The Lord is angry with all nations; his wrath is on all their armies. Isaiah 6 - Isaiah's Conviction, Cleansing and Call A. If you ever begin to think God has given you a difficult ministry, take time to meditate on the ministry of Isaiah. though the darkness hide Thee, Will I dance for you Jesus, Grogan notes that Kabod "is used of God in his manifestation to his creatures. Esther Those from among you. It was a time of national darkness, for Uzziah, Judah's great king, had died. Entdecke JOHN MACARTHUR 1995 AUDIOBAND ""DIE VERGESSENE SEITE GOTTES"" ISAIAH 6 GRACE TO YOU in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! The Whole Bible Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. 15) and explaining the present situation (in chs. Historical Books Adonai, the Master commands. Do you ponder your true helplessness and vulnerability apart from Christ? Isaiah 6:13 YET THERE WILL BE A TENTH PORTION IN IT, AND IT WILL AGAIN BE SUBJECT TO BURNING, LIKE A TEREBINTH OR AN OAK WHOSE STUMP REMAINS WHEN IT IS FELLED. Keep on listening do not perceive keep on looking do not understand - Can you imagine Isaiah's first reaction upon hearing these words he was to speak to the people of Judah - to say they are not seeker friendly would be an understatement! In this heavenly environment of pure holiness, holy people are the only ones who will be at home. Having been reared in Jerusalem, he was an appropriate choice as a political and religious counselor to the nation. (See context inThe MacArthur Bible Commentary), Gary Smith has a good summation of the principle of judicial hardening explaining that, The doctrine of hardening people's hearts is a controversial perspective that initially seems almost inappropriate for a preacher or for God. Mercy Me, I can only imagine what it will be like Holy (06918) (qadosh) means consecrated, set apart (as dedicated to God), and designates that which is opposite of the common or profane. Personal Interview with John MacArthur: Selected Scriptures: 6/15/1979: Divorce and Remarriage, Part 2: Matthew 5:31-32: 6/17/1979: The Believer's Armor, Part 7: The Sword of the Spirit: Ephesians 6:17: . 2 Samuel We do know that God had revealed Himself to men in the past in similar ways. You should find someone upon whom you can depend. The Lord, however, did not intend to get rid of Simon Peter. Roma Downey, who has never renounced her extensive New Age involvement, is now firmly entrenched and aligned with contemporary Christian leadership. When our heart is "filled" with unconfessed sins, surely our ears are "stopped" to God's still small voice! Simon had been fishing all his life. (See The Commission Of The Call), Isaiah 6:9 HE SAID, " GO, AND TELL THIS PEOPLE: 'KEEP ON LISTENING, BUT DO NOT PERCEIVE; KEEP ON LOOKING, BUT DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I don't dare mention any names, but I have known certain ministers who for awhile enjoyed the blessing of God. God Himself tells us, 'Be still, and know that I am God' (Ps. Though Isaiah may have been at the earthly temple, this describes a vision which transcends the earthly. Freely righteous! Constable -It is in seeing God for who He is that we can see ourselves for who we are and can, therefore, accurately evaluate our condition (Isaiah - Expository Notes), John Fish explains that Isaiah "does not merely say that he is doomed because of the belief that no man can see God and live (Ex 33:20), but because the vision has revealed the infinite moral contrast between the One on the throne and Isaiah himself. ", Isaiah might as well command them to be spiritually insensitive, because, as the preceding (Isaiah 1-5) and following chapters (Isaiah 7-12) make clear, the people are bent on that anyway. Isaiah written by John A Martin. These individuals who would be saved through Isaiahs ministry are the basis for the remnant of verse 13. Daniel depicts this final destruction of the Gentile nations by Messiah as a Stone (Messiah) that returns to crush Nebuchadnezzar's statue which symbolizes all of the anti-God, anti-Christ nations of the world. 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). And He said to them, "Follow (command) Me, and I will make you fishers of men." Widely known for his thorough, candid approach to teaching God's Word, John MacArthur is a popular author and conference speaker. The passage in this unit opens Jesus' Galilean ministry, beginning the second year of His mission. If we let the Spirit of God bring us face to face with God, we too shall hear something akin to what Isaiah heard, the still small voice of God; and in perfect freedom will say, "Here am I; send me." 