Isaiah Thesis

Isaiah 58:6-14 is a very powerful passage. The first bible version that I read it in was the King James Version. That version didn't really make very much sense to me because of all the "thou's" and "thee's" and "thines". So then I looked it up again in the New Revised Standard Version. It was a lot clearer when I looked it up in that bible. There are a few similarities and differences from the different versions that I read. The two that stood out the most to me was the King James Version, and the New Revised Standard Version. The differences were like night and day. Probably because they were the first two that I read, and maybe because the King James Version, like I said earlier, has a lot of the "1800's language," like "thou"

Linda, it’s obvious that your research on Isaiah is going to generate a tremendous amount of information that will help to define this man of God. What makes the Book of Isaiah unique is that it can be compare to the Bible because it has 66 chapters and the Bible has 66 books, and I suggest that it has vastly impacted the theological comprehension of Christianity. With that being said, may I recommend the implementation of the type culture that existed doing the time of Isaiah’s calling, and some form of historical context that influence his decision, so that the readers would have a place of origin. Klein states, “The correct interpretation of a biblical passage will be consistent with the historical-cultural background of the passage. There

Q: Why do scholars see in Second Isaiah [1] the birth of radical monotheism and [2] the belief that YHWH is the God of universal history.

The book of Isaiah has a lot of unique historical, social, and political factors to it. The prophet Isaiah prophesied during the reign of King Ahaz and Hezekiah (740-681 BC). Isaiah mainly worked during the reign of Hezekiah, However; his first narrative was under King Ahaz in 734-733 BC. In which, King Ahaz was dealing with crisis regarding foreign powers and was struggling on how to protect his people. One of main themes in the book of Isaiah is that not to trust in human power but instead one should trust in God. Isaiah prophesied under a very complicated social setting, Isaiah lived during a time of rapid corruption in the government of Israel. He preached that the government was not following God's covenant. He also preached to the people of Israel who rebelled against God’s covenant. The prophet Isaiah also guided the leaders of Israel during very tough political times.

2. After the Babylonian crisis in Judah. The war had become a stronghold to the people. Being that God is a loving God, He wanted, Isaiah, to give the people hope for the future. Isaiah

The genre of this book is prophecy. The key themes in the book of Isaiah are punishment, holiness, messiah, salvation, and hope. The major events are the call of Isaiah to be a prophet for the Lord, the suffering servant, and the prophecy of the virgin birth. Isaiah understands that God is a god of mercy,

Birch describes prophets in his book, What Would the Lord Require: The Old Testament Call to Social Witness, as he states the nature of prophets “in the Old Testament this role was taken by individuals who seemed to function in a distinct office, although those who were prophets were drawn from widely different circumstances of life”(Birch, 74). Third Isaiah was written sometime between 538-516 BCE, by an individual that seemingly is a follower of what the author of Second Isaiah teaches. Historical references in Third Isaiah place the teaching sometimes and the Babylonian campaign of 586 BCE. But who does the Book of Isiah speak to, and what is the message. The book of Isaiah answers both of these questions when it

56-66, 357. 22Oswalt, The Book of Isaiah: Chapters 40-66, 608; Koole, Isaiah III: Isaiah 23Robert B. Chisholm, From Exegesis to Exposition: A Practical Guide to Using Biblical Hebrew (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002), 124-26. 24Ibid., 608; Motyer, The Prophecy of Isaiah, 514. 216

Isaiah was very enthusiastic during the reigns of five kings. However, he began life wanting to be a prophet. When King Uzziah died, Isaiah could have been recognized as a scribe in Jerusalem. It was a reputable vocation, but God had other plans for this servant. Isaiah's explanation of God's call leaves no doubt about

Elijah was a prophet of god here is his amazing story with god he was a child of the tisbe family from the clan of gad the gad clan lived in a place where the old traditional stuff of the past in the time of Joshua where treasured the most he stayed there for 25 years and when he was a man god came to him in a whisper and told him that you must go to to Israel where king Ahab is and announce my curse so he went to king ahab and announced god's curse and god and told the king of the deaths of his sons and the and also then Elijah said there will be no rain unless i say so and the king asked elijah what have i done to deserve that kind of curses and Elijah replied you builded temples of baal your wife's deity to please you wife and because

Isaiah was a prophet, he lived around 739 BC, and he wanted the people of Judah to follow God’s plan and not go to war. The people of Judah were going to war with the Assyrians, but Isaiah told the king of Judah that God had a plan and not to fight even though they would be conquered. Isaiah had a message for the people of Judah, and the message was that a suffering servant would come and save them from their sins. Isaiah said the servant would bring salvation to everyone. This was God’s plan for them.

The book of Isaiah provides a message to the nation of Israel and is one of the most powerful books of prophecy in the Bible. The prophet spoke of events to come that many have attempted to discern. Scholars, Rabbis and Christian Clergy differ in their interpretations of these passages in Isaiah 52 and 53.

Isaiah came during a pivotal time in history. The world was changing rapidly and life was on the edge of prosperity and ruin, as it is today. In this uncertain time Isaiah was called by God to deliver a message of warning, comfort, and deliverance. Christians view the prophecies of Isaiah as a projection of the coming of Jesus Christ. Isaiah spoke of divine judgment and the promises of God through the Prince of Peace. Isaiah’s message of the future King was very meticulous. He describes how Christ will come, Christ’s character and Christ’s purpose. In this paper I will dissect Isaiah’s prophecies in the Old Testament and reference them to the events of Christ in the New Testament.

The five major sections of Isaiah 1-39 and primary idea in each part are as noted below:

God is always faithful to those that trust in Him and in this study you will see that faithfulness when His children call upon Him with a faithful, humble, and trusting heart.