Isaiah Chapter 22 Summary - Key Points & Themes

Read Isaiah Chapter 22 Summary

The oracle concerning the Valley of Vision (Jerusalem) rebukes the city's revelry during siege: they repair walls and store water but do not look to God. The LORD calls for weeping, but instead there is feasting: 'Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.' Shebna the steward will be deposed and replaced by faithful Eliakim son of Hilkiah.

Original

Characters in This Chapter

Isaiah

Prophet to Judah for over 40 years during four kings' reigns

Hezekiah

Faithful king of Judah who trusted God against Assyria

Judah

Son of Jacob, Ancestor of David and Christ

David

King of Israel

Places in This Chapter

Jerusalem

Focus of Isaiah's ministry and prophecies about judgment and restoration

Babylon

Future place of exile from which God would bring restoration

Position in Book

Judgment on Judah and NationsChapters 1-39

Oracles against Judah, Jerusalem, and surrounding nations, with Messianic interludes.

Comfort for God's PeopleChapters 40-55

Future GloryChapters 56-66

Bible Bites

The Longest Prophetic Book

Isaiah contains 66 chapters, making it the longest of the prophetic books. Often called 'the fifth Gospel,' it includes more messianic prophecies than any other Old Testament book, vividly describing Christ's suffering in chapter 53 some 700 years before His birth.

Isaiah