Word Biblical Themes: Isaiah

Description for WORD BIBLICAL THEMES: ISAIAH by John D W Watts: Isaiah is well known for its Messianic prophecies, but another aspect of the prophet's writing is its revelation of God's inauguration of a new age for his people---an age in which servanthood, not rulership, is the sign of their election. The Vision of Isaiah, additionally , describes God as the Lord of History who calls and dismisses the nations, determines their destinies, divides the ages into old and new, and determines the eventual course of humankind. In this analysis of the major themes in the Book Of Isaiah, John D W Watts divides them into two categories: revelation and servanthood. "one the one hand," he says, "Isaiah's presentation of the character and work of God is revelation at its best. On the other, it treats the them of serving God and those who do it as comprehensively as any part of the Scripture." The prophet's treatment of knowing God uses the names that are applied to him most frequent