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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, Assyria, Christ, Hezekiah, Jotham, Judah, prophet, Uzziah)

Bible References:

Examples from the Bible stories:

*21:09 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. *26:02 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 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.