Isaiah 6:1-7

Isaiah's Vision

1 In the year of 1King Uzziah's death 2I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple.
2 Seraphim stood above Him, 3each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
3 And one called out to another and said, "4Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts, The 5whole earth is full of His glory."
4 And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the 6temple was filling with smoke.
5 Then I said, "7Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of 8unclean lips, And I live among a 9people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the 10King, the LORD of hosts."
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the 11altar with tongs.
7 He 12touched my mouth with it and said, "Behold, this has touched your lips; and 13your iniquity is taken away and your sin is forgiven."

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Isaiah 6:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 6

This chapter contains a vision of the glory and majesty of Christ, the mission and commission of the prophet, and the destruction of the Jews. In the vision may be observed the time of it, and the object seen; who is described by the throne on which he sat, Isa 6:1 and by his ministers about him; and these, by their name, by their situation, by their wings and the use of them, and by their employment, Isa 6:2,3 and by the effects their crying to one another had upon the place where they were, Isa 6:4 and next follows the effect the whole vision had on the prophet, which threw him into great distress of mind; and the relief he had by one of the seraphim, and the manner of it, Isa 6:6,7 upon which a question being put, concerning sending some person, the prophet makes answer, expressing his readiness to go, Isa 6:8 when a commission is given him, and the message he is sent with is declared, Isa 6:9,10 whereupon he asks how long it would be the case of the Jews mentioned in the message he was sent with; and he is told it would continue until the utter destruction of them, Isa 6:11,12 and yet, for the comfort of him and other saints, it is intimated that there would be a remnant among them, according to the election of grace, Isa 6:13.

Cross References 13

  • 1. 2 Kings 15:7; 2 Chronicles 26:23; Isaiah 1:1
  • 2. John 12:41; Revelation 4:2, 3; Revelation 20:11
  • 3. Revelation 4:8
  • 4. Revelation 4:8
  • 5. Numbers 14:21; Psalms 72:19
  • 6. Revelation 15:8
  • 7. Exodus 33:20; Luke 5:8
  • 8. Exodus 6:12, 30
  • 9. Isaiah 59:3; Jeremiah 9:3-8
  • 10. Jeremiah 51:57
  • 11. Revelation 8:3
  • 12. Jeremiah 1:9; Daniel 10:16
  • 13. Isaiah 40:2; Isaiah 53:5, 6, 11; 1 John 1:7

Footnotes 4

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