King Uzziah had ruled the country for fifty-two years. 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 . In Isaiahs vision, he uses the Lord to describe what he saw. The Talmud [Yevamot 49b] says that he suffered martyrdom by being sawn in two under the orders of Manasseh. (I explained this in detail in chapter 8 of Secrets of Time.). Yet, he didn't see the Lord until Uzziah died. He also had a strong army (2 Chron 26:11-12). (Clicking on a category will display all of the posts it, in a continuous scroll with the most recent at the top.). that is, with leprosy; and so Jarchi and others interpret it, from the ancient writers; but the first sense is the best. "In 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. 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". Why was Uzzah struck down? Isaiah 6:2 Above it stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. His train filled the temple.The word for temple is that which expresses its character as the palace of the great King. 8And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for cus? Then I said, Here I am! When the Bible speaks about God it speaks about the living God. They told him what he could and could not do (2 Chron 26:18). We read about a vision that Isaiah has, and we have information about this vision when it occurs and what was visible. 3 And one cried to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of . Where was God when you got that young girl pregnant? He warned both Israel and Judah of impending doom as a . It was because Isaiah at one point in his life depended on king Uzziah. Isa 6:1 marks a turn from a golden era to a period of uncertainty. The Messiah was seen seated on a throne as a king; clothed in a large, loose, flowing robe, in the manner of oriental monarchs, and surrounded by his ministers. He is expressly so called in Isaiah 6:5-8, Isaiah 6:11. Isaiah was a man of God. Perhaps you were brought here by a search engine or by a link to one of the posts. The Divine Majesty as he subsisteth in three persons, as may be gathered both from the plural number us, used of this Lord, Isaiah 6:8, and comparing other scriptures; for God the Father is described as sitting upon a throne, Daniel 7:9,13, and elsewhere; and the glory of God here manifested is said to be Christs glory, John 12:41, and the words of the Lord here following are said to be spoken by the Holy Ghost, Acts 28:25. Though theres no longer a king in Israel with an empty throne, Isaiahs vision saw that God is still on His throne. Learn how your comment data is processed. I saw in a vision or ecstasy. God is always reigning. Sitting upon a throne, in the posture of a judge, to hear causes, and give sentence. He grew proud (2 Chron 26:16a) and he thought that since Gods favour was on him, he could disregard the roles and offices established, to be a priest. Moses was hindered until he was 80 years of age and was sent only when those seeking his life had died (Exodus 4:19). All divine hindrances, whether implemented directly by God or through men, merely delay things to the proper time. Joram himself was the cause of this disruption. Isaiah will never forget this vital truth throughout his career, as he continually calls the people to trust in their God rather than in the strategies they might devise or the alliances they might form. It is remarkable that Isaiah attempts no representation of Yahweh himself. See 2Chronicles 26:23, 2Chronicles 27:1-9, 2Kings 15:32-38. The book is described in 2 Chronicles 26:22. 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 our day, will we have 81 who can stand up against a leader and point out how he has disobeyed Gods word? He died in 740 BC and was credited with longevity in his reign due to his 'doing right in the sight of the LORD' ( 2 Chron. Our confidence: our faith in ourselves, in our military, in our power, in our wealth, in our goodness has been called into question. Cancel any time. 1. Are you able to imagine that you are a success because you were marvelously helped? We should have known that this day was coming. Isaiah's name means "The Lord is salvation . What we had been trusting in has been revealed to be flawed. Why? In some MSS., however, of Kennicott and DeRossi, the word Yahweh is found. IN THE YEAR THAT KING UZZIAH DIED (See Isa. My Uzziah may not be the same as your Uzziah. This vision occurred "in the year King Uzziah died" (Isaiah 6:1). In the year King Uzaiah died, I saw the Lord. He depended on Uzziah more than he depended on God. He also built infrastructure and promoted agriculture. Everyones calling was established long before they actually were called to minister in a practical manner. It let me know who and what my king Uzziahs were. Uzziahs reign was a prosperous one, but we also see the seeds of their decline. 9And he said, Go, and say to this people: dKeep on hearing,3 but do not understand; 10 eMake the heart of this people fdull,5. 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 .". 754 B.C. When the 76 years of cleansing ended, Amaziah was assassinated on schedule (2 Chron. Isaiah's lofty view of our Lord gives us a sense of God's greatness, mystery, and power. See 2Chronicles 26:1, 2Kings 14:21. And this was the truth embodied for Isaiah in the long robe and train. Like the birth of a baby named Jesus. Isaiah says plainly, I saw Adonay, that is, Christ. This qualifies Him! They went to all they had to, but God said that their attendance was abominable. I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne.Isaiah had found himself in the court of the Temple, probably in that of the priests. Obviously, Isaiah had prophesied for some time during the reign of Uzziah, but only when the king was dead did God move Isaiah into the fulness of his calling. This is what the psalmist wrote about in Ps 27:3-5, as he described the joy of being in the presence of the Lord in the temple. Her voice is synonymous with hymns, having founded, along with her husband, Keith, the Getty Music Organization, which helps people learn the Bible through hymns to carry for life. He was a prophet. They were greedy, hedonistic, planned evil, distorted the truth, proud, and lived in outright rebellion (scoffers). The Bible has been warning us for thousands of years. (Isa 3:1-5). When everything went well, he felt that he could worship God as he pleased. Isaiah 6:1-7 (cf. In the case of Isaiah, his call did not come until the death of Uzziah. We have been working our way through Isaiah over the past 9 weeks, and today marks the start of a different section. 