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For I am God, and there is no other.” ISAIAH 45:22 Table of Contents Abbreviations 11 AWord to Those Who Preach the Word 13 Preface 15 1 Introduction to Isaiah 16 (ISAIAH 1:1) 2 Our Urgent Need: ANew Self-awareness I 25 (ISAIAH 1:2-9) 3 Our Urgent Need: ANew Self-awareness II 33 (ISAIAH 1:10-20) 4 Our Urgent Need: ANew Self-awareness III 41 (ISAIAH 1:21-31) 5 The Transforming Power of Hope and Humility 49 (ISAIAH 2:1-22) 6 The Enriching Power of Loss and Gain 57 (ISAIAH 3:1 — 4:6) 7 Receiving the Grace of God in Vain 65 (ISAIAH 5:1-30) 8 The Triumph of Grace Over Our Failure: Isaiah 75 (ISAIAH 6:1-13) 9 The Triumph of Grace Over Our Failure: Judah I 85 (ISAIAH 7:1 — 8:8) 10 The Triumph of Grace Over Our Failure: Judah II 93 (ISAIAH 8:9 — 9:7) 11 The Triumph of Grace Over Our Failure: Israel I 101 (ISAIAH 9:8 — 10:15) 12 The Triumph of Grace Over Our Failure: Israel II 109 (ISAIAH 10:16 — 11:16) 13 Our Response to the Triumph of Grace 119 (ISAIAH 12:1-6) 14 The Supremacy of God Over the Nations I 125 (ISAIAH 13:1 — 20:6) 15 The Supremacy of God Over the Nations II 133 (ISAIAH 21:1 — 23:18) 16 The Supremacy of God Over the Nations III 141 (ISAIAH 24:1 — 27:13) 17 Our One Security: God’s Sure Foundation 151 (ISAIAH 28:1-29) 18 God’s Power on God’s Terms 159 (ISAIAH 29:1-24) 19 The Counterintuitive Ways of God 169 (ISAIAH 30:1-33) 20 Our Only True Hope 179 (ISAIAH 31 — 32) 21 Finding God in Failure 187 (ISAIAH 33) 22 The Two Final Outcomes 195 (ISAIAH 34 — 35) 23 In Whom Do You Now Trust? 205 (ISAIAH 36:1 — 37:7) 24 That All the Kingdoms of the Earth May Know 213 (ISAIAH 37:8-38) 25 Peace and Security in Our Days? 221 (ISAIAH 38:1 — 39:8) 26 God’s Glory, Our Comfort 231 (ISAIAH 40:1-11) 27 God’s Uniqueness, Our Assurance 241 (ISAIAH 40:12-26) 28 God’s Greatness, Our Renewal 249 (ISAIAH 40:27-31) 29 The Reality of God in an Unreal World 257 (ISAIAH 41:1-20) 30 ADelusion, a Servant, a New Song 267 (ISAIAH 41:21 — 42:17) 31 God’s Way to Reformation 277 (ISAIAH 42:18 — 43:21) 32 God’s Way to Revival 287 (ISAIAH 43:22 — 44:23) 33 God’s Surprising Strategies 295 (ISAIAH 44:24 — 45:25) 34 Gods That Fail and the Collapse of Their Cultures 305 (ISAIAH 46:1 — 47:15) 35 God’s Commitment to God Is His Assurance to Us 315 (ISAIAH 48:1-22) 36 Not with Swords’Loud Clashing 323 (ISAIAH 49:1 — 50:3) 37 Why Do We Have Ears on the Outsideof Our Heads? 333 (ISAIAH 50:4 — 51:8) 38 Wachet Auf 341 (ISAIAH 51:9 — 52:12) 39 Guilt, Substitution, Grace 351 (ISAIAH 52:13 — 53:12) 40 When Grace Dances 363 (ISAIAH 54:1 — 55:13) 41 Revival and the Heart of the Contrite 375 (ISAIAH 56:1 — 57:21) 42 Revival and Responsibility 385 (ISAIAH 58:1 — 59:13) 43 Revival and World Renewal 395 (ISAIAH 59:14 — 60:22) 44 Revival, Preaching, and Prayer 407 (ISAIAH 61:1 — 62:7) 45 Revival and the Wrath of the Lamb 419 (ISAIAH 62:8 — 63:14) 46 Revival and the Descent of God 429 (ISAIAH 63:15 — 64:12) 47 Revival and the Eagerness of God 437 (ISAIAH 65:1-25) 48 Revival and Worship 447 (ISAIAH 66:1-24) Notes 459 Scripture Index 477 General Index 485 Index of Sermon Illustrations 490 About the Book Jacket 496