Men's Acappella. Simon Peter, James and John learn that God will take the faith of humble fishermen and ask them to join him in catching other people for God. No earthly king could help Judah in that hour. Does the Lord really want to prevent his people from understanding, repenting, and being healed? 17 "For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. He is still calling for consecrated men and women to carry the offer of salvation and the warning of judgment to a lost world. (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." Comment: God considers Isaiah 6:9, 10 so significant that they are quoted no less than six times in the NT (Mt 13:14, 15; Mk 4:12; Lk 8:10; Jn 12:40; Acts 28:25, 26, 27, 28; Ro11:8)! Fulfillment of some of his prophesies in his own lifetime provided his credentials for the prophetic office. R. J. D. Utley - There is also the reassurance that God lives and works with sinful, fallen, marred people (e.g. Like two sides of the same coin, both are real but can only be viewed and pondered separately. THE HOLY SEED IS ITS STUMP: Yet - A merciful (mercy filled) contrast -- devastation, destruction, exile would come but it would not bring annihilation of Judah. Do you ponder your true helplessness and vulnerability apart from Christ? Historical Books 4:10, 11, 12. Before Isaiah is sent to preach to the sinful and rebellious nation, the majesty, greatness, and holiness of God is revealed to him. 3 John John now added the explanation that it was Christs glory which Isaiah saw, and it was of Christ that he spoke. Hosea With twain in reverent awe they hid their feet. Wrestling: Results for D'Agnese, Shoreline, RCK Mat Wars tournaments and Jan. 2-8 meets. (John 8:56 is a little different; Abraham had a vision of the day of Jesus in the future, i.e., in the time of the coming kingdom of God, see Comment). (Listen free online - Isaiah 6:1.mp3 Isaiah 6:2.mp3 Isaiah 6:3-5.mp3 Isaiah 6:6-8.mp3 Isaiah 6:9-13.mp3)(See context in Thru the Bible), Ironside feels that the altar ultimately pictures. (The God of the Bible and Other Gods: Is the Christian God Unique among World Religions?. But whether suddenly or slowly, we should aim to increase our awareness of Gods holiness and our sinfulness, coupled with an ever-deepening understanding of the meaning and application of the gospel. Haggai He had called him Master in 5:5, but here he called him Lord Simon saw no vision; he saw the living Christ. Raymond Ortlund feels that the burning coal, belongs to the place of sacrifice and atonement and forgiveness. The nation is on the palms of His hands, and Jerusalems walls are ever before His eyes (49:16). Revelation, Search Wikipedia using spiritual discretion, hough the people would not pay attention, Isaiah was to continue to prophesy of the Babylonian deportation. What is to be heard is the message of God through Isaiah, and what is to be seen are the works of God which prominently display His providence. Prophets After Paul met the Lord, he no longer saw himself as a self-righteous Pharisee, but as a lost sinner in need of salvation. 1 Kings The lips are specified because of the fact that he had just seen choirs of holy creatures worshipping with pure lips. ), Wiersbe -He did not discuss his call with the Lord, as did Moses (Ex 3:11-4:15) and Jeremiah (Jer 1:4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), but accepted the appointment and made himself available to his Master. As used here, qadosh [holy] signifies the entirety of the divine perfection which separates God from His creation. 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. TODAY ALONG THE WAY - Isaiah 6 is not the kind of text we can just read and put down. God is as adon is described as "majestic" (Ps 8:1, 9), as "Lord of the whole earth" (Ps 97:5), as the Lord "above all gods" (Ps 135:5) because He is the sovereign Lord of the universe. Psalms Ephesians Neither can be discarded. Nehemiah The presence of the seraphim and their thunderous voices are a picture of indescribable majesty. Isaiah 60 - The Glorious Light of God's Kingdom A. 2 Samuel Remembering our spiritual estrangement, our great undischarged indebtedness to God, our impurity of heart in His sight, our manifold transgressions of His righteous law,our souls tremble before Him; and if we do not say, Depart from me, O Lord! as Peter did, yet our first thought is to escape from His felt presence, to put some distance, in thought and feeling, between ourselves and that Holy and Mighty One in whose power we stand so absolutely, and whose Spirit we have grieved so greatly. (See context in Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the Old Testamentor borrow Wiersbe's expository outlines on the Old Testament). How different the true God is from one of these created beings. 1 John Malachi I can only imagine what my eyes will see This coal came from the altar before Gods throne--the real altar of which the earthly ones were only copies or shadows. Eugene Rapay. I know you will apply hard to German, but do not forget the culture of the inner manI mean of the heart. Judges (Bolding added), The glory of God that Isaiah saw in his vision (Isa 6:1-4) is identified with the glory of the Logos-Son, in accordance with John 1:18 and 17:5. To do what God purposed will be glory. Jesus is Jehovah. 29:4; John 12:40; Acts 28:26,27; Rom. The glory of Israel in the Kingdom of God. With two he covered his feet. Otherwise (06435) (pen) is a conjunction that introduces a negative purpose. Give Contact Us Upcoming Sermons Member Login Thomas Burgess 11. 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. This message is also a message that grace really is grace. 