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| − | Isaiah (יְשַׁעְיָהוּ "Salvation is the LORD") was a major prophet in the [[Old Testament]]. He was the son of [[Amoz]], and the author of the [[Book of Isaiah]]. | + | Isaiah (יְשַׁעְיָהוּ "Salvation is the LORD") was a major prophet in the [[Old Testament]]. He was the son of [[Amoz]], and the author of the [[Book of Isaiah]], although many scholars believe he wrote only the first half of the book (up to and including chapter 39). |
Isaiah was born in the 8th century BC to a man named Amoz. He married a woman known as "the prophetess" ([[Isaiah 8:3]]). Why she was called this is not certain, but it may simply have been because she was the wife of a prophet. Isaiah had by her two sons, who bore symbolic names - Shear-jashub ('Remnant will return' - [[Isaiah 7:3]]) and Maher-shalal-hash-baz ('To speed the spoil he hastens your prey' - [[Isaiah 8]]:1-4). | Isaiah was born in the 8th century BC to a man named Amoz. He married a woman known as "the prophetess" ([[Isaiah 8:3]]). Why she was called this is not certain, but it may simply have been because she was the wife of a prophet. Isaiah had by her two sons, who bore symbolic names - Shear-jashub ('Remnant will return' - [[Isaiah 7:3]]) and Maher-shalal-hash-baz ('To speed the spoil he hastens your prey' - [[Isaiah 8]]:1-4). | ||
| − | His ministry as a prophet was | + | His ministry as a prophet was between 742 BC and 688 BC. The following were the kings of Judah during his ministry: |
| + | * [[Uzziah]] (or Azariah) | ||
| + | * [[Jotham]] | ||
| + | * [[Ahaz]] | ||
| + | * [[Hezekiah]] | ||
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| + | Uzziah reigned fifty-two years in the middle of the 8th century BC, and Isaiah must have begun his ministry a few years before Uzziah's death. He lived until at least the fourteenth year of Hezekiah. Thus Isaiah prophesied for a long period of time. | ||
===Isaiah's prophetic ministry=== | ===Isaiah's prophetic ministry=== | ||
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| + | [[Isaiah 6]] is a record of God's commission of Isaiah. | ||
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| + | The first five chapters of the book reveal the themes of Isaiah's message. | ||
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| + | In [[Isaiah 1]] the people are accused of only lacking knowledge of God. | ||
| + | : {{web_verse|isaiah|1|2}} {{web_verse|isaiah|1|3}} ''([[Isaiah 1]]:2-3)'' | ||
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| + | In [[Isaiah 2]] the people are accused of idolatory | ||
| + | : {{web_verse|isaiah|2|6}} {{web_verse|isaiah|2|7}} {{web_verse|isaiah|2|8}} ''([[Isaiah 2]]:6-8) | ||
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| + | The people are also accused of oppressing the poor in [[Isaiah 3]] | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
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Synopsis: Isaiah (יְשַׁעְיָהוּ "Salvation is the LORD") was a major prophet in the Old Testament. He was the son of Amoz, and the author of the Book of Isaiah.
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Isaiah (יְשַׁעְיָהוּ "Salvation is the LORD") was a major prophet in the Old Testament. He was the son of Amoz, and the author of the Book of Isaiah, although many scholars believe he wrote only the first half of the book (up to and including chapter 39).
Isaiah was born in the 8th century BC to a man named Amoz. He married a woman known as "the prophetess" (Isaiah 8:3). Why she was called this is not certain, but it may simply have been because she was the wife of a prophet. Isaiah had by her two sons, who bore symbolic names - Shear-jashub ('Remnant will return' - Isaiah 7:3) and Maher-shalal-hash-baz ('To speed the spoil he hastens your prey' - Isaiah 8:1-4).
His ministry as a prophet was between 742 BC and 688 BC. The following were the kings of Judah during his ministry:
Uzziah reigned fifty-two years in the middle of the 8th century BC, and Isaiah must have begun his ministry a few years before Uzziah's death. He lived until at least the fourteenth year of Hezekiah. Thus Isaiah prophesied for a long period of time.
Isaiah's prophetic ministry
Isaiah 6 is a record of God's commission of Isaiah.
The first five chapters of the book reveal the themes of Isaiah's message.
In Isaiah 1 the people are accused of only lacking knowledge of God.
In Isaiah 2 the people are accused of idolatory
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The people are also accused of oppressing the poor in Isaiah 3
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