john macarthur isaiah 6

Over the past few days, we may have given you the idea that forgiveness is only pleasure. 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. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a Nothing could be more opposed to this mentality than the awe-inspiring heavenly scene before us today. (See context inIsaiah). Woe is me - It is interesting to note the prophet himself pronounced 6 woes on Israel (Is 5:8, 11, 18, 20, 21, 22 - a different, albeit synonymous Hebrew word [hoy in Isaiah 5, 'oy in Isaiah 6] than that translated "woe" in this verse), but when confronted with the transcendent glory infinite holiness of God, in alarm and despair, he could only cry "woe". 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. (2Ti 2:21-note, 2Ti 2:22-note). The vision Isaiah saw would bring the busiest "drive-through worshiper" screeching to a halt. (Lev 13:45) even as did the prophet Isaiah, who recognized his sinful "leprous like" condition in the face of God's perfect purity. 4:8). Nashville: Thomas Nelson), Paul exhibited a similar increase in awareness of his sinful state as grew in grace and the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Reflect back on Andrew Murrays prayer. The conception is sublime: but it makes us feel how altogether inconceivable the personal glory of the Lord must be; if light itself is but His garment and veil, what must be the blazing splendour of His own essential being! (The Commission of Isaiah - Emmaus Journal V4:1, Summer, 95), Choose Book of Bible to Study God's glory is essentially the profound, glowing, visible, confluent expression of the attributes of Deity which bears witness to a still more profound and incomprehensible reality of essence. At a later time in his life he would doubtless have said, Stay with me and do not leave me. Peters words exactly express the first feelings a person has when he is brought into close contact with God. (1-3) The glorious light of God's Kingdom. Besides, it's too late for that!". Their mouths were not filled with seraphic worship but with flippant repetitions and self-justifying excuses. Sold by preacha_dave | Ends on 2023-03-09 22:33:33 . It was Jesus Who Moses experienced in the burning bush. Prophets conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy Uzziahs downfall resulted from his attempt to assume the privileges of a priest and burn incense on the altar (2 Kin. Covered his face his feet - Notice how the Seraphim acknowledge the person of Jehovah by their actions (and then in Isa 6:3 with their words), even covering their face undoubtedly because of the overwhelming glory of God's holy presence. He essentially offered himself as a blank check, to be filled in as God saw fit With Isaiah we see a three-step process: first, acute realization of ones own sinfulness in the light of Gods holiness; second, hearing the gospel that ones sins are forgiven; and finally the response of gratitude, love, and surrender leading to actionFor many of us, such realizations may come in stages as we gradually grow in the Christian life. Used by permission. Foundations (0520) ('ammah) usually describes a linear measurement (cf first use Ge 6:15) of a cubit, but here describes a post. 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. That happened to Israel in Isaiahs day and to many of the individuals in it. Holy, holy, holy! 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"). He hears it from the very moment that you are seized with helplessness, and He becomes actively engaged at once in hearing and answering the prayer of your helplessness (cp He 2:18-note).. (just as "the cloud the glory of Jehovah filled the Tabernacle" in Ex 40:35), His robe - In Psalm 104 God's "robe" is described as light, Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak (Ps 104:2). Faced with the solemn responsibility of proclaiming so unpopular a message, Isaiah cried, "Lord, how long?" Hosea It certainly was for Isaiah. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point In this verse God is describing to Isaiah the "fruit" of his proclamation - insensitive hearts, dull ears, and dim eyes! At the same time his holiness encompasses His moral authority, which derives from His royal position. All that changed, however, when Uzziah died. (f) give a ray of hope in times of disaster and hopelessness. Isaiah, chapter six teaches us that even in this age the day of grace may come to an end for certain individuals. Ezra He foresaw the coming Babylonian captivity of Judah because of this departure from the Lord (39:6, 7). We also catch a glimpse of the ceaseless worship that the angels of heaven render to God (Isa 6:3, cf. 