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. After Paul met the Lord, he no longer saw himself as a self-righteous Pharisee, but as a lost sinner in need of salvation. 19:9ff. "Many are called but few are chosen," (Mt 22:14) that is, few prove themselves the chosen ones. With two he covered his feet. Isaiah: The Promise of the Messiah John F. MacArthur Jr. 3.96 23 ratings3 reviews Isaiah's ministry as a prophetduring the period of the divided kingdomspanned the reigns of four Judean kings. In the case of God, qadosh describes what He is by His intrinsic nature and as regards man, it refers to those that have been brought into the sphere of the sacred (set apart) by God. Could the Lord Who is not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance (2Pe 3:9-note) keep men and women from salvation by preventing them from understanding the message of the Gospel?, It is a people immersed in sin. Matthew 13:10 And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?" Pauline Epistles 4:10, 11, 12. Jude Lam 3:22, 23). The Gospels (2Th 2:8, 9, 10, 11), Warren Wiersbe -God does not deliberately make sinners blind, deaf, and hard-hearted; but the more that people resist Gods truth, the less able they are to receive Gods truth. 745727 B.C.) And I will bring the third part through the fire, refine them as silver is refined, and test them as gold is tested. This people (same phrase Isa 6:10, 8:11, 12, 9:16, 28:11, 14, 29:13, 14) - The phrase "this people" rather than "My people" seems to convey a sense of contempt with a clear implication that God sees Judah's unbelief and unclean lips (Read Je 7:4, 5,6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11)! And with the other twain aloft they soared, Kaphar includes the ideas of to forgive, be merciful, pacify, pardon, purge (away), put off, reconcile or make reconciliation. 32:9, 21, 31; Nu 11:11, 12, 13, 14). One purpose of Isaiah's vision was to commission him for service (Isa 6:8-13). The New Testament 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"! By sending him, He drives the sinful people further from Him, for Isaiah's preaching, which focuses on the LORD's covenantal demands and impending judgment upon covenantal rebellion, forces the people to confront their sin and then continues to desensitize them as they respond negatively to the message. Isaiah 6:10 RENDER THE HEARTS OF THIS PEOPLE INSENSITIVE, THEIR EARS DULL, AND THEIR EYES DIM, OTHERWISE (LEST) THEY MIGHT SEE WITH THEIR EYES, HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEARTS, AND RETURN AND BE HEALED. But now Isaiah sees himself, because he sees God. You come to the Father through Christ. my course (dromos = race - see 2Ti 4:7-note), and the ministry which I received from the Lord (kurios = Master - Greek word used to translated Adonai) Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel (euaggelion) of the grace (good news of unmerited favor, in contrast to the bad news of the law) of God. There is no sin which is too great for the grace of God, and anyone who wants salvation can rest in the promise that the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out (Jn 6:37). Hebrew sometimes uses repetition for emphasis By repeating the word "holy," the seraphs emphasize the degree of the Lord's holiness. 20:12ff. This judgment by Christ is by our apostle proved from an Old Testament prophecy which certainly refers to Jehovah himself. Notice the extent of his sense of sinfulness. Have we sought to veil-not our beauties, for beauty we have none-but our innumerable and flagrant deformities, even the "spots upon our feasts of charity," the sins of our best and holiest things; and, renouncing all self-glory, have we sunk, as into nothing before God? This sovereign act of God, designed to make His power known (Ro 9:17-note) might seem cruel except that Pharaoh volitionally hardened his own heart against God (Ex 8:15), and so fully merited God's judgment. The repetition of the word 'holy' speaks of God's perfect holiness His complete purity and separation from anything evil. The implication is startling: Jesus is Yahweh! Rockland/Westchester Journal News. Colossians ), so the ruined Israel contains the indestructible germ of the future kingdom of God, the holy seed is wrapped up in it. As King He has the right to dictate to His subjects how they are to live; indeed His very own character sets the standard for proper behavior. In more than five decades of ministry from the same pulpit, he has preached verse by Poetical Books Uzziahs downfall resulted from his attempt to assume the privileges of