Author:
Isaiah 1:1 identifies the author of the Book of Isaiah as the Prophet Isaiah.

Date of Writing:
The Book of Isaiah was written between 701 and 681 B.C.

Purpose of Writing:
The Prophet Isaiah was primarily called to prophesy to the Kingdom of Judah. Judah was going through times of revival and times of rebellion. Judah was threatened with destruction by Assyria and Egypt, but was spared because of God’s mercy. Isaiah proclaimed a message of repentance from sin and hopeful expectation of God’s deliverance in the future.

Key Verses:
Isaiah 6:8, “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’”

Isaiah 7:14, “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”

Isaiah 9:6, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsel...

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When we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior, we have begun the Christian life. But accepting Christ is only a beginning—God isn’t finished with us yet.

After we come to faith, what do we do? How does faith make a difference in the way we live? What does God want to do with us? How does he want to change us? And how do we make the transformation easier?

God’s goal in our lives

God wants each of us to "be conformed to the likeness of his Son" (Rom. 8:29). We are in the process of "being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory" (2 Cor. 3:18). Paul worked so that Christ would be "formed" in the believers (Gal. 4:19). He described our goal in this way: "Attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ" (Eph. 4:13).

As children of God, we are to become more like the Son of God. He is not only our Savior, he is also our example, showing us what humans should be like. When we believe in Christ, we have a new identity and a new purpose for living. Our new identity is "child of God....

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