Major Prophets                                                  KL Paulson
Bro. R. Spurgeon                                                 9-17-1995

Book of Isaiah

    A. The Prophet Isaiah

   Isaiah, whose name means either [...]

B. Historical setting

   Dated at possibly 760-690 B.C.

   The prophesies of Isaiah take place from his call (6:1 -- 740 B.C. -- The year King Uzziah/Azariah died) till shortly after Hezekiah's death.   (Tradition says that Manasseh had Isaiah 'sawn asunder')

   Contemporaries:
Kings -- Uzziah, [...] (Judah) 

Prophets -- Hosea (Israel and Judah)
            Micah (Judah)
            Amos (Israel)

Leaders at time of Isaiah's call (740 BC) 

     Pekah -- Israel
     Jotham -- Judah
     Tiglath-pilesar III -- Assyria
     Rezin -- Syria

Course of Historical Events

--Jotham took over a prosperous Judah, and held to an anti-Assyrian policy.
--Pekah formed an alliance with Rezin to resist Assyria
--Ahaz elevated to the throne in Judah by pro-Assyrian party (735 BC)
--Syria and Israel invade Judah as coersion to join forces against Assyria.

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C. Message

   1. Isaiah stands preeminent among Old Testament writers in clarity of prophetic description regarding the person, character, and work of the Messiah.

   2. Main theme is God's Deliverance.

--from Syria and Israel
--from Assyria
--from Babylon

D. General Outline

I. [...]