Chapter eight records another son that Isaiah and his wife had (one son was mentioned in Isaiah 7:3). Due to the proximity of the birth announcement to this birth, some scholars believe that Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz was the “son” referred to in the chapter seven prophecy, especially since Isaiah 8:8, 10 both end with “Immanuel.” They see […]
Chapter seven records the backstory of the invasion of Israel and Syria against Judah that is recorded in 2 Kings 16. If this took place shortly after Ahaz became king, as 2 Kings implies, then it was 732 B.C., eight years after Isaiah’s commissioning in chapter six and only ten years before Assyria invaded Israel.
Chapter six records what most people consider as Isaiah’s commissioning by God. “The year of King Uzziah’s death” was 740 B.C. In his vision, Isaiah saw the Lord 1 on the throne in the heavenly temple 2 (Isaiah 6:1-8). Seraphim means “fiery or burning ones”; they are a class of angelic beings that serve in
