Isaiah As A Type of the Bible

1. There are the same number of chapters in Isaiah as books in the Bible.

2. Isaiah chapter one says, "Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth:", which matches the book of Genesis, where the heavens and the earth are created. But also notice that this is verse 2 of Isaiah 1, matching chapter 2 of Genesis where "the heavens and the earth" are in verse 1. (Isaiah 1:2 <--> Genesis 2:1)

3. The 9th verse of Isaiah chapter one matches the 9th chapter of the Bible book one, where "the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant" in dealing with Noah and his sons.

4. "The second book of the Bible is the giving of the law (Exodus), which matches Isaiah's second chapter (2:3- "out of Zion shall go forth the law...")."

5. The third chapter of the second book of the Bible (verse 1 - Moses "came to the mountain of God") matches the third verse of the second chapter of Isaiah ("let us go up to the mountain of the Lord").

6. Isaiah 2:12 matches chapter 12 of Exodus. For in Exodus 12, the "proud and lofty" were "brought low".

7. The book of Leviticus deals with the plague of leprosy, matching Isaiah 3:17, which says, "the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head."

8. The book of Numbers is a written account of the Jewish tribes, which matches Isaiah 4:3, "every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem".

9. Isaiah 5:1 "Now will I sing to my beloved a song" matches Deuteronomy 31:22,30.

10. In Isaiah 5:24, they divorce themselves from the law of the Lord and the word of the Holy One. This matches "a bill of divorcement" in Deuteronomy 24 (verse 1).

11. Isaiah 6:5 matches Joshua chapter 5. In Joshua 5, he is dealing with "a people unclean" and

12. in verses 13-15, Joshua saw the Lord.

13. Isaiah 40:3 matches Matthew chapter 3.

14. The book of Mark presents Jesus Christ as God's servant. Isaiah 41:9 matches Mark chapter 9.

15. The book of Luke presents Jesus as a man, matching Isaiah 42:13.

16. Isaiah 42:13 matches Luke chapter 13 - "he shall prevail against his enemies" <--> "all his adversaries were ashamed".

17. Isaiah 43:1 "the LORD that created" matches John chapter 1 (verse 3).

18. Isaiah 43:1 "I have redeemed thee" matches John chapter 1 (verses 12 & 29).

19. The book of John presents Jesus as God. Isaiah 43:12 says, "I am God".

20. The "I am" in Isaiah 43, verses 10, 11, 12, 13, and 15 matches the "I am" in John 10, 11, 12, 13, and 15. (The "I am" is also in Isaiah 43:25 and John chapter 14.)

21. The Holy Spirit is poured out in the book of Acts. Isaiah 44:3 says "I will pour out my spirit".

22. Isaiah 45:19 says, "I the LORD speak righteousness", which matches the theme of the book of Romans. (Also, the word `righteousness' appears six times in Isaiah 45 and Romans is the sixth book of the new testament.)

23.Isaiah 49:6 says, "raise up" matching Ephesians 2:6.

24. Isaiah 49:7's "arise" matches Ephesians (5:14.)

25. Isaiah 49:9's "high places" matches Ephesians (1:3,20; 2:6).

26. Isaiah 50:2 matches Philippians chapter 2 (verse 20).

27. Isaiah 50:4 the learned" matches Philippians chapter 4 (verse 11 - "for I have learned").

28. Isaiah 50:6 matches Philippians "I have suffered" (3:8).

29. Isaiah 50:7 matches Philippians (4:13).

30. Isaiah 50:9 matches Philippians (4:19).

31. Isaiah 51:6 saying, "Lift up your eyes to the heavens" matches Colossians (3:1-2).

32. The judgment of Isaiah 65:11-12 matches the judgment of the book of Jude.

33. Isaiah 66:7 "she was delivered of a man child" matches "she brought forth a man child" in Revelation (12:5).

34. The 2nd Coming in Isaiah 66:15-16 matches the 2nd Coming in Revelation (chapter 19).

35. The new heavens and new earth in Isaiah 66:22 matches the new heaven and new earth in Revelation (21:1).