a priest and burn incense on the altar (2 Kin. Capitol Hill Baptist . (Bolding added), JEHOVAH, (is) a name implying His immutable constancy to His promises. But passivity and helplessness are not the same. Fatal wounds proclaim His praise! Missionaries and others who live among various cultures observe that people tend to create and then worship gods whom reflect their own peculiar tendencies. So in 701 B.C. Major Prophets I can only imagine had to take over the duties of king before his fathers death. Izaac Thompson 6. Used by permission. It is ever thus when man is brought consciously into the presence of GOD. Lord give us men and women like Isaiah in these "difficult" last days, cf 2Ti 3:1-note). (Preaching the Word Isaiah: God Saves Sinners), McGee on the burning coal from the altar, This "live coal" has come from the burnt altar where sin had been dealt with. Micah Rather this hardening is the outworking of the message of Pr 29:1. A genuine meeting with Jesus alters ones perspective. (quoting Arnold Fruchtenbaum's "The Footsteps of Messiah") the Shechinah Glory is the visible manifestation of the presence of God. Titus Pastor John MacArthur. Not just to terminate a thing but carry out to full, to carry through completely.) 26 Feb Feb He saw his need of Jesus Christ. But none is more extraordinary than (and few are equal to) the verse to which we come now. The Lord Jesus made that very clear when He said, "No man cometh unto the Father, but by me." Jesus is the Sun which reveals the pollutions and defilements which are within. Wisdom Literature Given a choice, you certainly wouldnt repeat it. To speak of God's judgment is a "heavy" responsibility for Isaiah, and for believers today who are sent to give forth the "good news", remembering that the Biblical pattern is first the "bad news" (See Ro 1:18-3:20) and then the "good news" (Ro 3:21ff "but now"). Maybe at your last backyard barbecue, the wind blew a bit of hot ash from your charcoal grill and singed your skin. After crushing the Gentile kingdoms Messiah establishes His Millennial Kingdom(Da 2:34-35-note,Da 2:44-45-note). Remembering our spiritual estrangement, our great undischarged indebtedness to God, our impurity of heart in His sight, our manifold transgressions of His righteous law,our souls tremble before Him; and if we do not say, Depart from me, O Lord! as Peter did, yet our first thought is to escape from His felt presence, to put some distance, in thought and feeling, between ourselves and that Holy and Mighty One in whose power we stand so absolutely, and whose Spirit we have grieved so greatly. (This picture of the exalted Lord brings to mind Michael W Smith's song - Above All), The train - This describes the hem or fringe (cf Ex 28:33, 34) of His robe which appropriately filled the temple. The representative of the grace of GOD to needy men flew swiftly to tell of His saving favor, based upon the atoning sacrifice. There was a man in the New Testament who also was "undone." The IVP New Testament Commentary Series (Lk 5:1). He could only confess his helplessness and fallen estate. Joel I know you will apply hard to German, but do not forget the culture of the inner manI mean of the heart. (Ref). On problem passages he often offers views and reasons, but is brief due to his limitations of space. At that time the divine hardening had run its course and Isaiah is able to issue an ultimatum (Isa 1:19, 20-note, one which Hezekiah apparently took to heart, resulting in the sparing of Jerusalem (see Isa 36-39) and cf. Isaiah received the message of chapter 5, and in ch. God in three Persons, blessd Trinity! ), J N Oswalt offer his explanation of why the vision is dated from Uzziah's death, He had been a true king. Isaiah has more prophecies about Jesus Christ than any OT prophet. Isaiah knew he was standing before an awe-inspiring God when he had his vision in the temple. The MacArthur Bible Studies provide intriguing examinations of the entire Bible. (Jn 12:41), Comment: John MacArthur writes that "John unambiguously ties Jesus to God or Yahweh of the OT (see Jn 8:58 - Jesus declared Himself to be Yahweh, i.e., the Lord of the OT). In Isaiah 6, the curtain is pulled back on the never-ending worship of God that fills heaven. To do what God purposed will be glory. "YOU SIN IS FORGIVEN" He essentially offered himself as a blank check, to be filled in as God saw fit With Isaiah we see a three-step process: first, acute realization of ones own sinfulness in the light of Gods holiness; second, hearing the gospel that ones sins are forgiven; and finally the response of