Tabor Baptist Church

Introduction

• Isaiah is a book of great contrast
• First 39 chapters - mainly of judgment
• Next 26 chapters - gospel blessing
• First little section is chapter 1-12
• Isaiah's concern is that God's people would repent (and so avert the coming judgment)
• 8:7
• Speaking of Jesus Christ - The Messiah is still predicted
• 7:14
• 9:2
• 11:1-3
• The Second Coming of Jesus Christ
• 11:6-9
• So we come into chapter 12 to end the section
• A hymn of praise
• v1 – the anger of God has been turned away
• Speaking in the first person but speaking of Israel
• But is also surely speaks of us in the present age
• (v2-4 – applies to us)
• Looking at v3
• They knew what it was like to live in desert regions
• They knew the importance of wells of water
• Personal example - from Brazil
• Coming to something that is deeply satisfying
• It puts a song in our heart
• v4-5
• Question: What is salvation?
• [Overview:
• Anger Removing
• Life Giving
• Deep Cleansing
• Joy Giving]

Anger Removing

• v1
• God is not capricious or reactionary
• Examples
• God's anger is a settled opposition to sin
• A response of His Holiness to all that is sinful and evil
• It is never vengeful or disproportionate
• God does judge
• In the next life each will receive a just condemnation if they have not repented of their sins
• Salvation is the removal of wrath
• John 3:36 & 3:17, Rom 1:18, the Psalmist
• We should fear the Judgment of God (unless we are in Jesus Christ)
• Jesus has borne the sins of people and borne God's judgment
• Salvation is knowing that we are no longer condemned
• God is not obliged to forgive sin
• He loves sinners and has a sheer delight to forgive sin
• Quote from Micah
• Quote from Hosea

Life Giving

• v3
• This is a song the Jews would sing
• Explanation
• Remembering God's provision in the wilderness
• Looking forward to the coming Messiah
• Looking forward to the land to literally flourish
• Jesus Christ said the rivers of living water came from Him
• What do you look for satisfaction in?
• They are broken cisterns if you have not come to Jesus Christ
• The Christian might not remember how empty they were before salvation and how they lacked purpose
• Have you come to Jesus?
• Example
• You must personally come to Jesus
• Isa 41:17

Deep Cleansing

• v
• Many wells of water - speak of the cleansing of God
• Example of a deep cleansing after being covered in mud
• Our sins stick like mud
• Even the sins that we are not aware of
• Have you known the forgiveness of sins and a deep cleansing in your life?
• Quote from hymn

Joy Giving

• A call to the converted and the established Christian
• v1,4 - Praise the Lord, v5 - Sing to the Lord
• Example - O happy day when Jesus washed my sins away
• Example of the Samaritan women
• Have you found joy?
• Real joy is only found in knowing God and Jesus Christ
• It is a personal joy and faith
• Quote from Charles Simeon
• Example of Spanish sailors
• We must draw water from the wells of salvation