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To: C19fan

Was “Isaiah the prophet” referred to as “Isaiah the prophet” in Isaiah’s day?


8 posted on 02/22/2018 6:23:54 AM PST by Delta 21 (Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
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To: Delta 21

Yes. If he had not been seen as a prophet they would not have bothered to preserve his words. It was a major expense to do so.


11 posted on 02/22/2018 6:32:59 AM PST by AndyTheBear
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To: Delta 21

Oh I see the point o your question now. He was identified as the prophet Isaih in the book of Isaih. So again yes, in writing anyway he was being called a prophet.


12 posted on 02/22/2018 6:37:53 AM PST by AndyTheBear
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To: Delta 21; Gamecock
Of all the prophets, it seems to me (just a guess) that Isaiah would be more likely to be known as "Isaiah the prophet" even in his own day, since he was a court prophet with a very long career.

Incidentally, I am pretty sure that Isaiah is *already* better-documented than any other personage of the 8th century BC., such as the Greek artist Bularchus and the 23rd Dynasty Egyptians, whose existence is never flat-out denied as some ignoramuses deny biblical-histoical figures.

13 posted on 02/22/2018 6:49:06 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o (Jesus, my Lord, my God, my All.)
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To: Delta 21

In the Book of Isaiah it seems he was mostly referred to as “Isaiah the son of Amoz”. But he was referred as Isaiah the Prophet twice.

Chapter 37:2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.

Chapter 39:3 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.


20 posted on 02/22/2018 7:09:59 AM PST by castlegreyskull
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To: Delta 21

Prophets were known during their own times and judged on the accuracy of their visions. Anyone who professed to be one but whose prophesies turned out to be inaccurate could be subject to death. In the case of Isaiah he was counselor to the royal court of Judea and would have been a well known figure during his own lifetime.


21 posted on 02/22/2018 7:16:13 AM PST by katana
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To: Delta 21

Was “Isaiah the prophet” referred to as “Isaiah the prophet” in Isaiah’s day?

Yes. Hezekiah leaned on him for advice and understanding of future events.


23 posted on 02/22/2018 7:35:57 AM PST by lurk
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To: Delta 21

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>> “Was ‘Isaiah the prophet’ referred to as ‘Isaiah the prophet’ in Isaiah’s day?” <<

Yes! - That is why they sawed him in half.
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25 posted on 02/22/2018 7:41:03 AM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Delta 21

Well, they used to call him “Isaiah the Pottery Delivery Boy” when he was a kid, but that was just a part-time summer gig.


29 posted on 02/22/2018 8:51:26 AM PST by Boogieman
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