Isaiah

Bible Reference: Isaiah, 2 Kings 19-21, 2 Chronicles 26:22, 32:32, Hebrews 11:37

Isaiah served as a prophet and was born into an influential, upper-class family which gave him the opportunity to connect with royalty and to speak into the foreign affairs of the nation.
He prophesied during the kingships of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah in the Southern Kingdom of Israel.
He is thought to have lived in Jerusalem, and he married a prophetess.
He held a high rank in Jerusalem as the head of the prophetic order similar to Elisha, and his rank increased as his prophecies were fulfilled.
He saw the coming invasions of the Babylonians and the exile of the Jewish people, the victories of Cyrus, and the eventual deliverance of the Israelites.
Isaiah authored two biographies of King Uzziah and King Hezekiah along with his major prophecy, which bears his name.
He is regarded as the greatest of all Hebrew writers as he carefully described the office of the Messiah and called Israel out of idolatry.
Isaiah’s prophecies were often quoted in the New Testament and heavily relied upon in confirmation of Jesus as the Messiah.
Tradition holds that he was martyred during the reign of Manasseh by being sawed in two inside a hollow log.

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