# Isaiah

## Facts:

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](../names/ahaz.md), [Assyria](../names/assyria.md), [Christ](../kt/christ.md), [Hezekiah](../names/hezekiah.md), [Jotham](../names/jotham.md), [Judah](../names/kingdomofjudah.md), [prophet](../kt/prophet.md), [Uzziah](../names/uzziah.md))

## Bible References:

* [2 Kings 20:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/20/01)
* [Acts 28:26](rc://en/tn/help/act/28/26)
* [Isaiah 01:1](rc://en/tn/help/isa/01/1)
* [Luke 03:4](rc://en/tn/help/luk/03/4)
* [Mark 01:01](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/01/01)
* [Mark 07:06](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/07/06)
* [Matthew 03:03](rc://en/tn/help/mat/03/03)
* [Matthew 04:14](rc://en/tn/help/mat/04/14)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[21:09](rc://en/tn/help/obs/21/09)__ The prophet __Isaiah__ prophesied that the Messiah would be born from a virgin.
* __[21:10](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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](rc://en/tn/help/obs/21/11)__ The prophet __Isaiah__ also prophesied that the Messiah would be hated without reason and rejected.
* __[21:12](rc://en/tn/help/obs/21/12)__ __Isaiah__ prophesied that people would spit on, mock, and beat the Messiah. 
* __[26:02](rc://en/tn/help/obs/26/02)__ 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.
* __[45:08](rc://en/tn/help/obs/45/08)__ When Philip approached the chariot, he heard the Ethiopian reading from what the prophet __Isaiah__ wrote.
* __[45:10](rc://en/tn/help/obs/45/10)__ Philip explained to the Ethiopian that __Isaiah__ was writing about Jesus.

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H3470, G2268
