Testament: | Old |
Description: | Isaiah is the twenty-third book of the Bible and one of the major prophetic books. It contains the prophecies and teachings of Isaiah, a prophet in ancient Judah, who called for repentance, social justice, and faithfulness to the covenant. The book covers themes of judgment and redemption, the coming of the Messianic figure, and the vision of a new heaven and new earth. Isaiah's prophecies are central to both Jewish and Christian eschatology. |
Chapters: | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 |
Author name: | Isaiah |
Written date: | Around 740-680 BC |
Location: | Jerusalem |
Genre: | Prophetic |
Chapter count: | 66 |
Verse count: | 1292 |
Language: | Hebrew |
Audience: | The people of Judah and Jerusalem, and all nations |
Theme: | Judgment, redemption, and the coming Messianic kingdom |
Key verses: | Isaiah 6:8; Isaiah 9:6-7; Isaiah 53:5 |
Summary: | Isaiah is the twenty-third book of the Bible and one of the major prophetic books. Isaiah prophesies judgment and destruction for the people of Judah and Jerusalem because of their sins, but he also speaks of hope, redemption, and the coming of the Messiah who will establish a kingdom of peace and justice. |
Outline: | I. Judgments and Promises (1:1-39:8)
II. Comfort and Redemption (40:1-55:13)
III. The Future Glory of Zion (56:1-66:24) |