Let me alone. Isaiah was a contemporary of Hosea and Micah. Guilty, I await His stroke. 27:1, 2). Thus, things which glorify God are things which show the characteristics of His being to the world. (See context inIsaiah 1-39: An Exegetical and Theological ExpositionBolding added), The NET Bible has a lengthy insightful note on this enigmatic passage. Give Contact Us Upcoming Sermons Member Login Then ask the Lord to translate your sense of brokenness into an eager willingness to follow Him more fully. What usually happens is that the soul is smitten with a sense of its sinfulness, and desires to withdraw from the Divine presence. Christ will reign personally on this earth as we know it, as well as in the new heavens and new earth (Rev. What filled him with this self-abasement? High on a lofty throne, in splendor bright, This fact disqualifies the case for proposing that the church receives some of the promises made originally to Israel. The nation is on the palms of His hands, and Jerusalems walls are ever before His eyes (49:16). (just as "the cloud the glory of Jehovah filled the Tabernacle" in Ex 40:35), His robe - In Psalm 104 God's "robe" is described as light, Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak (Ps 104:2). 3 The voice of one calling out, "Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness; Make [ d . (Motyer, J. Caution is also advisable when one attempts to associate theological significance to the number three (eg, E W Bullinger says that "three denotes divine perfection" but again a "Berean-like" [Acts 17:11] mindset is advisable when evaluating such comments. In about 745BC, five years prior to Uzziah's death, Assyria began to emerge as a new international power under Tiglath-Pileser (745-727BC) while Jotham was king (2Ki 15:19). Exodus The vision Isaiah saw would bring the busiest "drive-through worshiper" screeching to a halt. Since service is in question, Moses (appropriately) addresses Jehovah as Lord. Johannine Writings Many hear the sound of God's word, but do not feel the power of it. John MacArthur has served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, since 1969. A holy minister is an awful weapon in the hand of God. (See context in Be Comforted (Isaiah): Feeling Secure in the Arms of God) (Bolding added), Chapter 6 also serves a literary function as the conclusion to Isaiah 2-5 and the introduction to Isaiah. And they came, and filled both of the boats, so that they began to sink. It is that which causes the Holy Spirit to use us for real blessing amidst them. In this heavenly environment of pure holiness, holy people are the only ones who will be at home. 750731 B.C.) Woe (0188) (oy) is an interjection (a word thrown in between words connected in construction to express emotion or passion) which means alas, which in turn is an exclamation expressive of sorrow, grief, pity, concern, or apprehension of evil. Strange that inanimate pillars should thus be moved while the hearts of men remained obdurate and motionless! TODAY IN THE WORD - Have you ever accidentally burned yourself? And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him. Isaiah 9:1, 6-7 John MacArthur tells the story of "A little girl came home from Sunday-School triumphantly waving a paper. In Gods program of progressive revelation, details of these relationships awaited a prophetic spokesman of a later time. At this we need not wonder. Woe is me! Isaiah 6. Damien Cook 10. Neither can be discarded. Until - This marks the time of judgment, up to the time it is completed as described (devastated without inhabitant without people utterly desolate). 2022ho04575 h isaiah cuenca peterson 0 45 silverhorn ct apt 41 merced ca 95348 20230302 2022ho05929 h katherine m swinburne 144832 3533 6th ave #5 san diego ca 92103 20230302 2022ho05932 h samuel crigan 0 4925 robert j mathews pkwy,suite 100 el dorado hills ca 95762 20230302 2022ho06060 h judy c hu 0 1571 46th ave san francisco ca 94122 20230302 Let us not forget that devastation is the bitter but inevitable (Gal 6:7, 8, Hos 8:7) fruit of continual, unrepentant (thus unforgiven) sin (then and now)! 0:12. Also, he does not provide as clear a distinction between the future temporal kingdom and the eternal kingdom as John does in Revelation 20:110; 21:122:5. (Ibid), Wycliffe Bible Commentary asks "How could the prophet's impure lips repeat that angelic song? Here is the schedule and scoreboard for any . Wiersbe -"Go and tell" is still God's command to His people (Isa 6:9; see Mt 28:7; Mk 5:19). Scofield -Hebrew kaphar means to propitiate, to atone for sin. 2 Samuel He could only confess his helplessness and fallen estate. When I walk by your side (See context inThe MacArthur Bible Commentary), I CAN ONLY IMAGINE 26:35, 810, 1315). 