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The Book of [[Isaiah]] is classified as one of the major books on prophecy in the entire [[Old Testament]]. The [[prophet]]'s main purpose in writing was to expose the root cause of the sins of [[God]]'s people--which was selfishness, idolatry, and moral impurity.
The book is divided into two sections. Chapters 1--39 cover the period before the [[Babylon]]ian captivity, when the remnant was delivered from [[Babylon]], and the main theme is consolation after trial. [[Isaiah]] actually experienced the events in the first 39 chapters, but he prophesied the events of chapters 40--46. He wrote those chapters to comfort and encourage the [[Jews]] who would be returning to the land after their exile in [[Babylon]].
Some modern critics teach that there was more than one [[Isaiah]]. Nowhere in the Book of [[Isaiah]], or in the [[Bible]], or even in Jewish or [[Christian]] tradition, is there any mention, or even a hint, of more than one [[Isaiah]]. A "second [[Isaiah]]" is a figment of modern criticism. The Book of [[Isaiah]], in our [[Bible]], as well as in [[Jesus]]' day, was one book, not two. It is not a patchwork but, from beginning to end, it is characterized by a unity of thought, set forth in the sublimest of language, that makes it one of the grandest things ever written.
It has been suggested that the Book of [[Isaiah]] is a [[Bible]] in miniature. Its 66 chapters are divided into two parts: 39 chapters in the first and 27 chapters in the second. Like the [[Old Testament]] , the first 39 chapters emphasize [[judgment]], while the last 27 chapters emphasize mercy and comfort.
The name "[[Isaiah]]" means "the salvation of [[Jehovah]]" and the [[Word]] salvation is repeated many times in the book. [[Isaiah]] was apparently from a good family since he had access to the palaces of several kings. He was married and the father of at least two sons, and he began his ministry near the close of the reign of King Uzziah around 758 b.c.