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. Assyria began to emerge as a new international power under Tiglath-Pileser (ca. Have we sought to veil-not our beauties, for beauty we have none-but our innumerable and flagrant deformities, even the "spots upon our feasts of charity," the sins of our best and holiest things; and, renouncing all self-glory, have we sunk, as into nothing before God? Their mouths were not filled with seraphic worship but with flippant repetitions and self-justifying excuses. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Enduring Word Bible Commentary Isaiah Chapter 6, Isaiah 1-44 Devotionals & Sermon Illustrations, Isaiah 45-66 Devotionals & Sermon Illustrations, Isaiah Devotionals & Sermon Illustrations-Our Daily Bread, 1Ki 22:19; Job 1:6; Da 7:10; Zech 3:4; Luke 1:10; Rev 7:11, Ex 15:20,21; Ezra 3:11; Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10) (Ex 15:11; Rev 4:8,9; 15:3,4) (Isa 11:9,10; 24:16; 40:5; Nu 14:21; Ps 19:1, 2, 3; 57:11; 72:19; Hab 2:14; Zec 14:9; Ep 1:18). It is the majestic presence or manifestation of God in which He descends to dwell among men. (Isaiah 6 Commentary), Commenting on God's holiness Fish writes that, There is an incomprehensible contrast between what is divine and what is human. Isaiah did the same thing we would have done. As he touched Isaiahs mouth with it, the seraph said, Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for (verse 7). Isaiah 60 - The Glorious Light of God's Kingdom A. The conviction of the prophet. Cities are devastated (laid waste) without inhabitant without people utterly desolate (devastated, wasted) - The immediate fulfillment of this prophecy would be realized in Judah's exile to Babylon who destroyed the cities of the land. Zec 7:11, 12 looks back to the pre-exilic era (cf. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books) (Bolding added), In Isaiah 6 the prophet was described as seeing the glory of God. . He saw his need of Jesus Christ. Matthew 13:10 And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?" 1 John For example, hired servants could quit if they did not like the orders of their master. 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. (Listen free online - Isaiah 6:6-8.mp3)(See context in Thru the Bible), Paul reminded his young disciple Timothy of the importance of the principle of Biblically based "separation" (not exclusiveness or becoming part of an "elite") from potentially corrupting influences, if we would be used by God, Therefore (based on the preceding truth), if a man cleanses himself from these things, (Ed: Some interpret this as "these people") he will be a vessel for honor (precious, valuable), sanctified (set apart from the common and profane uses and readied for holy, consecrated uses), useful to the Master, prepared for every good (God - Jn 15:5 type) work. Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord of Hosts. Obadiah ", Ray Ortlund -As this awareness forms in Isaiah's mind, he blurts out the obvious conclusion: "Woe is me!" Luke-Acts The lips are specified because of the fact that he had just seen choirs of holy creatures worshipping with pure lips. Pastor John MacArthur. This is the only way He can be approached. The quiet passionate insistence of His "Follow Me" (Mt 4:19, 8:22, 9:9, 16:24, 19:21) was spoken to men with every power wide awake. One is that the judgment of blindness over the nation as a whole did not preclude the salvation of individuals. Compare other allusions to physical manifestations of God's power (Ex 19:18, Acts 4:31). Haggai Paraphrasing God's call to Isaiah in Isaiah Chapter 6, MacArthur said, "Go tell them it's too late. He was immediately and absolutely conscious of his sinfulness. ), Some have seen a reference to the Trinity in the seraphs' threefold declaration, "holy, holy, holy." All this describes, in a twofold application, the circumstances of the remnant both after the return from captivity and hereafter in the great tribulation. (See context in The Book of Isaiah, Chapters 139), Uzziahs reign was a kind of Victorian era in Jewish history. Fulfillment of his prophecies of Christs first coming have given Isaiah further vindication (e.g., 7:14). GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Isaiah was a contemporary of Hosea and Micah. The nearer we are to the Lord the greater the sense of our utter unworthiness. This coal came from the altar before Gods throne--the real altar of which the earthly ones were only copies or shadows. Note the emphasis on the elevated position of his throne in Isa 6:5. 