gratitude, love, and surrender leading to actionFor many of us, such realizations may come in stages as we gradually grow in the Christian life. There is some disagreement as to how to best interpret this phrase, so the reader needs to be a Berean (Acts 17:11), even regarding the present comments. God's glory is essentially the profound, glowing, visible, confluent expression of the attributes of Deity which bears witness to a still more profound and incomprehensible reality of essence. Motyer adds that:As we speak of a sum of money as sufficient to cover a debt, so kipper/koper is the payment of whatever divine justice sees as sufficient to cover the sinners debt, the death of the substitute sacrifice on the altar. There is no record in Scripture of angels singing. 37:38). Hits like "Hot Stuff" (1979), "Bad Girls" (1979), and "Macarthur Park" (1977) were ubiquitous in the music scene then. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books) (Bolding added), In Isaiah 6 the prophet was described as seeing the glory of God. Oh, we are yet strangers to the vision of Christ's glory, if we have not. (Isaiah 6:3-5 on mp3). How diligently the cavalry officer keeps his saber clean and sharp; every stain he rubs off with the greatest care. 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 sight of divine greatness and holiness makes him feel his own littleness and sinfulness. Blessed spectacle!-a soul prostrate before the glory of the incarnate God! Israel would sprout like the terebinth (an oak-like tree from which, when cut, flows a fragrant, resinous juice) and oak trees. He sees himself as he really is in the presence of God -- undone. The Hebrew form is Kvod Adonai, which means the glory of Jehovah and describes what the Shechinah Glory is. So let us all beware, lest our hearts should be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin (cf Heb 3:13-note). 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the Light, so that all might believe through him. Faced with the solemn responsibility of proclaiming so unpopular a message, Isaiah cried, "Lord, how long?" The vision Isaiah saw would bring the busiest "drive-through worshiper" screeching to a halt. Perfect in power, in love, and purity. God starts out graciously revealing his will and offering repentance, but if people repeatedly reject God, eventually the day of hardening and judgment will come. But now power is in question, and it is not the Lord (Adonai) but Jehovah (Lord) who answers (referring to creation power)and Jehovah said unto him, Who hath made mans mouth? As in the case of Pharaoh, Yahweh's hardening is not arbitrarily imposed on a righteous or even morally neutral object. ", Ray Ortlund -As this awareness forms in Isaiah's mind, he blurts out the obvious conclusion: "Woe is me!" Dr. Evans goes on to say, Only one thing happens [in heaven]: people get to know God. As when the sun appears, all the lesser lights vanish into darkness, so when Jesus rises in noontide glory upon the soul, all other glory retires, and He alone fixes the eye and fills the mind. Vine feels that "If we are to engage in any particular service for the Lord, we can render it effectively only as we freshly appropriate to ourselves the efficacy of the atoning sacrifice of Christ for the cleansing of our hearts from sin. Wiersbe -"Go and tell" is still God's command to His people (Isa 6:9; see Mt 28:7; Mk 5:19). (January 14th Called Of God). We also catch a glimpse of the ceaseless worship that the angels of heaven render to God (Isa 6:3, cf. (Ps 72:19), but indeed, as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of the Lord. In contrast, slaves had no other option but to obey their master (see, for example, Ge 24:112). (Beasley-Murray, G. R. (2002). As in Isaiah 6:9 the imperatival forms should be taken as rhetorical and as anticipating the people's response. Now Isaiah is fit for holy service for he has been cleansed, set apart, and made useful to Adonai for His good work. Therefore, since Jn 12:41 refers to Jesus, it makes Him the Author of the judicial hardening of Israel. