Probably the two most well-known prophets in the Bible, Isaiah and Jeremiah held one of the highest and most important occupations in the Old Testament. Even today, the equivalent office of minister is the most important office in the church. Therefore, we can almost relate to the burdens these two carried as God called them to preach to His people. There are many similarities and differences between the lives of these two men, from their calling unto their deaths.
Isaiah, or “The Messianic Prophet,” the author of the twenty-third book of the Bible named for him, lived from around 740-680 BC and preached for about 40 years to Israel, Judah and other nations. He was born into an influential Jewish family and was well-educated in the area of international affairs. Therefore, he spent much of his time advising the royalty especially on matters of foreign affairs. He especially preached against alliances with other
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He speaks about Jesus, the coming Messiah, the great redeemer of God’s people. Isaiah mentions Christ a lot in his preaching. Isaiah 53 is a chapter which speaks all about the suffering of Christ for God’s people. Isaiah really speaks about Christ in all his aspects, from his divine nature to his lowly birth to his ministry to his second coming. All throughout his preaching, he also speaks of God gathering his covenant people and establishing a kingdom with them. He also refers to the gathering of all nations, even the Gentiles.
Isaiah also addresses the Day of the Lord and God’s kingdom, pointing to the end of the world when Christ will return and set up God’s kingdom. All of the warnings that Isaiah preaches are for the church of all ages. The church must take heed to these warnings and accordingly can be assured that God’s promises of mercy and salvation through Jesus are true.
Isaiah was martyred during the reign of Manasseh when he was sawn in
Before I start to explain anything that Jeremiah had to say and his messages, I must first explain a little bit about the kind of man that Jeremiah was. As with most of the prophets, personality plays a major role in what they wrote. It is almost impossible to find a passage in the bible that has not influenced in some way by peoples beliefs and feelings. The writings that Jeremiah had done are the same way. His personality influenced them immensely (Smith, 3). ."..The fact is that no prophet started so deeply from himself as Jeremiah did." (Smith, 5). There can be no way of knowing exactly how he lived or how long that he lived. The only information that can be gathered on him is from what people have written about him in the bible. Some more information of Jeremiah was that he was hated by almost everyone for him message that he was sending. People did not want to hear that they were doing wrong and that Yahweh was angry with them. Because of this, Jeremiah himself didn't want to be a prophet. He despised spreading such an unpopular message, but he saw it as something he had to do. He took it as more of an obligation rather than a delight.
Among Jewish peasantry at the time of Jesus were two distinct types of prophets: the action prophets, who "led sizable movements of peasants from the villages of Judea in anticipation of God's new, eschatological act of liberation," and the oracular prophets, who delivered oracles of either judgment or deliverance (185). The former, as illustrated by the case of Theudas, appea...
This statement is difficult to understand because of the grammar. We do not know what form the verbs are in. Also, if it is interpreted as commands, Isaiah is a prophet of falsehood. God is essentially telling Isaiah to tell the Jewish people to ignore everything and continue to sin. This is difficult because we do not want God to be unaccepting of repentance and one who spreads falsehoods.
For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
During his time of teaching, he started to openly speak about the Reign of God coming among the people; however, his public speaking of this matter and the “Kingdom of God” started to upset a numerous amount of people . The “Kingdom of God” that Jesus spoke about basically meant that...
Isaiah lived during the time of Saul and David’s. Isaiah was a prophet, politician, and poet. He spoke of believing in any other god, other than the one and only would bring destruction. It is only throu...
LaHaye, Tim F., and Edward E. Hindson. The Popular Encyclopedia of Bible Prophecy. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2004.
...e enemy is thrown into the lake of fire (Revelation 19:1-3; 19:11-20:15), and the doom of death is celebrated (Isaiah 26:19).
The work of scriptural prophets was intimately linked to contemporary world events. Prophetic disappeared after the scriptural prophets. (Deist 1984: 131-2)
This paper will compare the concept of the Messiah within Judaism and the development of the messianic tradition within Christianity. Consideration will be given to Judaic thought on how this religion understands the concept of the Messiah. Defining how throughout history it shaped the foundation of this religion to distinguish its own individual identity. Analysis will focus on the abstraction of the Messiah and how Jewish believers interpret the coming of the Messiah in connection with the prophecy of Isaiah. Discussing how eschatology is understood in this religion compared to Christianity, and how different Jewish groups define the Messiah prophecy from early history up until the modern day era.
The Book of Isaiah is a book full of oracles such as the one narrating Isaiah's calling to be a prophet for the Lord God. In accordance with his classical poetic style the passage is full of imagery and sensual descriptions. Concerned with the fall of the nation, Isaiah has God himself warning the people of what is to come for a stronger impact on the Israelites. As a man who lived through the reins of four kings whom throughout the book are of great importance, Isaiah sees God as a functioning king and ruler. Much of what is said and seen in Isaiah 6:1-13 relate to other events in the rest of the book and surely influence Isaiah's life completely.
The Kingdom of God is a new creation, “full of God’s grace, and creation’s destiny being fulfilled” (Powell, 2008, pp. 174). It is the hope and redemption for Israel. The preaching of the Good News embodies the Kingdom of God (Powell, 2008, pp. 175). Jesus preached the affirmation that Israel was God’s elect people, and that He came to bring forth God’s grace and mercy to the world. In addition, the Kingdom of God brought forth holiness, the fulfillment of the prophecy’s from the Old Testament Prophets, the arrival of the Holy Spirit, the fulfillment of the Messianic King, God’s rule over sin, and the opportunity for Israel to turn away from their wickedness and choose to be faithful and obedient to God (Powell, 2008, pp. 175-183).
Christ states that he was brought into this world to deliver the message that the Lord has for humanity. He was sent to this world to preach about the word of the Lord. Christ announces his only purpose which is to save humanity and to preach about the good news that comes when humanity stops engaging in violence. In Nazareth, Jesus reads from the book of the prophet Isaiah, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because God has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. God has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord” (Luke 4:18-19). This is one of the most striking moments of Christ ministry. The message of this passage is that the word of the Lord has been fulfilled and that God has sent him to proclaim the good news to the poor. The good news that God was referring meant that both the sick and oppressed would be
Smith, James E. The Major Prophet. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1992. Print. The. Old Testament Survey Series -.
The book is an account of the past of the Jewish people. It is powerful in its ability to foretell the future. Isaiah is a book, much like Jeremiah from our previous assignment that calls out to God and questions why things are unjust. People at times wonder if God has left themor no one or nothing is in actual control—these are questions that are being asked today. The answer today is the same as yesterday—Isaiah reminds us that we are limited in our true understanding of God’s ways and