GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Isaiah is quoted directly in the NT over 65 times, far more than any other OT prophet, and mentioned by name over 20 times. 1944 Moody Publishers, Play & praise as you ponder one day seeing Holy Holy Holy, Praise to the Lord the Almighty - Fernando Ortega (recommended! Alex Johnston 3. The OT sacrifices never removed man's sin because it was "impossible for the blood of bulls and of goats to take away sins" (Heb 10:4-note). You come to the Father through Christ. 9 There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone. Nashville: Thomas Nelson), Holy, holy, holy - The Seraphic attribution of holy in triplicate is the Hebrew way of denoting "intensity". The prophet lived until at least 681 B.C. As Motyer says "Typically of Isaiah, hope is the unexpected fringe attached to the garment of doom." (See context in Bible Knowledge Commentary) (Bolding added), It appears evident, from this passage, that the glory which the prophet saw was the glory of Jehovah: John, therefore, saying here that it was the glory of Jesus, shows that he considered Jesus to be Jehovah. Galatians Sin so pervades our nature that it taints all of our thoughts and actions, not just those which we can specify as disobedient to God. 0:12. (The Commission of Isaiah - Emmaus Journal V4:1, Summer, 95), James Montgomery Boice commenting on John 12:41 writes that, The Gospel of John is a book filled with many extraordinary verses. Although the nation of Israel like a great tree might have been felled (North exiled to Assyria in 722BC, South exiled to Babylon 586BC) and therefore appear to have been completely destroyed, "a tenth" pictured as a "stump" will retain the "holy seed" (cf Isa 4:3-note), which in turn appears to picture faithful Jews who believe in their Messiah (they are part of the believing remnant), the holy seed of Abraham. (This ironic command is comparable to saying to a particularly recalcitrant individual, "Go ahead, be stubborn!"). After Paul met the Lord, he no longer saw himself as a self-righteous Pharisee, but as a lost sinner in need of salvation. We may safely say at once that God never harden [sic] hearts that would otherwise be soft, and that owe their hardness to His interposition. You should find someone upon whom you can depend. The Lord, however, did not intend to get rid of Simon Peter. Unfortunately, as Dr. Tony Evans points out, this "hurry up and get it" mentality has invaded the church. Even though God is longsuffering and a God of love, His love and patience cannot be assumed presumptuously. 29:4; John 12:40; Acts 28:26,27; Rom. Isaiah 53:10-12. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. The main thought is that of the hardness and blindness of the nation. 18:1, 2). Page183. God starts out graciously revealing his will and offering repentance, but if people repeatedly reject God, eventually the day of hardening and judgment will come. They are not "originally mythically conceived with serpents' bodies" as one popular Hebrew lexicon suggests, for they clearly are described with feet, face and wings (no hands described). I went back to fishing for fishI thought I knew that kind of fishing better, but I find that I dont! Again the theme is sounded: the Messiahs glory is revealed in His suffering. Fatal wounds proclaim His praise! Then, when the prophet heard the voice of the Lord [Adonai] (Isa 6:8), he said, Here am I. ", Ray Ortlund -As this awareness forms in Isaiah's mind, he blurts out the obvious conclusion: "Woe is me!" (See Oswald Chambers on Isaiah 6:5: The Concentration of Personal Sin). SEND ME! Ep 3:8 (61AD) To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ. We would re-emphasize the fact that it was from the altar of burnt offering the coal was taken, not from the golden altar, where only incense was burned. 2 Corinthians He hears it from the very moment that you are seized with helplessness, and He becomes actively engaged at once in hearing and answering the prayer of your helplessness (cp He 2:18-note).. While besieging Lachish, he sent a contingent of forces to besiege Jerusalem (2 Kin 18:1719:8; Is. Girdlestone in his classic work "Synonyms of the OT" says that Adonai, indicates the truth that God is the owner of each member of the human family, and that He consequently claims the unrestricted obedience of all The claim upon man's service which is set forth in the title Adonai is well illustrated by Mal 1:6, where Jehovah says, "A son honors his father, and a servant his master (or masters); if, then, I be a father, where is mine honour? Faces covered, wings resplendent, Seraphim before Him bow! Campbell Graham 5. Most (Wiersbe, MacArthur, Motyer, et al) but not all conservative commentators feel that Isaiah 6 marks the inaugural call of Isaiah into the prophetic ministry and that chapters 1-5 were actually written after his call which would place Isaiah 6 out of chronological order. The fishing expedition has brought in its first catch. Some commentators feel this verb is better translated "I am silenced, still, cannot reply" and thus Young's Literal renders it "I have been silent". It is true because God has accommodated Himself to the weakness of man so that there was a sense in which Isaiah was able to see God. (The Commission of Isaiah - Emmaus Journal V4:1, Summer, 95), The divine commission in Isaiah 6:9,10 is quoted by Jesus in Matthew 13 in the context of issuing a rebuke to the hypocritical religious leaders who were making an external show of religion while failing to exhibit evidence of internal, heart change. 