Isaiah Outline

The Book of Isaiah takes a long and winding road to its historical climax in Chapters 36-39. The Jewish people are on the verge of annihilation, with the Assyrian Army camped outside the gates of Jerusalem, looking for blood. A lot happened to get to that point. You can divide the first 35 chapters into six different sections that set the stage for what’s about to happen: 

1-5: The moral foundations of the story. 

1 - The end of the Jewish world was here

2 - The promise that God will save them

3 - God was judging them through the Assyrians

4 - Mercy would follow judgment

5 - God had the right to judge them

6-8: The historical background. 

6 - Isaiah is called to ministry

7 - He warns the king of the upcoming war

8 - The first principles of his faith 

9-12: The big picture 

9 - The Jesus Prophecy

10 - The warning to the Assyrians 

11 - The futility of political power 

12 - Faith through hard times 

13-23: The local context 

13 - Babylon

14 - Babylon 

15 - Moab

16 - Moab 

17 - Israel

18 - Ethiopia

19 - Egypt

20 - Judah 

21 - Babylon and Persia

22 - Jerusalem

23 - Tyre

24-28: God’s justice 

24 - Judgment on mankind

25 - The great banquet

26 - Surviving the judgment

27 - After the judgment

28 - The new covenant

29-35: The final warning 

29 - The message that wasn't heard

30 - The foolishness of Man

31 - Don't put your faith in the military

32 - Spiritual blindness

33 - Vengeance is mine says the Lord

34 - All nations are corrupt and evil

35 - In this world you will have trouble

36-39: The war and its miraculous conclusion