Isaiah: Outline of Chapters 1-5

I. The Preface. Judah: Diagnosis and Prognosis (1-5)

How Can Rebellious Israel Be a Witness for YHWH?

A. The Title (1:1)

B. Sin and Experience (1:2-31)
1. The National Situation (1:2-9)
2. The Religious Situation (1:10-20)
3. The Social Situation (1:21-26)
4. Explanation: Tensions between threat and hope resolved (1:27-31)

C. Sin and Election (2:1-4:6)
1. Superscription (2:1)
2. The Ideal Jerusalem (2:2-4)
3. The Actual Jerusalem (2:5-4:1)
4. The New Jerusalem (4:2-6)

D. Sin and Grace (5:1-30)
1. The Vineyard: a total work, a total loss (5:1-7)
2. The “Stink-Fruit”: The crop produced, the harvest to come (5:8-30)