4 – God prophecies through Isaiah Christ's arrival

THE UNIQUE MESSIANIC CHARACTER OF THE BOOK

Of all the prophetic books of the Old Testament, Isaiah ranks first in Messianic prediction. Only the Psalms contains a larger number of Messianic prophecies. Every aspect of the person and work of our Lord in His first advent, life on earth. Some of those are:

1. His redemption, and present position, Second Advent and Kingdom reign are foretold in this great evangelical prophecy: His deity, eternity, preexistence, creatorship, omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience, incomparableness (40:12-18; 51:13);
2. His incarnation (7:14; 9:6; cf. Matthew 1:23);
3. His lowliness and youth in Nazareth (Isaiah 7:15; 9:1-2; 11:1; 53:2);
4. His coming as the Servant of the Lord (11:2; 42:1);
5. His mildness (42:2);
6. His tender kindness in public ministry (43:3);
7. His obedience (50:5)
8. His message (61:1-2);
9. His miracles (35:3-6);
10. His sufferings (50:6; 52:13-15);
11. His rejection by the Jewish nation (53:4-6);
12. His passion (53:4-6);
13. His vicarious death (53:8);
14. His burial (53:9);
15. His resurrection (53:10);