Isaías 6
H.A. Ironside · Citado em PreceptAustin
Isaías 6
Ironside- The divinely-sent messenger proclaimed the good news of redemption and purification from sin through Him whose one offering was pictured in the sacrifice of the altar. We would re-emphasize the fact that it was from the altar of burnt offering the coal was taken, not from the golden altar, where only incense was burned. That live coal was witness of the fire, ever burning, which was never to go out (Leviticus 6:13). It constantly foreshadowed the work of the Cross. Through that sacrifice alone could iniquity be purged and sin be put away (He 9:13, 14-notes). Related Resources: Give Us Clean Hands - Chris Tomlin Pure Heart - Craig Smith (listen to the words) TODAY IN THE WORD - Have you ever accidentally burned yourself? You might have a vivid childhood memory of reaching out to touch that hot stove Mom warned you against. Perhaps you accidentally stepped on a live coal from your campfire during your last vacation. Maybe at your last backyard barbecue, the wind blew a bit of hot ash from your charcoal grill and singed your skin. Whatever the case, being burned wasn’t a pleasant experience. Given a choice, you certainly wouldn’t repeat it. So why in today’s reading does God’s angel touch a burning coal to Isaiah’s lips? It’s a familiar passage, often associated with missions conferences or sermons on God’s holiness, and rightly so. But the topic of forgiveness is also front and center here and deserves our consideration. Over the past few days, we may have given you the idea that forgiveness is only pleasure. Certainly Scripture associates God’s forgiving love with delight, but let’s back up a bit and remember the big picture. Forgiveness follows repentance, but confessing and rooting out sin can be a painful experience. It certainly was for Isaiah. Confronted with a vision of God’s holiness, the future prophet felt crushed with the knowledge of his own sinfulness. He stood condemned and ruined. He saw that he was a sinful man in a sinful community. His focus on “unclean lips” may foreshadow his calling, but more likely signals that he understood how far short his worship fell of God’s worthiness. God knew Isaiah’s need. He sent an angel with a live coal, an image associated with Old Testament sacrifices. For example, the high priest took live coals into the Holy of Holies on the Day of Atonement (Lev 16:12). This coal came from the altar before God’s throne--the real altar of which the earthly ones were only copies or shadows. We suggest that you use a physical object to help yourself grasp spiritual truth more vividly. If you can, use a fall barbecue or bonfire as an opportunity to meditate on the reality of Isaiah’s coal. (Moody) TODAY IN THE WORD - Visitors to the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington can now peer directly into the huge crater left by the volcano's deadly eruption on May 18, 1980. A new visitors' center brings the mountain up close, satisfying the curiosity of many who want a firsthand look inside the famous mountain. The volcano has been mostly in-active since 1986, and scientists see little danger of another eruption any time soon. No doubt visitors to Mount St. Helens will gasp as they look into a crater almost two miles wide. They are likely to stare, take pictures, buy postcards, and go home with another vacation memory. But what would happen if a human being were to look on the eternal God? The Bible tells us that no one can see God and live, so awesome is His presence. But the prophet Isaiah came as close to seeing God as anybody in the biblical record. In a vision, Isaiah saw God's holiness and glory, and he was utterly overwhelmed. This well-known passage teaches us a lot about the God we worship and the ministry of worship itself. Evidently Isaiah was in the temple in Jerusalem when he had this awe-inspiring vision of God's throne (Isa 6:1). The description of God leaves no doubt that Isaiah was dealing with the Lord of heaven and earth. These verses give us a vivid word picture of God's majesty and glory. He is the eternally holy God, worthy of the adoration of