What Kind of Literature / Genre Is the Book of Isaiah? Related Video on who Isaiah was from Emmanuel Bible Church. And lastly, even if a disciple of Isaiah wrote the last section, he would have used Isaiah’s ideas from the Holy Spirit’s inspiration. One probable cause of the difference in style is that Isaiah switches from talking about his current time to talking about a distant future another explanation is that a number of years may have lapsed between the sections. Though some scholars question if he is the author of chapters 40-66 due to a change in style and vocabulary however, the traditional view is that Isaiah authored the entire book. Isaiah is the only author listed in the book. What we do know about Isaiah is that he was married with a family in Jerusalem and he took up the call to be God’s prophet. Isaiah is named as the son of Amoz (not to be confused with Amos) the Bible says nothing more about Amoz, but the ESV Study Bible quotes Jewish tradition as claiming Amoz to be brother to Amaziah, king of Judah, which would put Isaiah into the royal family. His messages were delivered between 739 and 701 BC. Isaiah (‘the LORD saves’ or ‘Yahweh saves’) was a prophet in the 8 th Century BC, a contemporary of Amos, Hosea, Micah, and Jonah. The earth will disclose the blood shed on it the earth will conceal its slain no longer.” – Isaiah 26:1-21, NIVīefore we talk about Isaiah the prophet, what is a prophesy? The NIV Study Bible states, “ A prophecy is a God-given message that speaks to people about their condition, urges change, and may describe future events as a means to motivate the people to faithfulness.” See, the LORD is coming out of his dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed by. But your dead will live, LORD their bodies will rise- let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout for joy- your dew is like the dew of the morning the earth will give birth to her dead. We have not brought salvation to the earth, and the people of the world have not come to life. We were with child, we writhed in labor, but we gave birth to wind. As a pregnant woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pain, so were we in your presence, LORD. LORD, they came to you in their distress when you disciplined them, they could barely whisper a prayer. You have gained glory for yourself you have extended all the borders of the land. You have enlarged the nation, LORD you have enlarged the nation. You punished them and brought them to ruin you wiped out all memory of them. They are now dead, they live no more their spirits do not rise. LORD our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone do we honor. LORD, you establish peace for us all that we have accomplished you have done for us. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them. LORD, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. But when grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and do not regard the majesty of the LORD. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. My soul yearns for you in the night in the morning my spirit longs for you. Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you your name and renown are the desire of our hearts. The path of the righteous is level you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth. Feet trample it down- the feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the poor. He humbles those who dwell on high, he lays the lofty city low he levels it to the ground and casts it down to the dust. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal. You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith. “ In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city God makes salvation its walls and ramparts. The chapter title in Isaiah 26 is: ‘A Song of Praise’ in the NIV and ‘You Keep Him in Perfect Peace’ in the ESV. Is this a warning, a command, a promise? What should we make of this verse today and how can we apply it? Let’s start by looking at the full passage. In reading this verse alone it probably seems eerily familiar to the coronavirus quarantine. “ Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed by.” – Isaiah 26:20
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