16:5; Is. The usual title found in Scriptures for the Shechinah Glory is the glory of Jehovah, or the glory of the Lord. The pattern of literal fulfillment of his already-fulfilled prophecies gives assurance that prophecies of Christs second coming will also see literal fulfillment. Dallas: Word, Incorporated), John Calvin commenting on John 12:41 writes, Lest readers should think that this prediction was inappropriately quoted, John expressly states, that the prophet was not sent as a teacher to a single age, but, on the contrary, that the glory of Christ was exhibited to him, that he might be a witness of those things which should take place under his reign. Evidently Isaiah was in the temple in Jerusalem when he had this awe-inspiring vision of God's throne (Isa 6:1). Holy is the angels Maker, He who spread His stars in the skies. Hosea 790739 B.C. His focus on unclean lips may foreshadow his calling, but more likely signals that he understood how far short his worship fell of Gods worthiness. With twain in reverent awe they hid their feet. (2 Kin. Isaiah's prophecy was written between 740-680BC and Judah was taken into exile into Babylon in 3 stages, 605BC, 597BC, and 586BC, this last date resulting in the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem. When called by God to prophesy, in the year of King Uzziahs death (ca. Because of their sin which is presented in the first five chapters, they are judged by God. The Sovereign Servant, Part 2A. (The Commission of Isaiah - Emmaus Journal V4:1, Summer, 95), Regarding the trembling of the foundations Harry Ironside makes a piercing comment. Nashville: Thomas Nelson), The holy seed is its stump - More literally "the seed of holiness its stump". The New Testament Interactive Bible study with John Piper. 36:237:8). You should find someone upon whom you can depend. The Lord, however, did not intend to get rid of Simon Peter. Spurgeon in his comments on Psalm 47:5 writes. Whether men hear or whether they forbear (Ezek 2:3, 4, 5), he who proclaims the Word faithfully has delivered his soul. Isaiah saw himself in the light of Jehovahs infinite holiness. Harry Bultema in Bibliotheca Sacra writes that Jesus, is the Jehovah of the Old Testament as appears from the quotation of Isa 40:3: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah. John the Baptist prepared the way of Jehovah-Jesus, Jehovah is Jesus manifested in the flesh as a real man. And He said to them, "Follow (command) Me, and I will make you fishers of men." When I listened to John MacArthur's monumental and devastating sermon in September which was a response to the Democratic Party platform, I thought the culture could not get any lower. Isaiah 6:3AND ONE CALLED OUT TO ANOTHER AND SAID "HOLY, HOLY, HOLY IS THE LORD OF HOSTS, THE WHOLE EARTH IS FULL OF HIS GLORY: And one called out to another - One to another suggest an antiphony (as when one choir alternates in singing with another). Isaiah saw himself This interpretation, which holds in balance both Israel's moral responsibility and the LORD's sovereign work among His people, is consistent with other pertinent texts both within and outside the Book of Isaiah. 695642 B.C.) God sometimes, in righteous judgment, gives men up to blindness of mind, because they will not receive the truth in the love of it. Their choice of sin and disobedience was settled and therefore God gave them up (Ro 1:24, 26, 28). For example, nothing in Isaiah reveals the extended period separating the two comings of the Messiah. This is condescending grace indeed! Ex. He condemned the empty ritualism of his day (e.g., 1:1015) and the idolatry into which so many of the people had fallen (e.g., 40:1820). He was immediately and absolutely conscious of his sinfulness. Before he announced any woes on others, he first confessed his own sin and said, Woe is me! He saw the Holy One of Israel, and he could not keep silent A great king may have left his throne on earth, but the greatest King was still seated on the throne of heaven. The upshot is that those who have rejected truth, are to be irreparably hardened by the very truth they chose to reject! Isaiah 6:9,10 has been the subject of much debate and speculation because instead of calling his readers to repent and to not harden their hearts, these verses command Isaiah to issue a proclamation which is just the opposite! Isaiah was struck with awe, and even terror, when he saw a vision of God on His throne. Behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child" (Jer 1:6). Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; All high and lofty views of its own false glory annihilated by clear and close views of the true glory of Jesus. To speak of God's judgment is a "heavy" responsibility for Isaiah, and for believers today who are sent to give forth the "good news", remembering that the Biblical pattern is first the "bad news" (See Ro 1:18-3:20) and then the "good news" (Ro 3:21ff "but now"). Trembled (05128) (nua/nuwa) means to move back and forth, to and fro (cf Ex 20:18, 1Sa 1:13). Glory(03519)kabod means literally to be heavy or weighty (only rarely used literally), the figurative use ("heavy with sin") being more common. I went back to fishing for fishI thought I knew that kind of fishing better, but I find that I dont! Ruined (01820) (damah) primarily means made to cease, come to one's end, cut off, undone, doomed to die. vision, conversion, self-judgment, cleansing, self-surrender, communion, commission, intercession. 