Is Prophet Isaiah a true prophet? He accurately predicted many things, but once he told King Hezekiah that he

Question

(King Hezekiah) would die soon. Then Hezekiah repented & God granted him another 15 years to live. But Isaiah's initial prediction didn't come to pass.

So? His Isaiah's initial predictions didn't come to pass, so did Isaiah hear from the Lord?

wwwd, It is written that when a person prophecies in the Name of the Lord & the prophetic word doesn't come to pass, then that word isn't from the Lord else where. That this is how to test the prophets. If a Prophet prophecied in the Name of the Lord & it came to pass & then the Prophet tempted the people to go after other Gods, then that Prophet was to be stoned to death.

Fortune tellers who get their predictions from worldly spirits are right less than 1/2 the time. Because demons sometimes are right & sometimes wrong & also sometimes lie. If a fortune teller prophecied & it came true & then did so in the name of another God, then also to not fear that person. They didn't hear from the Lord God.

Answer 1

Blessings and Prophesy are often conditional. Jonah did not want to go to Ninevah, because he know that God would spare the people, if they repented.

I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise.

Answer 2

The section of the Bible you are referring to is from 2 Kings vs 1-5
In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, "This is what the LORD says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover."
Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, "Remember, O LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
Before Isaiah had left the middle court, the word of the LORD came to him: "Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people, 'This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the LORD.

Isiah delivered to Hezekiah what was going to happen he was going to die so get ready for that event. Hezekiah wept & prayed to God and Isaiah went back and told Hezekiah how God was going to change events to give Hezekiah more life.
There is nothing in these events that casts doubt on Isaish as a prophet.

Answer 3

A prophet, the son of Amoz (not the prophet Amos). He served Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah. (Isa 1:1) Kings Pekah and Hoshea were ruling in the northern kingdom of Israel, which ended in 740 B.C.E., during the time of Isaiah’s prophetic service. Contemporary prophets were Micah, Hosea, and Oded. Isaiah evidently began his prophesying later than Hosea did and before Micah began.—2Ch 28:9; Ho 1:1; Mic 1:1.

About the time that Sennacherib first comes up against Judah, Hezekiah falls gravely ill. Isaiah tells him that he is going to die. (Isaiah 38:1) The 39-year-old king is devastated. His concern is not only for his own well-being but also for the future of the people. Jerusalem and Judah are in danger of being invaded by the Assyrians. If Hezekiah dies, who will lead the fight? At that time, Hezekiah has no son to assume the rulership. In fervent prayer Hezekiah begs Jehovah to show him mercy.—Isaiah 38:2, 3.

Isaiah has not yet left the palace courtyards when Jehovah sends him back to the stricken king’s bedside with another message: “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Here I am adding onto your days fifteen years; and out of the palm of the king of Assyria I shall deliver you and this city, and I will defend this city.” (Isaiah 38:4-6; 2 Kings 20:4, 5) Jehovah will confirm his promise with an unusual sign: “Here I am making the shadow of the steps that had gone down on the steps of the stairs of Ahaz by the sun retrace backward ten steps.”—Isaiah 38:7, 8a.

According to the Jewish historian Josephus, there was a staircase inside the royal palace, probably with a column near it. When the sun’s rays hit the column, they cast a shadow on the stairs. One could measure the time of day by observing the progress of the shadow on the steps. Now Jehovah will perform a miracle. After the shadow drifts down the steps in the usual way, it will retrace its path backward ten steps. Who ever heard of such a thing? The Bible states: “And the sun gradually went back ten steps on the steps of the stairs that it had gone down.” (Isaiah 38:8b) Shortly thereafter, Hezekiah recovers from his illness. News of this spreads as far as Babylon. When the king of Babylon hears it, he sends messengers to Jerusalem to obtain the facts.

Answer 4

I believe that Isaiah is a true Prophet. We have to remember that God is Sovreign and can do what he wants, when he wants and how he wants. Seeing that Hezekiah had a relationship with God and went to God himself, God granted Hez another 15 years of life. Maybe God used Isaiah to get Hez to turn to God for life. Who knows. But I do believe that he was a true Prophet. Why else would he be in the word?

Answer 5

If fulfilled Prophecies was a test for the word of God then fortunetellers could add to it ?



There are many pagan fortunetellers who can see the future with the help of satanic forces.

Any faith that relies on prophecies to prove their book is correct has been deceived.

The only test of correctness is whether it has been protected from revision or change from the day it was revealed.

Gods word is perfect and will never need to be revised or changed due to contradictions.

Answer 6

When God intervenes, especially on a conditional prophecy, it is allowed to change.

Kind of like when Abraham bartered with God over how many people were needed to spare Sodom and Gomorrah.

The funny thing is, had Abraham kept on going and asked God to save it if there were One righteous person there, God would have spared it.

Abraham made a mistake by thinking he would find 10 people.

Answer 7

I think if you just think about what you just wrote it will all come to you.

Answer 8

yes, he is a true prophet.