VS 6:1-2 - "1 In the year of King Uzziah's death, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple.2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings; with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew .". 22:42-44 to confound the Pharisees, who had asked Him about the Christ, whose son is He? Jesus then asked them, Then how does David in the Spirit call Him Lord in Psalm 110:1? The story of Gods faithfulness to my late wife and me during the 4 1/2 years when she battled ALS (Lou Gehrigs disease) with unfailing faith, joy, and courage. They sought the Lord by listening to the prophets, however they did not eradicate the idolatry in Judah for the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the . In other words, he tried to be a king-priest when he was not called as such. 1 In the year of King Uzziahs death I saw the Lord [Adonay, my Lord] sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. Lifted up towards the roof of the temple. Obviously, the "Lord" is God. This was the mode of revelation peculiar to an ecstatic vision ( , Eng. If Isaiahs prophecies are recorded chronologically, it appears that the first five chapters were written during the early part of his ministry. King Uzziah's death: After 52 years of reigning, leprosy caused the death of king Uzziah, and Isaiah began his prophetic ministry that year. Whatever earthly kings and their armies might attempt, it is God who ultimately determines the destinies of nations. They went to all they had to, but God said that their attendance was abominable. (I explained this in detail in chapter 8 of Secrets of Time.). God is always reigning. 2 Chronicles 26) Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Muncie, Ind. A good king in Jerusalem. In John 1:18, it is said, 'No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.' In this year of Uzziah's death, Isaiah saw God. Why did Jesus tell the women of Jerusalem, "Weep for yourselves, not for me," when he was going to the cross? And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. Dr. Christopher R. Smith is an an ordained minister, a writer, and a biblical scholar. Amen. So are your relationships. The thing that makes everything find its proper place is if we encounter God. As has been mentioned, Isaiah, the son of Amoz, was a member of the royal family.He made his first public appearance as the Divinely inspired prophet in the year of Uzziah 's affliction with leprosy, and he ministered to the people for about ninety years, during the reigns of kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah.. Isaiah had seen the growth of a new empire, Assyria, and . 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. Things go flawlessly and our plans go smoothly because God has blessed the work of our hands. He was a prophet. Isaiah 6:1-7 (cf. Isaiah was a man of God. But the expression here evidently implies, that it was seen in the "temple" at Jerusalem. Were living in, perhaps, the most critical period of time in the history of the church. These 6 groups were the wild grapes that were produced. So God called Isaiah, whose name is derived from yasha, to save, and is thus a type of Yeshua (salvation). In this there is great sublimity. So along with the whole nation of Judah, a young man named Isaiah was facing an uncertain and fearful future as he went into Jerusalems temple one day to try to find hope and reassurance by worshiping God. c. Where was God when you stole that candy bar from the 7-11? He alone takes the plans of a holy God and makes it happen in the world. Why? He had a glorious appearance, one of dazzling beauty and surrounded by 24 thrones with elders. All divine hindrances, whether implemented directly by God or through men, merely delay things to the proper time. 24Therefore sGod gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to tthe dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 5 "Woe to me!" I cried. Here it is evidently designed as a representation of a large, flowing robe, that filled all the most holy part of the temple. During his reign it had been prosperous, stable, and secure. In the earlier part of his kingship, under the influence of his advisor Zechariah, Uzziah was faithful to God and did right in the Lord's eyes. a. Leprosy is a biblical type of mortality (slow death). Sign up for an account to try it FREE for 30 days. Ps 24:3-6 tells us that he who has clean hands and a pure heart and seeks God! What else do we know about the latter period of King Uzziahs reign? "in a trance," or , "in the spirit"). Your email address will not be published. Please Note: This product is purchased in bundles. There is an Uzziah in each of our lives, and he needs to die if were going to see the Lord as we need to see Him. Will He still bless? These verses help us to see the invisible hand of