11:37). Why? And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. In Ge 42:33 Joseph is referred to as "the lord (adon) of the land (of Egypt)", which signifies that Joseph had great authority and was sovereign over Egypt, not in himself, but because he was acting in the place of the king. Acknowledge your "ruined" state and cry out for God's cleansing. Page183. Isaiah was God's man before he had this experience, but it still had a tremendous effect on him. ", Taken away (05493) (cuwr) conveys the primary sense of to turn aside and thus means to depart, remove, or be removed. With two he flew. Yet Isaiah saw the Lord and many others in the Bible are said to have seen God. This comparison prepares the reader for an understanding of the truth that even after the tenth has been subjected to burning, a stump will remain and be available to "regrowth". A genuine meeting with Jesus alters ones perspective. The Hebrew word Shechinah, from the root shachan, means to dwell. The Greek word skeinei, which is similar in sound as the Hebrew Shechinah (Greek has no sh sound), means to tabernacle. In the Old Testament, most of these visible manifestations took the form of light, fire, or cloud, or a combination of these. All Thy works shall praise Thy Name, in earth, and sky, and sea; Historical Books (cp Nu 21:5, 6, 7, 8, 9, cp Jesus' teaching Jn 3:14, 15 , 2Co 5:21, cp destruction of the idol Israel had made from the bronze serpent 2Ki 18:4). Now flee (present imperative - Command to make this your habitual practice. God did not lay a strong compulsion on Isaiah; Isaiah was in the presence of God and he overheard the call, and realized that there was nothing else for him but to say, in conscious freedom, "Here am I, send me." Motyer adds that:As we speak of a sum of money as sufficient to cover a debt, so kipper/koper is the payment of whatever divine justice sees as sufficient to cover the sinners debt, the death of the substitute sacrifice on the altar. The IVP New Testament Commentary Series (Lk 5:1). When all is said and done, Isaiah might as well preface and conclude every message with these ironic words, which, though imperatival in form, might be paraphrased as follows: "You continually hear, but don't understand; you continually see, but don't perceive. The verbs are in the imperfect tense, describing what they were doing continually. God's command to preach the truth was in effect His command to harden and blind Judah! Although, one should avoid dogmatic interpretation, it seems to predict that the remnant will pass through another "fire", which could refer to further chastisement. 4:8), and we can almost feel the ""doorposts and thresholds"" of the temple shaking. had to take over the duties of king before his fathers death. Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. The representative of the grace of GOD to needy men flew swiftly to tell of His saving favor, based upon the atoning sacrifice. The Whole Bible Isaiah was given a vision of heaven and of the God of heaven that few others have ever experienced. (See context inIsaiah). The presence of the seraphim and their thunderous voices are a picture of indescribable majesty. The Astonishing Servant of Jehovah (Isaiah 53) John MacArthur Published on Apr 16, 2012 by JohnMacArthurGTY Now for this morning, I finally want you to open your Bible to the fifty-third chapter of Solid Joys. Sennacheribs effort to take Jerusalem failed, just as Isaiah had said it would (37:6, 7, 3638). John F. MacArthur $10.49 $14.99 Save 30% Publisher's Description Isaiah's ministry as a prophetduring the period of the divided kingdomspanned the reigns of four Judean kings. Lev 16:12). However, Israel's blindness is not permanent. "I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. Hebrew sometimes uses repetition for emphasis By repeating the word "holy," the seraphs emphasize the degree of the Lord's holiness. Prophets Pastor John MacArthur. This people in context is a reference primarily to the people Judah and Jerusalem (Isa 1:1), a people of unclean lips! B & H Publishing Group), it is impossible to link Isaiah 6 solely to chs. God will not forever offer the pearls of His grace and salvation to those spiritual swine who continually trample them in the dust. "This revelation of Gods holiness, had a devastating impact on Isaiah. For instance, God's throne is in the heavenly temple, which, as we will learn later this month, served as the pattern for the earthly temple. Isaiah 9:6 Isaiah 9:6 may be the most familiar Old Testament prophecy about the birth of Christ. Peter was at best but a babe in grace, weak in faith, short of experience, and poor in knowledge. Lamentations 39). (See context in The Wiersbe Bible Commentary: Old Testament), It is interesting to see the meaning of this same fraction of a "tenth" in Leviticus where Moses records that, every tenth part of herd or flock, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to Jehovah. Our knowledge of God is never exhaustive and perfect, but it is nevertheless true. (Source: The Ryrie Study Bible: New American Standard Translation: 1995. While this may have been a literal coal, it is used symbolically (otherwise it would have literally burned Isaiah) and in the context was God's vehicle for purifying His prophet of his uncleanness. There was an advanced religious corruption Departure from God inevitably results in moral and social corruption, and these are apparent, It was to this people that Isaiah was commissioned to preach, and while Judah was not as