イザヤ書 6:8 JCB

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 6:8

voice. See the Structure (p. 980). This is the voice from the Temple concerning the "scattering", corresponding with Isaiah 40:3 , Isaiah 40:6 , which is the voice from the wilderness concerning the "gathering". Whom shall I send? This was not Isaiah's original commission to prophesy, but his special commission for this great dispensational prophecy. Chs. 1-5 form a general introduction to the whole book (see p. 930). Us. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 1:26 ; Genesis 3:22 ; Genesis 11:7... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 6:8

Isaiah 6:8. Also I heard the voice of the Lord— We have here the third part of this vision, comprehending, first, a trial of the disposition of the prophet, now sanctified, with his reply to the Lord, in the present verse; secondly, the command delivered to him concerning the execution of the divine judgment upon the Jews, of blindness and hardness of heart, Isa 6:9-10 thirdly, a more full and explicit declaration of a most grievous temporal judgment, which should be joined with this spiritual... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 6:8

8. I . . . us—The change of number indicates the Trinity (compare Genesis 1:26; Genesis 11:7). Though not a sure argument for the doctrine, for the plural may indicate merely majesty, it accords with that truth proved elsewhere. Whom . . . who—implying that few would be willing to bear the self-denial which the delivering of such an unwelcome message to the Jews would require on the part of the messenger (compare Genesis 11:7- :). Here am I—prompt zeal, now that he has been specially qualified... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 6:1-8

A. The prophet’s cleansing 6:1-8 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 6:8

God then asked for a volunteer to serve Him, evidently among any present in the throne room (cf. 1 Kings 22:19-20). "Us" is a plural, and the plural in Hebrew (but in no other Semitic languages) adds intensification (cf. Genesis 1:26; Genesis 11:7; 1 Kings 22:19-23). It only hints at plurality within the Godhead, but the New Testament makes that plurality clear (cf. John 12:41; Acts 28:25). This may be a plural of majesty, or the Lord may have meant Himself, the seraphim, and the heavenly... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 6:1-13

The Prophet’s CallThis c., which recounts the prophet’s call and commission, would stand first in a chronological arrangement of the book. The opening words remind us of the vision of Micaiah (1 Kings 22:19), and we should compare the visions of Jeremiah and Ezekiel which inaugurated their prophetic activity. In St. John’s vision (Revelation 4) the same anthem, ’Holy, holy, holy,’ is sung by the six-winged living creatures round about the throne. Isaiah’s vision foreshadows such leading... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 6:8

(8) Also I heard the voice of the Lord.—The work of cleansing has made the prophet one of the heavenly brotherhood. He is as an angel called to an angel’s work. (Comp. Judges 2:1; Judges 5:23; Malachi 3:1.) He had before seen the glory of Jehovah, and had been overwhelmed with terror. Now he hears His voice (John 10:4), and it rouses him to self-consecration and activity.Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?—The union of the singular and plural in the same sentence is significant. The... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 6:1-13

Redeeming Vision Isaiah 6:1 In all life's necessary contact and inevitable contest with reality, nothing is more needed than the uplifted eye with its power of vision, which is the power of purity. To see 'also the Lord' is alike the secret of steadfastness and the guarantee of that knowledge in the midst of perplexity, which alone liberates from fretful anxiety and unbelief, and leads to right choice and wise action. I. In connexion with duty, how indispensable is the sight of the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 6:1-13

CHAPTER IVISAIAH’S CALL AND CONSECRATION740 B.C.written 735? or 727?Isaiah 6:1-13IT has been already remarked that in chapter 6 we should find no other truths than those which have been unfolded in chapters 2-5: the Lord exalted in righteousness, the coming of a terrible judgment from Him upon Judah and the survival of a bare remnant of the people. But chapter 6 treats the same subjects with a difference. In chapters 2-4 they gradually appear and grow to clearness in connection with the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 6:1-13

CHAPTER 6 The Prophet’s Vision and New Commission 1. The time of the vision (Isaiah 6:1 ) 2. Jehovah of hosts (Isaiah 6:2-4 ) 3. The prophet’s woe (Isaiah 6:5 ) 4. The cleansing (Isaiah 6:6-7 ) 5. “Here am I. Send me.” (Isaiah 6:8 ) 6. The new commission (Isaiah 6:9-10 ) 7. The limitation of the judgment (Isaiah 6:11-13 ) Note the eight steps: vision, conversion, self-judgment, cleansing, self-surrender, communion, commission, intercession. This vision is the glory of Christ John... read more