined forces
And the people feared
We are no different
We too panic
Slide7Isaiah 7
When Ahaz son of
Jotham
, the son of
Uzziah
, was king of Judah, King
Rezin
of
Aram
and
Pekah
son of
Remaliah
king of
Israel
marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it.
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Now the house of David was told, “
Aram
has allied itself with
Ephraim
”; so
the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken
, as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind.
Slide9There is always something to panic about
Fear and panic often cause…
Worse case scenarios
To react rather than act
To become paralyzed
Slide10God says…
Be careful
Keep calm
Do not be afraid because there will always be a remnant
Slide113 names to understand:
Shear-
Jashub
– a remnant
Immanuel – God is with us
Maher-
Shalel
-Hash-
Baz
– there’ll be trouble
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Then the
Lord
said to Isaiah, “Go out, you and your son
Shear-
Jashub
, to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the
Washerman’s
Field.
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Say to him, ‘
Be careful
,
keep calm
and
don’t be afraid
. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood—because of the fierce anger of
Rezin
and Aram and of the son of
Remaliah
.
Slide13How can we be calm?
Because we have faith in our Savior
We are asked to trust our Lord
God knows the plan
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The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is only
Remaliah’s
son. If you do not
stand firm in your faith
, you will not stand at all.’ ”
Slide15Ahaz, like us, thought he could go it alone
He did not trust God
He had a plan
A strategy
What could possibly go wrong?
Things happen when don’t trust God
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Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God also?
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Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him
Immanuel
.
Slide17Immanuel is coming but Maher-
Shalal
-Hash-
Baz
is here
“Quick to the plunder, swift to the spoils”
The reminder is: there will be trouble
For everyone!
In Isaiah we find that no one lives without suffering
Slide18Isaiah
8
3
Then I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And the
Lord
said to me, “Name him
Maher-
Shalal
-Hash-
Baz
.
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Before the boy knows how to say ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of
Damascus
and the plunder of
Samaria
will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”
Slide19But even in the midst of trouble God is with us
We cannot live in a world without trouble
We can live in a world of troubles with God by our side
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therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the River— the king of Assyria with all his pomp. It will overflow all its channels, run over all its
banks
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and sweep on into Judah, swirling over it, passing through it and reaching up to the neck. Its outspread wings will cover the breadth of your land,
O Immanuel
!”
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Raise
the war cry, you nations, and be shattered! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, and be shattered! Prepare for battle, and be shattered!
Slide22We worry, fret and fear about so many things
And we often forget to fear the Lord
We want to please everyone except God
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The
Lord
Almighty is the one you are to regard as
holy
, he is the one you are to
fear
, he is the one you are to
dread
,
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and
he will be a sanctuary
; but for both houses of Israel he will be a
stone
that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a
trap
and a
snare
.
Slide24And even though we do not and cannot obey…
The Lord is still with us
He will make life better for us
From darkness and the shadow of death to light and life
Slide25Isaiah 9
Nevertheless
, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but
in the future
he will honor Galilee of the Gentiles, by the way of the sea, along the Jordan—
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The people walking in darkness have seen a great
light
;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned
.
Slide26And even though we will never be able to live up to God’s love, forgiveness, compassion and grace…
He will nevertheless be
Wonderful and mighty
Fatherly and full of peace
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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be
called
Wonderful Counselor
,
Mighty God
,
Everlasting Father
,
Prince of Peace
.
Slide28Life is tough and we get scared
But Immanuel – God is with us
Maher-
Shalal
-Hash-
Baz
Quick to the plunder, swift to the spoils
But
Immanuel – God is with us
Slide29Shear-
Jashub
There will always be a remnant
Because Immanuel – God is with us
Life is difficult
But Immanuel – God is with us
We all suffer
But Immanuel – God is with us
Even when we try to be good we often fail
But thank God for Immanuel
God is definitely with us!
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Isaiah 9
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