I have always loved Isaiah the most but never understood why. As I matured a bit I thought it was because he spoke so much of the Savior, but the reason his words about the Savior were so loved and able to endure is his manner of speech. He is able to speak to those and of those things of which he has no comprehension. This is a talent owned by many prophets.
Recently two different people helped me understand the differences between a prophet and a seer. It must be quite a challenge just to be a seer. Yet, to be asked to record those things would be undaunting. Jesus used stories to capture relationships present in things he could understand to explain foreign things. I do not think that he actually did not understand nor have the ability to explain plainly. Take things like the kingdom of God for instance. He spoke in general terms. So does Isaiah, words like "The government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful...." How lovely that is, but I bet you that he did not understand as well as we do the things that he saw and prophecied of. He even did it in a way that his own people did not recognize their Messaiah when he came.
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