The Book Of Isaiah Research Paper

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The Hebrew prophet Isaiah was best known to have predicted the coming of Jesus Christ. He was believed to live 700 years before Jesus was born. He was born in Jerusalem, Israel. In the year of King Uzziah’s death said to found his calling as a prophet when he saw a vision. It is believed that he had written 1-39 chapters in The Book of Isaiah with other prophets authoring the rest of the book. He had prophesized the coming of Jesus Christ, the messiah.
Isaiah was the son of Amoz. He was a member of the royal family. His first public appearance as the attractive inspired prophet during the year of Uzziah’s affliction with the sickness leprosy. He ministered with all of the people for possibly 90 years. He is quoted more in the New …show more content…
A divine tells Isaiah that he saw “The Lord sitting upon a high and exalted throne, and his train filled the Temple. Seraphim where standing around him. Each one had six wings; with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he did fly. And one called unto the other, and said: Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.' And the posts of the threshold shook at the voices of those that called aloud, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: 'Woe is me, for I am lost, because a man of unclean lips am I, and in the midst of people of unclean lips do I dwell; for the King, the Lord of Hosts, have mine eyes seen.' Then flew one of the Seraphim to me, and in his hand was a live coal he had taken from the altar with the tongs. And he laid it upon my mouth and said; 'Lo, this has touched thy lips, and thy iniquity is departed and thy sin is …show more content…
Made obstinate is the heart of this people; their ears are heavy and their eyes shut; or else their eyes would see, their ears hear, and their hearts be understanding, in order that they repent and be healed.' And I said: 'How long, oh Lord?' And He replied: 'Until cities be left waste without inhabitants, and houses without men, and the land be made desolate as a wilderness. Till G d will have removed the men far away, and there will be great desolation in the midst of the land. And should a tenth part thereof remain, it will again be swept away. Yet like the terebinth and oak, which when felled, retain their roots and stem, so remains the stem of their holy
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