Isaiah 6:1-8, Revelation 4:6-8 NIV

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 6:1-7

Jehovah Revealed in his Glory v. 1. In the year that King Uzziah died, that is, in the last year of this king's successful reign, 2 Kings 15:1-Judges :; 2 Chronicles 26, in the year 758 B. C. I saw also the Lord, the All-powerful, sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, the prophetic vision, beyond the range of the normal ability of human senses, permitting the prophet to see the revelation of God, not face to face, -for God dwells in an inaccessible light, but in a manner which uncovered... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 6:8-13

The Mission of the Prophet v. 8. Also I heard the voice of the Lord, of the All-powerful, the great Ruler of the universe, saying, Whom shall I send? the call being for volunteers to proclaim the atonement set forth in the vision just vouchsafed the prophet. And who will go for Us? the persons of the Trinity here consulting together in this very important matter. Then said I, Here am I; send me. The prophet, in the spirit of voluntary service wrought by the Lord, a principal requisite for... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Isaiah 6:1-13

C.—THE THIRD PORTALIsaiah 6:0.We have already shown above, in the general introduction to the threefold entrance, that Isaiah would not place this account of his call at the head because he felt the need of preparing his readers for it. At the same time he brings it about that this, not merely elevated, but holy, and even holiest of all dramas, is put in the place that becomes a holiest of all, that is to say, not without, but within; not in aditu, but in adyto. As in the temple, the court of... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 6:1

Isaiah VISION AND SERVICE THE EMPTY THRONE FILLED Isa_6:1 . Uzziah had reigned for fifty-two years, during the greater part of which he and his people had been brilliantly prosperous. Victorious in war, he was also successful in the arts of peaceful industry. The later years of his life were clouded, but on the whole the reign had been a time of great well-being. His son and successor was a young man of five-and-twenty; and when he came to the throne ominous war-clouds were gathering in the... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 6:2

Isaiah VISION AND SERVICE A SERAPH’S WINGS Isa_6:2 . This is the only mention in Scripture of the seraphim. I do not need to enter upon the much-debated, and in some respects interesting, question as to whether these are to be taken as identical with the cherubim, or as to whether they are altogether imaginary and symbolical beings, nor as to whether they are identical with the angels, or part of their hierarchy. All that may be left on one side. I would only notice, before I deal with the... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 6:3-4

Isaiah VISION AND SERVICE Isa_6:1 - Isa_6:13 . WE may deal with this text as falling into three parts: the vision, its effect on the prophet, and his commission. I. The Vision. -’In the year that King Uzziah died’ is more than a date for chronological accuracy. It tells not only when, but why, the vision was given. The throne of David was empty. God never empties places in our homes and hearts, or in the nation or the Church, without being ready to fill them. He sometimes empties them that... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 6:5

Isaiah VISION AND SERVICE THE MAKING OF A PROPHET Isa_6:5 . In previous pages we have seen how Isaiah’s vision of Jehovah throned in the Temple, ‘high and lifted up,’ derived significance from the time of its occurrence. It was ‘in the year that’ the earthly King ‘died’ that the heavenly King was revealed. The passing of the transient prepared the way for the revelation of the Eternal, and the revelation of the Eternal more than compensated for the passing of the transient. But... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 6:6-13

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Isaiah 6:1-13

a Call to Heroic Service Isaiah 6:1-13 Kings die; Jesus lives. See John 12:41 . We are here reminded of Acts 22:17-18 . How great the contrast between the worship of these seraphim in the Unseen-Holy and man’s perfunctory rites! Six wings -two for meditation, two for humility, and two for service. Service should take only a third of our energy. One cried unto another -one inspired spirit will awaken others. The threefold repetition of the word holy , implies the Trinity. If door-posts... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 6:1-13

We now begin the second part of the first circle of prophecy, which contains the prophecies during the reigns of Jotham and Ahaz. When Uzziah died, Isaiah was called to the exercise of a larger ministry, and was prepared for it by the special vision granted to him. This vision of the Lord was full of grace and of glory. The majesty of the Most High was manifest in the uplifted and occupied throne, in the solemn chanting of the seraphim, and by the earthquake which made the very foundations of... read more

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 6:1-7

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 6:8-13

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Isaiah 6:1-13

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 6:1

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 6:2

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 6:3-4

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 6:5

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 6:6-13

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Isaiah 6:1-13

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 6:1-13

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