This is a picture of being blessed because we have Gods favour. He was considered a good king, in that he did what was right in the sight of God. He is worthy to make all of Gods plan come true because He was slain. Try. Where was God when you got that young girl pregnant? 22pClaiming to be wise, they became fools, Copyright 2003-2023 | Outreach, Inc., All rights reserved. Its time for the church to rise up and take its place in the world. 25because they exchanged the truth about God for ua lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, vwho is blessed forever! 3 And one called to another and said: 2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. In the past few weeks, weve seen the entire atmosphere of the whole world changed forever. We will have to know something about his reign and also what he meant for Israel, and his death also marks another section in the book of Isaiah. His Understanding the Books of the Bible study guide series is keyed to this format. II. And the vision of the seraphim is in accordance with this. In Exodus 33:20, God says, 'Thou canst not see my face, for there shall no man see me and live;' see also 1 Timothy 6:16. In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up. The One on the throne planned for this Lamb to come to be slain. The seraph announces, Your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for. Isaiah has admitted his need for cleansing and forgiveness, and these are applied to the very place he used to symbolize that need. Jotham was but a child, and it calls to mind the words of Isa 3:4. During his reign it had been prosperous, stable, and secure. (1) That Isaiah evidently meant to say that it was Yahweh who appeared to him. Thus, as we read in Isa 5:4, 8-23, Israel produced horrible fruit that was worthless. Characters in the Scripture go through real life experiences is just like you and I. He mentions his robes; the throne; the seraphim; but mentions no form or appearance of God himself. He also loved the soil (2 Chron 26:10), revealing how he is not just a military man. So they are without excuse. is the heavenly antitype of the earthly throne which was formed by the ark of the covenant; and the "temple" (hecal: lit., a spacious hall, the name given to the temple as the palace of God the King) is the temple in heaven, as in Psalm 11:4; Psalm 18:7; Psalm 29:9, and many other passages. "In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Uzziah started out knowing the fear of the Lord but as he grew older, though he didnt turn to other gods and idols, he approached God with carelessness and a lack of fear. God graciously shows what is true He is on the throne and His robe fills where Isaiah is. But.When Uzziah died " He saw the Lord." Sometimes in order for us to get a proper view of who God is , somebody or something in our lives has to die. The large, full, magnificent robe seemed to fill up the entire holy of holies. Why does the Bible prophecy that Jesus will be a Nazarene? The Lord; either, 1. Some have supposed that this vision was represented as appearing in the "heavens." All divine hindrances, whether implemented directly by God or through men, merely delay things to the proper time. wealth, in our goodness has been called into question. Isaiah is here carried up into heaven; for although in other instances it was undoubtedly the earthly temple which was presented to a prophet's view in an ecstatic vision (Amos 9:1; Ezekiel 8:3; Ezekiel 10:4-5; cf., Acts 22:17), yet here, as the description which follows clearly proves, the "high and exalted throne", (Note: It is to this, and not to Adonai, as the Targum and apparently the accents imply, that the words "high and exalted" refer.). But Isaiah did not only, "see the Lord. from Harvard in English and American Literature and Language, a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Gordon-Conwell, and a Ph.D. in the History of Christian Life and Thought, with a minor concentration in Bible, from Boston College, in the joint program with Andover Newton Theological School. Uzziah takes on many forms. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Isaiah's final response is "Here I am; Send me! Isaiah saw, and that not when asleep and dreaming; but God gave him, when awake, an insight into the invisible world, by opening an inner sense for the supersensuous, whilst the action of the outer senses was suspended, and by condensing the supersensuous into a sensuous form, on account of the composite nature of man and the limits of his present state. Why was Uzzah struck down? Isaiah instructs the stricken King Hezekiah. God did not delight in what we do alone, but also in how we do it. They sought the Lord by listening to the prophets, however they did not eradicate the idolatry in Judah for the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the . And truly so, for the incarnation of God is the truth embodied in all the scriptural anthropomorphisms, and the name of Jesus is the manifested mystery of the name Jehovah. In 2 Chron 26:2, we read also of how he restored the city of Eloth. 3 And one cried to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of . 2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. a. It is noticeable (1) that the versions (LXX., Targum, Vulg.) (Comp. Isaiah was a man of God. It was when 'King Uzziah died' that the prophet 'saw the Lord sitting upon the throne.' If the Throne of Israel had not been empty, he would not have seen the throned God in the heavens. Send me. His mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. We may make two remarks here. You can also read or download the study guides in my Understanding the Books of the Bible series by using the Free Study Guides link at the top of this page. [1] Instead of having his eyes on God, Isaiah had been trusting in the king. On the relation of the call to the prophets previous life, see Introduction. The first verse of the Book of Isaiah states that Isaiah prophesied during the reigns of Uzziah (or Azariah), Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, the kings of Judah. He was on board the four planes that were used as weapons of destruction. The first 5 chapters set the stage for the rest of the book and the Bible. Do you want to be where God is? He had seen the incense-clouds rising from the censer of the priest, and had heard the hymns and hallelujahs of the Levites. Everything in our life and in this world is in the hands of the one who was slain. Because God wants Isaiah to be available for his service, one of the seraphs flies to him with a live coal from the altar (where sacrifices for sin were offered) and touches his lips with it. