📖 Biblical Definition
Eighth-century BC prophet of Jerusalem (active c. 740-686 BC), son of Amoz, called in a vision of the Lord on His throne in the year King Uzziah died (Isa 6). His ministry spanned the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. He counseled kings, confronted Ahaz on faith, witnessed the Assyrian deliverance under Hezekiah, and prophesied the Servant Songs and the new covenant restoration with prophetic specificity unmatched in the Old Testament. Tradition (Heb 11:37 alludes) holds that Isaiah was sawn in two under King Manasseh.
📜 Webster 1828 Definition
ISAIAH, n.
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A scriptural proper name; the eighth-century BC prophet of Jerusalem.
📖 Key Scripture
Isaiah 6:5 — "Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips."
Isaiah 6:8 — "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me."
Isaiah 53:5 — "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities."
Hebrews 11:37 — "They were stoned, they were sawn asunder."
⚠️ Modern Corruption
Modern Christianity edits Isaiah's call; the seraph touched his lips with a coal before he said send me.
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Isaiah 6 is one of the most-cited but often half-read passages in Scripture. The verse modern preachers love is verse 8: here am I; send me. The verses immediately preceding are usually skipped. Verse 5: woe; uncleanness; undoing. Verses 6-7: a seraph; a live coal; a touched mouth; the announcement of cleansing. Only after the cleansing did Isaiah hear the call and answer.
Modern Christianity often edits the call. We jump to send me without first sitting in the woe. The Lord cleanses His servants before commissioning them; uncleansed lips do not deliver Servant Songs. Sit in Isaiah 6:5 first. Receive the coal. Then volunteer for the assignment.
🔗 Greek & Hebrew Roots
Hebrew/Greek roots below.
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H3470 — Yeshayahu — Isaiah; the Lord saves
H531 — Amots — Amoz
Usage
"Modern Christianity edits Isaiah's call; the coal preceded the commission."
"Uncleansed lips do not deliver Servant Songs."
"Sit in Isaiah 6:5 first; receive the coal; then volunteer."