There is no task laid upon us by the Lord which we shall not have power from Him to fulfill, when everything that would hinder our communion with Him has been removed. Comparing this text with Jn 12:41 (discussed below), it is clear that Isaiah saw Jesus, Who is Jehovah of the OT. (Jn 14:6) If you are His child, you can come with boldness to the throne of grace (Heb 4:16-note), but you cannot come to Him on any other basis. and continued for 29 years to ca. What will happen, then, when such a king dies, and coupled with that death there comes the recognition that a resurgent Assyria is pushing nearer and nearer? John Hebrews Ironically, Israel's rejection of prophetic preaching in turn expedites disciplinary punishment, and brings the battered people to a point where they might be ready for reconciliation. He condemned the empty ritualism of his day and the idolatry into which the people had fallen. 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." By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. A new form appears in the New Testament: the Incarnate Word [John 1:14]. Adonai, the Master commands. Dr. MacArthur is also the author of more than one hundred books, covering a great expanse of Christian topics. 28:3). I know you will apply hard to German, but do not forget the culture of the inner manI mean of the heart. When Moses called God Adonai, he acknowledged that it was not his place as the slave to choose his work; he had to heed his Masters directives. Are these the very "gates of heaven" which are caused to shake at the sound of the seraphim? Second Chronicles 32:32 records that he wrote a biography of King Hezekiah also. Isaiah 6:1IN THE YEAR OF KING UZZIAH'S DEATH, I SAW THE LORD SITTING ON A THRONE, LOFTY AND EXALTED, WITH THE TRAIN OF HIS ROBE FILLING THE TEMPLE: To help keep this chapter in context observe the preceding table and the following outline adapted from Talk Thru the Bible which summarizes the first section of Isaiah dealing primarily with prophecies concerning the Kingdom of Judah, E The Destruction of Israel by Assyria Isa 7:110:4, 2 Sign of Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz Isa 8:122, 3 Prophecy of the Messiahs Birth Isa 9:17, F The Destruction of Assyria by God Isa 10:512:6, 3 Restoration of the Messiahs Kingdom Isa 11:116, 4 Thanksgiving in the Messiahs Kingdom Isa 12:16, 790 - Uzziah (790-739BC) becomes king of Judah, reigns 52 years, 759 - Jotham becomes king of Judah assuming reign when Uzziah becomes leprous, 742 - Micah begins his prophetic ministry (cp ministry to Hezekiah Jer 26:18, 19, Mic 3:12), 739 - Isaiah begins prophetic ministry in year King Uzziah died (Isa 6:1f), 731 - Ahaz becomes king of Judah (2Ki 15:38, 16:1, 2Chr 28:1), 726 - Hezekiah becomes 12th king of Judah (2Ki 16:20, 18:1,2) and one of 3 best (2Ki 18:5), 722 - Shalmaneser (2Ki 17:3, 18:9) dies while besieging Samaria, Sargon seizes crown, 722 - Sargon of Assyria (Sargon) (Is 20:1) conquers Samaria (2Ki 17:6, 18:9, 10, 11, 12), 701 - Sennacherib (son of Sargon) of Assyria lays siege to Jerusalem, 695 - Manasseh becomes king of Judah (2Ki 21:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12), 586 - Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon conquers Judah. Isaiah 6:8 THEN I HEARD THE VOICE OF THE LORD, SAYING, "WHOM SHALL I SEND, AND WHO WILL GO FOR US?" Their choice of sin and disobedience was settled and therefore God gave them up (Ro 1:24, 26, 28). MacArthur also referred to other biblical figures, such as the prophet Isaiah and the apostle Paul who delivered messages of judgment and that it was "too late" for some to be saved, respectively. Isaiahs response was When he heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? he responded, Here am I! (See context inThe MacArthur Bible Commentary), I CAN ONLY IMAGINE How is your "spiritual" hearing? 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. What will my heart feel? Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. I can only imagine, Isaiah, mighty seer, in days of old The response is instantaneous and total. 18:4, 22; 2 Chr. The Whole Bible (Mt 4:17, 18, 19), Paul like Peter and Andrew manifested a similar complete surrender to Adonai (Kurios) declaring, I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself (death to self, surrender to the Lord, not one's own but bought with a price), in order that I may finish (teleioo = accomplish, bring to an end or to the intended goal. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. At a later time in his life he would doubtless have said, Stay with me and do not leave me. Peters words exactly express the first feelings a person has when he is brought into close contact with God. All this describes, in a twofold application, the circumstances of the remnant both after the return from captivity and hereafter in the great tribulation. The results must be left with GOD. Moody Publishers) Note that most of these dates are approximations and not indisputable facts. