The prophet who foretold the coming of the Messiah.
Isaiah was a great prophet of God. He saw visions about Jerusalem and Judah, during the reigns of the following kings: Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah. Prophet Isaiah prophesied (foretold) the coming of the Messiah, bringing the hope of salvation (being saved by God) to the children of Israel.
The prophet of God was the son of Amoz. He was born in Jerusalem, over 750 years before the birth of Jesus Christ. He was married to ‘the prophetess’ who gave birth to a son named Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz because “before the boy knows how to say ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the things stolen of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”
Prophet Isaiah gave accurate prophecies about the birth of the Messiah. The Messiah would be born through a virgin, and He would be called Immanuel (God is with us), which is Jesus Christ. This came true in the New Testament several hundred years after the death of Isaiah.
Besides the coming of Christ, Isaiah talked about the kind of family the Messiah would be born into. The Bible talks about the kind of food the baby would be fed with, mentioning curds and honey which were seen as the food of the poor. This shows the level of humility and gentleness of the Messiah.
Isaiah also foretold the purpose of the coming of the Messiah, he mentioned the Messiah would be rejected, beaten and eventually killed to cleanse us of all our sins. Isaiah spoke in detail about the suffering and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Prophet Isaiah foretold the second coming of Christ, he described the happy after life, where there would be no sorrow or pain. He also talked about the punishment of the wicked people during this time.
In conclusion, Isaiah believed in God's promises, even though he did not witness their fulfillment, he told the prophecies without doubt. To the glory of God, Isaiah's prophecy about the birth and crucifixion of Jesus Christ was fulfilled in the New Testament. The prophesy of the second coming of Christ will come true sometime in the future.
According to Isaiah, in the year that King Uzziah died, he had a vision where he saw the Lord seated on a throne in His glory, with mighty seraphim hovering around Him. Each seraph had six wings, two covered their faces, two covered their feet, and they were flying with two. Then scripture says, (Isaiah 6:3) “And they were calling to one another: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.’” . The house was filled with smoke, as the foundation shook due to the voice of the angels. Isaiah was scared because he, a sinful man, had seen the Lord Almighty. One of the angels flew to him with a burning coal which was placed on Isaiah’s lips saying, ‘See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.’ (Isaiah 6:7). Then, Isaiah heard the voice of the Lord asking for who would go deliver His message to His people; Isaiah volunteered. God told him to tell this people that they would hear His words but would not understand. They would keep seeing but would never understand. God wanted this people to turn to Him for healing, so He hardened their hearts, closed their hearts and shut their eyes. Isaiah asked the Lord how long it would take. He replied to him saying: until the cities are without inhabitants.
During Ahaz reign of Judah, who was the son of Jotham (the son of Uzziah), God told Isaiah to go with his son (Shear-Jashub) to meet king Ahaz. Ahaz feared the war being waged at him by Syria, especially when he heard that Syria was allied with Ephraim (Israel). God told Isaiah to tell Ahaz to calm down and not be afraid because He would destroy both Syria and Israel. Then God told king Ahaz to ask for a sign but he refused saying, ‘I will not ask; I will not put the Lord to the test.’ God decided to give King Ahaz a sign either way, ‘The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.’ The prophecy, that the Messiah would come from the house of David, came true when Mary became pregnant with a child through the Holy Spirit. Mary was a virgin and was the wife of Joseph, who was from the house of David. The child’s name was Emmanuel meaning, ‘God with us’ , being Jesus Christ.
The book of Isaiah 52:13-14, described the honor of God’s servant (the Messiah) and his suffering.
Isaiah gave prophesies on the payment for our sins, rejection and pain that the servant of God would suffer. He would bear our grief, carry our sorrows, yet we would think that his troubles were a punishment from God for his own sins. When we wandered off and got lost, God piled our sins on him, even without sins of his own!
He would be beaten and tortured, but he would not say a word like a lamb taken to the slaughterhouse. He would be judged unfairly, which would result in his death.
All along, it was God’s will to crush him with pain and give him as offering for our sins, for he would have many children and long life, the Lord would bless the works of his hands.
In one of the visions that prophet Isaiah had, the Lord said to him that He would create new heavens and new earth. All the earlier troubles, chaos and pain should be forgotten. God also said He would create Jerusalem to be a delight, to be a source of joy to the people, that there will be no more weeping and there will be no more death of infants. The adults will not die too early except for the sinners. People will live in the houses they built and eat fruit of their own vineyard. The chosen ones will enjoy the works of their hand and not labor, for their children will be blessed by the Lord. Before they call the Lord, He will answer while they are still talking to Him. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox and dust will be the serpent’s food. No animal nor human will be hurt or killed on His holy mountain says the Lord.
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