ISAIAH

​**ISAIAH (ESAIAS) part 1
 
>Meaning
<Jehovah is Helper <Salvation is of the Lord
<synonymous with Joshua or Jesus
  >symbolic of his message
  >”Gospel” prophet >”Evangelical” prophet
 
>Man
                <Son of Amoz (not Amos) (Isa. 1)
                  >Amoz may have been uncle of King Uzziah
                    <thus Isaiah’s cousin
                 >Manasseh may have been Isaiah’s grandson                  
<Wife was a “prophetess” (Isa. 8)
                <Two sons with “prophetic” names
                  >”the remnant shall return” (Isa. 7)
                  >”speed to the spoil” (Isa. 8)
                <Lived and labored in Jerusalem, Judah
                 >Time and of death unknown
                     <not specified in Bible
                    <legend and tradition suggest martyrdom
                        >sawn in two
>Prophet
                <First and chief of Israel’s prophets and poets
                  >first of the “Latter” Prophets (Hebrew Bible)
                  >first of the “Major” prophets (Christian O.T.)
                 >Ministered during four (4) kings of Judah
                   <Uzziah, Jotham, Ahab and Hezekiah
 
                <Muti-faceted, gifted and called
                  >Writer
                    <wrote Uzziah and Ahab histories
                      >II Chronicles 26, 32
                   <poetic illustrations
                      >Isa. 1, 5, 12, 13
                     >66 chapters
                   >Statesman
                    <”national” patriot
                      >denounced foreign alliances
                         <Isa. 7, 37
                      <visionary
                        >world-wide peace
                          <Isa. 2       
                   >Reformer
                     <exposed spiritual-less religious formalism
                       >Isa. 36-39
                    <remained optimistic amid great evil
 
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                  >Prophet / Evangelist
                    <foretold the future of Israel/Judah
                   <predicted fall of ancient Gentile nations
                   <prophesied the “mystery” coming of
                     > m(Messianic) k(King) (Christ) and Church
                       >Suffering Savior and Redeemer
                      >The “Fifth” Gospel
                         <influence extends beyond Christianity
                         >to English literature
                         >to Western culture
                   >Teacher
                     <perpetuated his message during declining influence
                    <impacted as an instructor and counselor through training
                   >Theologian
                     <emphasized sovereignty and holiness of God
                    <pointed to the cleansing forgiveness of God
 
  
-Wikipedia: Isaiah, Book of Isaiah
--Herbert Lockyer: All the Men of the Bible (Isaiah)