Defining Isaiah—The Man and His Message

As one might expect, a prophet who teaches a plethora of divine truths such as Isaiah is often also a source of controversy. If his admonitions hit too close to home, or if the future he predicts looks too gloomy, let us take issue with it. Or, if we don't want to bother with Isaiah at all, let us reduce his writings to a few "quaint symbolisms" of a non-threatening nature. Either way, by treating them lightly, we relieve ourselves of their relevance to us. Or do we? The fact is that Isaiah's message will sooner or later affect all of humanity in a big way. So if we are willing to pay the price of learning it, it's just possible that a brighter spiritual horizon may open to our view.

From New Testament times to America's Founding Fathers, Isaiah has been the most often quoted prophet. Yet, the Christian version of him was born in an age of apostasy. Modern liberal scholarship-a profession of nonbelievers-has further distorted the man and his message. Precepts of men prevent people from receiving more of God's word as Isaiah teaches it. If people haven't heard something a thousand times, then it can't be true. Although what they believe may have no basis of fact, they won't search the scriptures to see if those things are so (Acts 17:11). Ought not a prophet who saw our day, who so eloquently spells it out, be our daily walk and talk?

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