In [John 12:39-41](https://www.bible.com/bible/59/JHN.12.39-41), the narrative reflects on the disbelief of the townspeople despite the signs and wonders Jesus performed among them. John attributes their unbelief to the fulfillment of a prophecy by Isaiah: > [!bible]+ [John 12:36-41 - ESV](https://bolls.life/ESV/43/12/) > 36. ...When *Jesus* had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them. 37. Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, 38. so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” 39. Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said, 40. “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.” 41. Isaiah said these things because he saw *his* glory and spoke of *him*. This passage indicates that Isaiah foresaw Jesus' glory and spoke of Him centuries earlier. The prophecy in question originates from [Isaiah 6:1-3, 10](https://www.bible.com/bible/59/ISA.6.1-3,10), where Isaiah witnesses a vision of the Lord's majesty and the seraphim proclaiming His holiness. Importantly, the term "Lord" here refers to YHWH (**יהוה**), the Hebrew name for God: > [!bible]+ [Isaiah 6:1-3 - ESV](https://bolls.life/ESV/23/6/) > 1. In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord (**יהוה**) sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” > ... > 10. Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” Isaiah's vision is unequivocally about The Lord God (**יהוה- YHWH**), as Jewish tradition would not permit anyone else to occupy the throne of God. Yet, John's Gospel associates this vision with Jesus, presenting a theological assertion that Jesus embodies God's presence and glory. For John to apply Isaiah's prophecy to Jesus indicates a profound identification of Jesus with God Himself. This interpretation underlines the Christian belief in the divinity of Jesus, He is God in human form. This perspective is reinforced elsewhere in John's Gospel, where Jesus attributes divine roles and titles to Himself, intertwining His identity with that of God from the Hebrew Scriptures.