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. The Scorned Servant of Jehovah, Part 2. The centerpiece is Isaiahs unrivaled chap. Thus this "emphatic Semitic triplet" underscores God's extreme/unsurpassed level of holiness, an infinite degree of holiness. Missionaries and others who live among various cultures observe that people tend to create and then worship gods whom reflect their own peculiar tendencies. At the heart of the idea of a Temple is the abiding presence of God. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. Isaiah did the same thing we would have done. For us (cf Ge 1:26, Ge 3:22, Ge 11:7) - First we observe the singular pronoun "I", followed by the plural pronoun "us" which is at least suggestive/supportive of the doctrine of the Trinity (tri-unity) of God. It was a time of national darkness, for Uzziah, Judah's great king, had died. Will I stand in your presence, His writing style has no rival in its versatility of expression, brilliance of imagery, and richness of vocabulary. After all, God did not have to send Isaiah. Sennacheribs effort to take Jerusalem failed, just as Isaiah had said it would (37:6, 7, 3638). Now flee (present imperative - Command to make this your habitual practice. Since God is perfectly holy and heaven is His dwelling place, it follows that heaven must be a holy place where no sin can exist. Fulfillment of some of his prophesies in his own lifetime provided his credentials for the prophetic office. At least two reasons may be given. Unclean (tame')!" When he was cleansed from his sin. Vine writes that every believer should have an "Isaiah 6 reaction" to the glory of God for, The more we apprehend the facts and character of the atoning sacrifice of Christ and the glories of His Person the more deeply we realize our own sinfulness. His writing style has no rival in its versatility of expression, brilliance of imagery, and richness of vocabulary. Ephesians But the servant is to proclaim the Word no matter how people respond, for the test of ministry is not outward success but faithfulness to the Lord. What the Master commands of His bond-servants, He always enables. Sennacherib, the Assyrian king, invaded the coastal areas of Israel, marching toward Egypt on Israels southern flank. Volume 96:325. To be where God is will be glory. He, that being often reproved, hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. The Master has a right to expect obedience. How different from some Christians who rush out to serve Christ before taking time to meet the Lord and be cleansed. Many hear the sound of God's word, but do not feel the power of it. As He was unchangeable in His favor to Jacob, so will He be to His believing posterity. When called by God to prophesy, in the year of King Uzziahs death (ca. (Ro 7:24). Wisdom Literature 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. 38) until 686 B.C. THEN I SAID, HERE AM I. Perhaps you accidentally stepped on a live coal from your campfire during your last vacation. Lord God Almighty! The fulfillment of the hardening judgment of the nation, the blinding of their eyes did not set in completely in Isaiah's day. ), Judah developed into a strong commercial and military state with a port for commerce on the Red Sea and the construction of walls, towers, and fortifications (2 Chr. John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, as well as an author, conference speaker, president of The Master's University and Seminary, and featured teacher with the Grace to You media ministry. With two he covered his face. From the outset the Lord might as well command Isaiah to harden the people, because his preaching will end up having that effect. Nehemiah On the latter issue, numerous portions of Isaiah support the position that God has not replaced ethnic Israel with an alleged new Israel. Isaiah has too much to say about Gods faithfulness to Israel, that He would not reject the people whom He has created and chosen (43:1). (Amen! Isaiah 3:9 (note) declares that the people of Judah "have brought disaster upon themselves," but Isa 29:9, 10 indicates that the Lord was involved to some degree in desensitizing the people. (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. But it is never meant to be a message of despair to any lost sinner who desires salvation and would like to come to the Savior. Therefore, we need to have the redemption of Christ applied to our lives again and again and again. "YOU SIN IS FORGIVEN" (This is discussed in more detail in the comments on Isa 6:9 above). But God is promising that just as a tree may sprout again from a stump, so there will be a remnant of the nation that will survive. (See context inThe Wycliffe Bible Commentaryor borrow Wycliffe Bible Commentary), Wiersbe -How tragic it would be to have the throne without the altar! Isaiah 6:10 RENDER THE HEARTS OF THIS PEOPLE INSENSITIVE, THEIR EARS DULL, AND THEIR EYES DIM, OTHERWISE (LEST) THEY MIGHT SEE WITH THEIR EYES, HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEARTS, AND RETURN AND BE HEALED. 