First of the major prophets in the English Bible. First of the latter prophets in the Heb. Bible, the largest and probably the most universally cherished of the OT prophetical books.
The prophet Isaiah is mentioned repeatedly in 2 Kings and three times in 2 Chronicles. His name appears 16 times in the book that bears his name.
The book is dated during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, Kings of Judah. tradition has the prophet being martyred in the reign of Manasseh.
The Northern kingdom of Israel was completely destroyed in 722/1 BC. The impending doom is recorded in the books of Amos and Hosea who were commissioned by God to prophesy