1Co15:9 (55AD) For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. Series: The Gospel According to God. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications), Nathan Stone comments on use of Adonai in Isaiah 6 noting that. All unclean, my lips, my spirit, vile and foul in all I do! Prophets He was going to use him, and this applies to us also. . Send me (verse 8). In the year of King Uzziahs death mine eyes have seen the king. (See context inThe Book of Isaiah, Chapters 139), Warren Wiersbe has an interesting thought on the significance of Isaiah 6, Anyone reading Isaiahs first two messages (Isaiah 1-5) might be inclined to ask, What right does this man have to pronounce judgment on the leaders of our land and the many worshipers in the temple? The answer is in this chapter: Isaiahs account of his call to ministry. In the sixth chapter he tells us, "in the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord" (Adonai). Thomas Burgess 11. (Zech 14:8, 9+), is a man with unclean lips. What an august revelation of the glory of Christ's Godhead was this which broke upon the view of the lowly prophet! That is what John is talking about in the first chapter of his first epistle: "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth [keeps on cleansing] us from all sin" (1Jn 1:7). 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). The NET note however feels that "The plural pronoun ("us") refers to the Lord, the seraphs, and the rest of the heavenly assembly. He could maintain his integrity in the presence of his friends who were attempting to tear him to bits. He does not blind the eyes of those that would fain see, and apart from His interposition, would see. Jesus calls those who know they need to be humble before his power and presence. D. Bock - What Peter does not realize is that admitting ones inability and sin is the best prerequisite for service, since then one can depend on God. Tame' describes that which has become ceremonially impure by not following the Levitical laws properly or who had come in contact with something that rendered him unclean. Write by: . Page183. Isa 11:11, 12-note). GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point The response is instantaneous and total. Send me! (Isa 6:8). (See Oswald Chambers on Isaiah 6:5: The Concentration of Personal Sin). Blessed spectacle!-a soul prostrate before the glory of the incarnate God! Fulfillment of some of his prophesies in his own lifetime provided his credentials for the prophetic office. The coal touched his mouth, corresponding to Isaiahs sense of unclean lips and his imminent prophetic calling. 4:10, 11, 12. They are already rebellious and hostile to God. Second Chronicles 32:32 records that he wrote a biography of King Hezekiah also. (See context inThe Prophecy of Isaiah), Wiersbe -It would be like the stump of a fallen tree from which the shoots (the holy seed) would come, and they would continue the true faith in the land. You will spend eternity in heaven getting to know God.. Poetical Books 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. Life Application Commentary - Simon (Peter) had seen people cured and had heard Jesus teachings, but this miracle reached directly into his life and grabbed him. Angels tremble, martyrs weep, and saints perfected praise Him now! John MacArthur has served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, since 1969. (Enduring Word Bible Commentary Isaiah Chapter 6), When the nation was thoroughly cut down and burned, there would be a little spiritual life in it that would eventually sprout. It is ever thus when man is brought consciously into the presence of God.(The Commission of Isaiah - Emmaus Journal V4:1, Summer, 95), John Murray writes that "The broken spirit and the contrite heart are the abiding marks of the believing soul. March 28, 2018 The reality of Christ's vicarious, substitutionary death on our behalf is the heart of the gospel according to God. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point ", Taken away (05493) (cuwr) conveys the primary sense of to turn aside and thus means to depart, remove, or be removed. Uzziah was the prophet's king, therefore his lord and master, and perhaps his hero too, in spite of his tragic end (died a leper). The approach of these notes is to accept Isaiah 6 as the prophet's call into ministry. Luke-Acts Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. Who did Isaiah see? He then could say, "But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ" (Php 3:7-note). Their slain will be thrown out, their dead bodies will stink; the mountains will be soaked with their blood. 