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Isa 54:1-3 Isaiah receives prophetic messages from the Lord in the middle of the 7th century BC, a time when both Israel and Judah were in very troubled times. Israel was conquered by the Assyrians in the 7th century and Judah by the Babylonians in the 5th century. The prophetic writings of Isaiah were of great comfort to the Jews …
Isa 6:1 Uzziah, or Azariah as he is sometimes called, was king of Judah for 52 years between about 792-740 BC (2 Chron 26, 2 Kings 15:1-7). Uzziah was only 16 years old when he became king over Judah, and generally receives a very good report from God:”3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned …
Mark 1:2 Only the end of this quote is from the prophet Isaiah, the rest is from the prophet Malachi. In biblical times, the writings of several prophets could be collected in a single large scroll, usually named after the first prophet in the scroll. Therefore, it is not strange that Mark writes that it is “written in the prophet …