11 Jesus answered them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. March 27, 2018 Isaiah 53 has to be the best news for sinners, and that's all of us. Johannine Writings And similar to the LORD in Isaiah 6, Jesus (Who in fact I believe is also Jehovah of Isaiah 6) gives Peter, James and John a commission to be "catching men" to which they responded to the Lord's call/commission (much like Isaiah) by leaving everything and following Him. Isaiah 6:10b reflects the people's attitude and might be paraphrased accordingly: "Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their mind, repent, and be restored, and they certainly wouldn't want that, would they?". Isaiah 60 - The Glorious Light of God's Kingdom A. Nor is He obligated to offer salvation to everyone forever. In the OT the terms for smoke appear chiefly in three contexts: theophanic portrayals (Ex 4:5, 19:18, 40:38, Ps 104:32, Ps 144:5), descriptions of mundane events whether actual or prophesied, and comparisons or figurative descriptions (eg, anger of God, Ps 74:1, 80:4). Philemon (Source: The Ryrie Study Bible: New American Standard Translation: 1995. Irving Jensen: Matthew's reporting skips most of the first year of Jesus' ministry. With Isaiahs encouragement, Hezekiah refused to surrender, and when Sennacheribs army fell prey to a sudden disaster, he returned to Nineveh and never threatened Judah again. In this prophecy God says those who reject His Word of Truth have gone too far and cannot return. The seraphim Isaiah saw are magnificent beings. As a result "their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened" (Ro 1:21-note). The Lord is angry with all nations; his wrath is on all their armies. The Greek title, Doxa Kurion, is translated as the glory of the Lord. Doxa means brightness, brilliance, or splendor, and it depicts how the Shechinah Glory appears. Pauline Epistles Romans He said - Who? Their choice of sin and disobedience was settled and therefore God gave them up (Ro 1:24, 26, 28). The Lord healed Hezekiahs critical illness, as Isaiah had predicted (38:5; 2 Kin. (2Th 2:8, 9, 10, 11), Warren Wiersbe -God does not deliberately make sinners blind, deaf, and hard-hearted; but the more that people resist Gods truth, the less able they are to receive Gods truth. Acts Foundations (0520) ('ammah) usually describes a linear measurement (cf first use Ge 6:15) of a cubit, but here describes a post. Send me (verse 8). This is condescending grace indeed! Prophets Too many Christians want to hold on to a "spiritual experience" with the Lord, rather than be prepared to go out to share the Lord with others. When Paul said this, he was not a lost sinner but a saint of God, learning the lesson from God that he needed to walk in the Spirit because he could not live for God by himself. 739686 B.C. A tribe or village prone to violence invariably creates gods whom they believe delight in violence and blood. Unclean (02931)(tame) means defiled, rendered foul or dirty, soiled, sullied, impure, polluted. ; Is. Interpretive challenges in a long and significant book such as Isaiah are numerous. After all, God did not have to send Isaiah. Missionaries and others who live among various cultures observe that people tend to create and then worship gods whom reflect their own peculiar tendencies. Clear distinction in the use of the divine names is illustrated in Ex. 32:9, 21, 31; Nu 11:11, 12, 13, 14). All we have to do is recognize that we are not very good fishermen recognize our failures and faithlessness. All corrupt, my heart within me, wretched, wicked through and through! Kaphar - 101x in 93v in the NAS - appease(1), appease*(1), atone(3), atoned(2), atonement is made(1), atonement shall be made(1), atonement was made(1), atoning(1), canceled(1), expiation can be made(1), forgave(1), forgive(4), forgiven(5), made atonement(3), make atonement(71), makes atonement(2), making atonement(1), pardon(1). Holy, holy, holy! By sending him, He drives the sinful people further from Him, for Isaiah's preaching, which focuses on the LORD's covenantal demands and impending judgment upon covenantal rebellion, forces the people to confront their sin and then continues to desensitize them as they respond negatively to the message. The Son is the King Jehovah Who rules in the Old Testament and appears to the elect, as in the New Testament the Spirit, the invisible Minister of the Son, is the Director of the Church and the Revealer in the sanctuary of the heart [Olshausen]. Isaiah 6:5 THEN I SAID, "WOE IS ME, FOR I AM RUINED! Temple (01004) (bayith) describes a fixed, established structure made from some kind of material and in many context (such as the present passage ) bayith refers to the place of worship, the dwelling place (house as it were) of God. Israel and Syria formed an alliance to combat the rising Assyrian threat from the E, but Ahaz refused to bring Judah into the alliance (2 Kin. That fits His role as Judge (see Jn 5:22, 23, 27, 30; 9:39)." Healed (07495)(rapha/rophe) primarily describes the process of healing as when one is restored to health (eg, fertility Ge 20:17, of wounds Lev 13:18, Jer 15:18). In the next chapter we will see the prediction of the birth of Christ, but it is not the incarnation of Christ that saves us, it is His death upon the Cross. 