–Dr. No matter what God does we cannot question it. Yet, the same principle works on our behalf in regard to Jesus' work on Calvary. © 2001 David Guzik - No distribution beyond personal use without permission. He would have been well-educated. -------------------- Johannine Writings 2. To what extent does it challenge that understanding? Minor Prophets The New Testament They were men of passions as we are, but having spoken for God, their message is still the infallible and inspired Word of God. As the Lord is seated upon His throne, He is attended by angelic beings called seraphs (literally, “burning ones”); their very being as “burning ones” illustrates the infinite purity and glory of the Lord. Most of the prophets moved in an orbit of obscurity and anonymity. Pentateuch Seeing himself in God's light, he saw his sinful state. When Isaiah saw the angels, in all their holy humility, obedience, and praise to God, he realized not only that he was unlike the Lord GOD, he was also unlike the angels. Johannine Writings “‘We are doomed to die!’ he said to his wife. In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Looking at the standard of perfection made him realize immediately just how far short he fell. General Epistles ( Log Out /  How, loving Him, can we forget, Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1991. But soon I began to clean it. Almost everyone in the Bible who had a vision of heaven, was taken to heaven, or wrote about heaven spoke of God's throne. He is Divine, and we are human. Blessed thirst! "The change of the number, I and us, is very remarkable; and both being meant of one and the same Lord, do sufficiently intimate a plurality of the persons in the Godhead." 2. Pride led Satan to question God and want to be like God. We must be doing something wrong. The people might not be satisfied with it. 2 Chronicles 26:8 says, His fame spread as far as the entrance of Egypt, for he strengthened himself exceedingly. The Old Testament It wasn't enough. I thirst! And the sun returned ten steps by the steps which it had gone down.’ We can now transport ourselves in spirit to Hezekiah’s palace, and into his chamber. Here is a presentation giving an overview of Isaiah, and questions on chapter 1. Give story of council of 200 who sit down and vote on sections of Scripture. Isaiah would not go at all unless he knew he was sent by the LORD. We are often blind to the obvious glory of God all around us. 1. 2 Chronicles 26:16 says, But when he was strong his heart was lifted up, to his destruction, for he transgressed against the LORD his God by entering the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. What if anything would make it less than helpful? Did God not want to the people to repent? -------------------- Cookie Notice: Johannine Writings -------------------- Man cannot guess the future. But God was asking for a person, because God wants to reach the world, and He wants to reach it through willing people. The Old Testament Visit our library of inductive Bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the Bible you can use in your small group. Since the text and audio content provided by … Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us? The soil that had been reddened with His blood could not claim His dust. First, the sight and sound of the seraphim. So what does this mean for us? In verses 11-13 God tells him some of what he would prophecy about (Babylonian deportation and subsequent return). Oh, how tremendously important His coming was, and how clearly God had predicted it! Some details are important here: Isaiah … He could easily create robots to do His work, or command angels to carry out His will. Prophets They need the six wings, so each can coverhis face (to show they are too lowly to look upon the LORD), so each can cover his feet (to hide this "humble" area of the body, so nothing even possibly deficient is seen in the LORD's presence), and so each can fly. Preach in hope of the restoration of a remnant (yet a tenth will be in it, and will return). The prophets were not supermen. The fruit might take longer than you expect (Indian guy example) or it might be a different kind than you expect, but it will come if you continue on. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point They have six wings and are in the presence of the throne of God. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. Cookie Notice: Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.". Before they had looked white, but they were actually gray. He is set apart from humanity, in that His "nature" or "essence" is Divine, not human. It is that God is waiting for ready hearts to reveal themselves. What is your reaction to this? ISAIAH ADULT BIBLE STUDY. What is the LORD set apart from? Also, God’s call may be more specific. The prophet Michaiah saw God's throne (1 Kings 22:19), Job saw God's throne (Job 26:9), David saw God's throne (Psalm 9:4 and 7, 11:4), the Sons of Korah saw God's throne (Psalm 45:6, 47:8), Ethan the Ezrahite saw God's throne (Psalm 89:14), Jeremiah saw God's throne (Lamentations 5:19), Ezekiel saw God's throne (Ezekiel 1:26, 10:1), Daniel saw God's throne (Daniel 7:9), and the Apostle John saw God's throne (Revelation 4:1-11). i. Calvin didn't think that this was the best verse to prove the Trinity, but he still saw the truth of the Trinity here. Daniel 9:3-19 – Daniel’s pray of confession for self and country to God. Job (Job 42:5-6), Daniel (Daniel 10:15-17), Peter (Luke 5:8) and John (Revelation 1:17) each had similar experiences. -------------------- Overall, he was a good king, and 2 Kings 15:3 says, he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point He built no church house. b. i. God told Isaiah to go and preach to a people who wouldn't respond, so that their guilt would be certain. The New Testament It was William Cowper who said, “Sweet is the harp of prophecy; too sweet not to be wronged by a mere mortal touch.”. e. Above it stood seraphim: Surrounding the throne of God are angels known here as seraphim. Three years He preached His gospel. God does not sit on a chair in heaven. A. Isaiah's deep sense of depravity is consistent with the experience of other godly men in the presence of the LORD. This was how it was with Isaiah. Do you know what God is calling you to? That was almost 200 years before the exile of the Southern tribes. This is talking about Isaiah, not Samson or Saul or Judas! Isaiah gives us very little history concerning himself. It is this section that has caused the liberal critics to postulate the Deutero–Isaiah hypothesis. And He said, "Go": When we say, "Here am I! Still thinking about Isaiah 6:1-8 for this Sunday; these are questions we may take up in class: Would you want to experience this vision – or a similar one – yourself? They rebuked sin in high places as well as low places. -------------------- Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and return and be healed.". 1:15–21). There are other prophecies which were not fulfilled in his lifetime, but today they stand fulfilled. The prophets were extremely nationalistic. Yet because He was holy and righteous Himself, the fire of God's judgment did not harm Him; it only burned away the sin, our sin. God did not want the children of Israel to miss Him. Thy root’s increase, by God’s great grace, 2. By nature, our lips lie and are proud: Let the lying lips be put to silence, which speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous (Psalm 31:18).