The Book of the Prophet Isaiah
Life of Isaiah
son of Amoz
prophet in Jerusalem 740-701 BC
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Syria
kingdom of Israel (the northern kingdom, Samaria)
Hoshea, vassal king of Israel (to Assyria)
Sargon II (Assyria)
Samaritans (Levites mixed with Assyrians)
Egypt (mostly people looking to them for political alliances)
Sannacherib (Assyria), successor to Sargon
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah (Judah), wicked king who had Isaiah killed
Themes in Isaiah's Writing
Judah overrun by Assyria, but nation still preserved (not completely destroyed)
Ephraim (Israel) destroyed as a nation
the fall of Syria
destruction of Assyria
eventual fall of Jerusalem
Babylonian captivity of Judah
Isaiah's Figurative Geography
Babylon - wickedness and corruption
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Cannanites, Philistines, Ammorites - practice of idolatry
Lebanon, Bashan - pride and haughtiness – they were areas with northern mountains and lofty cedars
Ephraim, Samaria - the Northern Kingdom
Isaiah and the Book of Mormon
Isaiah 48 is the first chapter in the Book of Mormon copied, and almost every verse from the Nephite account is different.
Isaiah 13-23
These are chapters giving warnings to certain nations. We have a prophet that's been given the authority to prophecy to neighboring countries. The burden is to warn and to testify. There are nine nations that he warns: Babylon, Moab, Damascus, Egypt, Tyre, Ariel (?)
Chapters and Themes
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Isaiah 2 - last days, Millenium, Second Coming
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Isaiah 5 - The Lord's vineyard, gathering of Israel
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Isaiah 7 - Ephraim and Syria war against Judah
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Isaiah 11 - Christ, Millenium, gathering of Israel
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Isaiah 33 - Second Coming; cool verses about promises to the righteous
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