God to the Rescue

Isaiah 59:1-21
I. Why Didn’t God Rescue? (vv. 1-8)
A. God’s

is not lacking.
B. Judah’s sin had

them from God.
II. Walking in Darkness (vv. 9-11)
A. The sin so prevalent among the people of Judah placed them in a land of

.
B. Throughout the Bible,

is the element of God.
C.

in sin has consequences.
III. Walking in Sin Has Consequences (vv. 12-15a)
A. Walking in sin is how the Bible describes a

sunk into living against God’s commands.
B. These verses describe not just individuals, but an entire

given over to living against God’s commands.
IV. What God Will Do (vv. 15b-21)
A. He saw no man or religious system could achieve the

to righteousness that was needed.
B. So God acted by sending His

, the Christ.

The answer to the question of why doesn’t God rescue is that He has and will rescue us.