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Isaiah

Facts:

Isaiah was a prophet of God who prophesied during the reigns of four kings of Judah: Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah.

He lived in Jerusalem during the time when the Assyrians were attacking the city, during the reign of Hezekiah.
The Old Testament book of Isaiah is one of the major books of the Bible.
Isaiah wrote many prophecies that came true while he was still living.
Isaiah is especially known for the prophecies he wrote about the Messiah that came true 700 years later when Jesus was living on earth.
Jesus and his disciples quoted Isaiah's prophecies to teach people about the Messiah.

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(See also: Ahaz, Assyria, Christ, Hezekiah, Jotham, Judah, prophet, Uzziah)

Bible References:

Examples from the Bible stories:

*21:09 The prophet Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would be born from a virgin. *21:10 The prophet Isaiah said the Messiah would live in Galilee, comfort broken-hearted people, and proclaim freedom to captives and release to prisoners. *21:11 The prophet Isaiah also prophesied that the Messiah would be hated without reason and rejected. *21:12 Isaiah prophesied that people would spit on, mock, and beat the Messiah. *26:02 They handed him (Jesus) the scroll of the prophet Isaiah so that he would read from it. Jesus opened up the scroll and read part of it to the people. *45:08 When Philip approached the chariot, he heard the Ethiopian reading from what the prophet Isaiah wrote. *45:10 Philip explained to the Ethiopian that Isaiah was writing about Jesus.

Word Data:##

Strong's: H3470, G2268

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