Everything was changing in the Middle East. A new power was rising--the Assyrian Empire would soon overshadow the entire region, posing a grave threat to every nation in its path. The people of Judah were about to see their brothers to the north, the nation of Israel, fall to Assyria and go into exile. Even as they prospered under the righteous kings Uzziah and Jotham, they had not turned from their sin. A wicked and cowardly young man named Ahaz would soon assume the throne, and Judah's precarious situation would only get worse.
In this tumultuous time, God called a man to be His voice in the royal courts and to the people. His name was Isaiah. His call is one of the more famous passages in Scripture. What can we learn from this call about how to be God's voice in the tumultuous time we live in?
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