Old Testament – Confident.Faith

Ezra 06–08

Darius Orders the Temple Built; Ezra Goes to Jerusalem

Ezra 01–05

Cyrus Commands the Restoration of the Temple; Some of the Exiles Return to the Land; Work on the Temple Begins; the People of the Land Oppose the Restoration of Jerusalem

2 Chronicles 34–36

Josias Purges Idolatry from Judah and Israel; the Book of the Law Is Found in the Temple Ruins; Josias Holds the Passover; Judah Falls to Idolatry Again; Babylon Destroys Jerusalem and the Temple

Today we commemorate Isaiah. Isaiah, son of Amos, numbers amongst the greatest of the Old Testament prophets, and is quoted more than any other in the New Testament. A contemporary of Amos, Hosea, and Micah, Isaiah prophesied to the people of Judah between about 740 and 700 BC. No Old Testament prophet more clearly prophesied about the coming of the Christ and His Kingdom. In the words of John, Isaiah ‘saw Jesus’ glory and spoke of Him’.