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not fear, from now on you will be catching men." "Mommy!" she said, "My teacher says I drew the most unusual Christmas picture she has ever seen!" The mother studied the picture for a moment and concluded it was indeed a very peculiar Christmas pic-ture. That is how great Gods holiness and grace can be. In Jerusalem? But the servant is to proclaim the Word no matter how people respond, for the test of ministry is not outward success but faithfulness to the Lord. How different from some Christians who rush out to serve Christ before taking time to meet the Lord and be cleansed. Now must come His righteous sentence: Wait! Johannine Writings (Vine, W. Collected writings of W. E. Vine. Render insensitive - Literally, this reads "Declare fat the heart". There will come a day when He will come and deal out. The Lord's answer was that the message must be proclaimed until there were none left to hear. Perhaps we could expand our paraphrase: "Otherwise they mightrepent, and be restored, and they certainly wouldn't want that, would they? Calloused means to make insensitive or to deaden feelings or morals. He could maintain his integrity in the presence of his friends who were attempting to tear him to bits. Who did Isaiah see? Therefore in this context, symbolic interpretations, such as those quoted below certainly appear to be warranted. 40 "Comfort, comfort My people," says your God. Today in the Word - How did Isaiah respond to this vision? "He that is, was, and is to be," always the same (see notes Hebrews 13:8 ; Revelation 1:4; Revelation 1:8; compare Ex 3:14, 15; 6:3). the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day and night they do not cease to say, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, Who was and Who is and Who is to come. (Re 4:8-note), contrasting with the thrice repetition of six in the number of the Beast in Rev 13:18-note). Holy is God, the Lord of Sabaoth! Ryrie -After the 70 years in Babylon, a tenth would return. Job Passwords should have at least 6 characters. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22', There are options set in 'Advanced Options', The Whole Bible The thought of Isa 6:9, 10 is complex and must be viewed from different aspects. 15:34, 35; 2 Chr. 18:4, 22; 2 Chr. Covered his face his feet - Notice how the Seraphim acknowledge the person of Jehovah by their actions (and then in Isa 6:3 with their words), even covering their face undoubtedly because of the overwhelming glory of God's holy presence. But when Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus' feet, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord! Peters confession becomes his rsum for service. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Enduring Word Bible Commentary Isaiah Chapter 6, Isaiah 1-44 Devotionals & Sermon Illustrations, Isaiah 45-66 Devotionals & Sermon Illustrations, Isaiah Devotionals & Sermon Illustrations-Our Daily Bread, 1Ki 22:19; Job 1:6; Da 7:10; Zech 3:4; Luke 1:10; Rev 7:11, Ex 15:20,21; Ezra 3:11; Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10) (Ex 15:11; Rev 4:8,9; 15:3,4) (Isa 11:9,10; 24:16; 40:5; Nu 14:21; Ps 19:1, 2, 3; 57:11; 72:19; Hab 2:14; Zec 14:9; Ep 1:18). It was a time of national darkness, for Uzziah, Judah's great king, had died. B & H Publishing Group, See a detailed discussion addressing the question, A Commentary, Critical and Explanatory, on the Old and New Testaments, Names Of God Nathan Stone Books. For example in Ex 21:4 (Ge 24:9, 10), adon is used of the slave owner who was the master of the slave. Send me! (Isa 6:8). He details numerous aspects of Israels future kingdom on earth not found elsewhere in the OT or NT, including changes in nature, the animal world, Jerusalems status among the nations, the Suffering Servants leadership, and others. The Bible tells us that no one can see God and live, so awesome is His presence. Return(turn back) (07725)(shub/sub) means to turn back and intheLxxis translated withepistrephowhich means to revert, to turn about, to turn around, to turn toward, to return and figuratively to convert. For us (cf Ge 1:26, Ge 3:22, Ge 11:7) - First we observe the singular pronoun "I", followed by the plural pronoun "us" which is at least suggestive/supportive of the doctrine of the Trinity (tri-unity) of God. Isaiah has been cleansed and is now ready to hear and heed the call of Adonai. Or consider the woman in todays reading from Mark. As with Moses, the Lord of life and service enables His servants to carry out His commands when they yield themselves to Him and obey. MacArthur New Testament Commentary Ser. (See context in Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the Old Testamentor borrow Wiersbe's expository outlines on the Old Testament), Luke records a similar teaching by Jesus that "The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart. 2 Timothy Isaiah was God's man before he had this experience, but it still had a tremendous effect on him. It was Jesus Who Moses experienced in the burning bush. ; Is. Zephaniah 1 Chronicles Ezra The basic sense of the word "holy" is "set apart from that which is commonplace, special, unique." A tenth portion in it - "It" is the land of Judah. Of all the things that God is, at the center of His being, He is holy Gods holiness unlocks the door to understanding and making sense out of everything else about Him., This is an important truth for us to understand in relation to heaven and the kind of people who will be there. Isaiah saw himself in the light of Jehovahs infinite holiness. