They are already rebellious and hostile to God. Dallas: Word, Incorporated), John Calvin commenting on John 12:41 writes, Lest readers should think that this prediction was inappropriately quoted, John expressly states, that the prophet was not sent as a teacher to a single age, but, on the contrary, that the glory of Christ was exhibited to him, that he might be a witness of those things which should take place under his reign. 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). ; Is. A holy minister is an awful weapon in the hand of God. Prophets His son Jotham (ca. Isaiah sadly unlike the disciples did not receive a promise of procuring men but rather a promise of reproving men because of their rejection of Truth. Uzziah was generally a good king (2Ki 15:3, 2Chr 26:8) but was struck with leprosy when he entered the Temple of the LORD (2Ki 15:5, 2Chr 26:16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21) which led to his isolation as a leper for about the last 15 years of his life until his death (2Ki 15:7). Jer 26:18,19 with Mic 3:12). Lighthouse Trails Publishing to Make Contact with Over 100 Christian Whenever the invisible God becomes visible, and whenever the omnipresence of God is localized, this is the Shechinah Glory. But no humble inquirer after Christ, need to fear this awful doom, which is a spiritual judgment on those who will still hold fast their sins. Hebrew sometimes uses repetition for emphasis By repeating the word "holy," the seraphs emphasize the degree of the Lord's holiness. Keep the context in mind remembering that in Isaiah 1-39 the message is primarily one of condemnation and that Isaiah 1-12 is directed to Judah and Jerusalem. God will destroy it (Is 6:11, 12) and therefore judicially blinds them to further light. (January 14th Called Of God). ), Some have seen a reference to the Trinity in the seraphs' threefold declaration, "holy, holy, holy." 3 The voice of one calling out, "Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness; Make [ d . Thus, things which glorify God are things which show the characteristics of His being to the world. He makes himself as we have said, visible to men, and God in him. Isaiah 9-6 Prophecy (Da 12:1, 7-10-note). It can also be represented as a consuming fire (Ex 24:17). Will I sing Halelluja, March 20, 2018. 712). Keaon Koloamatangi 12 . 23:10; Lk 6:46); (b) the servants right to direction in service (Isa 6:8, 9, 10, 11). Isaiah 6:6 THEN ONE OF THE SERAPHIM FLEW TO ME WITH A BURNING COAL IN HIS HAND, WHICH HE HAD TAKEN FROM THE ALTAR WITH TONGS. Its great to realize that in heaven we will finally be free from the presence and power of sin, both our own sin and the evil that surrounds us. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point God Himself tells us, 'Be still, and know that I am God' (Ps. John MacArthur For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. It may signify 1) the presence of God (cf. Holy is God, the Lord of Sabaoth! He had called him Master in 5:5, but here he called him Lord Simon saw no vision; he saw the living Christ. Jonah For my eyes have seen the King - God was always to be the true King of the Jews. If conscious ignorance shrinks from great learning, poverty from great wealth, obscurity from high rank, human guilt from human purity, well may the consciously sinful soul of man shrink from the near presence of the thrice-holy God. Isaiah 58, Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible, One of over 125 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is from the most widely read and often quoted preacher in history, Charles Haddon Spurgeon Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes" (Job 42:5, 6). Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; The New Testament The coal touched his mouth, corresponding to Isaiahs sense of unclean lips and his imminent prophetic calling. 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Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; Healed (07495)(rapha/rophe) primarily describes the process of healing as when one is restored to health (eg, fertility Ge 20:17, of wounds Lev 13:18, Jer 15:18). When Assyria became weak through internal strife, Hezekiah refused to pay any further tribute to that power (2 Kin. Isaiah was a contemporary of Hosea and Micah. 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. From the outset the Lord might as well command Isaiah to harden the people, because his preaching will end up having that effect. - When Job saw the Lord, he cried, "I repent in dust and ashes." These are frightening words to me, for my heart too often "prone to wander, Lord I feel it", and it always crosses my mind that God might do just this to my heart! Philippians All the stars in the sky will be dissolved and the heavens rolled up like a scroll; His enemies react to His miracles with hatred and reviling; His true disciples, with homage and reverence. One might paraphrase: "Your preaching will desensitize the minds of these people, make their hearing dull, and blind their eyes.". Also, he does not provide as clear a distinction between the future temporal kingdom and the eternal kingdom as John does in Revelation 20:110; 21:122:5. I realize that in this context this people represents unbelievers in Judah whose minds have been deceived and whose hearts have become hardened by continual rebellion to God's warnings. BECAUSE I AM A MAN OF UNCLEAN LIPS, AND I LIVE AMONG A PEOPLE OF UNCLEAN LIPS; FOR MY EYES HAVE SEEN THE KING, THE LORD OF HOSTS. Also the holiness of God consists of His positive attributes which constitute His deity. But in God's presence, even the seraphs covered themselves in humility (Isa 6:2). 