Isaiah 9

what I remember:
Not everything will be totally destroyed. God will send a light into the darkness ("those who dwell in the land of the shadow of death", He will cause the nation to rejoice in Him again, and He will send a savior ("For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders....."). The savior has a rule of peace, in the order of David

But God is against the arrogant other nations, and he will strike their leaders for leading the people astray. Things will get so bad that they're burning each other for fuel (or heat?), and eating their own limbs off.

about God:
He multiplies the nation and increases it's joy (v 3). he breaks the yoke of the oppressor (v. 4).
The government will be on His shoulders (. 6), His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. This government (the one on His shoulders) is one of peace and is without end. It's on the throne of David. It's brought about by the zeal of the LORD (v. 7)

God sends word against Jacob - He sets up enemies against the proud nation, but His anger outlasts the ruin, and His hand is still stretched out against them. (v. 12)

Why? For their pride?

It's God who cuts off the leadership of the nation, and God ceases to have joy in them and mercy on their fatherless and widows (v. 17), because everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly.

notes:
"For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still". Occurs three times in this chapter (12, 17 and 21). Each time, the stuff is worse. First, it's attacks of enemies, second it's the failure of leaders and God removing His joy and mercy, and third its burnt down, devoured and people are thrown in the fire and eating their own arms. This is ugly stuff.

about me:
God's indictments are for the following sins. "who say in pride and arrogance of heart" (v. 10), "the prophet who teaches lies", v 15, "for everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly.", v. 17. These are serious sins in God's eyes. Pride, arrogance, teaching lies, hypocrisy, speaking foolishly, doing evil. I do most of these.