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. We may safely say at once that God never harden [sic] hearts that would otherwise be soft, and that owe their hardness to His interposition. NAS = cease(1), completely cut off(1), cut off(2), destroy(1), destroyed(1), perish(2), ruined(5), silenced(1), unceasingly*(1). Jonah ", Seraph - 7 OT uses - Nu 21:6, 8; Dt 8:15; Is 6:2, 6; 14:29; 30:6, In Numbers seraph is used of the fiery serpents, And the LORD sent fiery serpents (seraphim) among the people and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. The book derives its title from the author, whose name means The LORD is salvation, and is similar to the names Joshua, Elisha, and Jesus. Beloved, perhaps it is not your mouth, but your wandering eyes which need to be cleansed of defiling, pornographic images. Sin carries with it its own consequences so that rejection of God itself produces insensitivity to God. 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. Interactive Bible study with John Piper. One cannot be dogmatic (in my opinion). Isa 4:2; 11:1) who would arise out of the chastened nation. Isaiah 53:4-6. Uzziah was generally a good king (2Ki 15:3, 2Chr 26:8) but was struck with leprosy when he entered the Temple of the LORD (2Ki 15:5, 2Chr 26:16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21) which led to his isolation as a leper for about the last 15 years of his life until his death (2Ki 15:7). The most critical of them focuses on whether Isaiahs prophecies will receive literal fulfillment or not, and on whether the Lord, in His program, has abandoned national Israel and permanently replaced the nation with the church, so that there is no future for national Israel. The LORD of hosts - In Isa 6:1, 8, 11 the divine name is Adonai but the Seraphim acclaim Him as Jehovah Sabaoth, LORD of the armies. And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. Jotham was a builder and a fighter like his father, but spiritual corruption still existed in the Land (2 Kin. Even if he uses his lips to praise and worship God, they are still unclean lips because he is unclean. ", Isaiah might as well command them to be spiritually insensitive, because, as the preceding (Isaiah 1-5) and following chapters (Isaiah 7-12) make clear, the people are bent on that anyway. 3:15), God is still saving individuals (Rom. Its possible that Isaiah had been encouraged by Uzziahs reign. TODAY ALONG THE WAY - Isaiah 6 is not the kind of text we can just read and put down. This living coal represents the cleansing blood of Christ that keeps on cleansing us from all sin. Hezekiah became very ill with a life-threatening disease, but he prayed and God graciously extended his life for 15 years (2 Kin. 16:7) and the Assyrian king gladly responded, sacking Gaza, carrying all of Galilee and Gilead into captivity, and finally capturing Damascus (732 B.C.). We face the same question because, amazingly, this holy God has said, 'Be holy, because I am holy' (1Pe 1:16). (Is 11:9, cf Isa 40:5 describing the Second Coming of the Messiah - see Mt 24:30), Habakkuk records the prophecy that in the Millennial Age, The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. The immutable principle is that persistent unbelief will eventually produce a hardened heart that becomes progressively more impenetrable over time! He places His Spirit within us so that Christ is formed in us (Gal. 6, he sought the Lord for understanding and instruction When he saw Him in the temple, he pronounced a woe on himself: Isaiah realized two things in ch. The result is that many Christians want their worship the way they want their hamburgers. Woe is me, for I am ruined! SEND ME! When Job came into the presence of God, he no longer wanted to talk about maintaining his righteousness. The negative purpose in context is to keep Judah from seeing the divine truth, turning and being saved (those who are part of the remnant [see "tenth" below] are the exception). His ministry of expository preaching is unparalleled in its breadth and influence. Delayed obedience is disobedience