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. 7:6). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books) (Bolding added), In Isaiah 6 the prophet was described as seeing the glory of God. Even today while Israel as a nation is blinded (2 Cor. (The Ryrie Study Bible: New American Standard Translation: 1995. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New . Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; (Ibid), We make calls out of our own spiritual consecration, but when we get right with God He brushes all these aside, and rivets us with a pain that is terrific to one thing we never dreamed of, and for one radiant flashing moment we see what He is after, and we say - "Here am I, send me." GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point O Lord, he was saying, Lord, you called me to be a fisher of men and I failed. (f) give a ray of hope in times of disaster and hopelessness. This verse is further evidence that Isaiah saw an OT Christophany or manifestation of Christ, Who at the end of the age will return to reign as the true and only "King of kings and Lord of lords" (Rev 19:16), Zechariah describes this glorious future day when Jesus the King will reign over all the earth (Maranatha! But now Isaiah sees himself, because he sees God. The IVP New Testament Commentary Series (Lk 5:1). The year of King Uzziah's death (see similar dating Isa 14:28) (~ 740 or 739BC) (2Ki 15:1-7 where Uzziah = Azariah, 2Chr 26:1-23) Under Uzziah's 52 year reign Judah experienced prosperity (a "golden age") and power (cp 2Chr 26:8) during a time when Assyria was still weak. Verse 1 says that Isaiah saw the Lord. The Hebrew imperatival forms (Commands) are employed rhetorically and anticipate the response Isaiah will receive. In the Old Testament this kind of symbolism is usually negative, but for Jesus it is clearly positive. It is the majestic presence or manifestation of God in which He descends to dwell among men. (Scofield Reference Bible), Robert Lightner comments on Adon/Adonai noting that. You have never really seen the Lord, my friend, if you feel that you are worthy or merit something or have some claim upon God. More than any other prophet, Isaiah provides data on the future day of the Lord and the time following. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes" (Job 42:5, 6). But God's redeeming grace hastened to meet his need, applying to his lips a coal from the incense altar (originally from the altar of blood sacrifice; cf. Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him (Revelation 1:7). A Vision of God in a Time of Crisis (Isaiah 5-6) - YouTube 0:00 / 58:41 A Vision of God in a Time of Crisis (Isaiah 5-6) 104,881 views Mar 24, 2017 1.7K Dislike Share Grace to You 645K. (Luke 5:4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11). This fact disqualifies the case for proposing that the church receives some of the promises made originally to Israel. Nashville: Thomas Nelson). Poetical Books A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. David prayed for this end (and so should we considering that it is a prayer for the Lord's return and the real peace of Jerusalem! ), J N Oswalt offer his explanation of why the vision is dated from Uzziah's death, He had been a true king. The conception is sublime: but it makes us feel how altogether inconceivable the personal glory of the Lord must be; if light itself is but His garment and veil, what must be the blazing splendour of His own essential being! GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point He saw Jehovah which is enough to know. Esther 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. It constantly foreshadowed the work of the Cross. The holiness of God involving His inner essence is largely hidden, but His glory is manifest, being declared by the whole creation. 16:1016; 2 Chr. But this holy thing touches Isaiah's dirty mouth, and it does not hurt him, it heals him. He had called him Master in 5:5, but here he called him Lord Simon saw no vision; he saw the living Christ. John now added the explanation that it was Christs glory which Isaiah saw, and it was of Christ that he spoke. All the saints adore Thee, 4:10, 11, 12. What filled him with this self-abasement? Fish adds that "Symbolically the fire had a purifying effect, but the cleansing came not from the fire, but from the initiative of the Lord and the fact that a sacrifice for sin had been offered. Shamen/saman - NAS = fat(1), grew fat(2), grown fat(1), insensitive(1), render(1). Sold by preacha_dave | Ends on 2023-03-09 22:33:33 . We do not know God as He really is. Jeremiah Whatever the case, being burned wasnt a pleasant experience. (SeeIsaiah 1-39: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition), John Fish offers a sobering summation of the last section of Isaiah 6, The preaching of Isaiah in Isaiah 6 calls us to remember a solemn and important message of Scripture. Still one of my favorite hymns of all time, and one which has special memories for me. After crushing the Gentile kingdoms Messiah establishes His Millennial Kingdom(Da 2:34-35-note,Da 2:44-45-note). However, Israel's blindness is not permanent. Its a familiar passage, often associated with missions conferences or sermons on Gods holiness, and rightly so. The verbs are in the imperfect tense, describing what they were doing continually. 