•
Isaiah
is called a prophet (to the Southern Kingdom of Judah,)
• Isaiah = “the salvation of Jehovah” (Yeshayah,
meaning “Salvation of YA[hwe]H.) http://www.free-online-bible-study.org/bible-study-isaiah.html
•
The
title of the book is “The vision of Isaiah”(V1)
• 66
Chapters
•
Most
quoted Old testament book in the new.
• Son
of Amoz
•
Isaiah
Reigned contemporaneously with 4 kings of Judah
•
Isaiah
according to the Hebrew canon comes after Kings and before Jeremiah (Bu)*
•
Chronological
order is not the same as canonical
•
Isaiah
falls under the “latter prophets” (Bu)
•
4
Greater or Longer prophets, Isai, Jer, Eze, Dan, all these are dated
•
12
Minor or shorter prophets, 6 are dated ,
i.e. Hos, Amos, Micah, Zeph, Hagg, Zech.
•
6
undated are Joel, Obad, Jonah, Nahum, Habb, Malachi.
• *
Bu = E.W. Bullinger
•
The
book of Isaiah is quoted or alluded to 85 times in the new testament (Bu)
• 61 separate passages are quoted or
alluded to, thus some passages more than once. (Bu)
•
7
books out of 27 new testament books do not have no quotations or allusions (Bu)
• Isaiah’s name is mentioned 21 times
in the new testament. (Bu)
• 4
times by Jesus Christ
• 2
times by Matthew
• 4
times by Luke
• 3
times by John
• 2
times by John the Baptist
• 6
times by Paul
•
Thus
there is sufficient reason to delve into the Book of Isaiah further and come to
grips with this most wonderful book.
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