the Book of Isaiah
Who wrote the Book of Isaiah? The King Hezekiah theory. According to
tradition first appearing in the Talmud, a compendium of Jewish law
redacted in Babylonia at about 500 CE (Bava Batra 14b-15a), the Book of
Isaiah was written by King Hezekiah, who reigned from 715 to 686 BCE, and
his aides.the type of person he wasHezekiah was afaithful king of that did
what was right in the sight of the Lord for most of his life, Although
Hezekiah, was the son of wicked King Ahaz, he walked with God. He was
twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine
years in Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:2).
The Basics courseis designed to help
brothers and sisters in Christ, who have a desire for a brief study over each
of the books of the Bible. While being more than just a timeline, it is
designed to give a person a more realistic overview of the entire Bible. As
well as pointing out different highlights along the way. Imagine riding in a
car and seeing exit signs for a town. Each sign gives a brief glimpse of
what is inside, while if you wanted to thoroughly investigate the town you
would have to take the exit. This series is a collected work of the books of
the Bible while continuing to drive past each of the exits. I would encourage
you to take any exit and allow the Lord God to direct your path to where He
would guide us.Isaiah was killed by being sawn in two with a wooden saw
by King Manasseh soon after he had taken the throne. They summarize
based on the evidence that Isaiah’s prophetic work was from 739-690 BC.
The book of Isaiah is a magnificent book for several reasons, first God is
declaring what He plans to do for the nations of Judah and Israel, but also
to even rescue the whole world from their sins. The book is a marvelous
pronouncement of the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ. There are 66
chapters to the book of Isaiah. I would be foolish to attempt to write them
out in a sequence or in a timeline, but will rather point out a certain
understanding one should take when reading Isaiah. Some will say we
should read Isaiah as symbolic, or others will say we need to read the
chapters in an allegorical way only. However, this is not the case. Isaiah is
foremost a book of God declaring something. As a reader it is our job to
know what the topic is so we can better understand the context. Even if it
sounds strange, this does not mean we are to ignore it. Many people today
would have allegorized away prophecies in Isaiah regarding Jesus Christ’s
first coming, and yet from history we know they happened literally. Take
Isaiah seriously when you read through the book.One– Simple Reality
“COME
NOW, AND LET US REASON TOGETHER,”SAYS THE LORD, “THOUGH YOUR
SINS ARE LIKE SCARLET, THEY SHALL BE AS WHITE AS SNOW;THOUGH
THEY ARE RED LIKE CRIMSON,THEY SHALL BE AS WOOL.IF YOU ARE
WILLING AND OBEDIENT,YOU SHALL EAT THE GOOD OF THE LAND;BUT IF
YOU REFUSE AND REBEL,YOU SHALL BE DEVOURED BY THE SWORD”;FOR
THE MOUTH OF THE LORD HAS SPOKEN.No one is perfect in this world but
we have to try our hardest to do better and get right with god so we don't
keep on with our sins just have to better ourselves and do right with
god.
God
takes away our sin, unconditionally and totally. This is the
beautiful reality that is given to us by God’s grace. Great blessing
comes with obedience in fellowship with our heavenly Father,
while hardship and discontent accompany disobedience!
Wonderful Counselor: I can gain from Christ’swisdom i can
listen to the ones that have wisdom they have already lived
through what i haven't just have to take in the advise in listen to
the wisdom. Mighty God: I can rely on Christ’s power if we don't
trust in his power the devil will try and take over your life and world
because that's all the devil wants to do is see people be down and
killing themselves or killing others.Whenwe serve God, we can do
so with the utmost confidence. Because of his presence and power,
we never need to shrink back. When we are called by God and
obedient to his daily direction, we work with an
indestructible assurance.godsSAYING TO ME, “YOU AREMY SERVANT,I
HAVE CHOSEN YOU AND NOT CAST YOU OFF”FEAR NOT, FOR I AM WITH
YOU;As we follow Jesus, we can know that God’s handis with us.
Most importantly, we can trust him. His nature and character
assure us that we are safe and strong. His protection keeps us from
ultimate destruction. Of course, we cannot be stubborn or
reckless and expect him to protect us from our own
foolishness. Seven major themes touching our work emergefrom Isaiah’s
writings: (1) there is an integral connection between our worship and our
work life, (2) arrogant pride and self-sufficiency in our work will bring us
down, (3) God despises wealth gained by exploiting poor and marginalized
people, (4)God wills that as we trust in him, wemay live in peace and
prosperity, (5) our creator God is the source of everything, (6) in Isaiah, we see
a powerful example of God’s servant at work, and finally, (7) today’s work
finds its ultimate meaning in the New Creation.
