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 spoil,
hasten the booty” 4
● 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 the

Isaiah’s Vision
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