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." No doubt visitors to Mount St. Helens will gasp as they look into a crater almost two miles wide. To do what God purposed will be glory. Prophets Email / username or password was incorrect! The early church father Jerome likened him to Demosthenes, the legendary Greek orator. Isaiah 53:4-6. When he had seen God, he could see himself. Revelation, Search Wikipedia using spiritual discretion, hough the people would not pay attention, Isaiah was to continue to prophesy of the Babylonian deportation. I can only imagine How John MacArthur loves the Bible but not his neighbor . For example, nothing in Isaiah reveals the extended period separating the two comings of the Messiah. Israel and Syria formed an alliance to combat the rising Assyrian threat from the E, but Ahaz refused to bring Judah into the alliance (2 Kin. In the majority of cases chatta'ah denotes sins against man, e.g. Perfect in power, in love, and purity. Uzziahs downfall resulted from his attempt to assume the privileges of a priest and burn incense on the altar (2 Kin. It becomes clear that the nation has hardened itself so that they have passed the point of repentance and response to God. Holy is the angels Maker, He who spread His stars in the skies. Sermons from the Book of Isaiah | Grace to You - SermonAudio He stood condemned and ruined. We face the same question because, amazingly, this holy God has said, 'Be holy, because I am holy' (1Pe 1:16). (Ibid), Constable notes that "Many preachers of this passage have pointed out that the order of events is very significant. We see the "ultimate" faithful remnant in the time of the "terminal generation" of the Nation of Israel which is described by the prophet Zechariah who writes, It will come about in all the land, Declares the LORD, That two parts in it will be cut off and perish; But the third will be left (REMNANT) in it. Matthew 13:10 And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?" He details numerous aspects of Israels future kingdom on earth not found elsewhere in the OT or NT, including changes in nature, the animal world, Jerusalems status among the nations, the Suffering Servants leadership, and others. ", Taken away (05493) (cuwr) conveys the primary sense of to turn aside and thus means to depart, remove, or be removed. When called by God to prophesy, in the year of King Uzziahs death (ca. The joyful strain of the trumpet betokens the splendor of his triumph, leading captivity captive, and well might the clarions ring out the tidings of Emmanuels victorious return. eBOOK PDF The MacArthur Bible Commentary DOWNLOAD EBOOK - YUMPU Ezra 37:9ff.). TODAY ALONG THE WAY - Self-sufficiency can be a serious barrier to prayer. John MacArthur has served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, since 1969. 750731 B.C.) Freely righteous! They need to confess the sins in their lives, because their service will be sterile and frustrating until that takes place. Thus hardening comes at the end of God's dealing with rebellious sinners and just before their judgment. TODAY ALONG THE WAY - Isaiah 6 is not the kind of text we can just read and put down. More from John MacArthur The Home of a Godly Shepherd John MacArthur, 3 days ago in context of judgment - Da 8:13-note, Da 12:6-note) - Isaiah knew that God would not cast off His people forever (cf Ex. (Source: The Ryrie Study Bible: New American Standard Translation: 1995. They talk about Him as if He were a buddy and as if they could speak to Him in any way they please. in the light of the Lord's infinite holiness. The pattern of literal fulfillment of his already-fulfilled prophecies gives assurance that prophecies of Christs second coming will also see literal fulfillment. Through-out the Bible, whenever an supernatural being appeared to someone, that person was overcome with fear and amazement. But it is never meant to be a message of despair to any lost sinner who desires salvation and would like to come to the Savior. But one man there was who did respond and that in a very definite way (Ed: Referring of course to the prophet Isaiah, who had ears to hear and eyes to see the supernatural! God's promises (whether to do good and bad [judgment]) are so certain that Scripture frequently speaks of them as already accomplished. The altar - John describes an altar in heaven (Rev 6:9, Rev 8:3), but one cannot state with certainty that that is the same as seen by Isaiah. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New . The description of God leaves no doubt that Isaiah was dealing with the Lord of heaven and earth. With two he covered his feet. He was the One high and lifted up on the throne, and He was the One lifted up on the Cross. Despite her best efforts to find help, her terrible condition worsened and she desperately sought Jesus (Mk 5:26, 27). Daniel Yet Ro 1:18-32 (notes) speaks of a similar situation in which people knew the truth of God's revelation but refused to follow it. Habakkuk Consider placing a link on this page to allow visitors to this site to enter the name, address of a pastor they know along with a $5 donation to have you send the booklet and cover letter to that pastor or pastors (if you can afford to send it to multiple pastors for a $5 donation). Matthew Henry (concise commentary) has a balanced comment noting that "God sends Isaiah to foretell the ruin of His people. 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). And when they had done this, they enclosed a great quantity of fish; and their nets began to break; and they signaled to their partners in the other boat, for them to come and help them. Wiersbe -"Go and tell" is still God's command to His people (Isa 6:9; see Mt 28:7; Mk 5:19). 2 "Speak [ a]kindly to Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her [ b]warfare has ended, That her [ c]guilt has been removed, That she has received of the Lord's hand. (See context in Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the Old Testamentor borrow Wiersbe's expository outlines on the Old Testament), Luke records a similar teaching by Jesus that "The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart. One is that the judgment of blindness over the nation as a whole did not preclude the salvation of individuals. Note that in Isa 6:5 Isaiah laments that he is morally unworthy to be in the King's presence. Wounded hands remove my filthiness, Gods caress in every move. Haggai In that year (740BC), Isaiah had a vision of the Lord [Adonai] sitting on His throne, lofty and exalted (Isa. 2 Chronicles Concordia Self-Study Note - The nearer one comes to God, the more he feels his own sinfulness and unworthinessas did Abraham (Ge 18:27). I think many Christians have never felt like they were called to do anything for God because they have never been cleansed. Jesus has taken Peters humble faith and scared him to death with Gods presence. Moses feels his weakness and incompetence, and Moses said unto the LORD [Jehovah], O my Lord [Adonai], I am not eloquent, etc. What an august revelation of the glory of Christ's Godhead was this which broke upon the view of the lowly prophet! Isaiah 6 can be divided into two main sections, Isaiah 6:1-7 - Isaiah's Vision and Cleansing, Isaiah 6:8-13 - Isaiah's Call and Commission, A C Gaebelein has the following outline for Isaiah 6, The limitation of the judgment (Is 6:11, 12, 13). Oy - 23x in 22v - Nu 21:29; 24:23; 1Sa 4:7, 8; Isa 3:9, 11; 6:5; 24:16; Jer 4:13, 31; 6:4; 10:19; 13:27; 15:10; 45:3; 48:46; Lam 5:16; Ezek 16:23; 24:6, 9; Hos 7:13; 9:12, How does Isaiah express woe? UPDATED-ISAIAH: THE PROMISE of the Messiah (MacArthur Bible Studies) - $31.84. It certainly was for Isaiah. Women of the 70s' Amazing Careers; Part 3 - Herald Weekly Jude The prophet Daniel spoke about these days of future national purging, purifying and refiningwriting Now at that timeMichael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. In more than five decades of ministry from the same pulpit, he has preached verse by Robed in righteousness, and holy: Hear the Voice of Judgment ring! 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). Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? 11 Jesus answered them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. Lord God Almighty! What overwhelmed him with this keen sense of his vileness? Pastor John MacArthur: It's 'Too Late' for America, We're under 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: . Get out of your mind the idea of expecting God to come with compulsions and pleadings. God did not lay a strong compulsion on Isaiah; Isaiah was in the presence of God and he overheard the call, and realized that there was nothing else for him but to say, in conscious freedom, "Here am I, send me." The Substituted Servant, Part 1. He condemned the empty ritualism of his day (e.g., 1:1015) and the idolatry into which so many of the people had fallen (e.g., 40:1820). Send me! (Isa 6:8). General Epistles All rights reserved.For details about our copyright policy, click here: https://www.gty.org/about#copyright Having received his commission, he is to go forth in the name of the One who sends him, declaring the message committed to him. 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. Isaiah 58 - Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Bible At the same time his holiness encompasses His moral authority, which derives from His royal position. Oh, we are yet strangers to the vision of Christ's glory, if we have not. Isaiah refers frequently to the doctrine of the remnant (and a term often used synonymously = "survivors"), Remnant - Isa 10:20, 21, 22-note, Isa 11:11, 16-note, Isa 15:9, 16:14, 28:5, 37:4, 37:31, 37:32, 46:3, Survivor = Isa 1:9 Isa 4:2, 3 (he who is left and remains) Isa 37:32 Isa 66:19. The idea is a definite turn to God in conduct as well as in one's mind.