God at work in Uzziahs life and reign. God had received them unto Himself in glory. Thus, as we read in Isa 5:4, 8-23, Israel produced horrible fruit that was worthless. . But Uzziah was dead, and it felt like it would be all downhill from there. "In the year king Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting on the throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple." So God having removed his idol, Isaiah got his eyes now upon the Lord, and he sees that the throne is not vacated. Sitting upon a throne, in the posture of a judge, to hear causes, and give sentence. Perhaps you were brought here by a search engine or by a link to one of the posts. Saul was in rebellion and was thus replaced by David and his lineage. His coronation marked a new era in the history of Davids lineage, which had been interrupted for 76 years. Fulcrum Shift. In this vision Isaiah saw the reality of the whole invisible, spiritual world. 22pClaiming to be wise, they became fools, When the 76 years of cleansing ended, Amaziah was assassinated on schedule (2 Chron. The world is changing and everything is changing. The Bible has been warning us for thousands of years. When king Uzziah died I saw the Lord, when everyone was sing the death of great king Isaiah was seeing merciful God King Uzziah started well but towards the . Both in the Book of Isaiah, and in the life of the prophet Isaiah, Chapter Six represents a pivotal moment in time. It was a time of crisis. The opening verse of the Book of Isaiah places the life of the prophet Isaiah in its historical setting, which is the particular focus of this article: "The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah". Rev 4:1-3). When the Bible speaks about God it speaks about the living God. Where was God when you got that young girl pregnant? King Uzziah was the only king Isaiah had known, having reigned well in Jerusalem for 52 years. How did the shepherds know where to find baby Jesus? Not everyone who was called was actually obedient to his calling. The Book of Isaiah uses "the year that king Uzziah died" as a reference point for describing the vision in which Isaiah sees his vision of the Lord of Hosts (Isaiah 6:1). Even though the account in which Isaiah has a vision of the Lord in the temple does not come right at the beginning of the book of Isaiah, it actually relates the earliest event recorded in the book: Isaiahs call from God to be a prophet. There was the show of outward material prosperity. Uzziah had reigned for fifty-two years, during the greater part of which he and his people had been brilliantly prosperous. But that which veils His glory is no less splendid, than that portion of it which is revealed. He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned 52 years in Jerusalem. Note: If you'd like to continue shopping, you can always access your cart from the icon at the upper-right of every page. Because he had more respect for Uzziah than he had for God. This means if you select "60 Copies" from the dropdown menu titled "Bundle Size" right next to Quantity, and increase the Quantity to 3, you will get 180 copies. But Uzziah became prideful and sinned against God by burning incense in the temple, which was the duty of the priests. Jotham would only reign another five or six years himself before dying and leaving the people in the untested hands of his twenty-year-old son Ahaz. So Matthew 1:8 says, Joram the father of Uzziah. The term father can mean any ancestor, of course, but the point is that Matthew expunges four names from the official record. Isaiah's final response is "Here I am; Send me! Learn how your comment data is processed. (4). Uzziah was made a king by the people at the age of sixteen after his father was murdered. Everything in history and time is in His hands. See 2Chronicles 26:1, 2Kings 14:21. A God-centred life is one where He flavours every part of our being. Having trouble logging into your account? He seemed to be a great engineer too (2 Chron 26:15a). And the vision of the seraphim is in accordance with this. The word does not itself denote essential divinity; but it is often applied to God. Isaiah says plainly, I saw Adonay, that is, Christ. God the Son, who frequently appeared to the patriarchs and prophets, and that sometimes in the form of a man. His name in Hebrew (Yeshayahu) means "Yah [weh] is salvation.". He attempted to burn incense in the Temple, an act restricted to priests. Instead, God struck Uzziah with leprosy, a disease that has been described as a living death. He had prophesied about ten years before this, in the reign of Uzziah; and only this vision was in the reign of Jotham; the next prophecy was delivered out in the reign of Ahaz, Isaiah 7:1 and others in the time of Hezekiah; and the date of this vision is only mentioned, to observe the order of the