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1 | What type of prophet is Isaiah? | Isaiah | bbs4630@aol.com | 111605 | ||
What type of prophet is Isaiah? (as it relates to the othr prophets noted in the OT)? | ||||||
2 | What type of prophet is Isaiah? | Isaiah | Makarios | 111606 | ||
Greetings Bbs4630@aol.com, Isaiah, the son of Amoz, ministered in and around Jerusalem as a prophet to Judah during the reigns of four Kings of Judah: Uzziah (called "Azariah" in 2 Kings), Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah (Isaiah 1:1), from ca. 739-686 B.C. He evidently came from a family of some rank, because he had easy access to the King (Isaiah 7:3) and intimacy with a priest (8:2). Though usually scoffed at, he warned vigorously against foreign alliances and urged Judah to trust the Lord (7:4; 30:1-17). He also attacked the social ills of the day, not because he was a social reformer, but because he saw those abuses as symptoms of spiritual declension (1:3-9; 58:6-10). He was married and had two sons who bore symbolic names: "Shearjashub" ("a remnant shall return," 7:3) and "Maher-shalal-hash-baz" ("hasting to the spoil, hurrying to the prey," 8:3). When called by God to prophesy, in the year of King Uzziah's death (ca. 739 B.C.), he responded with a cheerful readiness, though he knew from the beginning that his ministry would be one of fruitless warning and exhortation (6:9-13). His greatest influence came during the reign of King Hezekiah (see 37:1-2). Isaiah has often been called "the evangelical prophet" because he says so much about the redemptive work of Messiah. More about the person and work of Christ is found here than in any other book of the Old Testament. Isaiah also is credited with writing a history of the reign of King Uzziah (2 Chr. 26:22). Isaiah was a contemporary of Hosea and Micah. His writing style has no rival in its versatility of expression, brilliance of imagery, and richness of vocabulary. The early church father Jerome likened him to Demosthenes, the legendary Greek orator. His writing features a range of 2,186 different words, compared to 1,535 in Ezekiel, 1,653 in Jeremiah, and 2,170 in the Psalms. Altogether, there are at least 25 Hebrew words or forms found in Isaiah that occur in no other prophetic writing. 2 Chronicles 32:32 records that Isaiah wrote a biography of King Hezekiah also. The prophet lived until at least 681 B.C. when he penned the account of Sennacherib's death (cf. 37:38). Tradition has it that he met his death under King Manasseh (ca. 695-642 B.C.) by being sawed in two inside a hollow log (cf. Hebrews 11:37). With Isaiah's brilliance and strong foreshadowing of the coming of Christ, his book is rightly placed as first in the order of the books classified as "the Major Prophets." Blessings to you, Makarios (sources available upon request) |
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