A Glimpse At The Book of Isaiah-The King and Savior-The Lion and The Lamb-God's Holiness,Righteousness,Justice and His Love,Mercy and Grace.

Isaiah the first book in the group of 17 Prophetic books in the Old Testament.In this group of 17 the first 5 are considered the major prophets and the last 12 considered the minor prophets.
Isaiah prophesied in Judah before they were carried off into captivity to Babylon.Isaiah also had word concerning the 10 northern tribes which is referred to as Israel as that nation was nearing it's destruction by Assyria and being carried off into captivity.
Jewish tradition says that Isaiah lived until the reign of Manasseh under who he suffered a horrible martyrdom being placed in a hollow tree trunk and sawed asunder.It is thought that Hebrews 11:37 refers to this.
Isaiah was married and we know of two sons.Shear-jashub in (Isaiah 7:3) which means (A remnant shall return)Mahershalal-hash-baz in (Isaiah 8:3) which means (Haste-ye-haste-ye-to-the-spoil)His wife also had the gift of prophecy (Isaiah 8:3).
In Isaiah we have Israel's King and Savior presented.
The book of Isaiah is divided into 2 parts.
Chapters 1-39 Part one.
Chapters 40-66 Part two.
I realize that chapters and verses were added by translators but it is very interesting that there are 66 chapters in Isaiah with 39 chapters in the first part and 27 chapters in the second part.This is the same as the Bible as a whole with 66 books with 39 in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament.There are also some other comparisons we'll look at.
When we back off and look at the O.T. as a whole we can see the creation of man and his fall.Then we see God's plan of redemption for the human race as it begins to unfold.He does this through a nation of His choice,Israel.
He begins by showing His Holiness,Righteousness and Justice by giving the Law and what His righteous standard is and what is required for man to stand before Him and in doing that He proves to man his total condemnation before God and man's utter helplessness in coming up to God's righteous standard.God's righteous judgement of man.
He then gives instruction for that nation in what they are to do in types of the redemption that God would eventually provide for the human race.
Then in the N.T.we see God's Love,Mercy and Grace as we see the Redemption that God promised in types in the O.T. come into fulfillment when His Son comes into the world in a human body,goes to the cross and dies,is buried and resurrected for the human race's Redemption.
In Isaiah we see this same pattern.In the first part,the first 39 chapters we see Justice,Righteousness and Holiness of God with much to do with judgement.
In the second part we see Love Mercy and the Grace of God as the second part begins with Comfort.(Isaiah 40:1)
In the first part we see the King.(The Lion)

In the second part we see the Savior (The Lamb)

In the first part we see the Throne.

In the second part we see the Cross

In the first part the key chapter is chapter 6.
Here we see the Lord sitting on His throne,high and lifted up.We see the Seraphim crying Holy,Holy,Holy is the Lord of Hosts and Isaiah proclaiming that he has seen the King the Lord of Hosts.(The Lion of the tribe of Judah)(Isaiah 6:1-5)

In the second part (Isaiah Chapter 53) is the key chapter.Here we see the Savior despised and rejected,bearing our griefs and sorrows,wounded for our transgressions,bruised for our iniquities,oppressed and afflicted taking the sins of the world upon Himself.(The Lamb of God)

We see a similar scene in the book of Revelation in chapters 4 and 5.There we see in (Revelation Chapter 4) the Seraphim referred to by John as beasts or living creatures and they are described by John the same way Isaiah describes them and they are crying Holy,Holy,Holy the Lord God Almighty.Here we see the throne.God's Holiness,Righteousness,Justice.

In (Revelation Chapter 5) the Lion of the tribe of Judah is introduced and we behold the "Lamb"as it had been slain.Here we see the Lamb that had been to the cross.God's Love,Mercy and Grace.

Then we hear that proclamation in (Revelation 5:12-13)

“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
To receive power and riches and wisdom,
And strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
And:
“Blessing and honor and glory and power
Be to Him who sits on the throne,
And to the Lamb, forever and ever!”

The Lamb becomes a Lion,the Savior becomes King.

We might note that chapters 36,37,38 and 39 seem to be a historical interlude.These 4 chapters deal almost exclusively with King Hezekiah.

Isaiah Chapter 36-Hezekiah's Trouble
Isaiah Chapter 37-Hezekiah's Prayer
Isaiah Chapter 38-Hezekiah's Sickness
Isaiah Chapter 39-Hezekiah's Folly

The 27 chapters of the second part of the book are divided into 3 groups of 9 chapters each.Each end with a solemn result for the wicked.
(Isaiah 48:22)-"There is no peace,saith the Lord,unto the wicked."
(Isaiah 57:21)-"There is no peace,saith my God,to the wicked."
(Isaiah 66:24)- "And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh."

It is also interesting to note that chapter 53 is the center chapter of the center group of 9 chapters.Also note that at the center of that chapter is the word "LAMB"
Someone once said that Isaiah chapter 53 is the physical
center of the Bible and that "The Lamb"is the center of the chapter.That would make "The Lamb Of God"the central focus of God's redemptive plan for the human race,don't you think?

"Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world."(John 1:29)