Isaiah 6:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 6:5-8

Our curiosity would lead us to enquire further concerning the seraphim, their songs and their services; but here we leave them, and must attend to what passed between God and his prophet. Secret things belong not to us, the secret things of the world of angels, but things revealed to and by the prophets, which concern the administration of God's kingdom among men. Now here we have, I. The consternation that the prophet was put into by the vision which he saw of the glory of God (Isa. 6:5):... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 6:6

Then flew one of the seraphim unto me ,.... When the prophet had confessed his sin; for upon that follows the application of pardon; and when the seraph, or minister of the Gospel, had an order from the Lord to publish the doctrine of it: it is God's act alone to forgive sin; it is the work of his ministers to preach forgiveness of sin, and that to sensible sinners; who when they are made sensible of sin, and distressed with it, the Lord takes notice of them, and sends messengers to them, to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 6:6

A live coal - The word of prophecy, which was put into the mouth of the prophet. From off the altar - That is, from the altar of burnt-offerings, before the door of the temple, on which the fire that came down at first from heaven ( Leviticus 9:24 ; 2 Chronicles 7:1 ;) was perpetually burning. It was never to be extinguished, Leviticus 6:12 , Leviticus 6:13 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 6:1-13

The prophet's call and consecration. There are turning-points in life which give a meaning to the whole of its after-course. A light may be given to the 'mind at such moments by which it may have to steer its course for years. In moments of despondency the man of God will fall back on memory, and encourage himself by the recollection that, having once received and followed Divine guidance, that guidance will not desert him in the future. Such was this moment in the history of Isaiah. Life... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 6:5-7

THE SEQUEL OF THE VISION — THE PROPHET 'S SENSE OF UNWORTHINESS . The vision of God in this life, whether natural or ecstatic, cannot but produce in the beholder a deep feeling of his unworthiness. God "is of purer eyes than to behold iniquity;" even "the heavens are not clean in his sight" ( Job 15:15 ). Man, being never wholly purged from sin while on earth, cannot but shrink from contact with the absolutely Holy. Hence Isaiah's cry (verse 5); and hence, to comfort... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 6:5-7

Spiritual agitation. The passage depicts the prophet in a condition of great mental agitation; his state may suggest to us— I. THE ALARM OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT UNDER THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE DIVINE PRESENCE . Anything which brings us into close contact with the unseen world powerfully affects our spirit and produces an apprehension for which we may not be able to account. 1. Any visitant, real or imaginary, from the spiritual realm fills us with fear (see 6:22... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 6:6

A live coal ; or, a glowing stone , as Gesenius, Rosenmüller, Knobel, and Mr. Cheyne understand. The tongs … the altar . The presence of an altar in the heavenly dwelling, with the usual appurtenances, is assumed (comp. Revelation 6:9 ; Revelation 8:3 ). The altar is, no doubt, an altar of incense, and of gold, not of stone; but the incense is burnt upon stones heated to a glow, and it is one of these stones which the angel takes with the golden tongs of the sanctuary ( Exodus 25:38... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 6:6-7

Divine endowment the proof of Divine forgiveness and acceptance. What occurred must be explained in connection with the vision. One of those seraphim who stood, with poised wings, ready for an instant and unquestioning obedience, at the bidding of the King flew down, having taken a live coat from the sublime altar which formed part of the vision, and with it touched the mouth of the prophet, speaking also words of gracious assurance. This touch of the mouth of the prophet was the symbol of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 6:6

Then flew - Isaiah is represented as standing out of the temple; the seraphim as in it.Having a live coal - The Vulgate renders this, ‘A stone.’ This is, probably, the original meaning of the word; see 1 Kings 19:6. It at first denoted a hot stone which was used to roast meat upon. It may also mean a coal, from its resemblance to such a stone.From off the altar - The altar of burnt-offering. This stood in the court of the priests, in front of the temple; see the notes at Matthew 21:12. The fire... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 6:6-7

Isaiah 6:6-7. Then flew one of the seraphim unto me By God’s command; having a live coal in his hand Both a token and an instrument of purification, as the next verse explains it; which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar Of burnt-offering, which stood in the court of the priests, where the prophet appeared to himself to be during the vision. The seraph took it from the altar, to show that men are to expect the expiation of sin, and purification from it, only by such means as... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 6:5-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 6:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 6:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 6:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 6:5-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 6:5-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 6:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 6:6-7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 6:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 6:6-7

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