What Is Isaiah 13: 9-11?

The beginning of chapter one in Grasping God’s Word discusses the four steps of ‘The Interpretive Journey’ that are designed to navigate readers through the Bible, but as a whole, it is designed to help readers “grasp the meaning of the [Bible that] God intended” (Duvall & Hays, 2012, p.21). In order to understand the intention God has for each passage of His word, there must be a substantial understanding of the context according to the original audience, therefore the first step is titled “Grasping the Text in Their Town” which answers the overarching question of ‘What did this message mean for people of that time’? As this question is inquired throughout Ephesians 2:1-10 , the reader is instructed to make simple yet meaningful observations,

Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is written while he is held in prison. He proposes a guideline based on the gospel to explain how to live a life filled with God’s grace. Paul writes that before the introduction of Jesus’ teachings, people were trapped in a life of sin, hopelessness, and greed. Now, Jesus has provided a way for people to manifest a new form of humanity. This humanity is meant to be celebrated through God’s grace.

For the Law is not sufficiently convicting Israel of her sinfulness and sadly this applies to Gentiles as well.” For the Jewish Nation has restest in the law, allowing the Jews to boast about a freedom from judgement as Gods’ elect. Therefore, considering themselves confident to guide the blind and be as a light to them that are in the darkness. (Romans 2:17-23 KJV) Paul uses the key word “restest” as one being slothful; fat, to describe Israel’s lack of understanding the Laws purpose and for not observing the Law.

Throughout the history of the world, God has been working to bring humanity back to him. Due to the loss of constant communion in the fall, God set forth multiple promises to eventually establish his eternal Kingdom, the New Testament, is the culmination of these promises. The Gospels are the most specific in how Jesus Christ fulfilled the covenants God made with Abraham and David. More importantly he is the fulfillment of the new covenant, which washes away sin and brings humanity back into communion with God. What is modeled in the Gospels is reaffirmed in Acts, by the way the church is to function according to the culmination of the Covenants. Acts begins to reveal the great mystery that is the inclusion of the Gentiles in God’s covenant. Paul’s Epistles take the culmination a step further and defend the idea that the fulfillment of God’s covenants does not just affect the people of Israel, but the Gentiles as well. The General epistles teach that the people are no longer bound by the mosaic covenant since the New Covenant was fulfilled via Jesus Christ. Yet practice of the law is still an important factor of the Christian life style even if superseded by the New Covenant. Revelation shows that covenants are leading up to the lord’s victory and salvation of his people. The sins of the Jews and Gentiles are washed away by Jesus the blood of the lamb so in reality the battle is already won because of the New Covenants fulfillment in Jesus. It is clear from

Paul is developing and spreading the doctrine of the Church in his letters. The body of Christ (the Church) is being revealed in his letters to the seven churches. Paul’s revelations about the Church concerned its heavenly calling, promise and destiny. The administration and organization of the Church was revealed to us through the apostle Paul.

Ephesians 4: 1-6 Paul urges the church in Ephesus to live according to what God has called them to and to keep the unity of the Spirit.

This paper is a review of the book, The Gospel According to Isaiah 53: Encountering the Suffering Servant in Jewish and Christian Theology by Darrell L. Block and Mitch Glaser. This book is comprised of a volume of outstanding essays separated into three parts: “Interpretations of Isaiah 53,” “Isaiah 53 in Biblical Theology,” and “Isaiah 53 in Practical Theology.” This volume of essays written by evangelical scholars wrote truths that would help bring the Good News to those who do not know Jesus. Yet, “The underlying purpose for the book is to equip fellow believers in using Isaiah 53 as a tool to share the gospel with Jewish people in a sensitive and effective way”.

Linda, your thread provided information on presuppositions and preunderstandings that can assist the readers in comprehending these two major factors in understanding why Scripture must be interpreted correctly. Although, they are the core of our existence, yet in studying the book “Introduction to Biblical Interpretation” by William W. Klein, Craig L. Blomberg and Robert L. Hubbard, Jr., we find that proper theological interpretation is lacking in some churches. Klein states, “No one comes to the task of understanding as an objective observer. All interpreters bring their own presuppositions and agendas, and these affect the ways they understand as well as the conclusions they draw.”1 In addition, Duvall proclaims, “We are separated from the

The literary genre of the book of Ephesians takes on the form of a letter similar to others in the Bible. This letter took on a different form because it did not include a personal greeting like other letters, but something that does not away from the true meaning of the letter (Abbott, p. 1). The whole book of Ephesians is broken into parts with Paul going from spirituality to practical biblical moral standards. In the first part, (1:1–2:22) Paul describes the blessings of the new life of Christ and reminds the Gentile believers how much God has done for their salvation. In chapter 3, Paul extends his blessings with a prayer to God for strengthen love, and the submission to God the Father. In the chapter 4, Paul describes the Christian morals and how believers should live together in this new life. While in Chapters 5 & 6 Paul describes how Christians should treat each other and how to utilize the armor of God in this new society.

Paul’s writing implies that there is division of interpretations and requirements regarding the Law between the Jews and the Gentiles. Starting in Romans chapter 2, Paul introduces the fact that no one has escaped the effects of the Law and that all are guilty of breaking it (Rom 2:11-12). The eleventh verse literally translates into “God does not accept anyone’s face” which is a unique occurrence found only in the New Testament. God views all men without favoritism but that does not mean that all are in in exactly the same position showing that there is an option available. Because man’s sin rebels against God’s law, he rebels against God. It is not until he is justified that the enmity is taken away and the believer can have peace in Jesus that allows for access to God and standing in Him maintained through His

The human identity is explained by Paul as the saved and unsaved, addressing the Gentiles and the Jews. Paul tells us that the Gentiles did not have the law in their lives, but the Jewish people did. The Jewish people were condemned more harshly because they were believed to have the law in their lives, as opposed to the Gentiles who did not. Although these are two different factions, Paul tells us that they are all condemned by God the same way but to different degrees. Our world today, no matter how we categorize ourselves, are all condemned by God in the presence of sin but to varying degrees. For example, we cannot lead a sinful life six days a week, and then believe attending church on Sunday will get us to heaven. We cannot lead sinful

Paul, one of the apocalyptic writers of the New Testament, received God’s message not from man, but “through revelation of Jesus Christ,” (Galatians 1:12). In other words, he never met Jesus in the flesh, but rather through a spiritual vision. Paul establishes his authority and writes to the Galatians criticizing the people who just meet the needs of the established Jewish law as opposed to having true faith in God. For this new time in history, Paul reshapes the social contours of what people saw in salvation and eternal life in preparation for the second coming of Christ through tremendous disruption. The notion of being saved under the law on judgment day became no longer logical. In Galatians, Paul employs the dichotomies of human versus

The five major sections of Isaiah 1-39 and primary idea in each part are as noted below:

Through the timelines provided by the Bible between the time of Adam to the coming of Christ into the world, which is approximately four thousand years and from the time of his death to the current date, which is approximately two thousand years (Jewett, & Shuster, 2001). However, the earth has been in existence for a much longer period of time. As earlier indicated, there seems to be a time gap between verses one and two of Genesis. Isaiah 45:18 states that God did not create the earth without form and void, but for it to be inhabited.

In the context of the book as a whole, Paul is trying to encourage the believer in Ephesus by showing how Christ is bringing a people together for himself that is made up of Jews and Gentiles. This is to show his ultimate glory and triumph.