Isaiah's Job is an essay written by Albert Jay Nock, first published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1936.  To get an idea for the inspiration of this blog, look no further.

To summarize (and do the entire work no justice at all), Isaiah had been called by God to preach to the masses 'of the wrath to come.'  Not an End of Times/Rapture message, but warning to turn from foolishness and wickedness to humility and righteousness.  The goal however was not to bring about a change in heart of the common man, as he was set in his ways and in no mood to reject the seemingly good times in exchange for the difficult, but honorable life.  The goal was to provide encouragement and to reassure the Remnent; that small portion of the population that is not ignorant of the world in which they live; its absence of morals, its lack of integrity and its abundance of hubris.  His job was to be thankless at best and life-threatening at worst, but a calling by the Lord nonetheless. 

The only 'reward' was that the job was good, interesting and fulfilling.  If the message was right - and there's no way to know for sure - the Remnent would hear him and be reassured that their pursuits in life were valid, serving to perpetuate the Remnent for the benefit of all, now and in the future.  If the message was phony or shallow, they would ignore him.  Either way, Isaiah's Job would mean 'working in impenetrable darkness', never knowing if you're on the right track.  But the beauty of Remnent is that they do; and if you are walking the same path, they'll be right beside you.

A big thank you to Mises.org.