Isaiahthe Prophet

Isaiahthe Prophet

HistoryHistory“In the beginning God created the heavens

and the earth” Gen. 1:1“Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our

image, according to Our likeness” Gen. 1:26“Noah was a just man, perfect in his

generations” Gen. 6:9

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” Gen. 1:1

“Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness” Gen. 1:26

“Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations” Gen. 6:9

HistoryHistory“I will make you a great nation; I will bless

you and make your name great; And you shall be a blessing” Gen. 12:2, ~ 2000 B.C.

“I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; And you shall be a blessing” Gen. 12:2, ~ 2000 B.C.

“Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac” Gen. 17:19

HistoryHistory

“Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field” Gen. 25:29

“Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field” Gen. 25:29

Gen. 28 Gen. 32

HistoryHistory

“When Joseph had come to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him” Gen. 37:23

“When Joseph had come to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him” Gen. 37:23

HistoryHistory“Now the sojourn of the children of Israel

who lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years” Ex. 12:40 ~ 1500 B.C.

“Now the sojourn of the children of Israel who lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years” Ex. 12:40 ~ 1500 B.C.

HistoryHistory

“Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and of good courage, for you must go with this people to the land which the LORD has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall cause them to inherit it” Dt. 31:7

The era of the Judges & the Theocratic Reign

“Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and of good courage, for you must go with this people to the land which the LORD has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall cause them to inherit it” Dt. 31:7

The era of the Judges & the Theocratic Reign

HistoryHistory

Era of the Judges ~ 400 yearsEra of the Judges ~ 400 years

Jdg. 4

Jdg. 6

Jdg. 13

HistoryHistorySamuel the Prophet, Last of the JudgesSamuel the Prophet, Last of the Judges

1 Sa. 3 1 Sa. 17

HistoryHistory“Saul took a sword and fell on it” 1 Sa. 31:4“Then the men of Judah came, and there

they anointed David king over the house of Judah” 2 Sa. 2:4

“Saul took a sword and fell on it” 1 Sa. 31:4“Then the men of Judah came, and there

they anointed David king over the house of Judah” 2 Sa. 2:4

1 Sa. 28

2 Sa. 2~ 1000 B.C.

HistoryHistoryKing Solomon builds the Temple ~ 950 B.C.King Solomon builds the Temple ~ 950 B.C.

1 Ki. 3

1 Ki. 6

HistoryHistoryKing Rehoboam, Solomon’s SonKing Rehoboam, Solomon’s Son

1 Ki. 12

HistoryHistory

The era of the Prophets~ 20 Prophets

5 Major Prophets12 Minor ProphetsSome Prophets did not write books

Ex: Elijah & Elisha

Common Message“Repent & Return to God, or ELSE”

The era of the Prophets~ 20 Prophets

5 Major Prophets12 Minor ProphetsSome Prophets did not write books

Ex: Elijah & Elisha

Common Message“Repent & Return to God, or ELSE”

HistoryHistory

Five Empires ruled the Jewish Nation

1. Assyrian2. Babylonian3. Persian4. Greek5. Roman

Five Empires ruled the Jewish Nation

1. Assyrian2. Babylonian3. Persian4. Greek5. Roman

IsaiahIsaiah

Born in the 8th century B.C.Son of Amoz“Isaiah” = “God saves” According to tradition,

Amoz is brother of AmaziahAmaziah was King of Judah prior to UzziahIsaiah was a member of the Royal Family

Born in the 8th century B.C.Son of Amoz“Isaiah” = “God saves” According to tradition,

Amoz is brother of AmaziahAmaziah was King of Judah prior to UzziahIsaiah was a member of the Royal Family

IsaiahIsaiah

Married to a ProphetessTwo sons:

“Shear-Jashub” = “A Remnant Shall Return”Isa 7:3

“Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz” = “Enemies will be

Plundered”Isa 8:3

Married to a ProphetessTwo sons:

“Shear-Jashub” = “A Remnant Shall Return”Isa 7:3

“Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz” = “Enemies will be

Plundered”Isa 8:3

IsaiahIsaiah

Prophesied in the Kingdom of JudahProphesied for ~ 64 yrs.Prophesied in the Reign of:

1. Uzziah, King @ 16, Reigned for 52 yrs. Ch. 1-5

2. Jotham, King @ 25, Reigned for 16 yrs. Ch. 6

3. Ahaz, King @ 20, Reigned for 16 yrs. Ch. 7-14

4. Hezekiah, King @ 25, Reigned for 29 yrs. Ch. 15-66

Prophesied in the Kingdom of JudahProphesied for ~ 64 yrs.Prophesied in the Reign of:

