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Topic:
The Book Of Isaiah -- A Brief Overview,
Part 1 Of 2
The book of Isaiah consists of prophecies delivered (Isa. 1) in the
reign of Uzziah (1-5), (2) of Jotham (6), (3) Ahaz (7-14:28), (4) the
first half of Hezekiah's reign (14:28-35), (5) the second half of
Hezekiah's reign (36-66). Thus, counting from the fourth year before
Uzziah's death (B.C. 762) to the last year of Hezekiah (B.C. 698),
Isaiah's ministry extended over a period of sixty-four years. He may,
however, have survived Hezekiah, and may have perished in the way
indicated above. The book, as a whole, has been divided into three main
parts:
(1.) The first thirty-five chapters, almost wholly prophetic, Israel's
enemy Assyria, present the Messiah as a mighty Ruler and King.
(2.) Four chapters are historical (36-39), relating to the times of
Hezekiah.
(3.) Prophetical (40-66), Israel's enemy Babylon, describing the Messiah
as a suffering victim, meek and lowly. The genuineness of the section
Isa. 40-66 has been keenly opposed by able critics. They assert that it
must be the production of a deutero-Isaiah, who lived toward the close
of the Babylonian captivity. This theory was originated by Koppe, a
German writer at the close of the last century. There are other portions
of the book also (e.g., ch. 13; 24-27; and certain verses in ch. 14 and
21) which they attribute to some other prophet than Isaiah. Thus they
say that some five or seven, or even more, unknown prophets had a hand
in the production of this book.
From: Easton's Bible Dictionary. Fair Use. Presented for educational
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