Isaiah
Israelite / Jew Hebrew, Jerusalem (Judah) · Divided Kingdom · Old Testament
- Also called
- Esaias
- Name means
- The LORD is salvation
- Role
- Prophet of Judah
- When
- c. 740-680 BC (reigns of Uzziah to Hezekiah)
What they did
Saw the LORD high and lifted up and answered, 'Here am I; send me.' He counselled King Hezekiah and prophesied of the Messiah's birth, His reign and His suffering.
Why it matters: the purpose of their role
His prophecies of the suffering Servant are fulfilled in Christ, who is given 'for a light to the Gentiles' so that salvation reaches the end of the earth.
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. Isaiah 6:8 (KJV)
Bible references
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Isaiah 1:1 (KJV)
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. Isaiah 6:8 (KJV)
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 (KJV)
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. Isaiah 49:6 (KJV)
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 (KJV)
And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, Luke 4:17 (KJV)
Family
- Father
- Amoz
- Spouse(s)
- The prophetess (unnamed)
- Children
- Shear-jashub, Maher-shalal-hash-baz
His sons' names were signs to Israel (Isaiah 7:3; 8:3, 18).
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