Isaiah lived in a time of great political turmoil when Assyria was expanding its empire and he encouraged and prophesied to the kings of Judah to put their trust in God. The book of Isaiah consists of two parts, a book of judgement and a book of comfort. The first 39 chapters of Isaiah form the “book of judgment” where the prophet speaks against various groups of people. However, following all of these devastating judgments, the final chapters of Isaiah chapters 40-66 are a “book of comfort”, where he gives a vision of hope. Isaiah is often called “The Messianic Prophet” as he foretells many facts about the coming Messiah. He is also referred to as the Evangelist of the Old Testament and he speaks of the sufferings of Christ and God’s desire to heal and restore mankind.

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