29:4; John 12:40; Acts 28:26,27; Rom. In a vision? The holiness of God involving His inner essence is largely hidden, but His glory is manifest, being declared by the whole creation. It has pleased GOD to commit the declaration of His truth to men rather than to angels. 32:9, 21, 31; Nu 11:11, 12, 13, 14). Charles Ryrie says that the glory of God"is the manifestation of any or all of His attributes. He is the eternally holy God, worthy of the adoration of angels who minister to Him in unending worship (v. 3, see also Rev. Peters confession becomes his rsum for service. 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! But the topic of forgiveness is also front and center here and deserves our consideration. (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." They also speak on the call of Isaiah and his response to God. Six wings had they, these messengers of Him. Even though God is longsuffering and a God of love, His love and patience cannot be assumed presumptuously. He could only confess his helplessness and fallen estate. Sin (02403)(chattat/chattath) like it's NT counterpart (hamartia [word study]) means to miss the mark or to fall short of the divine standard. 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). when the Assyrians devastated the land (a situation presupposed by Isa 1:2-20; see especially Isa 6:4-9). 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. In the context of such a crisis, God can more easily make himself known to us than when times are good and we are self-confidently complacent. This generation is being confirmed in its rebellion and will not be given another chance. Wrestling: Results for D'Agnese, Shoreline, RCK Mat Wars tournaments and Jan. 2-8 meets. Nahum 15 or solely to chs. 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. 1:13). How instructive is each particular of His beatific vision! The usual title found in Scriptures for the Shechinah Glory is the glory of Jehovah, or the glory of the Lord. In this context the Lord's holiness is first and foremost his transcendent sovereignty as the ruler of the world. Isaiah was given a vision of heaven and of the God of heaven that few others have ever experienced. Consequently "God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to a depraved mind" (Ro 1:24-note, Ro 1:28-note). Jesus does not call those who think they can help God do his work. And at times the prophet may have been tempted to look to Judahs king, rather than to Yahweh, for the continued prosperity of the nation. 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. Moses feels his weakness and incompetence, and Moses said unto the LORD [Jehovah], O my Lord [Adonai], I am not eloquent, etc. Antiochus IV of Syria almost consumed even this remnant during the inter-testamental period. John now added the explanation that it was Christs glory which Isaiah saw, and it was of Christ that he spoke. (Bolding added), JEHOVAH, (is) a name implying His immutable constancy to His promises. Yet Isaiahs eager response, Here I am! (Isaiah 6:8) reveals how he was actively ready to respond to God. Insensitive (08082) (shamen/saman) is a verb which means to be fat or to become fat (Dt 32:15, Neh 9:25, Jer 5:28)and is used figuratively to describe one who is self-satisfied, surfeited, lazy (Neh 9:25) and insensitive to God's plans and unreceptive of His law and will (Dt 32:15). So why in todays reading does Gods angel touch a burning coal to Isaiahs lips? No man has seen God at any time (John 1:18). 20:7). For the first time he really worships God. God will destroy it (Is 6:11, 12) and therefore judicially blinds them to further light. This fact disqualifies the case for proposing that the church receives some of the promises made originally to Israel. While God Himself did not literally do this to Judah, He did use King Nebuchadnezzar to carry out this end of carrying Judah off into exile in Babylon. 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. They were in the presence of Jesus. Lord give us men and women like Isaiah in these "difficult" last days, cf 2Ti 3:1-note). We don't have to ask Isaiah what he believed about God. They are likely to stare, take pictures, buy postcards, and go home with another vacation memory.
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