PROPHET

ISAIAH
“the Lord is Salvation”
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The name Isaiah means "the Lord is

Salvation."
He lived during the time of the prophets Amos, Hosea, and
Micah, and received his call from God in the Temple of Jerusalem
in the eighth century BC, a turbulent time for Israel.
Personal
History
Isaiah lived in Jerusalem and the prophecies
God gave him were directed toward Israel,
Judah and other nations. Jewish tradition says
he was of royal descent, and he may have been
a cousin to King Uzziah. This may have given
him access to the kings of Judah in Jerusalem.
● Isaiah was married to a prophetess.
● They had two sons whose names had
prophetic meanings. They were Shear-Jashub
meaning “a remnant shall return” and
Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz, meaning “speed the 4
spoil, hasten the booty”
● Isaiah and his family would be for “signs and
wonders in Israel.” His prophecies are still
“signs and wonders” for us today.
 Jewish tradition says he was killed by
being sawn in two by King Manasseh,
the son of King Hezekiah. This seems to
be alluded to in Hebrews 11:37.
 Isaiah’s
Vision
The earliest recorded event in his life is his call
to prophecy as now found in the sixth chapter of

Isaiah’s Vision
the Book of Isaiah.

According to this account he “saw” God and

was overwhelmed by his contact with the divine
glory and holiness. He became agonizingly
aware of God’s need for a messenger to the
people of Israel, and, despite his own sense of
inadequacy, he offered himself for God’s
service: “Here am I! Send me.”
He was thus commissioned to give voice to the divine word. It
was no light undertaking; he was to condemn his own people
and watch the nation crumble and perish. As he tells it, he was
only too aware that, coming with such a message, he would
experience bitter opposition, willful disbelief, and ridicule, to
withstand which he would have to be inwardly fortified. All this
came to him in the form of a vision and ended as a sudden, firm,
and lifelong resolve.
Isaiah’s inspired writings and prophecies
have been preserved for generations in the
Bible and are most important for us today.
 PROPHET ISAIAH’S
TEACHINGS AND PROPHECIES
Of all 66 chapters in his writings, he addresses both his people in Judah, and
us in our day. To understand and learn more about Isaiah, one must become
familiar with his prophecies and teachings.
Isaiah’s Major Teachings
Isaiah was not just a prophet, he was a great teacher as well. Part of the commission
of a prophet is to teach people correct principles so they can live them and experience
the blessings that the Lord has in store for them. Some of the major doctrines to look
for when reading passages that appear to be teachings are:

● Attributes of God
● God’s Plan for Us
● Charity and Stewardship
● The Value of the Scriptures
● Justice and Mercy
● The Mosaic Law
Isaiah’s Major Prophecies
Isaiah was a prophet among the people of Judah, so it is only natural that he would
prophecy about Judah and its future. He would prophecy of many things, including
Hezekiah’s death (and a subsequent extension on life) in chapter 38. Often times,
Isaiah prophesies of the coming Messiah (especially in chapters 6-9, 11, 61, and 63).
Prophecies of the messiah are usually easily identified by the overtones of salvation
and righteousness that come with prophecies of the savior. Here is a list of major
topics that Isaiah prophecies about:

● The coming Messiah ● The fate of Assyria

● The Last Days ● The fates of other nations (e.g.
● The fate of Judah Babylon, Israel) and those
associated.
 Understanding Isaiah’s
prophecy can be as simple
as understanding whether it
is speaking of future or past
events, and narrowing it
down from there.
“For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, and as a garden causes
what is sown in it to sprout up, so the Lord GOD will cause
righteousness and praise to sprout up before all the nations.”

- Isaiah 61:11
 Isaiah 61:11
This pertains to the righteousness and salvation of
people through Christ, by which they shall be justified
and saved; and on account of which they shall praise
the Lord, and shall be to honor and praise themselves,
being interested in those blessings in the sight of all the
Christian nations around them. It respects the
conversion of the Jews, and their justification and
salvation, and the suddenness of it, and the large
numbers of them converted, who should rise up at once
like the buds of grass out of the earth; and denotes the
flourishing condition in which they shall be, like a
garden abounding with all manner of flowers and fruit;
and suggests how full of joy, thankfulness, and praise to
God they should be, and how honorable in the sight of
men; and all this will be the Lord's doing, and owing to
his efficacious grace.
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those
who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.

- Isaiah 9:2
 Isaiah 9:2
Christ in human nature, through the ministration of his Gospel, by
his spirit, so as to enlighten them who walk in darkness, and to
quicken them who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, and to
comfort them in their desolate estate; and this light not only shone
upon them in the external ministration of the word, as it did "upon"
the inhabitants in general, but it shone "into" the hearts of many of
them in particular, so that in this light they saw light.
 “I have called you by my name, you are
mine.”
- Isaiah 61:11

I have called thee by thy name; with an effectual

calling, which is of particular persons, and those by
name, even the same that are redeemed by Christ; for
whom he has redeemed by his precious blood, they are
called by the grace of God to special blessings of grace,
with a high, holy, and heavenly calling; and have no
reason to fear anything, since they are the chosen of
God; have a right to all spiritual blessings; all things
work together for their good; they shall persevere to the
end, and at last be brought to glory, to which they are
called: thou art mine
ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
What is the importance of knowing the ideals of prophets in
our life as Christians? (Amos, Hosea, Jeremiah, Joel, Ezekiel)

In line with establishing the Church ever since, the Lord has called prophets
and apostles. They have witnessed and accounted for the living Christ. Thus,
it is one of the greatest blessings to the Church and to the world. By means of
knowing the importance of of knowing the ideas of such prophets, embedded
on us is the responsibility to listen and to follow, and we have a promise that
blessings will come as we believe and act on the prophets’ words.
More so, if we will be attentive to the prophets’ words, we will forever remain
safely on the path leading to the tree of life, as where the Lord wants us to be.