visions, agreeably to Isaiah 1:1 and moreover it may be observed from hence, that kings must die as well as others; but the King of kings ever lives, he is the living God, and the everlasting King, as follows: I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; not God essentially considered, whose essence is not to be seen; but personally, Father, Son, and Spirit, for all the three Persons appear in this vision, Isaiah 6:3 particularly Christ, as, is clear from John 12:41 who is the "Adonai", or Lord; he is Lord of all, of all men, even of the greatest among them, and of all the angels in heaven, and of the church of God, by his Father's gift, by his own purchase, in right of marriage, and through the conquest of his grace. "Isaiah had seen the Lord of glory, who is none other than Jesus himself Jesus is God, yet he is also a distinct part of the mysterious Trinity, and he is also Jesus the Son." [3] I hope to demonstrate that the NIV and 'orthodox' commentary represents a serious mis-reading of this "proof text" for the doctrine of the Deity of Christ. An inspired man has thus settled this as referring to the Messiah, and thus had established the propriety of applying to him the name Yahweh, that is, has affirmed that the Lord Jesus is divine. Required fields are marked *. His train; or, as the word properly signifies, and is here rendered by divers, the skirts or borders of him, or of it, to wit, his royal and judicial robe; for he is represented as a judge. We dont know what is going to come around the corner. There are several hundred posts here, on a wide range of biblical topics. Filled the temple; his glorious robes reached down to the bottom of the temple, and were spread abroad in the temple, which was an evidence of a more than ordinary majesty. ( Isaiah 6:1)KJV. He prayed for the Lord's help in defending his country from its enemies, and he followed the counsel of the prophet Isaiah. He had a vision of God. Jesus could not fully enter His ministry until John died (John 2:4). Here He is called Adonay, which suggests that this is Jesus Christ, rather than the Father Himself. God's anger burned against Uzzah and He struck him down and he died. Did David ever seek Gods guidance about marriage? Jerome says, that this vision was designed to represent the doctrine of the Trinity. Scriptures: What will our life look like? The Book of Isaiah uses "the year that king Uzziah died" as a reference point for describing the vision in which Isaiah sees his vision of the Lord of Hosts (Isaiah 6:1). It took 76 years of cleansing to restore the monarchy to its original calling. In year Uzziah diedEither literal death, or civil when he ceased as a leper to exercise his functions as king [Chaldee], (2Ch 26:19-21). Some, as Aben Ezra, would have this to be the beginning of the prophecy of Isaiah, because of the mission of the prophet in it; but others rightly observe, that this mission respects not the prophecy in general, but the particular reproof the prophet was sent to give to the Jews herein mentioned. Isaiah sets the scene for us in Isa 6:1. TEXT: ISAIAH 6 vs. 1 ("In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the lord sitting upon the throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple"). Isaiah 6:1. They were going to worship and still did what they had to do. How can we be in the presence of the Lord? It is only 14 generations, because the four kings of Judah above were expunged from the record. In some MSS., however, of Kennicott and DeRossi, the word Yahweh is found. Isaiah 6 - Chapter 2: The Message of the Seraphim. Let me say a word or two about the ministration of loss and sorrow in preparing for the vision. Became king at 25 years of age. The Lord gave Isaiah a vision calling him to the prophetic office in the year that king Uzziah ended his long reign of 52 years around 740/739 B.C. b. He is worthy to make all of Gods plan come true because He was slain. Behind and above the LORD were seraphim; other descriptions call them cherubims (as in Ezekiel's description, see chapter 10). With this removal, they turned to life of mutual oppression. At first, he was obedient to his calling and continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah and as long as he sought the Lord, God prospered him (2 Chron. Will God still be faithful? In this blog, the author of the Understanding the Books of the Bible study guide series, the Rev. Visions often occur in the other prophets: in Isaiah there is only this one, and it is marked by characteristic clearness and simplicity. Try. 26:5). From the throne came flashes of lightning and thunder. Isaiah lived this name well, insisting that Judah's kings and people trust only in God, make no alliances with foreign nations, and refuse to fear anyone but God. The Temple Desecrated and Cleansed The story of Uzziah is found in 2 Chronicles 26. We can do what no one else can do. Q. The first thing we need to do is to find out who Uzziah was. He was sixteen years old when his father Amaziah died. There is a striking contrast between Uzziah and Isaiah. The four kings prior to Uzziah were blotted out from the divine registry on account of the blasphemy of Joram. Denomination: The answer is that Isaiah saw Jesus enthroned in glory as the Savior from sin! Isaiah 6:7 "And he laid [it] upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.". John quotes the words in this chapter, Isaiah 6:10, as applicable to Jesus Christ, and then adds John 12:41, 'these things said Esaias when he saw his glory, and spake of him.'