Straight to the Heart of Isaiah

Phil Moore leads a thriving multivenue church in London, UK. He also serves as a translocal Bible Teacher within the Newfrontiers family of churches. After graduating from Cambridge University in History in 1995, Phil spent time on the mission field and then time in the business world. After four years of working twice through the Bible in the original languages, he has now delivered an accessible series of devotional commentaries that convey timeless truths in a fresh and contemporary manner.  More details at www.philmoorebooks.com

CONTENTS
About the Straight to the Heart Series 9
Introduction: God is Bigger Than You Think 11

PART ONE: GOD IS HOLIER THAN YOU THINK (ISAIAH 1–12)
Out-of-Court Settlement (1:1–31) 16
What Unites the Nations (2:1–22) 21
Heaven’s Branch in Jerusalem (3:1–4:6) 25
Vineyard Music (5:1–30) 29
The Beatles and the Angels (6:1–13) 33
Read the Signs (7:1–8:18) 38
Dawn Chorus (8:19–9:7) 42
God’s Toolbox (9:8–10:34) 46
David’s New Psalm (11:1–12:6) 50

PART TWO: GOD IS STERNER THAN YOU THINK (ISAIAH 13–35)
Foreign Policy Predictions (13:1–23:18) 56
Look Who’s Talking (14:12–17) 60
David’s House Key (22:15–25) 64
Perspective (24:1–23) 68
Thank God He Judges (25:1–12) 72
The Voice (26:1–27:13) 76
Downfall (28:1–29) 80
Faking It (29:1–24) 84
Maginot Line (30:1–31:9) 88
Deliverance (32:1–33:24) 92
Bittersweet Symphony (34:1–35:10) 96

PART THREE: HALF-TIME SUBSTITUTION (ISAIAH 36–39)
Enemy at the Gates (36:1–22) 102
The Real King of Judah (37:1–38) 106
The Big and the Small (38:1–22) 110
Enter the Dragon (39:1–8) 114

PART FOUR: GOD IS STRONGER THAN YOU THINK(ISAIAH 40–55)
Isaiah Sawn in Two (40:1–5) 120
Pure Muscle (40:6–26) 124
Lowly Worm and Popeye (40:27–41:16) 128
Dumb and Dumber (41:17–29) 132
The Singing Servant (42:1–9) 137
Tone Deaf (42:10–25) 141
Irrevocable (43:1–44:23) 145
Forget It (43:1–44:23) 149
Suddenly Cyrus (44:24–45:8) 153
Giveaway (45:1–25) 157
The Fall of Babylon (46:1–47:15) 161
Leave It All Behind (48:1–22) 165
You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat (49:1–6) 169
Three-Year-Old Theology (49:7–50:3) 173
Righteous (50:4–51:8) 177
Wake-Up Call (51:9–52:12) 181
Naked (52:13–53:3) 186
Stronger Than Strength (52:13–53:12) 190
What They Saw (52:13–53:12) 195
Gospel Explosion (54:1–3) 199
Extreme Makeover (54:4–17) 203
Food for the Weak (55:1–13) 207

PART FIVE: GOD IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK (ISAIAH 56–66)
No-Entry Signs (56:1–8) 212
Second Home (56:9–57:21) 217
Street Repairs (58:1–14) 222
Lousy Suckers (59:1–21) 226
Three Billion Cubic Miles (60:1–22) 230
Wind of Change (61:1–11) 234
Make Some Noise (62:1–12) 238
Far Sterner (63:1–6) 243
Far Holier (63:7–64:12) 247
Far Stronger (63:7–64:12) 252
Far Closer (65:1–25) 257
Final Decision (66:1–24) 261
Conclusion: God is Bigger Than You Think 266