angels who minister to Him in unending worship (v. 3, see also Rev. 4:8). The seraphim Isaiah saw are magnificent beings. Through-out the Bible, whenever an supernatural being appeared to someone, that person was overcome with fear and amazement. But in God's presence, even the seraphs covered themselves in humility (Isa 6:2). Peter also felt overwhelmed and sinful in God's presence after Jesus performed a miracle one day in Galilee (Lk 5:8). (Moody) Isaiah 6:8 THEN I HEARD THE VOICE OF THE LORD, SAYING, "WHOM SHALL I SEND, AND WHO WILL GO FOR US?" THEN I SAID, HERE AM I. SEND ME! I heard: Ge 3:8-10 Dt 4:33-36 Eze 1:24 10:5 Ac 28:25-28 Whom: Ex 4:10, 11, 12, 13 1Ki 22:20 Ac 22:21 26:16,17 Then: Mt 4:20, 21, 22 Ac 20:24 Eph 3:8 Here am I: Heb. Behold me, Isa 65:1 Related Passages: Multiple related passages dealing with "judicial hardening" and the related topic of Jesus speaking in parables - Dt 29:4+, Isa 6:9,10+ Mt 13:11-15+ Mk 4:11-12+ Lk 8:10+ Jn 9:39-41, Jn 12:38-40 Acts 28:26,27+ Ro 11:7-10+, 2Co 3:14-15+, Eph 4:17-18+, 2Th 2:10-12+. FIRST ISAIAH SAW… THEN HE WAS CLEANSED THEN HE HEARD… THE LORD Then I heard - When is "then"? When he was cleansed from his sin. Now Isaiah is fit for holy service for he has been cleansed, set apart, and made useful to Adonai for His good work. Beloved, is there not a powerful principle here? When our heart is "filled" with unconfessed sins, surely our ears are "stopped" to God's still small voice! How is your "spiritual" hearing? The voice of the Lord - Isaiah opens this chapter by seeing Adonai from a distance but after confession and cleansing he is now able to hear Adonai. Is there not a principle here for believers today? J
Isaías 6
Ironside writes that… It has pleased GOD to commit the declaration of His truth to men rather than to angels. He is still calling for consecrated men and women to carry the offer of salvation and the warning of judgment to a lost world. Such must know for themselves the cleansing power of the blood of CHRIST if they would give effective testimony to those still in their sins. Vine… There is no task laid upon us by the Lord which we shall not have power from Him to fulfill, when everything that would hinder our communion with Him has been removed. (Ibid) Chambers… We make calls out of our own spiritual consecration, but when we get right with God He brushes all these aside, and rivets us with a pain that is terrific to one thing we never dreamed of, and for one radiant flashing moment we see what He is after, and we say - "Here am I, send me." (See The Commission Of The Call) Related Resources: Here Am I Send Me - Mercy Me Here Am I Send Me - Powerful Missionary Quotes with Musical Background Here I Am Lord or Here I Am Lord Take My Life - Chris Tomlin Isaiah 6:9 HE SAID, " GO, AND TELL THIS PEOPLE: 'KEEP ON LISTENING, BUT DO NOT PERCEIVE; KEEP ON LOOKING, BUT DO NOT UNDERSTAND Go: Isa 29:13 30:8, 9, 10, 11 Ex 32:7-10 Jer 15:1,2 Ho 1:9 Hear: Isa 43:8 44:18, 19, 20 Mt 13:14,15 Mk 4:12 Lk 8:10 Jn 12:40 Ac 28:26,27 Ro 11:8 THE PROPHET'S PAINFUL PRONOUNCEMENT Note: Verbs in Red = Commands He said - Who? Adonai, the Master commands. What the Master commands of His bond-servants, He always enables. Given the solemnity and "heaviness" of the message, Isaiah would need all the divine enablement he could get, especially in view of the fact that the prophet is forewarned that his mission would be (in one sense) an abysmal "failure"! Isaiah would convey God's offer of the opportunity of faith, but the very offer would make the recipients even more obstinate! If you ever begin to think God has given you a difficult ministry, take time to meditate on the ministry of Isaiah. The immutable principle is that persistent unbelief will eventually produce a hardened heart that becomes progressively more impenetrable over time! Go and tell - Beloved, these two commands should greatly encourage us because they show that although we, like Isaiah, are men and women of unclean lips, the thrice Holy God is ever willing to use vessels who are willing to be used for His holy purposes (cp 2Ti 2:21-note, Jer 15:19). Simply amazing… amazing grace!
