Interpreting Isaiah as mostly about Jesus makes it easy to overlook its call for social justice

Writers of ancient poetic scripture denounced failure to care for the needy

Why do you crush God's people? Photo by Marco Bianchetti via Unsplash.

Ever since New Testament writers quoted or alluded to the Book of Isaiah at least 50 times, Christians have been using the book of Hebrew poetry to see Christian themes. Matthew in particular saw Isaiah 7:14 as a prediction of the Virgin Birth, and all four of the Gospels linked John …