beloved! Holy, holy, holy! (just as "the cloud the glory of Jehovah filled the Tabernacle" in Ex 40:35), His robe - In Psalm 104 God's "robe" is described as light, Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak (Ps 104:2). When Daniel saw the Lord, he said, "Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength" (Da 10:8-note). Then in the 1970s some restaurants tested the idea of "drive-through" service. But in God's presence, even the seraphs covered themselves in humility (Isa 6:2). Instead of erasing the prophet with a blast of holiness, God sent an angel to cleanse and forgive Isaiah. You have never really seen the Lord, my friend, if you feel that you are worthy or merit something or have some claim upon God. Keaon Koloamatangi 12 . As we do, we, too, will respond with genuine gratitude and commitment to God; well experience the motivating power of the gospel, and our lives will be progressively transformed. Although I was an unregenerate teenager, this hymn always seemed to strike a peculiar chord in my heart, until one day at age 39 after studying the Minor Prophets, the Holy One of Israel, the Messiah, came to take up residence within my heart and "Holy, Holy, Holy" became even more meaningful (My Testimony to God's Grace). There are many verses in the Bible which teach that God is invisible and cannot be seen. In sum, Pharaoh hardened his own heart before God hardened it, though the prediction that God would do so preceded Pharaoh's choice. The God of grace and mercy is also a God of judgment. And clouds of smoke enwrapped the throne on high. The servant of GOD is responsible to the Lord Himself. (See context inIsaiah 1-39: An Exegetical and Theological ExpositionBolding added), The NET Bible has a lengthy insightful note on this enigmatic passage. They dare not gaze at the glory of Jehovah! Email / username or password was incorrect! Also the holiness of God consists of His positive attributes which constitute His deity. In that passage Isaiah was saying that sin would yield captivity, but that God would bring a Redeemer (cf Isa 7:14). Isaiah 9:6 Isaiah 9:6 may be the most familiar Old Testament prophecy about the birth of Christ. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well. The verbs are in the imperfect tense, describing what they were doing continually. He doesn't saunter into God's presence. Depart from me. (Listen free online - Isaiah 6:6-8.mp3)(See context in Thru the Bible), Paul reminded his young disciple Timothy of the importance of the principle of Biblically based "separation" (not exclusiveness or becoming part of an "elite") from potentially corrupting influences, if we would be used by God, Therefore (based on the preceding truth), if a man cleanses himself from these things, (Ed: Some interpret this as "these people") he will be a vessel for honor (precious, valuable), sanctified (set apart from the common and profane uses and readied for holy, consecrated uses), useful to the Master, prepared for every good (God - Jn 15:5 type) work. More from John MacArthur The Home of a Godly Shepherd John MacArthur, 3 days ago Nahum I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. This people in context is a reference primarily to the people Judah and Jerusalem (Isa 1:1), a people of unclean lips! But the topic of forgiveness is also front and center here and deserves our consideration. Acts though the darkness hide Thee, 2 "Speak [ a]kindly to Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her [ b]warfare has ended, That her [ c]guilt has been removed, That she has received of the Lord's hand. Vine says it should be rendered "His glory is the fullness of the whole earth". In heaven? And thus will it ever be. We are lost in astonishment, and dare not pry into the mystery lest we be blinded by its insufferable glory. When Moses called God Adonai, he acknowledged that it was not his place as the slave to choose his work; he had to heed his Masters directives. General Epistles John Fish sums up the possible meaning of the smoke, The meaning of the smoke is uncertain. THEN HE HEARD THE LORD. (2Ti 2:21-note, 2Ti 2:22-note). All rights reserved. 83, 92, 27, 35, 37, 68, 109, 23, 24 35,114, 91, 121. Isaiah 6), but also to the great Suffering Servant prophecy of Isaiah 53 (v. 38). ), Judah developed into a strong commercial and military state with a port for commerce on the Red Sea and the construction of walls, towers, and fortifications (2 Chr. Isa 6:11-13) was fulfilled by 701 B.C. He will totally destroy them, he will give them over to slaughter.
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