The Prophet Isaiah —

The prophet Isaiah is a royal prophet. What does that mean?
Simply, it means that he had royal blood and, therefore, an aristocrat with full unrestricted access to the king. This does not mean that he had a lot of money. It means that the king would listen to what Isaiah said.

Through His prophets the Spirit of God would communicate to the kings of Judah. There were four kings, to whom Isaiah’s ministry impacted the most: Azariah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. Isaiah lived from about 760-673 BC, and frequently gave God’s Word to the kings and leaders, what God had showed him in word, dreams, and visions. This was the regular communication that God invested in His Kingdom.

From Jewish tradition, we learn about the end of Isaiah’s life. Hezekiah’s son, Manasseh, became king and his reign was evil in the sight of God, and so he desired to kill the prophet of God, Isaiah. Jewish tradition says that Isaiah fled for his life when Manasseh pursued him. But when he was found hiding in a hollow log, the king’s men sawed the fallen tree in half and killed the prophet within.

As Christ said, “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you” (MATTHEW 5 :11 – 12).