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). Who did Isaiah see? 29:9,10; 42:18; 43:8; Deut. Then in the 1970s some restaurants tested the idea of "drive-through" service. One cannot be dogmatic (in my opinion). In the Old Testament this kind of symbolism is usually negative, but for Jesus it is clearly positive. Although some action heroes show sensitivity, the message of our society is that success demands toughness. Other titles give it the sense of dwelling, which portrays what the Shechinah Glory does. THE GOSPEL IN ISAIAH Joel ), Assyria captured Samaria, capital of the northern kingdom, and carried many of Israels most capable people into captivity (2 Kin. The day of grace will end and there will be no more opportunity for salvation for those who have rejected the Lord Jesus. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. 11:1). When our heart is "filled" with unconfessed sins, surely our ears are "stopped" to God's still small voice! 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. (Isaiah 6 Net Bible Comments) (Paragraph indentations, bolding and italics added), Robert Murray McCheyne who himself died at a young age gave this advice to a young ministerial student. In Ge 42:33 Joseph is referred to as "the lord (adon) of the land (of Egypt)", which signifies that Joseph had great authority and was sovereign over Egypt, not in himself, but because he was acting in the place of the king. 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. For this, the northern neighbors threatened to dethrone him, and war resulted (734 B.C.). This judgment by Christ is by our apostle proved from an Old Testament prophecy which certainly refers to Jehovah himself. Praise God! The Hebrew word Shechinah, from the root shachan, means to dwell. The Greek word skeinei, which is similar in sound as the Hebrew Shechinah (Greek has no sh sound), means to tabernacle. In the Old Testament, most of these visible manifestations took the form of light, fire, or cloud, or a combination of these. At the heart of the idea of a Temple is the abiding presence of God. E. Michael Green: Fresh from his baptism and temptation, Jesus launches his . Nashville: Thomas Nelson), The holy seed is its stump - More literally "the seed of holiness its stump". (Note: Heber wrote this hymn for Trinity Sunday while he was Vicar of Hodnet, Shropshire, England), Isaiah 6:4 AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE THRESHOLDS TREMBLED AT THE VOICE OF HIM WHO CALLED OUT, WHILE THE TEMPLE WAS FILLING WITH SMOKE. The call of God is not for the special few, it is for everyone. Those are the first words spoken by Isaiah himself in his book, and they pronounce a prophetic woe upon himself. Pauline Epistles "I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. Jesus has taken Peters humble faith and scared him to death with Gods presence. 2 Samuel 4:1-7+; Rev 11:19+; Rev 15:5-8+). You come into His presence because you are in Christ. Isaiah saw the pure holiness of God and heard the pure praise from undefiled lips (Seraphim) and realized that his lips which had been contaminated by sin were not worthy to be instruments of perfect praise to the thrice holy God (cf what God will do for men of impure lips in Zeph 3:9). Make sure this day includes some time alone with the Lord to thank Him for His holiness, and consider what it means to be holy the way He is holy. (Moody). The Israelite's offering implied confession of sin and recognized its due penalty as death; and God passed over his sin in anticipation of Christ's sacrifice which did, finally, put away those sins "committed beforehand" [OT times] (Heb 9:15-note, He 9:26-note; Ro 3:25-note). This people (same phrase Isa 6:10, 8:11, 12, 9:16, 28:11, 14, 29:13, 14) - The phrase "this people" rather than "My people" seems to convey a sense of contempt with a clear implication that God sees Judah's unbelief and unclean lips (Read Je 7:4, 5,6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11)! In the OT, God revealed His glory at Sinai (Ex 24:16, 17), in the tabernacle (Ex 40:34, 35, 36, 37, 38), in the Jerusalem temple (1Ki 8:10, 11) and here in Isaiah 6 to the prophet. To be what God intended will be glory. The NET note however feels that "The plural pronoun ("us") refers to the Lord, the seraphs, and the rest of the heavenly assembly. But he was not perfect. He is "set apart" from the world over which He rules. The call of Moses serves as another illustration. 