1. Uzziah, King @ 16, Reigned for 52 yrs. Ch. 1-5

2. Jotham, King @ 25, Reigned for 16 yrs. Ch. 6

3. Ahaz, King @ 20, Reigned for 16 yrs. Ch. 7-14

4. Hezekiah, King @ 25, Reigned for 29 yrs. Ch. 15-66

IsaiahIsaiah

Death of Isaiah is unclearAccording to tradition,

Sawn in half by King ManassehManasseh, King @ 12, Reigned for 55 yrs.Most evil King in the history of JudahSupported by Heb. 11:37

“They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword”

Death of Isaiah is unclearAccording to tradition,

Sawn in half by King ManassehManasseh, King @ 12, Reigned for 55 yrs.Most evil King in the history of JudahSupported by Heb. 11:37

“They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword”

The Book of IsaiahThe Book of Isaiah

66 ChaptersProphetic & Poetic2 Sections:

First 39 Ch. “Repent or Else”Last 27 Ch. “Repent because Christ is

coming”Symbolic of the BibleFalse theory of Deutero-Isaiah

66 ChaptersProphetic & Poetic2 Sections:

First 39 Ch. “Repent or Else”Last 27 Ch. “Repent because Christ is

coming”Symbolic of the BibleFalse theory of Deutero-Isaiah

The Book of IsaiahThe Book of IsaiahThe Valley of Qumran, 1947A ShepherdA Manuscript of the entire book of

Isaiah, dated ~ 1000 B.C.

The Valley of Qumran, 1947A ShepherdA Manuscript of the entire book of

Isaiah, dated ~ 1000 B.C.

The Book of IsaiahThe Book of Isaiah

Features“Holy One of Israel”:

12 times in Ch. 1-3914 times in Ch. 40-6631 times in the Entire Bible

Ch. 36-39: Historical InterludeDetailed description of the life of Christ

Isa 7:14 & Isa 9:6Ch. 53

Features“Holy One of Israel”:

12 times in Ch. 1-3914 times in Ch. 40-6631 times in the Entire Bible

Ch. 36-39: Historical InterludeDetailed description of the life of Christ

Isa 7:14 & Isa 9:6Ch. 53

The Book of IsaiahThe Book of Isaiah

FeaturesPersonification:

“Then the moon will be disgraced and the sun ashamed” Isa. 24:23

“The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice” Isa. 35:1

“ Break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree in it!” Isa. 44:23

“All the trees of the field shall clap their hands” Isa. 55:12

FeaturesPersonification:

“Then the moon will be disgraced and the sun ashamed” Isa. 24:23

“The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice” Isa. 35:1

“ Break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree in it!” Isa. 44:23

“All the trees of the field shall clap their hands” Isa. 55:12

The Book of IsaiahThe Book of Isaiah

FeaturesPoetry:

Oracles, Ch. 13-23Apocalyptic Poem, Ch. 24-27Wisdom Poem, Ch. 28Love Poem, Ch. 5, between God & IsraelPraise Poem, Ch. 12 & 38Lament Poem, Ch. 63-64

FeaturesPoetry:

Oracles, Ch. 13-23Apocalyptic Poem, Ch. 24-27Wisdom Poem, Ch. 28Love Poem, Ch. 5, between God & IsraelPraise Poem, Ch. 12 & 38Lament Poem, Ch. 63-64

Historical EventsHistorical Events

King Uzziah“God made him

prosper” 2 Ch 26“But when he was

strong his heart was lifted up, to his destruction”

“King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death”

King Uzziah“God made him

prosper” 2 Ch 26“But when he was

strong his heart was lifted up, to his destruction”

“King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death”

Historical EventsHistorical Events

King Jotham“So Jotham became mighty,

because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.” 2 Ch. 27

“But still the people acted corruptly”

King Jotham“So Jotham became mighty,

because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.” 2 Ch. 27

“But still the people acted corruptly”

Historical EventsHistorical Events

King AhazRezin king of Syria and

Pekah the son of Remaliah

“Do not fear or be fainthearted for these two stubs of smoking firebrands” Isa 7:4

King AhazRezin king of Syria and

Pekah the son of Remaliah

“Do not fear or be fainthearted for these two stubs of smoking firebrands” Isa 7:4

Historical EventsHistorical Events

King HezekiahAssyrian King

Sennacherib & the Rabshakeh

“Has any one of the gods of the nations delivered its land from the hand of the king of Assyria?” Isa 36:18

King HezekiahAssyrian King

Sennacherib & the Rabshakeh

“Has any one of the gods of the nations delivered its land from the hand of the king of Assyria?” Isa 36:18

King Sennacherib

Historical EventsHistorical Events“Do not be afraid of the words

which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. Surely I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.” Isa 37:6-7

