Isaiah 6

Isaiah 6 1 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. 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. 3 And one cried to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!“

4 And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 So I said: "Woe is me, for I am undone! 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.“ 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar.

7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said: "Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged.“ 8 Also 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.” 9 And He said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.‘

10 "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.“ 11 Then I said, "Lord, how long?" And He answered: "Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant, The houses are without a man, The land is utterly desolate,

12 The Lord has removed men far away, And the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land. 13 But yet a tenth will be in it, And will return and be for consuming, As a terebinth tree or as an oak, Whose stump remains when it is cut down. So the holy seed shall be its stump."

This awful vision of the Divine Majesty overwhelmed the prophet with a sense of his own vileness. We are undone if there is not a Mediator between us and this holy God. A glimpse of heavenly glory is enough to convince us that all our righteousness is as filthy rags. Nor is there a man that would dare to speak to the Lord, if he saw the justice, holiness, and majesty of God, without discerning his glorious mercy and grace in Jesus Christ. The live coal may denote the assurance given to the prophet, of pardon, and acceptance in his work, through the atonement of Christ. - Matthew Henry

Isaiah’s Encounter His Experience With God’s Glory Changed Him. 1. His view of self changed. “Woe is me for I am undone.” “I am a man of unclean lips.”

Isaiah’s Encounter His Experience With God’s Glory Changed Him. 2. His view of the world changed. “I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips.”

Isaiah’s Encounter His Experience With God’s Glory Changed Him. 3. His view of the future changed. “So the holy seed shall be its stump.”

The Glory of God Exodus 34:6-7 Nehemiah 9:17 Psalm 145:3-12 Jonah 4:2

Psalm 145:3-12 3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts. 5 I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, And on Your wondrous works.

6 Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, And I will declare Your greatness. 7 They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness, And shall sing of Your righteousness. 8 The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy.

9 The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works. 10 All Your works shall praise You, O Lord, And Your saints shall bless You. 11 They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom, And talk of Your power, 12 To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts, And the glorious majesty of His kingdom.

The Glory of God 1. The Goodness of God - Revelation of His Character 2. The Greatness of God - Demonstration of His Power

1. PROMISE 2. PROBLEM 3. PROVISION 4. FULFILLMENT

The Promise of God’s Glory

The PROMISE For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea. Habakkuk 2:14

The PROMISE And blessed be His glorious name forever! And let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen and Amen. (Psalm 72:19)

The PROMISE But truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord. (Numbers 14:21)

The Problem of God’s Glory

The PROBLEM Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, And those who dwell in it are desolate. (Isaiah 24:6)

The PROBLEM For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23)

The Provision of God’s Glory

The PROVISION John 17:5 And now, O Father, glorify

Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.

The PROVISION 2 Corinthians 4:6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus

Christ.

The Fulfillment of God’s Glory

The FULFILLMENT John 17:22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one.

The FULFILLMENT 2 Corinthians 1:20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God

through us.

The FULFILLMENT Colossians 1:27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you,

the hope of glory.

The FULFILLMENT 2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by

the Spirit of the Lord.

Isaiah’s Encounter With The Goodness and Greatness of God, Changed His Perspective of The World.

Isaiah 24:6 Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, And those who dwell in it are desolate.

Isaiah 49:8 Thus says the Lord: "In an acceptable time I have heard You, And in the day of salvation I have helped You; I will preserve You and give You As a covenant to the people, To restore the earth, To cause them to inherit the desolate heritages.

Isaiah 51:3 For the Lord will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places; He will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the Lord; Joy and gladness will be found in it, Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.

Isaiah 54:2-3 Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes. For you shall expand to the right and to the left, And your descendants will inherit the nations, And make the desolate cities inhabited.

Isaiah 58:12 Those from among you Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.

“Waste Places” 1. Any place in God’s creation that isn’t a habitation of His Glorious presence. 2. Any place without a manifestation of God’s goodness and greatness.

Our Mission Filling The “Waste Places” • In My Life • In the World Around Me • To the Ends of the Earth

God’s Character His Goodness love, joy, peace, mercy, patient, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, truthful, generous, forgiving, and just Exodus 34:6-7 and Galatians 5:22-23

God’s Power His Greatness 1 Corinthians 2:4 And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.

Ephesians 1:17-23 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe,

Ephesians 1:17-23 (cont.) according to the working of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

Ephesians 1:17-23 (cont.) 22 And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.