James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 6:8
‘SEND ME’‘Here am I; send me.’ Isaiah 6:8 These words are Isaiah’s response to his Divine call to the prophetic office. It was an extraordinary call to an extraordinary mission. Through the deep waters of conviction and spiritual cleansing he needed to go before he was ready to stand before a sinful world as the representative of God. The initial step in his preparation was:— I. A vision of God.—Uzziah the king, after a brilliant reign of fifty years, had just died. Never since the Queen of... read more
Wells of Living Water Commentary - Isaiah 6:1-13
The Lord High and Lifted Up Isaiah 6:1-13 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There is a twofold vision suggested in the first verse of our study. "In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne." That which concerns us is the little word, "also." It definitely suggests that Isaiah had two visions: the one was the death of Uzziah; the other was the life of the Living Lord. The one was a dark picture; the other was a picture radiant with glory. Let us consider this twofold... read more