Evidence for the prophet Isaiah during the reign of King Josiah
by Damien F. Mackey It seems ridiculous, doesn’t it, the prophet Isaiah, considered to have been martyred during the reign of King Manasseh of Judah (d. c. 643 BC, conventional dating), yet somehow still functioning during the reign of King Josiah of Judah (c. 640-609 BC)? How to explain this? That Isaiah was, with his father, Amos (Amoz) (Isaiah 1:1), or Micah, a Simeonite – unlike the typical prophets of Israel ( cf. Amos 7:14) – I have now well established in articles such as: God can raise up prophets at will - even from a shepherd of Simeon (5) God can raise up prophets at will - even from a shepherd of Simeon Now, there was a Simeonite leader whose name was Asaiah ( 1 Chronicles 4:36), and his name is the same as King Josiah’s personal secretary, “Asaiah, servant of the king” ( עֲשָׂיָה עֶבֶד - הַמֶּלֶךְ ). This was a very high office: Topical Bible: The King of Israel's Se...