. In the past few weeks, weve seen the entire atmosphere of the whole world changed forever. Uzziah, also known as Azariah, was a strong and wise king in Old Testament Judah who reigned for 52 years. We may make two remarks here. Uzziahs name means Strength of Yah, but as time passed, and as he built up his military strength, he relied upon his own strength (2 Chron. America became arrogant in its power and strength. If success makes us feel that God loves us, does that mean God does not love those who fail? Isaiah describes himself specifically as a man of unclean lips. Interpreters have different ideas about why he chooses this particular part of the body (rather than, for example, his heart or mind) to represent his spiritual state. suppress the train, apparently as being too anthropomorphic, and (2) that to the mind of St. John this was a vision of the glory of the Christ (John 12:41). Will things be as good as they have been before? God was not willing to destroy the temple at that time (2 Chron. 1In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. David was hindered from entering his call as king until Saul died. Our confidence: our faith in ourselves, in our military, in our power, in our In Rev 4, John is struggling to put into words what he saw. The title of this chapter, in the Arabic version, is remarkable; according to which, this chapter contains the vision which Isaiah, the son of Amos, saw three years, or, as others affirm, thirty years, after prophecy was taken from him. In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up. Remember that your work is in the hands of the Lamb who was slain. Many of the preachers after reading this verse will ask their congregation to start praying against every Uzziah in their lives to die so that they will see the glory of God. This means that every living being is continually confronted with the reality of Gods purity and radiance. The One on the throne planned for this Lamb to come to be slain. Kristyn Getty is an award-winning singer-songwriter. But this glimpse of Gods power and presence also leads Isaiah to an awful realization about himself. This is not the first beginning of Isaiah's prophecies, but his inauguration to a higher degree of the prophetic office: Isa 6:9, &c., implies the tone of one who had already experience of the people's obstinacy. The Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser III reigned in 745 and started a conquest of Western Asia. The earthquake that had terrified Jerusalem had left on his mind a vague sense of impending judgment. There was the reality of much inward corruption. Here it is applied to Yahweh; see also Psalm 114:7, where it is also so applied; and see Isaiah 8:7, and Job 28:28, where Yahweh calls himself "Adonai." In Isa 6:1, we see that Isaiah was doing his regular, weekly duty when he encountered God. Because he had more respect for Uzziah than he had for God. He was watching over His word to perform it. The word "train" shulayv, properly signifies the skirt of a garment, or a robe; Exodus 28:33-34. Where was God when you got pregnant out of wedlock? God was insuring that mans right to choose was enforced. The Orientals regarded such large robes as indicative of grandeur and state. It is a one-verse study, but it is an important one for it sets up the context of the next section of Isaiah. 3 And they were calling to one another: 'Holy, holy, holy It is impossible to behold the Lord's glory when we are filled with self-love and are pursuing our own will and way. This assertion that he had seen God was, according to tradition (not sanctioned by Isa 1:1; see [692]Introduction), the pretext for sawing him asunder in Manasseh's reign (Heb 11:37). As the Scriptures say, Isaiah has a remarkable vision in the temple that reveals that Israels true king, the Lord Almighty, the God who has called the people into a special relationship with himself, is established on his throne above the whole world. See 2Chronicles 26:23, 2Chronicles 27:1-9, 2Kings 15:32-38. In this year of Uzziahs death, Isaiah saw God. 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