Isaiah's prophetic ministry
About this date: The book includes material associated with later exilic and post-exilic settings; this marker is for Isaiah's eighth-century ministry.
Isaiah addresses Judah amid Assyrian pressure and gives enduring visions of holiness, judgment, a righteous king, and restoration.
People
- Isaiah
Scripture
- Isaiah 1 — Isaiah opens with an indictment of Judah's injustice and empty worship.
- Isaiah 6 — Isaiah's temple vision includes a call, purification, and commission.
- Isaiah 7 — The Immanuel sign is given amid the Syro-Ephraimite crisis; later readings differ about its fulfillment.
- Isaiah 9 — A promised child and future rule are announced in language of light and peace.