The greatest moment in their fishing career causes them to stop and ponder what God is doing. Given the solemnity and "heaviness" of the message, Isaiah would need all the divine enablement he could get, especially in view of the fact that the prophet is forewarned that his mission would be (in one sense) an abysmal "failure"! The reaction of Isaiah to such a vision is revolutionary. (1-3) The glorious light of God's Kingdom. He is bound by His own Word to fulfill the promises He has made to bring them back to Himself and bless them in that future day (55:1012). Fulfillment of some of his prophesies in his own lifetime provided his credentials for the prophetic office. For I am undone." In heaven? 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! 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. Write by: . 739 B.C. Interpretive challenges in a long and significant book such as Isaiah are numerous. Doctrinal Statement | Grace Community Church - gracechurch.org The usual title found in Scriptures for the Shechinah Glory is the glory of Jehovah, or the glory of the Lord. Through a literary device called prophetic foreshortening, Isaiah predicted future events without delineating exact sequences of the events or time intervals separating them. Used by permission. Then after the prophet's confession and cleansing in preparation for his service, he hears a voice saying: "Whom shall I send and who will go for us?". During his reign (722 B.C. Charles Ryrie says that the glory of God"is the manifestation of any or all of His attributes. It is one thing to condemn the saints, it is quite another to take upon ourselves the confession of their sins as ours. 29:9,10; 42:18; 43:8; Deut. (a) the Masters right to implicit obedience (Jn 13:13; Mt. - When Job saw the Lord, he cried, "I repent in dust and ashes." John F. MacArthur $10.49 $14.99 Save 30% Publisher's Description Isaiah's ministry as a prophetduring the period of the divided kingdomspanned the reigns of four Judean kings. Pauline Epistles (See Oswald Chambers on Isaiah 6:5: The Concentration of Personal Sin). 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. Isa 6:7) and observes that the earlier generations stubbornly hardened their hearts, but Ps 81:11-12, recalling this same period, states that the Lord "gave them over to their stubborn hearts." of Scripture. Fear Not, I Am with You, I Am Your God | Desiring God Isa 11:11, 12-note). There was an advanced religious corruption Departure from God inevitably results in moral and social corruption, and these are apparent, It was to this people that Isaiah was commissioned to preach, and while Judah was not as far degenerate as the northern kingdom of Israel, it was a people so immersed in sin as to be incapable of repentance and correction. 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. 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. Sermons | Capitol Hill Baptist 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. With twain they were flying, or hovering. 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. "He that is, was, and is to be," always the same (see notes Hebrews 13:8 ; Revelation 1:4; Revelation 1:8; compare Ex 3:14, 15; 6:3). Women of the 70s' Amazing Careers; Part 3 - Herald Weekly John FOR SALE! The call had gone to Peter in verse 10, but all those who experience the catch follow Jesus. Nashville: Thomas Nelson). Man can only see God as He has revealed Himself. Isaiah 6:2. Lamentations The LORD of hosts - In Isa 6:1, 8, 11 the divine name is Adonai but the Seraphim acclaim Him as Jehovah Sabaoth, LORD of the armies. See a detailed discussion addressing the question "Did created men ever see the uncreated God? Again the theme is sounded: the Messiahs glory is revealed in His suffering. The coal touched his mouth, corresponding to Isaiahs sense of unclean lips and his imminent prophetic calling. Ray Pritchard - Once Peter realized who Jesus really wasthe true Son of God from heavenhe saw himself in a new light. The glory of Israel in the Kingdom of God. Woe is me! As far as we know, Isaiah did not literally proclaim these exact words. The meaning of the smoke is uncertain, so we had best avoid dogmatic interpretation. 