outline of Isaiah

1.  The Lord is the Holy One of Israel (chs. 1-12)

1. Oracle of Judgment and Hope (chs. 1-5)
2. The Prophetic Call and Revelation of God's Holiness (ch. 6)
3. Oracles of Judgment and Hope During With Israel and Syria (chs. 7-11)
4. The Hymn of the Redeemed (ch. 12)

2.  The Day in the Lord in All Creation (chs. 13-23)

1. Babylon and Assyria (13:1-14:27)
2. Philistia (14:28-32)
3. Moab (chs. 15; 16)
4. Damascus and Ethiopia (chs. 17; 18)
5. Egypt (chs. 19; 20)
6. Babylon (21:1-10)
7. Edom (21:11, 12)
8. Arabia (21:13-17)
9. Jerusalem (ch. 22)
10. Tyre (ch. 23)

3.  The Little Apocalypse (chs. 24-27)

1. The Immanence of the Day of the Lord (ch. 24)
2. Joy in Transformation (ch. 25)
3. The Relationship Between God and His People (26:1-27:1)
4. Transformation (27:2-13)

4.  Judgment and Salvation (chs. 28-35)

1. The Kingdoms of This World (chs. 28-33)
2. The Day of Vengeance and Favor (chs. 34; 35)

5.  Isaiah and Hezekiah (chs. 36-39)

1. Sennacherib and Jerusalem (chs. 36; 37)
2. Hezekiah's Illness (ch. 38)
3. Hezekiah's Self-Confidence and the Future Exile of Judah (ch. 39)

6.  The Glorious Kingdom of God (chs. 40-48)

1. The Proclamation of Restoration (ch. 40)
2. The Lord's Plan of Restoration (ch. 41)
3. The People, Witnesses to the Lord's Redemption (42:1-13)
4. The Restoration of Israel (42:14-44:23)
5. The Lord's Use of Cyrus (44:24-45:25)
6. The Fall of Babylon (chs. 46; 47)
7. An Invitation to Return to the Lord and to Escape His Judgment on Babylon (ch. 48)

7.  The Ministry of Restoration (chs. 49-55)

1. The Servant of God and the Renewal of the Promises (chs. 49; 50)
2. Encouragement to the Godly (51:1-52:12)
3. The Suffering Servant (52:13-53:12)
4. The Renewal of the Covenant (chs. 54; 55)

8.  Responsibility Toward and Certainty of the Glorious Kingdom (chs. 56-66)

1. The Pursuit of Justice and Promise of God's Presence (chs. 56; 57)
2. Call to Repentance Because of God's Covenant (chs. 58; 59)
3. The Nature of the Glorious Salvation (ch. 60)
4. The Grandeur of the Lord's Favor and the Glory of Zion (61:1-63:6)
5. The Prayer for the Lord's Deliverance (63:7-64:12)
6. The Benefits of God's Salvation and the Severity of His Judgment (chs. 65; 66)