695642 B.C.) Unclean (tame')!" How could such a one as he live in the presence of the almighty and holy God? Glory is the sparkling of the Deity We may see God's glory blazing in the sun and twinkling in the stars (Ps 19:1) A sight of God's glory humbles. Faces covered, wings resplendent, Seraphim before Him bow! 6:1-8). In the setting of death, God prophesies there will be life. Some commentators see this as a prophecy that will ultimately be fulfilled in the time of the Great Tribulation, the time of Jacob's distress, when "Many will be purged, purified and refined" (Da 12:10-note), which will result in 1/3 of the nation of Israel receiving the Messiah as Savior (Zech 13:8, 9). Wounded hands remove my filthiness, Gods caress in every move. Job was a self-righteous man. The Apostle Paul entered into this when he spoke of being a sweet savor of CHRIST unto GOD both in them that are saved and in them that perish (2Co 2:15). They talk about Him as if He were a buddy and as if they could speak to Him in any way they please. Your helplessness is your best prayer. It was a time of national darkness, for Uzziah, Judah's great king, had died. How this could be is not indicated. John Fish sums up the possible meaning of the smoke, The meaning of the smoke is uncertain. (Ed: Truth be said if we went and told exactly what Isaiah was to go and tell, keep listening but do not perceive, etc, that message would not be well received! Hebrews Jonah Will I sing Halelluja, He condemned the empty ritualism of his day and the idolatry into which the people had fallen. Johannine Writings Guzik writes that "The remnant will indeed return (Ed: From Babylonian exile back to Judah), but even the remnant will eventually be judged. You will see the gospel detailed in God's own words as He reveals His Messiah, His love for Israel, and His promises for you. You will spend eternity in heaven getting to know God.. Although I was an unregenerate teenager, this hymn always seemed to strike a peculiar chord in my heart, until one day at age 39 after studying the Minor Prophets, the Holy One of Israel, the Messiah, came to take up residence within my heart and "Holy, Holy, Holy" became even more meaningful (My Testimony to God's Grace). The Hebrew form is Kvod Adonai, which means the glory of Jehovah and describes what the Shechinah Glory is. Isaiah contributes nothing; all is of GodThis touched your lips and your iniquity went. The verbs are in the imperfect tense, describing what they were doing continually. Romans He then could say, "But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ" (Php 3:7-note). Ears dull hear - So they cannot hear God's message. Even with our best intentions and desires, our worship of God is imperfect. Woe! isaiah 49 commentary john macarthur. A burning coal - The Seraphim are themselves "burning ones" and here bring a "burning coal". There is no record in Scripture of angels singing. The Lord healed Hezekiahs critical illness, as Isaiah had predicted (38:5; 2 Kin. 4:8). God sometimes, in righteous judgment, gives men up to blindness of mind, because they will not receive the truth in the love of it (see 2Thes above). Irving Jensen: Matthew's reporting skips most of the first year of Jesus' ministry. TODAY IN THE WORD - A. W. Tozer once said the most important thing anyone could know about him was what he believed about God. Perhaps we could expand our paraphrase: "Otherwise they mightrepent, and be restored, and they certainly wouldn't want that, would they? 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. To be where God is will be glory. The prophesied judgment (cf. 53, portraying Christ as the slain Lamb of God. MacArthur New Testament Commentary Ser. With two he covered his face. Also known as the evangelical Prophet, Isaiah spoke much about the grace of God toward Israel, particularly in his last 27 chapters. Ahaz was 25 when he began to reign in Judah and he reigned until age 41 (2 Chr. Sennacherib, the Assyrian king, invaded the coastal areas of Israel, marching toward Egypt on Israels southern flank. 15:5; 2 Chr 26:20, 21). It was when this passed away into shame and disgrace that Isaiah saw the Eternal King on his throne. God's promises (whether to do good and bad [judgment]) are so certain that Scripture frequently speaks of them as already accomplished. Isaiah 6), but also to the great Suffering Servant prophecy of Isaiah 53 (v. 38). Also the holiness of God consists of His positive attributes which constitute His deity. Adonai is the exalted, majestic sovereign, the One Who has the right to call Isaiah into ministry so that His sovereign rights as Master and Owner over Israel might be proclaimed (Isa 1:3 "an ox knows its owner"). So why in todays reading does Gods angel touch a burning coal to Isaiahs lips? 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. The LORD will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy He condemned the empty ritualism of his day and the idolatry into which the people had fallen. A tribe or village prone to violence invariably creates gods whom they believe delight in violence and blood. Through-out the Bible, whenever an supernatural being appeared to someone, that person was overcome with fear and amazement. 20:7). Holy (06918) (qadosh) means consecrated, set apart (as dedicated to God), and designates that which is opposite of the common or profane. 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. Pentateuch It functions with both sections, both showing the way of hope for the future (in chs. God is spirit (John 4:24). In his commentary, John MacArthur reminds us of the dire consequences of elevating an unqualified shepherd: "The church must heed Paul's warning and not lift up those whom the Lord will later have to cut down." Used with permission from John MacArthur. In Old Testament times, slaves were the absolute possession of their master and had no rights of their own. Exodus
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