Isaiah

Definition

Isaiah was a prophet of God who prophesied during the reigns of four kings of Judah: Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah.

• He lived in Jerusalem during the time when the Assyrians were attacking the city, during the reign of Hezekiah.
• The Old Testament book of Isaiah is one of the major books of the Bible.
• Isaiah wrote many prophecies that came true while he was still living.
• Isaiah is especially known for the prophecies he wrote about the Messiah that came true 700 years later when Jesus was living on earth.
• Jesus and his disciples quoted Isaiah’s prophecies to teach people about the Messiah.

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(See also: Ahaz, Assyria, Christ, Hezekiah, Jotham, Judah, prophet, Uzziah)

Bible References

• 2 Kings 20:1-3
• Acts 28:26
• Isaiah 1:1
• Luke 3:4
• Mark 1:1
• Mark 7:6
• Matthew 3:3
• Matthew 4:14

Examples from the Bible stories

• __21:9 The prophet Isaiah__ prophesied that the Messiah would be born from a virgin.
• __21:10 The prophet Isaiah__ said the Messiah would live in Galilee, comfort broken-hearted people, and proclaim freedom to captives and release to prisoners.
• __21:11 The prophet Isaiah__ also prophesied that the Messiah would be hated without reason and rejected.
• __21:12 Isaiah__ prophesied that people would spit on, mock, and beat the Messiah.
• __26:2 They handed him (Jesus) the scroll of the prophet Isaiah__ so that he would read from it. Jesus opened up the scroll and read part of it to the people.
• __45:8 When Philip approached the chariot, he heard the Ethiopian reading from what the prophet Isaiah__ wrote.
• __45:10 Philip explained to the Ethiopian that Isaiah__ was writing about Jesus.

Word Data

• Strong’s: H3470, G22680