10 He was in the world, and the world Ge 32:20; Ex 29:33, 36, 37; 30:10, 15f; 32:30; Lev 1:4; 4:20, 26, 31, 35; 5:6, 10, 13, 16, 18; 6:7, 30; 7:7; 8:15, 34; 9:7; 10:17; 12:7f; 14:18, 19, 20, 21, 29, 31, 53; 15:15, 30; 16:6, 10f, 16, 17, 18, 20, 24, 27, 30, 32, 33, 34; 17:11; 19:22; 23:28; Nu 5:8; 6:11; 8:12, 19, 21; 15:25, 28; 16:46f; 25:13; 28:22, 30; 29:5; 31:50; 35:33; Dt 21:8; 32:43; 1Sa 3:14; 2Sa 21:3; 1Chr 6:49; 2Chr 29:24; 30:18; Neh 10:33; Ps 65:3; 78:38; 79:9; Prov 16:6, 14; Isa 6:7; 22:14; 27:9; 28:18; 47:11; Jer 18:23; Ezek 16:63; 43:20, 26; 45:15, 17, 20; Da 9:24. Delayed obedience is disobedience beloved! At the same time his holiness encompasses His moral authority, which derives from His royal position. Isaiah The Promise of the Messiah by John F. MacArthur 9780310123804 Ezra They need to have their lips touched with a living coal. We face the same question because, amazingly, this holy God has said, 'Be holy, because I am holy' (1Pe 1:16). It is ever thus when man is brought consciously into the presence of GOD. Holy is the Judge of Creation, all lies bare before His eyes! We must come to the Mercy-Seat (Christ Himself) that we may obtain mercy." Simply amazing amazing grace! His writing features a range of 2,186 different words, compared to 1,535 in Ezekiel, 1,653 in Jeremiah, and 2,170 in the Psalms. Isaiah 6), but also to the great Suffering Servant prophecy of Isaiah 53 (v. 38). April 10, 2013. Therefore, we need to have the redemption of Christ applied to our lives again and again and again. (Isaiah - Expository Notes). And for this reason (What reason? One purpose of Isaiah's vision was to commission him for service (Isa 6:8-13). In the Old Testament this kind of symbolism is usually negative, but for Jesus it is clearly positive. Even with our best intentions and desires, our worship of God is imperfect. Our knowledge of God is never exhaustive and perfect, but it is nevertheless true. In Gods program of progressive revelation, details of these relationships awaited a prophetic spokesman of a later time. This is a frightful state. Minor Prophets Opportunity in human life is as often judgment as it is salvation. (See context in The Prophecy of Isaiah). Jesus is the Sun which reveals the pollutions and defilements which are within. (Moody). 1 Samuel The fulfillment of the hardening judgment of the nation, the blinding of their eyes did not set in completely in Isaiah's day. (See context in The Wiersbe Bible Commentary: Old Testament), It is interesting to see the meaning of this same fraction of a "tenth" in Leviticus where Moses records that, every tenth part of herd or flock, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to Jehovah. Pastor John MacArthur. 2 Kings So even as Moses' ministry to Pharaoh resulted in hardening of his heart rather than repentance, in a similar fashion Isaiah's prophetic ministry to Judah would (sadly) result in increased hardening of his hearer's hearts. Who did Isaiah see? John MacArthur writes that "Isaiahs message was to be Gods instrument for hiding the truth from an unreceptive people. 16:5; Is. General Epistles Major Prophets Isaiah 6 is a good representative because it captures the majesty of God's Person, His perfect holiness and overwhelming presence. 2 Thessalonians One to the other called and praised the Lord: Holy is God, the Lord of Sabaoth! What an august revelation of the glory of Christ's Godhead was this which broke upon the view of the lowly prophet! You should find someone upon whom you can depend. The Lord, however, did not intend to get rid of Simon Peter. These sinners deserve death and will experience the wrath of God, with no hope of healing because they purposely reject what they knew to be the will of God. When our Lord called His disciples there was no irresistible compulsion from outside. Whether men hear or whether they forbear (Ezek 2:3, 4, 5), he who proclaims the Word faithfully has delivered his soul. J Vernon McGee applies this grand scene to our everyday lives noting that, if we would see Him today in that (high and lifted up) position, we would be delivered from low living. He also is heard worldwide on his radio program Grace to You. Christ will reign personally on this earth as we know it, as well as in the new heavens and new earth (Rev. Evidently Isaiah was in the temple in Jerusalem when he had this awe-inspiring vision of God's throne (Isa 6:1). This has nothing to do with innocent people being kept from salvation. Hits like "Hot Stuff" (1979), "Bad Girls" (1979), and "Macarthur Park" (1977) were ubiquitous in the music scene then. John MacArthur. from youthful lusts, and pursue (present imperative - Continually. The concept of a believing remnant of Judah is alluded to again in Isaiah 7:3 where we encounter Isaiah's son whose name Shear-jashub (see ISBE note) means a "remnant shall return".