735715 B.C.). The voice of the Lord - The voice of Adonai, the supreme, sovereign God, the owner of everything, the Master and here Isaiah's Master. And He said to them, "Follow (command) Me, and I will make you fishers of men." For example, at the completion of Solomons Temple (note) in Jerusalem, It happened that when the priests came from the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the Lord, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord. Hebrew sometimes uses repetition for emphasis By repeating the word "holy," the seraphs emphasize the degree of the Lord's holiness. Eyes dim see - So they cannot perceive God's message. God does not need or want servants who think they are doing God a favor. Surely no sinner could see the holy God and live. Isaiah refers frequently to the doctrine of the remnant (and a term often used synonymously = "survivors"), Remnant - Isa 10:20, 21, 22-note, Isa 11:11, 16-note, Isa 15:9, 16:14, 28:5, 37:4, 37:31, 37:32, 46:3, Survivor = Isa 1:9 Isa 4:2, 3 (he who is left and remains) Isa 37:32 Isa 66:19. The joyful strain of the trumpet betokens the splendor of his triumph, leading captivity captive, and well might the clarions ring out the tidings of Emmanuels victorious return. Eugene Rapay. It is the vision of God as Adonai which started him out on his prophetical career. Whatever the case, being burned wasnt a pleasant experience. Removed men far away - This prophecy is spoken in the past tense, as if it had already been fulfilled. Job had an experience similar to Isaiah's, and his reaction was, "I abhor myself." Fulfillment of some of his prophesies in his own lifetime provided his credentials for the prophetic office. The lips are specified because of the fact that he had just seen choirs of holy creatures worshipping with pure lips. (See context in John notes)(Bolding added), Isaiahs sight of Gods glory is described, Isaiah 6:1, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, etc. The evangelist expounds this of Christ, which is an evident proof of the Deity of Christ, that He is Jehovah; for it was Jehovah Whom the prophet there saw (Matthew Poole's Commentary on the New Testament) (Bolding added), Believer's Study Bible (Criswell) writes that, The passage undoubtedly refers to the magnificent vision of Isaiah (cf. in context of judgment - Da 8:13-note, Da 12:6-note) - Isaiah knew that God would not cast off His people forever (cf Ex. 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. Latrell Mitchell 2. Ironside-The divinely-sent messenger proclaimed the good news of redemption and purification from sin through Him whose one offering was pictured in the sacrifice of the altar. Adonai is the exalted, majestic sovereign, the One Who has the right to call Isaiah into ministry so that His sovereign rights as Master and Owner over Israel might be proclaimed (Isa 1:3 "an ox knows its owner"). We still have to live in a sin-scarred world, of course, and that can wear us down at times. Isa 11:11, 12-note). 38) until 686 B.C. Concordia Self-Study Note - The nearer one comes to God, the more he feels his own sinfulness and unworthinessas did Abraham (Ge 18:27). By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. It is one thing to condemn the saints, it is quite another to take upon ourselves the confession of their sins as ours. This is a frightful state. Not just to terminate a thing but carry out to full, to carry through completely.) THEN HE HEARD THE LORD. 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)! Hezekiah began his reign over Judah in 715 B.C. 3One called to another, and said, ", For amazement had seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Over the past few days, we may have given you the idea that forgiveness is only pleasure. We teach that there is but one living and true God (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 45:5-7; 1 Corinthians 8:4), an infinite, all-knowing Spirit (John 4:24), perfect in all His attributes, one in essence, eternally existing in three PersonsFather, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14)each equally deserving worship and obedience. The temple - What Temple? Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. - When Job saw the Lord, he cried, "I repent in dust and ashes." 18:7). (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. Their refusal to receive Truth!) When He judges sin, He is still perfectly just and righteous. Thank you for registering. Seraphim contrary to popular opinion is not a class of angels but a separate class of created beings. The Sovereign Servant, Part 2A. though the darkness hide Thee, In Gods program of progressive revelation, details of these relationships awaited a prophetic spokesman of a later time. Scripture Isaiah 6 Sort Bible Verse. 26:35, 810, 1315). Holy, holy, holy! Vine explains that the stump remains and "has life in it after the cutting off of the branches; it can shoot out into verdure again.
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