Isaiah

 The Evangelical Prince of Prophets for Comfort and Salvation

Isaiah 30:15 For this is what the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest you will be saved; in staying calm and trusting will be your strength. But you refused.

The majesty and beauty of Isaiah's themes contain many prophetic glimpses of the coming messianic kingdom.
He gives the fullest and most precise exposition of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to be found anywhere in the Old Testament. Like the epistle to the Romans in the New Testament, Isaiah serves as a summary of the great doctrines of the pre-Christian age. He treats almost every foundational theme in the gamut of theology. Special emphasis is given to the doctrine of God, in His omnipotence, His omniscience, and His redemptive love. As opposed to the imaginary gods of the idol-worshippers, He reveals Himself as the one true God, the sovereign Creator of the universe, who ordains all the events in history according to His master plan. To demonstrate the authority and inspiration of His Word, He remarkably fulfills the predictions made by His prophets long ago. He upholds the moral law and brings judgment upon all ungodly nations, including the wealthiest and most powerful among them, consigning them to eternal ruin.

The 53rd chapter of Isaiah contains probably the most transparent and whole exposition of the sacrificial sufferings of Christ in substitution for our sins to be found anywhere in the Bible, including the New Testament. The book begins with a painful depiction of the sinful, lost condition of the people, but ends in the triumphant creation of the new heavens and new earth.

Isaiah was a man of wealth, status, and knowledge. He is believed to be the one mentioned in Hebrews 11:37, who was "sawn asunder" by those who rejected his prophetic ministry in anger. He possessed the wisdom of the Lord during a time when formalism and hypocrisy were widespread.

The true value of prophecy lies in our focus on a Person, not just on events. That Person is our Lord Jesus Christ, who came once to suffer and will come again to reign.

Many times, my faith in God has been strengthened by returning to the book of Isaiah.

Isaiah 40:31 Those who keep waiting for the Lord will renew their strength. Then they'll soar on wings like eagles; they'll run and not grow weary; they'll walk and not grow tired.