The Prophecy of Isaiah: An Introduction & Commentary

Recipient of a Christianity Today 1994 Critics Choice Award!Among Old Testament prophetic books no other equals Isaiahs brilliance of style and metaphor its arresting vision of the Holy One of Israel and its kaleidoscopic vision of Gods future restoration of Israel and the world. Now after over three decades of studying and teaching Isaiah Alec Motyer presents a wealth of commentary and perspective on this book. His emphasis is on the grammatical historical structural literary and theological dimensions of the text. Though based on the Hebrew text his exposition easily accomodates readers without a working knowledge of biblical Hebrew. And he writes with an interest in Isaiahs meaning for Christians today.Along the historical timeline on which the Isaianic prophecies are strung Motyer finds three central and recurring themes: the messianic hope the motif of the city and the theology of the Holy One of Israel. Moreover he argues the Isaianic literature is organized around three messianic portraits: the King (Isaiah 1-37) the Servant (Isaiah 38-55) and the Anointed Conqueror (Isaiah 56-66).Preachers teachers and serious Bible students of all types will find this commentary a wise winsome and welcome guide to the prophecy of Isaiah. It may easily be the best one-volume evangelical commentary on Isaiah available today.