The Angel of the Lord killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers in 1 night

“Do not be afraid of the words which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. Surely I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.” Isa 37:6-7

The Angel of the Lord killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers in 1 night

Historical EventsHistorical Events

“I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will add to your days fifteen years.” Isa 38:5

“‘Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,’ says the LORD.” Isa 39:6

“I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will add to your days fifteen years.” Isa 38:5

“‘Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,’ says the LORD.” Isa 39:6

Historical EventsHistorical Events“I am the LORD, who makes all things, Who stretches out the heavens all alone, Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself, …, Who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd, and he shall perform all My pleasure, saying to Jerusalem, “You shall be built,” and to the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.”’” Isa 44:24,28

“I am the LORD, who makes all things, Who stretches out the heavens all alone, Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself, …, Who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd, and he shall perform all My pleasure, saying to Jerusalem, “You shall be built,” and to the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.”’” Isa 44:24,28

Isaiah 19Isaiah 19

“In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD at its border.” Isa 19:19, 6th Hatour, “Muharraq” Monastery, St.

Theophilus, the 23rd Pope of Alexandria, 4th/5th Century A.D.

“Blessed is Egypt My people” Isa 19:25 March 12th, 1976

“In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD at its border.” Isa 19:19, 6th Hatour, “Muharraq” Monastery, St.

Theophilus, the 23rd Pope of Alexandria, 4th/5th Century A.D.

“Blessed is Egypt My people” Isa 19:25 March 12th, 1976

Moving of the “Muqattam”Moving of the “Muqattam”St. Abraam Ebn Zara’a, 62nd Pope of

Alexandria & St. Severus Ebn Al-MuqaffaAl-Muizz & a Jewish minister named Yaqub Ebn

Killis“The ox knows its owner and the donkey its

master’s crib; But Israel does not know” Isa 1:3

“If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to the mountain move from here to there, and it will move” (Matt. 17:20 & Mark 11:23)

St. Abraam Ebn Zara’a, 62nd Pope of Alexandria & St. Severus Ebn Al-Muqaffa

Al-Muizz & a Jewish minister named Yaqub Ebn Killis

“The ox knows its owner and the donkey its master’s crib; But Israel does not know” Isa 1:3

“If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to the mountain move from here to there, and it will move” (Matt. 17:20 & Mark 11:23)

“Vision”“Vision”

“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” 2 Tim 3:16

Divine inspiration does not nullify the character of the writer

The meaning intended by God is preserved, but the language & style differ from writer to writer

“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” 2 Tim 3:16

Divine inspiration does not nullify the character of the writer

The meaning intended by God is preserved, but the language & style differ from writer to writer

“Vision”“Vision”

Written over 1600 years,From about 1500 B.C. to about 100 A.D.

Written by over 45 authors,Moses Raised in the house of

PharaohPeter FishermanAmos Sheep breederJoshua Military commanderSolomon Full of the Wisdom of GodDaniel Head of all the governors of

Persia under king Darius

Written over 1600 years,From about 1500 B.C. to about 100 A.D.

Written by over 45 authors,Moses Raised in the house of

PharaohPeter FishermanAmos Sheep breederJoshua Military commanderSolomon Full of the Wisdom of GodDaniel Head of all the governors of

Persia under king Darius

“Vision”“Vision”Written under different circumstances:

Moses wrote in the desertSaint Paul wrote in PrisonSaint Luke wrote while traveling from city to cityJoshua was very happy while writing because of

all the victories that God granted His peopleJeremiah was very sad while writing because of

the captivity that fell on the Israelites

Written under different circumstances:Moses wrote in the desertSaint Paul wrote in PrisonSaint Luke wrote while traveling from city to cityJoshua was very happy while writing because of

all the victories that God granted His peopleJeremiah was very sad while writing because of

the captivity that fell on the Israelites

“Vision”“Vision”

Different peopleDifferent placesDifferent timesDifferent Languages

However, there is a strange and wonderful unity throughout ALL the books of the Holy Bible.

Different peopleDifferent placesDifferent timesDifferent Languages

However, there is a strange and wonderful unity throughout ALL the books of the Holy Bible.

“Vision”“Vision”The Bible is a work shared between the Holy

Spirit and the writers“For prophecy never came by the will of man,

but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit” 2 Pet 1:21

In Islam, the writer has no role, i.e. the word came down from heaven in a specific language

“The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life” 2 Cor 3:6

The Bible is a work shared between the Holy Spirit and the writers

“For prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit” 2 Pet 1:21

In Islam, the writer has no role, i.e. the word came down from heaven in a specific language

“The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life” 2 Cor 3:6

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