Isaías 6
Ironside - Even though the Word seemed to have no other effect than to harden them in their sins and rebellion, Isaiah was to proclaim the message faithfully. The servant of GOD is responsible to the Lord Himself. Having received his commission, he is to go forth in the name of the One who sends him, declaring the message committed to him. The results must be left with GOD. Whether men hear or whether they forbear (Ezek 2:3, 4, 5), he who proclaims the Word faithfully has delivered his soul. The Apostle Paul entered into this when he spoke of being a sweet savor of CHRIST unto GOD both in them that are saved and in them that perish (2Co 2:15). GOD is honored when His truth is preached, no matter what attitude the hearers take toward it, and that Word will not return void, but will accomplish the divine purpose (Is 55:11). Faced with the solemn responsibility of proclaiming so unpopular a message, Isaiah cried, "Lord, how long?" It takes special faith and obedience to continue to preach to an unheeding people who are only hardened by the Word instead of being softened by it. The Lord's answer was that the message must be proclaimed until there were none left to hear. Isaiah 6:12 THE LORD HAS REMOVED MEN FAR AWAY, AND THE FORSAKEN PLACES ARE MANY IN THE MIDST OF THE LAND: Isa 26:15 2Ki 25:11,21 Jer 15:4 52:28-30 many: Jer 4:29 12:7 La 5:20 Ro 11:1,2,15 The LORD has removed men far away - This phrase is still part of the answer to Isaiah's question "How long?", and so should be read as "Until… the LORD has removed men far away." While God Himself did not literally do this to Judah, He did use King Nebuchadnezzar to carry out this end of carrying Judah off into exile in Babylon. Removed men far away - This prophecy is spoken in the past tense, as if it had already been fulfilled. God's promises (whether to do good and bad [judgment]) are so certain that Scripture frequently speaks of them as already accomplished. In this verse Isaiah's prophetic warning was given some 150 years in advance of its fulfillment. Isaiah's prophecy was written between 740-680BC and Judah was taken into exile into Babylon in 3 stages, 605BC, 597BC, and 586BC, this last date resulting in the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem. Beloved, we all do well to ponder the truth that the Lord always fulfills His Word, even though the fulfillment may be long in coming. Isaiah 6:13 YET THERE WILL BE A TENTH PORTION IN IT, AND IT WILL AGAIN BE SUBJECT TO BURNING, LIKE A TEREBINTH OR AN OAK WHOSE STUMP REMAINS WHEN IT IS FELLED. THE HOLY SEED IS ITS STUMP: yet: Isa 1:9 4:3 10:20, 21, 22 Mt 24:22 Mk 13:20 Ro 11:5,6,16-29 Holy: Isa 65:8,9 Ge 22:18 Ezra 9:2 Mal 2:15 Jn 15:1-3 Ro 9:5 11:5,24 Ga 3:16-19,28,29 PROMISE OF A FAITHFUL REMNANT Yet - A merciful (mercy filled) contrast -- devastation, destruction, exile would come but it would not bring annihilation of Judah. A tenth portion in it - "It" is the land of Judah. In the midst of wrath, God remembers mercy. In the setting of death, God prophesies there will be life. We see the "ultimate" faithful remnant in the time of the "terminal generation" of the Nation of Israel which is described by the prophet Zechariah who writes “It will come about in all the land,” Declares the LORD, “That two parts in it will be cut off and perish; But the third will be left (REMNANT) in it. “And I will bring the third part through the fire, refine them as silver is refined, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are My people,’ And they will say, ‘The LORD is my God.’” (Zechariah 13:8-9-note) Comment: The prophet Zechariah is speaking of the last days, in that day, Day of the Lord, specifically that segment that is known as the Great Tribulation (Begins - Mt 24:15-note, named - Mt 24:21-note), AKA the Time of Jacob's Distress (Jeremiah 30:7-note) or AKA "a time of distress" (Da 12:1-note). This period of the Day of the Lord corresponds to the last 3.5 years of Daniel's Seventieth Week during which time the Campaign of Armageddon will be waged and be brought to an abrupt termination when the King o kings returns (Rev 19:11-16-note) and defeats all of His and Israel's enemies (Rev 19:17-21-note). Daniel depicts this final destruction of the Gentile nations by Messiah as a Stone (Messiah) that returns to crush Nebuchadnezzar's statue which symbolizes all of the anti-God, anti-Christ nations of the world. After crushing the Gentile kingdoms Messiah establishes His Millennial Kingdom (Da 2:34-35-note, Da 2:44-45-note). The prophet Daniel spoke about these days of future national purging, purifying and refining writing... Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress (Heb = tsarah; Lxx = thlipsis the same word used by Jesus in His phrase "The Great Tribulation" [thlipsis megale]) such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued....7 I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, as he raised his right hand and his left toward heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time (synonymous time phrases = 1260 days, 42 months, "middle of the week"); and as soon as they finish shattering the power of the holy people (ISRAEL), all these events will be completed. 8 As for me, I heard but could not understand; so I said, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these events?” 9 He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for these words are concealed and sealed up until the end time. 10 “Many (OF ISRAEL) will be purged, purified and refined (ZECHARIAH IS QUANTIFYING HOW "MANY" = 1/3), but the wicked will act wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand. (Da 12:1, 7-10-note) God always has a remnant of faithful men and women among the unfaithful majority who chose to rebel rather than return and repent. As Motyer says "Typically of Isaiah, hope is the unexpected fringe attached to the garment of doom." (See context in The Prophecy of Isaiah)