Isaiah: Prophecies Fulfilled
He is despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
Key words
- Exile: the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country
Many Cuban exiles live in Florida.
- Foretell: to say what is going to happen in the future
We cannot foretell how the game will end, anyone could win.
- Infirmity: illness, especially for long periods or because of old age
She suffered from a long list of infirmities.
- Bear: to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially something unpleasant
She bore the stress without complaining.
- the ends of the earth: the most remote places in the world
We will search the ends of the earth if we have to..
Read the article to find the answers
- Who was Isaiah?
- Which of his prophecies do all Jews believe were fulfilled?
- Which of his prophecies do only Messianic Jews believe were fulfilled?
- What did Jesus read from the book of Isaiah?
Yahweh is salvation
Isaiah was a prophet who lived in 8th century Judah. The name Isaiah means Yahweh is salvation. Yahweh is the Hebrew name for God. The book of Isaiah is the first of the major prophets and contains many prophecies.
Fulfilled prophecies
The Destruction of Babylon
Isaiah contains prophecies of the fall and destruction of the ancient city of Babylon. These prophecies were fulfilled when Babylon was conquered by the Medes and Persians under the rule of Cyrus the Great.
The Return from Exile
Isaiah contains several prophecies concerning the return of the Jewish people from exile in Babylon. These prophecies were fulfilled when Cyrus the Great allowed the Jews to return to their homeland and rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.