Real Hope: Finding Hope in IsaiahSample

A 7-Day Study of Isaiah

Recently, I read the book of Isaiah, and it stands as a testament of hope in the Lord, the One who saves His people from themselves. It’s filled with many promises and prophecies that points to Jesus: from the announcement of the Lord’s coming (Isaiah 40:3–5), His virgin birth (7:14), the good news He would proclaim (61:1), His sacrificial death (52:13 – 53:12), and His return to claim His own (60:2–3). In this plan, Finding Hope in Isaiah, you’ll discover our wonderful God and experience His faithfulness in keeping His promises.

Let’s look at the prophet Isaiah. He lived during a time when King Uzziah, a popular king, died. Uzziah had ruled some 52 years on the throne, and his death was a national tragedy. It reflected a changing time, and the people began to fear for the future. Everything was getting turned upside down. All that the people could see with Uzziah gone was an empty throne. 

But Isaiah wrote: In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted; and the train of his robe filled the temple. In the midst of it all, Isaiah’s focus shifted from an earthly king and an empty throne to the King of Kings, seated on the throne of all thrones. God was on the throne, and God was still in control. The One Isaiah would describe only a few chapters later as our ‘Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace’ (9:6).

Written by HEIDI WYSMAN