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. What a . Subscribe to a study package to unlock the ESV Study Bible, the interactive Knowing the Bible study series, the Preaching the Word commentary series, and more. (Isa 3:1-5). I, too, have seen such divine hindrances in my own ministry and have come to understand the mind of God in this. The first commandment says, I am the Lord, thy God; thou shalt have no other gods before Me. In this year of Uzziah's death, Isaiah saw God. 3 Tests Of Plagiarism: Do Your Sermons Pass Them. Isaiah mentions the robes, temple, and seraphim, but not the form of God Himself. There is a lot of content on this site, and that can be overwhelming, so we've written up a guide to help get you started! But the expression here evidently implies, that it was seen in the "temple" at Jerusalem. Azariah the priest (interestingly, he has the same name as Uzziah) came in as the king was burning incense and courageously confronted him with 80 priests (2 Chron 26:17). Perhaps you were brought here by a search engine or by a link to one of the posts. Jorams sin was thus visited upon the people to the third and fourth generation, according to the law in Exodus 20:5. I. A good king in Jerusalem. Somehow, Uzziahs reign delayed Isaiahs full entry into his calling. King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. The doors are supposed to open, and the veil hiding the Holy of Holies to be withdrawn, unfolding to his view a vision of God represented as an Eastern monarch, attended by seraphim as His ministers of state (1Ki 22:19), and with a robe and flowing train (a badge of dignity in the East), which filled the temple. Isaiah will never forget this vital truth throughout his career, as he continually calls the people to trust in their God rather than in the strategies they might devise or the alliances they might form. In other words, it was the year when all hope seemed to be gone. ( Isaiah 6:1)KJV. Visions often occur in the other prophets: in Isaiah there is only this one, and it is marked by characteristic clearness and simplicity. In Isaiahs vision, he uses the Lord to describe what he saw. You can read the guide online or download it at this link. Will the countries around start pressing in on Judah? King Uzziah had a wide range of achievements, and his fame spread far, for he was marvelously helped, till he was strong (2 Chron 2:15b). Even with his tragic end, God used Uzziah even in his death, when he rested with his fathers. Now, God is going to speak to this man to call him to speak to the people! Isaiah is dumbstruck by this vision (Isa 6:5) and refers to God as the LORD (the covenantal name, YHWH here). This also resolves the difficulty in the fact that no man has seen God at any time (John 1:18; 1 John 4:12). Instead, God struck Uzziah with leprosy, a disease that has been described as a living death. Her voice is synonymous with hymns, having founded, along with her husband, Keith, the Getty Music Organization, which helps people learn the Bible through hymns to carry for life. 21:7), but his sin did cause the priestly city of Libnah to revolt against him (2 Chron. Isaiah's Vision of the Lord. Isaiah lived this name well, insisting that Judah's kings and people trust only in God, make no alliances with foreign nations, and refuse to fear anyone but God. The seraphs (a special kind of angel) proclaim that the Lord is holy, holy, holy, and that the whole earth is full of his glory. This means if you select "60 Copies" from the dropdown menu titled "Bundle Size" right next to Quantity, and increase the Quantity to 3, you will get 180 copies. The Book of Amos dates its words as being received when "Uzziah was king of Judah" (Amos 1.1). We thought we were invincible; we thought we, as a nation, were like a god. Isaiah, Hebrew Yeshayahu ("God Is Salvation"), (flourished 8th century bce, Jerusalem), prophet after whom the biblical Book of Isaiah is named (only some of the first 39 chapters are attributed to him), a significant contributor to Jewish and Christian traditions. The train answers to the skirts of the glory of the Lord, who clothes Himself with light as with a garment (Exodus 33:22-23). But this glimpse of Gods power and presence also leads Isaiah to an awful realization about himself. Isaiah 6 King James Version 6 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. We have to choose this day who were going to serve. 2 Kings 18 gives us a look at what transpired after the death of Hezekiah, the last in the list of kings under whom Isaiah prophesied. Will He still bless? Isaiah's vision was situated in real time. 7 For the sons of the wicked Athaliah had broken into the house of God, and even used the holy things of the house of the Lord for the Baals. Isaiah describes himself specifically as a man of unclean lips. Interpreters have different ideas about why he chooses this particular part of the body (rather than, for example, his heart or mind) to represent his spiritual state. What we had been trusting in has been revealed to be flawed. (Isaiah 6:1 ESV) This was a big day for Judah, and the southern kingdom. It does not follow that it was written at that time, and we may even believe that, if the prophet were the editor of his own discourses, he may have designedly placed the narrative in this position that men might see what he himself saw, that all that was found in the preceding chapters was but the development of what he had then heard, and yet, at the same time, a representation of the evils which made the judgments he was commissioned to declare necessary. Each had usix wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. Isaiah 6:1-7 (cf. In Isa 6:1, the Lord is referred to as Lord not LORD. He was a prophet. Isaiah's Vision of the LORD. It is remarkable, also, that it is not the "usual" appearance of God in the temple to which he refers. 