Isaiah 6:1-3 - Our Holy, Sinless God.
Isaiah 6:1-3 (NKJV) In the year that King
Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne,
high and lifted up, and the train of His robe
filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each
one had six wings: with two he covered his face,
with two he covered his feet, and with two he
flew. 3 And one cried to another and said: "Holy,
holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole earth
is full of His glory!"
Isaiah 6:1-3 (ESV) In the year that King
Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne,
high and lifted up; and the train of his robe
filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim.
Each had six wings: with two he covered his face,
and with two he covered his feet, and with two
he flew. 3 And one called to another and said:
Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole
earth is full of his glory!
INTRODUCTION
Isaiah had a life-changing vision of Jesus
Christ (John 12:38-41). The throne of Judah had
changed occupants, but God was still on His throne
and in perfect control of everything. When you
worship, focus on God's holiness, sovereignty, and
glory. When things on earth are discouraging, start
looking at things from heaven's point of view.
[Chapter by Chapter Bible Commentary by Warren
Wiersbe re Isa.6]
As Isaiah beheld this revelation of the
glory and majesty of his Lord, he was overwhelmed
with a sense of the purity and holiness of God.
How sharp the contrast between the matchless
perfection of his Creator, and the sinful course of
those who, with himself, had long been numbered
among the chosen people PK307
The throne, the attending seraphim (angels),
and the threefold holy all stressed God's
holiness. Seraphim were a type of angel whose name is
derived from the word for "burn," perhaps indicating
their purity as God's ministers. In a time when
moral and spiritual decay had peaked, it was
important for Isaiah to see God in his holiness.
Holiness means "morally perfect, pure, and set apart
from all sin." We also need to discover God's
holiness. Our daily frustrations, society's pressures,
and our shortcomings narrow our view of God. We
need the Bible's view of God as high and lifted
up to empower us to deal with our problems and
concerns. God's moral perfection, properly seen, will
purify us from sin, cleanse our mind of our
problems, and enable us to worship and to serve. [Life
Application SB]
COMMENTARY PEARL
God's Holiness
The Bible teaches that God is absolutely
holy and pure. From Genesis to Revelation, God
reveals Himself as so holy He cannot even look on
sin.
Christ cried from the Cross, "My God, My
God, why have You forsaken Me?" (Mark 15:34).
What a horrible moment, as the blackness of human
sin - now laid upon Christ - caused the Father
to turn away in disgust. In that moment Jesus
endured the ultimate punishment for our sins - the
punishment of being banished from the presence of His
Father on our behalf.
If you were asked to list the things you
are thankful for, what would you include?
Perhaps your family, health, friends, church - and
those wouldn't be wrong. We should be grateful for
every gift God gives us.
But the greatest gift of all is the gift
of His Son, who endured the penalty we deserved
for our sin, so we could be reconciled to a holy
God. Never take that gift for granted "Thanks be
to God for his indescribable gift!" (2 Cor.
9:15).
Prior to his death on the Cross, Jesus
never knew a single moment without the fathers
present. The most painful thing Jesus endured was
sins penalty of separation from the father so
that we would never have to experience it. [Hope
for Each Day by Billy Graham]
COMMENTARY
In a time of moral and spiritual decay in
the kingdom of Judah, the prophet Isaiah was
allowed to witness the glory of God's holiness. Holy
means morally pure, perfect, and set apart from
all sin. When Isaiah saw the seraphim (angels),
the throne, and the Lord whose robe filled the
Temple, he realized his own unworthiness to be in
the Lord's presence. Then one of the seraphim
touched his lips with a burning coal and told Isaiah
that his sins had been forgiven. It was not the
coal that brought forgiveness, but God's
willingness to cleanse Isaiah from his unrighteousness.
Isaiah responded by giving himself over totally to
God's service.
We have no hope of measuring up to God's
holiness on our own. But when we confess our sins and
submit to God's control, God is faithful to forgive
and cleanse us. The process may be as painful as
a hot coal, but it is necessary. Isaiah never
set out to be a prophet, but his encounter with
the holy God changed his life forever. Imagine
what God can do through you if you'll let him!
[The One Year Bible for New Believers re
Isa.6:1-8]
PRACTICAL APPLICATION
When you approach Me in stillness and in
trust, you are strengthened. You need a buffer zone
of silence around you in order to focus on
things that are unseen. Since I am invisible, you
must not let your senses dominate your thinking.
The curse of this age is overstimulation of the
senses, which blocks out awareness of the unseen
world.
The tangible world still reflects My
Glory, to those who have eyes that see and ears
that hear. Spending time alone with Me is the
best way to develop seeing eyes and hearing ears.
The goal is to be aware of unseen things even as
you live out your life in the visible world. (2
Cor. 4:18; Isa. 6:3; Psa. 130:5) [Psa. 46:10]
[Jesus Calling by Sarah Young]
YOUR COMMENTS
If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in
hearing from you. Thanks in advance and let's keep
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred
Gibbs
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