4:8). Isaiah, chapter six is a message that the judgment of God is not only in the future, it may also be now. In addition Isaiah is the agent in achieving this effect. Wisdom Literature 11:8). One cannot be dogmatic, but that is certainly a possibility! Isaiah was a contemporary of Hosea and Micah. When we are willing to depend on Him, He will not put us out of the fishing business, and He will not throw us overboard. Remembering that the best commentary on Scripture is Scripture, it behooves the sincere student of God's Word to try and discern a similar action elsewhere in the Scriptures. 6 There was a man having been sent from God, whose name was John. Luke-Acts Isaiah How this could be is not indicated. Forgiven (03722) (kaphar/kapar) means to cover, to make atonement (to effect a kopher or ransom price, the price that God's justice required), make amends, to pardon, to release. Reflect back on Andrew Murrays prayer. (2 Kin. Those are the first words spoken by Isaiah himself in his book, and they pronounce a prophetic woe upon himself. TODAY ALONG THE WAY - Isaiah 6 is not the kind of text we can just read and put down. Even though God is longsuffering and a God of love, His love and patience cannot be assumed presumptuously. 16:7) and the Assyrian king gladly responded, sacking Gaza, carrying all of Galilee and Gilead into captivity, and finally capturing Damascus (732 B.C.). Lets also remember that God made us holy in Jesus Christ not just to prepare us for heaven in the sweet by-and-by, but so we can live above the pull of sin in the mixed-up here-and-now. (Motyer, J. "With twain they covered their faces, and with twain they covered their feet." Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Wounded hands remove my filthiness, Gods caress in every move. Thats exactly what the Bible teaches. So in 701 B.C. (Mt 13:10-17). It has pleased GOD to commit the declaration of His truth to men rather than to angels. Hearts insensitive understand - So they cannot understand God's message. IVP Commentary - The size of the catch tells Simon and his companions that this event has been no accident. Stated another way, God is telling Isaiah that he would be the instrument of Judah's divinely appointed judicial hardening and spiritual blindness! For my eyes have seen the King - God was always to be the true King of the Jews. (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). 2Above him stood the seraphim. There are many verses in the Bible which teach that God is invisible and cannot be seen. Isaiah: The Promise of the Messiah (MacArthur Bible Studies) Paperback - January 12, 2021 by John F. MacArthur (Author) 182 ratings Part of: MacArthur Bible Studies (36 books) See all formats and editions Kindle $9.99 Read with Our Free App Paperback $11.79 20 Used from $6.49 30 New from $7.71 Save 50% on 1 when you buy 2 Shop items Great on Kindle For the first time, he sees that he's typical of his generation, whose faith was unthinking and glib. ), so the ruined Israel contains the indestructible germ of the future kingdom of God, the holy seed is wrapped up in it. When Daniel saw the Lord, he said, "Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength" (Da 10:8-note). When I walk by your side And Simon answered and said, "Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but at Your bidding I will let down the nets.". Evidently Isaiah was in the temple in Jerusalem when he had this awe-inspiring vision of God's throne (Isa 6:1). Malachi Vine says it should be rendered "His glory is the fullness of the whole earth". (See context inNew American Commentary- Isaiah 1-39). The early church father Jerome likened him to Demosthenes, the legendary Greek orator. March 20, 2018. 120: Sam Smith, Stillwater, dec. Isaiah Jones, Bixby, 5-2; Evan Rodriguez, Broken Arrow, dec. Cameron Kiser, Ponca City, 4-2 126: Kaleb Collins, Broken Arrow, dec . To contend that those yet unfulfilled will see non-literal fulfillment is biblically groundless. We should only be offended if we are offended by the fact that God is a God who judges sin. We still have to live in a sin-scarred world, of course, and that can wear us down at times. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, (Nu 14:21), Later in the context of a prophecy of the coming Millennial Age Isaiah God says, For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. 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). 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. Email / username or password was incorrect! What we must see, in the context of the whole Bible, is that this burning coal symbolizes the finished work of Christ on the cross. General Epistles
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