2 Chron 26:16-21 tells us an event that took place privately in his life. First, you must know that weve become our own Uzziah. Amen. 1In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Witsius clearly reasons that if Isaiah saw the glory of the Son and heard the speech of the Holy Spirit and, "I imagine, none should excluded the Father.". These passages may be reconciled with what is here said by Isaiah, in the following manner: (1) Isaiah does not say that he saw the Divine Essence; and all that his words fairly imply, is, that he saw a manifestation, or vision of Yahweh - some striking symbolic representation of him. VS 6:1-2 - "1 In 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.2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings; with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew .". 1 The Lord [Yahweh] says to my Lord [Adonay], Sit at My right hand, until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet., Jesus quoted this verse in Matt. 2023 God's Kingdom Ministries. The 2020 Tabernacles Conference is finished! Uzziahs calling was to restore and rededicate the temple that had been desecrated by his forefather, Joram. Hezekiah was one of Judah's good kings and reigned for 29 years . A bad king in Jerusalem. 16 But when he became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to the Lord his God, for he entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. Ahaz. It follows. In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the lord high and exalted, seated on a throne, and the train of his robe filled the temple. when Quirinius was governor of Syria When we have remarkable experiences, our minds tend to connect them to other things The date is obviously given as important, and we are led to connect it with the crisis in the prophets life of which it tells. What will happen to Israel now, surrounded by many hostile nations? The Targum is, "and the temple was filled with the splendour of his glory;''. He alone takes the plans of a holy God and makes it happen in the world. It let me know who and what my king Uzziahs were. Answer The story of Uzzah and the Ark of the Covenant is found in 2 Samuel 6:1-7 and 1 Chronicles 13:9-12. Likewise, no high priest in Israel could enter his full calling until the previous high priest had diedeven if he served as a substitute while his father was old. The thing that makes everything find its proper place is if we encounter God. In the year that Uzziah died, Isaiah saw his vision of the temple and received his calling. They also wrestled with uncertainty and questions. God helped him in war against the Philistines and his 'fame spread for he became exceedingly strong'. 15:27, 28. 1:17). The Temple Desecrated and Cleansed The story of Uzziah is found in 2 Chronicles 26. He is truly a "major prophet" whose prophecies greatly influenced the Apostle Paul in the New Testament. Largely, and so it includes the courts as well as the house, as that word is oft used; or, 2. Moses was hindered until he was 80 years of age and was sent only when those seeking his life had died (Exodus 4:19). King Uzziah had prospered them greatly during his fifty-two year reign. God is always reigning. But Uzziah became prideful and sinned against God by burning incense in the temple, which was the duty of the priests. The death of this slain Lamb qualifies Him to bring about all of Gods purposes and plans. The thing that makes everything find its proper place is if we encounter God. Behind and above the LORD were seraphim; other descriptions call them cherubims (as in Ezekiel's description, see chapter 10). 19For what can be mknown about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. To fully understand the impact of God's love and what Jesus Christ did for us on the cross let's look at Isaiah chapter six verse one where we see a glimpse of God's absolute holiness. So along with the whole nation of Judah, a young man named Isaiah was facing an uncertain and fearful future as he went into Jerusalems temple one day to try to find hope and reassurance by worshiping God. When self-exaltation and self-will die, then we shall see the Lord sitting on His thronehigh and lifted up. It is a golden age for Judah, but things take a turn. The words in Isa 6:10 are attributed by Paul (Ac 28:25, 26) to the Holy Ghost. Thus, they are utterly estranged. Obviously, the "Lord" is God. The Book of Isaiah uses "the year that king Uzziah died" as a reference point for describing the vision in which Isaiah sees his vision of the Lord of Hosts (Isaiah 6:1). Uzziah was a good king for many years (2 Chronicles 26:1-5). They were going to worship and still did what they had to do. Once again, the Bible does not give us an answer regarding how Isaiah died. The chronicler says of them, as it says of King Uzziah, that they did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but goes on to describe that after a time and for different reasons, all three of these kings made choices that resulted in calamity for them and for their legacies. Isaiah's lofty view of our Lord gives us a sense of God's greatness, mystery, and power. Having trouble logging into your account? In this blog, the author of the Understanding the Books of the Bible study guide series, the Rev. How can we be in the presence of the Lord? Rev 4:1-3). The first 5 chapters of Isaiah provides for us insights into the spiritual state of Israel. b. Some, as Aben Ezra, would have this to be the beginning of the prophecy of Isaiah, because of the mission of the prophet in it; but others rightly observe, that this mission respects not the prophecy in general, but the particular reproof the prophet was sent to give to the Jews herein mentioned. c. He was also present to receive those who had made a decision to accept Jesus as their Savior and Lord. Things were not as great as it looked. He warned both Israel and Judah of impending doom as a . The King of kings was seated on His throne, and on the right hand and on the left were the angel-armies of the host of heaven, chanting their hymns of praise. Uzziah is also called Azariah in 2 Kings 14:21. This was meant to convey to us the greater truth that the power of flesh is inadequate and that Yeshua is the true Source of our salvation and deliverance. 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