7-11. Wisdom Literature You might have a vivid childhood memory of reaching out to touch that hot stove Mom warned you against. ", For amazement had seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Isaiah is quoted directly in the NT over 65 times, far more than any other OT prophet, and mentioned by name over 20 times. The approach of these notes is to accept Isaiah 6 as the prophet's call into ministry. 739 B.C. In this heavenly environment of pure holiness, holy people are the only ones who will be at home. With twain they veiled their faces, as was meet, Angels tremble, martyrs weep, and saints perfected praise Him now! In the presence of the thrice-holy God he is not even fit to worship properly. 3 John Then I said - Isaiah responds with no apparent hesitation. Sennacherib, the Assyrian king, invaded the coastal areas of Israel, marching toward Egypt on Israels southern flank. Charles Ryrie says that the glory of God"is the manifestation of any or all of His attributes. Isaiah 6:9,10 has been the subject of much debate and speculation because instead of calling his readers to repent and to not harden their hearts, these verses command Isaiah to issue a proclamation which is just the opposite! Holy is God, the Lord of Sabaoth! Living for God can only be accomplished by divine grace. MacArthur also referred to other biblical figures, such as the prophet Isaiah and the apostle Paul who delivered messages of judgment and that it was "too late" for some to be saved, respectively. You should find someone upon whom you can depend. The Lord, however, did not intend to get rid of Simon Peter. Its a familiar passage, often associated with missions conferences or sermons on Gods holiness, and rightly so. To do what God purposed will be glory. Their slain will be thrown out, their dead bodies will stink; the mountains will be soaked with their blood. Have we sought to veil-not our beauties, for beauty we have none-but our innumerable and flagrant deformities, even the "spots upon our feasts of charity," the sins of our best and holiest things; and, renouncing all self-glory, have we sunk, as into nothing before God? And similar to the LORD in Isaiah 6, Jesus (Who in fact I believe is also Jehovah of Isaiah 6) gives Peter, James and John a commission to be "catching men" to which they responded to the Lord's call/commission (much like Isaiah) by leaving everything and following Him. What usually happens is that the soul is smitten with a sense of its sinfulness, and desires to withdraw from the Divine presence. Unclean lips - The words of one's lips reflect the state of one's heart, for as Jesus said "The mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart." The Scorned Servant of Jehovah, Part 2. El doctor John MacArthur compila en esta obra ms de 35 aos de labor pastoral . Passwords should have at least 6 characters. "Many are called but few are chosen," (Mt 22:14) that is, few prove themselves the chosen ones. MacArthur New Testament Commentary Ser. How much more profound should be the humility and self-abasement of man! 7:6). To see God is to see ourselves as we really are. Any time a person sees God, it is an indication that God has adapted Himself to the limited capacity of the creature. Filling with smoke - Given that there is an altar, that could be the source of the smoke. In fact, almost any one (including believers) upon hearing these words would surely think these do not sound like words from a God of grace and mercy Who is relentlessly seeking to save sinners. Email / username or password was incorrect! (This ironic command is comparable to saying to a particularly recalcitrant individual, "Go ahead, be stubborn!"). The coal touched his mouth, corresponding to Isaiahs sense of unclean lips and his imminent prophetic calling. And He said to them, "Follow (command) Me, and I will make you fishers of men." 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." But what would happen if a human being were to look on the eternal God? Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the Old Testament, Wiersbe's expository outlines on the Old Testament, Hide Me In Your Holiness - a beautiful old Maranatha chorus, How Deep The Father's Love For Us - Fernando Ortega, Here Am I Send Me - Powerful Missionary Quotes with Musical Background, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary: Old Testament, Isaiah 1-39: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition, The Bridge Illustration = The Romans Road to Salvation, Collected writings of W. E. Vine. In a vision? Don't just flee, but fill that "spiritual vacuum" with persistent proper pious pursuit of ) righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart (Ed: Select your "spiritual running companions" prayerfully and carefully). Damien Cook 10. God of Grace and Glory! Ironside -Even though the Word seemed to have no other effect than to harden them in their sins and rebellion, Isaiah was to proclaim the message faithfully. Thankfully, through salvation, Jesus Christ clothes us with His holiness so we can stand forgiven and clean in Gods presence. They saw the King in His beauty, and covered themselves. Wounded hands remove my filthiness, Gods caress in every move. God is not going to use a dirty vessel, I can assure you of that. They were the initial holy seed (cf. It may signify 1) the presence of God (cf. TODAY IN THE WORD - Visitors to the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington can now peer directly into the huge crater left by the volcano's deadly eruption on May 18, 1980. 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. Zec 7:11, 12 looks back to the pre-exilic era (cf. The text is silent. Song of Solomon How is your "spiritual" hearing? So prophet after prophet is called and commissioned for service by Adonai, the Lord who claims obedience and service. Overwhelmed by acute awareness of his own sinfulness This is remarkable considering Isaiah was a member of the religious elite" (Jerry Bridges), I am ruined - KJV "I am undone". The holiness of God involving His inner essence is largely hidden, but His glory is manifest, being declared by the whole creation. Isaiah 9:1, 6-7 John MacArthur tells the story of "A little girl came home from Sunday-School triumphantly waving a paper. Such must know for themselves the cleansing power of the blood of CHRIST if they would give effective testimony to those still in their sins. Beloved, we all do well to ponder the truth that the Lord always fulfills His Word, even though the fulfillment may be long in coming. The New Testament I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. The negative purpose in context is to keep Judah from seeing the divine truth, turning and being saved (those who are part of the remnant [see "tenth" below] are the exception). All rights reserved. In 701 B.C. One might paraphrase: "Your preaching will desensitize the minds of these people, make their hearing dull, and blind their eyes.". As King He has the right to dictate to His subjects how they are to live; indeed His very own character sets the standard for proper behavior. Do we take this commission at face value? The Old Testament The early church father Jerome likened him to Demosthenes, the legendary Greek orator. And thus will it ever be. The kingdom promised to David belongs to Israel, not the church. Jude (The Ryrie Study Bible: New American Standard Translation: 1995. 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. This period of the Day of the Lord corresponds to the last 3.5 years ofDaniel's Seventieth Weekduring which time the Campaign of Armageddon will be waged and be brought to an abrupt termination when the King o kings returns (Rev 19:11-16-note) and defeats all of His and Israel's enemies (Rev 19:17-21-note). They will call on My name, And I will answer them; I will say, They are My people, And they will say, The LORD is my God. (Zechariah 13:8-9-note). On problem passages he often offers views and reasons, but is brief due to his limitations of space. When you think of the disco craze of the '70s, the music of Donna Summer immediately comes to mind. Nehemiah Wiersbe of course is applying this section, saying go and tell the gospel to the lost.) By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. For us (cf Ge 1:26, Ge 3:22, Ge 11:7) - First we observe the singular pronoun "I", followed by the plural pronoun "us" which is at least suggestive/supportive of the doctrine of the Trinity (tri-unity) of God. During Uzziahs prosperous 52 year reign (ca. Job had an experience similar to Isaiah's, and his reaction was, "I abhor myself." Sandy Koufax - baseball pitcher with Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (born in New York) Beyonc Knowles - singer, songwriter, actress, model, record producer, businesswoman (Originally from Houston, Texas) Dave Koz - composer, musician. When Moses called God Adonai, he acknowledged that it was not his place as the slave to choose his work; he had to heed his Masters directives. (See context in The Wiersbe Bible Commentary: Old Testament). Criswell -This verse describes the extent of the destruction as nearly complete.

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