far degenerate as the northern kingdom of Israel, it was a people so immersed in sin as to be incapable of repentance and correction. They dare not gaze at the glory of Jehovah! In His character and essence, He is "Spirit," and thus invisible to man (Jn 4:24), but He has made Himself known to man through revelation by His many names and titles, by His attributes, by His written Word, and finally by His living Word, Jesus Christ (Jn 1:14). Man cannot see God in His essence. He is bound by His own Word to fulfill the promises He has made to bring them back to Himself and bless them in that future day (55:1012). The chosen ones are those who have come into a relationship with God through Jesus Christ whereby their disposition has been altered and their ears unstopped, and they hear the still small voice (1Ki 19:12KJV) questioning all the time, "Who will go for us?" from youthful lusts, and pursue (present imperative - Continually. Therefore, Isaiah's preaching was not needed to prevent repentance! One of the most stirring portions of Scripture describes this vision. So let us all beware, lest our hearts should be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin (cf Heb 3:13-note). Others (like Gary Smith, New American Commentary series) argue for Isaiah 6 as special "recommissioning for a new task". And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not fear, from now on you will be catching men." (Hab 2:14), TODAY IN THE WORD - In his book Our God Is Awesome, Bible teacher Tony Evans says, Holiness is the centerpiece of Gods attributes. I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 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Yet Isaiahs eager response, Here I am! (Isaiah 6:8) reveals how he was actively ready to respond to God. 15:37). It is not a question of God singling out a man and saying, "Now, you go." He is waiting for us to reply, "Here am I; send me." John now added the explanation that it was Christs glory which Isaiah saw, and it was of Christ that he spoke. He cried out in distress, suddenly very aware of his sinfulness. Like Israel beneath Mount Sinai, the words of his heart are, Do not have God speak with us or we will die (Ex 20:19). Pentateuch We learn much about heaven in these few verses. Nashville: Thomas Nelson), Holy, holy, holy - The Seraphic attribution of holy in triplicate is the Hebrew way of denoting "intensity". 46:10). The Gospels (Rev 15:8-note). He is so unlike us, so exalted over His creation, that we can't control Him or make Him simply a reflection of ourselves. Smoke is sometimes the mere sign of the presence of God, as in Isa 4:5; but more often it indicates his presence in anger or judgment (see Ex 19:18; 20:18; Rev 15:8). There is a wonderful word of encouragement here: God quickly answers prayer and cleanses us (1John 1:9). General Epistles This call for service comes from Adonai, for this is the name used in Isaiah 6:8. As with Moses, the Lord of life and service enables His servants to carry out His commands when they yield themselves to Him and obey. Nashville: Thomas Nelson). An encounter with Gods power is no reason to draw back from him, but an opportunity to approach him on the right basis, in faith and dependence. Although God is omnipresent, He has chosen to manifest His presence in certain locations and at certain times within history. 28:1, 8; ca. Praise God. Tame' - 88x in 78v in the NAS - defiled(1), ill(1), unclean(83), unclean thing(1), unclean woman(1), who was unclean(1).Lev 5:2; 7:19, 21; 10:10; 11:4-8, 26-29, 31, 35, 38, 47; 13:11, 15, 36, 44-46, 51, 55; 14:40, 41, 44, 45, 57; 15:2, 25, 26, 33; 20:25; 22:4; 27:11, 27; Nu 5:2; 9:6, 7, 10; 18:15; 19:13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22; Dt 12:15, 22; 14:7, 8, 10, 19; 15:22; 26:14; Josh 22:19; Jdg 13:4; 2Chr 23:19; Job 14:4; Ec 9:2; Isa 6:5; 35:8; 52:1, 11; 64:6; Jer 19:13; Lam 4:15; Ezek 4:13; 22:5, 10, 26; 44:23; Hos 9:3; Amos 7:17; Hag 2:13, 14. How easy it must have been to focus ones hopes and trust upon a king like that. There would be conviction of sin, but no cleansing. And Simon answered and said, "Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but at Your bidding I will let down the nets.". I can only imagine, Isaiah, mighty seer, in days of old McGee -Isaiah heard God's call for the first time and responded to it, as a cleansed individual will do. He then could say, "But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ" (Php 3:7-note). 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the Light, so that all might believe through him. Note that in Isa 6:5 Isaiah laments that he is morally unworthy to be in the King's presence. Isaiah 9:6. Beloved, is there not a powerful principle here? We only know God as He has revealed Himself. (Listen free online - Isaiah 6:1.mp3 Isaiah 6:2.mp3 Isaiah 6:3-5.mp3 Isaiah 6:6-8.mp3 Isaiah 6:9-13.mp3)(See context in Thru the Bible), Ironside feels that the altar ultimately pictures. They have not seen this great need as Christians. The altar - John describes an altar in heaven (Rev 6:9, Rev 8:3), but one cannot state with certainty that that is the same as seen by Isaiah. (Vine, W. Collected writings of W. E. Vine. General Epistles

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