Instructor Dr. Burt Jordan
Students pursuing a certificate must complete:
The prophets ministered during the time covered in the historical books.
They were not isolated figures—they spoke directly into real historical events involving:
Babylonian exile becomes a crucial historical turning point.
Israel was called to be a covenant people.
Their responsibility was to obey God’s covenant.
Instead:
Examples include:
In ancient Israel, prophets were sometimes called:
Those who received visions from God
Those who delivered God’s message
They spoke direct revelation from God during biblical times.
The instructor emphasized:
Special revelation has ceased.
God has spoken fully through Scripture.
See:
Today pastors preach prophetic truth by proclaiming God’s already revealed Word—not by receiving new revelation.
They confronted:
Their warnings were meant to lead people back to God.
This included predictive prophecy such as:
Messages directed toward immediate circumstances
Example:
Isaiah confronting King Ahaz
Future events foretold in advance
Examples:
Example:
Isaiah 7:14
Immediate significance for King Ahaz while ultimately pointing to Christ.
Isaiah repeatedly warns Judah of coming judgment.
Judgment is never God’s final word.
Isaiah contains some of Scripture’s clearest Messianic prophecies.
Especially:
Isaiah looks forward to God’s future kingdom.
God rules over nations such as:
God preserves and restores His people.
His name means:
“Salvation of the Lord.”
He was:
He boldly confronted:
Isaiah ministered during the reigns of:
Likely martyred under:
(Tradition says he was sawn in two; cf. Hebrews 11)
Approximately:
739 BC – 686 BC
Over 50 years of ministry
Isaiah 36–37
Isaiah 40+
Return from exile
Most clearly seen in Isaiah 53
Isaiah 60–66
Connected to:
Personal sins of the people condemned
National sins of leaders condemned
Judgment against foreign nations
Songs of hope and future kingdom glory
Warnings about Assyrian invasion
Historical narrative about Hezekiah
Book of comfort/consolation
The greatness of God the Father
The suffering servant
Future restoration and kingdom hope
“In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord…”
This chapter serves as the theological center of Isaiah’s ministry:
The prophets were not merely predictors of the future.
They were covenant prosecutors who confronted sin, called for repentance, proclaimed judgment, and pointed God’s people toward ultimate hope in the coming Messiah.
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