The Book Of Isaiah - Executable Outlines

Mark A. Copeland1. One of the seraphim flew to him - 6:6a2. In his hand a live coal taken with tongs from the altar - 6:6b3. If this was in the literal temple, then the altar was likely the ‘altar of incense’B. PURGED OF HIS SIN...1. The seraphim touch Isaiah’s mouth with the coal - 6:7a2. His iniquity is declared taken away and his sin purged - 6:7b3. He could now offer acceptable service to the Lord - cf. Psa 51:12-15IV. THE PROPHET’S COMMISSION - CONSECRATION (6:8-13)A. THE LORD’S QUESTION AND ISAIAH’S RESPONSE...1. “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” - 6:8aa. The ‘Us’ may reflect the triune nature of the Godheadb. Compare Gen 1:26; Jn 1:1; 12:39-412. “Here am I! Send me.” - 6:8ba. Free from guilt, Isaiah has no fear in serving the Lordb. If we really believe our sins are forgiven, would we hesitate to go and do whatever orwherever the Lord would have us?B. THE COMMISSION GIVEN TO ISAIAH...1. The charge - 6:9-10a. What to tell the people1) “Keep on hearing, but do not understand;”2) “Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.”b. What effect this will have on the people1) “Make the heart of this people dull, And their ears heavy, And shut their eyes;”2) “Lest they see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with theirheart, And return and be healed.”c. Isaiah was to preach, but God knew their hearts would only harden1) Jesus dealt with people who had similar hearts - cf. Mt 13:13-152) Then why preach?a) So those with hardened hearts will know on the day of judgment just how hardtheir hearts really were!b) As we shall see, there is always a ‘remnant’ who will accept the word2. The term - 6:11-12a. Isaiah asks “How long?” - 6:11ab. The Lord’s response 6:11a-121) “Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant”2) “The houses are without a man, The land is utterly desolate,”3) “The Lord has removed men far away, And the forsaken places are many in themidst of the land.”c. I.e., until the day of judgment has come and passed; in Isaiah’s day, until cities aredestroyed and people taken captive3. The remnant and holy seed - 6:13a. A remnant shall return and be for consuming, like the stump of a tree cut downb. The stump shall contain the holy seed (the faithful remnant) - cf. Ro 11:5The Book Of Isaiah 18