24Therefore sGod gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to tthe dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 2 Chron 26:6-15 also details for us his military conquests and victories, especially against the traditional enemies of the people of God the Philistines. must have been much in the prophets thoughts. When the priests attempted to send him from the Temple, the king became angry and was immediately stricken with leprosy. This sight was not corporeal, but with the eyes of the understanding, in the vision of prophecy; and to have a sight of Christ as the Lord, and especially as our Lord, is very delightful and comfortable; for though he is a sovereign Lord, he is no tyrannical one, is very powerful to protect and defend, and has all fulness for supply; and particularly as "sitting upon a throne" as a king, for he having done his work as a priest, sits down on his throne as a king; and a lovely sight it is to see him enthroned at the right hand of the Majesty on high; and therefore is said to be "high and lifted up"; for this is to be understood not of his throne, as if that was high and lifted up in the highest heavens, as the Targum paraphrases it; but of himself, who is high and exalted above all creatures, as Aben Ezra observes; and this sense the accents determine for: the vision refers to the exaltation of Christ, after his humiliation here on earth; and to behold him crowned with glory and honour is very delightful, since he is exalted as our head and representative in our nature, and acts for us in this his exalted state; and we may be assured of being exalted also. The core content is about who God is, evident from the Law. God helped him in war against the Philistines and his 'fame spread for he became exceedingly strong'. is the heavenly antitype of the earthly throne which was formed by the ark of the covenant; and the "temple" (hecal: lit., a spacious hall, the name given to the temple as the palace of God the King) is the temple in heaven, as in Psalm 11:4; Psalm 18:7; Psalm 29:9, and many other passages. He "did what was right in the eyes of the Lord" as his father Amaziah had done ( 2 Chronicles 26:4 ). His authority, power and sovereignty defines the space that Isaiah inhabits, and is not a far-off truth. 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. He doesnt just want our religious life. 1. Our confidence: our faith in ourselves, in our military, in our power, in our Amen. You can read the guide online or download it at this link. Now this great king was being succeeded by his son Jotham, who had been his co-regent for the previous ten years. Son of Jotham (above). 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). Weve even asked the same questions the unbeliever is asking: c. Why did God let this terrible thing happen? The first 5 chapters of Isaiah provides for us insights into the spiritual state of Israel. Of all the prophets, Isaiah had the . They didnt just abandon him, but also despised and disowned him. Things were not as great as it looked. Did Boaz already have another wife when he married Ruth? Isaiah said, "My eyes have seen the king, the Lord of Hosts." God is not merely a word or a concept or a symbol. When Azariah, the chief priest, and all the other priests looked at him, they took him out of the temple because he was defiled (v. 20). This episode in Isaiahs life took place about six years before Israel and Aram invaded Judah. The first 5 chapters set the stage for the rest of the book and the Bible. He organised his people well and displayed great leadership over this army. Because he had more respect for Uzziah than he had for God. As we begin studying Isaiah 6:1-7, we initially see that God is eternally . This is the Uzziahs life that also forms the context of Isa 1-5 that we have read in the previous weeks studies. Will the countries around start pressing in on Judah? Cancel, 52-week preaching calendar to help you plan your sermons, Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching, Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year, [NEW YEAR] 4-Week Series to kick off 2023, [PRODUCTIVITY] Fulfill your full potential, [FOUNDATIONS] Getting back to what matters most. Rev 4:1-3). They were going to worship and still did what they had to do. Various traditions, however, declare Isaiah died a martyr's death. It may be because the lips express, and thus make evident, a persons innermost thoughts and intentions. That was the "Shekinah," or visible symbol of God. Pride led to his downfall. Is he worthy of worship, not just in religious life but in the day to day life? Kristyn Getty is an award-winning singer-songwriter. King Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for 52 years in Judah from approximately 790 to 739 BC. Hence, it was only after Uzziahs death that Isaiah had his vision of God and heard His voice from the temple calling him to his ministry (Isaiah 6:8). The word "train" shulayv, properly signifies the skirt of a garment, or a robe; Exodus 28:33-34. - Isaiah tells us that the vision and calling . America will never be the same way it was prior to September 11th. 