Research Paper On Isaiah

The Prophet Isaiah The Prophet Isaiah was a man dedicated to his mission (Radmacher, Allen & House, 2007, p. 1037). He lived in Jerusalem, and was called upon to deliver God’s message during the Assyrian crisis (Hays, 2010, p. 96). Isaiah delivered words of confrontation, exhortation, and warning. This made Isaiah unpopular among the people (Radmacher, Allen & House, 2007, p. 1037). Isaiah’s message was delivered during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, and all the kings of Judah who reigned from 792 B.C. until 687 B.C (Hays, 2010, p. 96). Isaiah gave the Israelites hope when he prophesied for them to return back to Babylon. The prophecy sustained faith and hope to the Israelites, especially Ezra and Nehemiah (Radmacher, …show more content…
He was well known for tying his messages to historical events. The Book of Jeremiah starts off with the Prophet’s divine call. Yahweh told Jeremiah, that before he was formed in his mother’s womb, He ordained Him a Prophet to the nation (Jeremiah 1:5). Jeremiah’s ministry began during the reign of King Josiah (the last good king of Judah), and he prophesied during the reign of Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah. His three main focuses were on idolatry, social injustice, and religious ritualism; which he stresses these points to the people of Judah for breaking the covenant (Hays, 2010, p. 146). The Book of Jeremiah reveals Jeremiah’s inner struggles with being a Prophet (Radmacher, Allen & House, 2007, p. 1145). This book provides more insight into the Prophet himself, than any other prophetic book. Some scholars label him as the “weeping prophet” (Hays, 2010, p. 147). There were times that Jeremiah’s life was in danger, and the priest, the prophets, and the people seized Jeremiah with intention of killing him. He was rescued by some elders that were not from Jerusalem coming to his defense (Hays, 2010, pp. 169-170). Jeremiah was very straightforward with his prophecies, and the people of Judah hated him because of it. The call to proclaim judgement and destruction to the land of Judah made Jeremiah anguish (Radmacher, Allen & House, 2007, p. 1145); while Jeremiah preached …show more content…
The people of Judah lost their freedom, and instead of turning to God, they worshipped other idols, and this was the reason for Jeremiah’s proclamations of God’s judgement (Radmacher, Allen & House, 2007, p. 1145). Jeremiah shared a love language with God. He had a deep understanding of God, and His relationship to His people. Jeremiah called the people to uphold the covenant of love, faithfulness, and hope with God. Their faithfulness to God would bring forth blessings, but their disobedience would bring forth punishment, destruction, and exile. Jeremiah proclaimed destruction, but it was not without hope and restoration (Radmacher, Allen & House, 2007, p. 1146). On the other hand, because of God’s love for Israel He promised to free them from captivity, and restore them to blessing, and their enemies would be defeated, and they would rejoice in the goodness of the Lord (Radmacher, Allen & House, 2007, p. 1146). The nature of the Book of Jeremiah can be broken down by themes: Jeremiah 1-29 – The Broken Covenant and Imminent Judgement, Jeremiah 30-33 – Restoration and the New Covenant, Jeremiah 34-45 – The Final Days of Jerusalem and Judah, Jeremiah 46-51 – Oracles Against the Nations, and Jeremiah 52 – Postscript (Hays, 2010, p. 146). Lastly, Jeremiah does make reference to the coming Messiah, not as