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The Book Of IsaiahIsaiah’s Vision Of The Holy God (6)Mark A. CopelandOBJECTIVES IN STUDYING THIS SECTION1) To examine Isaiah’s vision of God sitting on His throne2) To consider how God hardens the hearts of those who refuse to hear3) To note that desolation and captivity would be themes of Isaiah’s prophecySUMMARYThe sixth chapter contains Isaiah’s Vision Of The Holy God. It is commonly thought the vision servedas his commission to be a prophet of God and thus marks the beginning of his ministry. Others believeit came to him after years of preaching and was designed to deepen his spirituality (ISBE). If itoccurred at the beginning of his ministry, Isaiah may have delayed its mention to stress his messagerather than himself as prophet.The significance of the vision merits careful examination. The first section can be described as TheProphet’s Vision, in which Isaiah describes the revelation of the Lord of hosts exalted in the temple andpraised by seraphim (6:1-4). The second section depicts The Prophet’s Reaction as his consciousnessof guilt fills him with despair in what he has seen (6:5). In the third section, we read of The Prophet’sAbsolution in which he is purged from his sin (6:6-7). The final section reveals The Prophet’sCommission as Isaiah first accepts the call for service and then told what the Lord would have him sayto the people. The prospect for success appears dim for he is being sent to a hardhearted people, but thevision closes on a promising note regarding the holy seed (6:8-13). What is noteworthy is that theapostle John says that in this vision Isaiah saw the glory of Jesus Christ (Jn 12:37-41)!OUTLINEI. THE PROPHET’S VISION - REVELATION (6:1-4)A. THE DATE OF THE VISION...1. In the year King Uzziah died - 6:1a2. This would be about 740-739 B.C.a. Many believe this vision was the prophet’s first call to preachb. If so, then Isaiah’s ministry spanned nearly 50 yearsB. THE LORD IN THE VISION...1. Sitting on a throne, high and lifted up - 6:1b2. The train of His robe filling the temple (Solomon’s temple?) - 6:1cC. THE SERAPHIM IN THE VISION...1. Their position - 6:2aa. Standing above the throne - cf. NKJV, KJVThe Book Of Isaiah 16
Mark A. Copelandb. Or above the Lord - cf. ASV, NASB, NIV, NRSVc. Or around Him - cf. the Septuagint2. Their wings - 6:2ba. Each had six wingsb. Two covered their faces, two covered their feet, with two they flewc. Not to be confused with ‘cherubim’ (cf. Eze 10:1-22)1) Cherubim were below the throne; seraphim were above it2) Cherubim primarily provided transportation; seraphim offered praise3) “The most that can be said with certainty about the seraphim is that they were aseparate group of attendants who praised God at His throne” - ISBE (revised)3. Their praise - 6:3a. “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!”b. “The threefold recital of ‘holy’ probably indicates the absolute holiness of Him who sitson the throne” - HaileyD. THE AUDIOVISUALS IN THE VISION...1. The posts of the door shaken by the voice of the seraphim - 6:4a2. The house was filled with smoke - 6:4ba. The smoke may have been part of the ‘Shekinah’ or ‘glory-cloud’b. Which was often a manifestation of the presence of God - cf. Exo 40:34-38; 1 Kin 8:10-11; Eze 10:4; Re 15:8II. THE PROPHET’S REACTION - PROSTRATION (6:5)A. HIS DESPAIR...1. “Woe is me, for I am undone!” - 6:5a2. Compare with others who had similar visionsa. Ezekiel (fell on his face) - Ezek 1:28b. Daniel (lost all strength, face on the ground) - Dan 10:5-10c. John (fell as dead) - Re 1:17B. HIS CONSCIOUSNESS OF GUILT...1. “Because I am a man of unclean lips” - 6:5b2. “And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips” - 6:5c3. “This expression evidently denotes that he was a ‘sinner,’ and especially that he wasunworthy either to join in the praise of a God so holy, or to deliver a message in his name.”- BarnesC. HIS REASON FOR HIS DESPAIR...1. “For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts” - 6:5d2. Perhaps he was mindful of Exo 33:20 (“for no man shall see Me, and live”)3. How do we reconcile other statements like it? - cf. Jn 1:18; 6:46; 1 Ti 6:16; 1 Jn 4:12a. What Isaiah saw was just a ‘vision’b. Yet it appeared to him as real, and he reacted accordinglyIII. THE PROPHET’S ABSOLUTION - PURIFICATION (6:6-7)A. APPROACHED BY A SERAPHIM...The Book Of Isaiah 17
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