UNDERSTANDING ISAIAH | VITAL STATISTICS

0. Introduction

a) The Bible Book Introductions are divided into 4 parts (Overview, Vital Statistics, Blueprint, Mega-themes) for easy-to-understand.

1. Vital Statistics

@1. Purpose:

a) To call the nation of Judah back to God and to tell of God's salvation through the Messiah.

@2. Author:

a) The prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz. 

@3. Date Written:

a) The events of chapters 1-39 occurred during Isaiah's ministry, so they were probably written about 700 B.C. Chapters 40-66, however, may have been written near the end of his life, about 681 B.C.

@4. Setting:

a) Isaiah is speaking and writing mainly in Jerusalem. 

@5. Key Verse:

a) ⁵ But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5 NKJV)

@6. Key People:

a) Isaiah, his two sons Shear-Jashub and Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. 

@7. Special Features:

a) The book of Isaiah contains both prose and poetry and uses personification (attributing personal qualities to divine beings or inanimate objects). Also, many of the prophecies in Isaiah contain predictions that foretell a soon-to-occur event and a distant future event at the same time.