Bible Characters · Divided Kingdom
Isaiah
The prophet who saw the LORD high and lifted up in the temple, volunteered to be sent, and foretold the child to be born and the servant pierced for our transgressions.
The facts, as Scripture gives them
- Lived
- He prophesied in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah (Isaiah 1:1). Dates not given in Scripture.
- Region
- Jerusalem, in the kingdom of Judah. (Isaiah 1:1)
- Work
- A prophet of the LORD concerning Judah and Jerusalem. (Isaiah 1:1)
Key verses
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”
Isaiah 6:8 (BSB)
But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5 (BSB)
What they did
- Saw the LORD sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, with seraphim crying holy, holy, holy; his lips were touched with a coal, and he answered, here am I. Send me. (Isaiah 6:1-8)
- Took his son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz and gave the sign: behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:3; Isaiah 7:14)
- Comforted Jerusalem with the word of the everlasting God who does not grow weary. (Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 40:28)
- Foretold the servant of the LORD, despised and rejected, pierced for our transgressions and crushed for our iniquities. (Isaiah 53:3-5)
- Counselled Hezekiah when Sennacherib besieged Jerusalem, and prayed with him for deliverance. (2 Kings 19:1-7)
- Told Hezekiah that his treasures and descendants would be carried to Babylon. (2 Kings 20:16-18)
Family
- Father
- Amoz (Isaiah 1:1)
- Children
- Shear-jashub (Isaiah 7:3); Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Isaiah 8:3)
Connected to
- Hezekiah: The king he counselled through siege and sickness (2 Kings 19:1-7)
- Ahaz: The king who refused to ask for a sign and received Immanuel anyway (Isaiah 7:10-14)
Mentioned in
2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Isaiah, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans.
Every reference (54)
2 Kings 19:2 · 2 Kings 19:5 · 2 Kings 19:6 · 2 Kings 19:20 · 2 Kings 20:1 · 2 Kings 20:4 · 2 Kings 20:7 · 2 Kings 20:8 · 2 Kings 20:9 · 2 Kings 20:11 · 2 Kings 20:14 · 2 Kings 20:16 · 2 Kings 20:19 · 2 Chronicles 26:22 · 2 Chronicles 32:20 · 2 Chronicles 32:32 · Isaiah 1:1 · Isaiah 2:1 · Isaiah 7:3 · Isaiah 13:1 · Isaiah 20:2 · Isaiah 20:3 · Isaiah 37:2 · Isaiah 37:5 · Isaiah 37:6 · Isaiah 37:21 · Isaiah 38:1 · Isaiah 38:4 · Isaiah 38:21 · Isaiah 39:3 · Isaiah 39:5 · Isaiah 39:8 · Matthew 3:3 · Matthew 4:14 · Matthew 8:17 · Matthew 12:17 · Matthew 13:14 · Matthew 15:7 · Mark 1:2 · Mark 7:6 · Luke 3:4 · Luke 4:17 · John 1:23 · John 12:38 · John 12:39 · John 12:41 · Acts 8:28 · Acts 8:30 · Acts 28:25 · Romans 9:27 · Romans 9:29 · Romans 10:16 · Romans 10:20 · Romans 15:12
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