Isaiah

Technical Profile

• Name Meaning: Hebrew Yəšaʿyāhû (“Yahweh is salvation”), highlighting deliverance attributed to Israel’s covenant God.
• Period/Era: Divided Kingdom (8th century BC), during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah.
• Main References: Isaiah 1–66; narrative intersections in 2 Kings 19–20; 2 Chronicles 26–32.
• Key Connections: Son of Amoz (Isaiah 1:1); prophetic ministry centered in Judah and Jerusalem; interaction with King Ahaz (Isaiah 7) and King Hezekiah (Isaiah 36–39).

Who was Isaiah?

Isaiah was a major prophet who proclaimed the word of the LORD to Judah and Jerusalem.
He received a temple vision commissioning him to speak to a covenant community facing moral and political crisis (Isaiah 6).
His ministry addressed both immediate threats from Assyria and longer-range hopes for restoration after judgment.

Key Events & Achievements

• Event 1: Received a prophetic call in the temple and was appointed to speak to Judah (Isaiah 6:1–13).
• Event 2: Confronted King Ahaz during the Syro-Ephraimite crisis and delivered the “Immanuel” sign oracle (Isaiah 7:1–17).
• Event 3: Counseled and challenged Judah during the Assyrian threat in Hezekiah’s reign, including the siege context of Jerusalem (Isaiah 36–37).

Life Lesson & Legacy

Isaiah’s ministry portrays prophetic faithfulness as covenantal warning and public hope grounded in the LORD’s holiness and purposes for Zion.

Key Verse

"Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!" — Isaiah 6:3, ESV