Authored By: J. Alec Motyer

Among the prophetic books of the Old Testament, no other equals Isaiah's brilliance of style and metaphor, its arresting vision of the Holy One of Israel, and its kaleidoscopic vision of God's future restoration of Israel and the world. Apart from the Psalms, no other voice from the Old Testament echoes so strongly throughout the pages of the New Testament. For as the New Testament writers and Christian commentators since Jerome have recognized, Isaiah speaks the gospel in the diction of Israel's traditions.

Surprisingly, in recent years evangelical exegetical commentaries on Isaiah have been few and far between. Now after over three decades of studying and teaching Isaiah, Alec Motyer presents a wealth of comment and perspective on this book. Although his emphasis is on the grammatical, historical, structural, literary and theological dimensions of the text, Motyer writes with an eye on its meaning for Christians today. Based on the author's knowledge of the Hebrew text, but utilizing the New International Version, the commentary easily accommodates readers without a working knowledge of biblical Hebrew.

Preachers, teachers and serious Bible students of all types will find this commentary a wise, winsome and welcome guide to the prophecy of Isaiah. It may easily be the best one-volume evangelical commentary on Isaiah available today.

"Motyer combines exegetical skill, theological perception, and Christian devotion in admirable balance. The result is an insightful exegetical exposition of Isaiah's prophetic message that will serve the evangelical community well for years to come and deserves careful attention from the scholarly guild." Bibliotheca Sacra

"It would be a pleasure to preach through Isaiah with this at one's elbow." Westminster Theological Seminary Bulletin

"Must be counted among the most significant recent contributions to the study of Isaiah." Preaching

Alec Motyer, who has devoted most of his life to the study of Isaiah, was formerly principal of Trinity College, Bristol, England. He has also had extensive experience in parish ministry and is well known as a Bible expositor. He is the Old Testament editor of IVP's expository series The Bible Speaks Today, and the author of the volumes on Amos, Philippians and James in that series.

Paperback, 544 pages
Published 1993