Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg

Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg (1802–1869) was a prominent German Lutheran theologian and scholar, best known for his conservative defense of traditional Christian doctrine. He taught Old Testament studies at the University of Berlin and was a leading voice against the liberal theology of his time. Among his most influential works are "Christology of the Old Testament" and "Commentary on the Psalms," where he argued for the messianic interpretation of many Old Testament prophecies. Hengstenberg also edited the journal "Evangelische Kirchenzeitung," which promoted his conservative theological views.

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Isaiah is the principal prophetical figure in the first period of canonical prophetism, i.e., the Assyrian period, just as Jeremiah is in the second, i.e., the Babylonian. With Isaiah are connected in the kingdom of Judah: Joel, Obadiah, and Micah; in the kingdom of Israel: Hosea, Amos, and Jonah. The name "Isaiah" signifies the "Salvation of the Lord." In this name we have the key-note... more...

In the Messianic prophecies contained in Genesis we cannot fail to perceive a remarkable progress in clearness and definiteness. The first Messianic prediction, which was uttered immediately after the fall of Adam, is also the most indefinite. Opposed to the awful threatening there stands the consolatory promise, that the dominion of sin, and of the evil arising from sin, shall not last for ever, but... more...