ISAIAH

Also called ESAIAS

Son of Amos

Isa 1:1

Prophesies in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah

Isa 1:1; 6:1; 7:1,3; 14:27; 20:1; 36:1; 38:1; 39:1

Prophecy at the time of the invasion by Tartan, of Assyria

Isa 20:1

Symbolically wears sackcloth, and walks barefoot as a sign to Israel

Isa 20:2,3

Comforts and encourages Hezekiah and the people during the siege of Jerusalem by Rab-shakeh

2Ki 18; 19; Isa 37:6,7

Comforts Hezekiah in his affliction

2Ki 20:1-11; Isa 38

Performs the miracle of the returning shadow to confirm Hezekiah's faith

2Ki 20:8-11

Reproves Hezekiah's folly in exhibiting his resources to the commissioners from Babylon

2Ki 20:12-19; Isa 39

Is the chronicler of the times of Uzziah and Hezekiah

2Ch 26:22; 32:32

PROPHECIES, REPROOFS, AND EXHORTATIONS OF

Foretells punishment of the Jews for idolatry, and reproves self-confidence and distrust of God

Isa 2:6-20

Foretells the destruction of the Jews

Isa 3

Promises to the remnant restoration of divine favour

Isa 4:2-6; 6

Delineates the ingratitude of the Jews in the parable of the vineyard, and reproves it

Isa 5:1-10

Denounces existing corruptions

Isa 5:8-30

Foretells the failure of the plot of the Israelites and Syrians against Judah

Isa 7:1-16

Denounces calamities against Israel and Judah

Isa 7:16-25; 9:2-6

Foretells prosperity under Hezekiah, and the manifestation of the Messiah

Isa 9:1-7

Denounces vengeance upon the enemies of Israel

Isa 9:8-12

Denounces the wickedness of Israel, and foretells the judgments of God

Isa 9:13-21

Denounces judgments against false prophets

Isa 10:1-4

Foretells the destruction of Sennacherib's armies

Isa 10:5-34

The restoration of Israel and the triumph of the Messiah's kingdom

Isa 11

The burden of Babylon

Isa 13; 14:1-28

Denunciation against the Philistines

Isa 14:9-32

Burden of Moab

Isa 15; 16

Burden of Damascus

Isa 17

An obscure prophecy, supposed by some authorities to be directed against the Assyrians, by others against the Egyptians, and by others against the Ethiopians

Isa 18

The burden of Egypt

Isa 19; 20

Denunciations against Babylon

Isa 21:1-10

Prophecy concerning Seir

Isa 21:11,12

Arabia

Isa 21:13-17

Concerning the conquest of Jerusalem, the captivity of Shebna, and the promotion of Eliakim

Isa 22:1-22

The overthrow of Tyre

Isa 23

The judgments upon the land, but that a remnant of the Jews would be saved

Isa 25; 26; 27

Reproves Ephraim for his wickedness, and fortells the destruction by Shalmaneser

Isa 28:1-5

Declares the glory of God upon the remnant who are saved

Isa 28:5,6

Exposes the corruptions in Jerusalem and exhorts to repentance

Isa 28:7-29

Foretells the invasion of Sennacherib, the distress of the Jews, and the destruction of the Assyrian army

Isa 29:1-8

Denounces the hypocrisy of the Jews

Isa 29:9-17

Promises a reformation

Isa 29:18-24

Reproves the people for their confidence in Egypt, and their contempt of God

Isa 30:1-17; 31:1-6

Declares the goodness and longsuffering of God toward them

Isa 30:18-26; 32; 33; 34; 35

Reproves the Jews for their spiritual blindness and infidelity

Isa 42:18-25

Promises ultimate restoration of the Jews

Isa 43:1-13

Foretells the ultimate destruction of Babylon

Isa 43:14-17; 47

Exhorts the people to repent

Isa 43:22-28

Comforts the Jewish community with promises, exposes the folly of idolatry, and their future deliverance from captivity by Cyrus

Isa 44; 45:1-5; 48:20

Fortells the conversion of the Gentiles and the triumph of the gospel

Isa 45:5-25

Denounces the evils of idolatry

Isa 46

Reproves the Jews for their idolatries and other wickedness

Isa 48

Exhorts to sanctification

Isa 56:1-8

Foretells calamities to Judah

Isa 59:9-12; with 57; 58; 59

Foreshadows the person and the kingdom of the Messiah

Isa 32