In the eighth century before Christ, the Chou Dynasty flourished in China, Hindu sages of India started compiling the Upanishads, Homer penned the Iliad and the Odyssey in Greece, and in Judah the prophet Isaiah wrote the most exquisite Hebrew composition of all time. It was an era of high culture in the ancient world. Isaiah didn’t concern himself with art and philosophy. A vision of the holiness of God inspired his genius. Isaiah continues to challenge his readers to see God with the eyes of their