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. "But He was pierced for our transgressions . (1) In the year that king Uzziah died.Probably before his death. Isaiah's vision According to this account he "saw" God and was overwhelmed by his contact with the divine glory and holiness. What we had been trusting in has been revealed to be flawed. God's anger burned against Uzzah and He struck him down and he died. He was sad and afraid because King Uzziah had died after 52 years as Judah's king.". " He saw Him in the context of His true posture - seated on the throne of God, in His true position - high and constantly being lifted up, and with His true procession - the skirts of His train actually filling the temple. We, however, must live with the consequences. 1 King Hezekiah of Judah was a righteous leader. But Uzziah was dead, and it felt like it would be all downhill from there. There was consequently no room for any one to stand. 26:21). b. Uzziah's reign was 52 years in the middle of the 8th century BC, and Isaiah must have begun his ministry a few years before Uzziah's death, probably in the 740s BC.He may have been contemporary for some years with Manasseh. Because Isaiah's prophecies about Jesus Christ's life are true, we can know that his prophecies about the Second Coming will be fulfilled. (2 Kings 15:1 calls him Azariah.) King Uzziah had prospered them greatly during his fifty-two year reign. Can God get things done? What are the Lords plans for Isaiah and the rest of human history? Isaiah saw, and that not when asleep and dreaming; but God gave him, when awake, an insight into the invisible world, by opening an inner sense for the supersensuous, whilst the action of the outer senses was suspended, and by condensing the supersensuous into a sensuous form, on account of the composite nature of man and the limits of his present state. Things go flawlessly and our plans go smoothly because God has blessed the work of our hands. 1 However Uzziah's success made him prideful and that led to his downfall. It was the year King Uzziah died. He wants all of us and He regains and rules, both now and forevermore. 25because they exchanged the truth about God for ua lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, vwho is blessed forever! King Uzziah reigned for 52 years as King of Judah. In this year of Uzziahs death, Isaiah saw God. First, you must know that weve become our own Uzziah. With this removal, they turned to life of mutual oppression. Isaiah, Hebrew Yeshayahu ("God Is Salvation"), (flourished 8th century bce, Jerusalem), prophet after whom the biblical Book of Isaiah is named (only some of the first 39 chapters are attributed to him), a significant contributor to Jewish and Christian traditions. We seem to be living through an extended period of uncertainty now. He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned 52 years in Jerusalem. Thus, as we read in Isa 5:4, 8-23, Israel produced horrible fruit that was worthless. 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. 2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. "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. 1:17). How ironic that Isaiah saw a vision of the pure, immortal, divine King in His house/temple in the very year the impure human king died! b. 7 For the sons of the wicked Athaliah had broken into the house of God, and even used the holy things of the house of the Lord for the Baals. Uzziah and Jotham are said to have done right in the sight of the Lord. You may want to look for further items of interest by using the resources below: the search bar; the lists of posts; and the list of categories. Here it is evidently designed as a representation of a large, flowing robe, that filled all the most holy part of the temple. More importantly, the desecration of the temple seems to have ended with the death of Uzziah, for Isaiah then saw the restored temple with God sitting upon the throne as King of the temple. He was afflicted with leprosy and died a horrible death (2 Chronicles 26:16-23). document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. We dont know what is going to come around the corner. Isaiah prophesied during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings in Judah. Charismatic. To fully understand the impact of God's love and what Jesus Christ did for us on the cross let's look at Isaiah chapter six verse one where we see a glimpse of God's absolute holiness. 3And one called to another and said: 4And wthe foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and xthe house was filled with smoke. Uzziah had reigned for fifty-two years, during the greater part of which he and his people had been brilliantly prosperous. We may make two remarks here. [Calmet] 758 (Common Chronology). Your email address will not be published. Sitting upon a throne - God is thus often represented as a king, sitting on a throne; 1 Kings 22:19; Ezekiel 43:7; Jeremiah 17:12. 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.' The world is changing and everything is changing. Kristyn and Keith are originally from Northern Ireland and now live in Nashville, Tennessee, with their four daughters. Where was God when you got pregnant out of wedlock? Will the army be able to sustain its strength? Some have supposed that this vision was represented as appearing in the "heavens." I hope youve found what you were looking for. Did David ever seek Gods guidance about marriage? 26:19). God was insuring that mans right to choose was enforced. Or Isaiah may be saying that he can tell he isn't pure because his lips, unlike those of the seraphs, aren't continually praising God for his holiness and glory. We need to live in a way that reflects the fear of the Lord. 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. Characters in the Scripture go through real life experiences is just like you and I. Why did God let Saul keep ruling, and why did Sauls army hunt an innocent man. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Psalm 11:4; Psalm 29:9; Habakkuk 2:20.) Thus, he secured Israels borders and also developed the country. 15 Outstanding Quotes To Recharge Your Preaching. by Bibianna Yeo. (Part 1). Isaiah's vision was situated in real time. Son of Uzziah (above). He set himself to seek God as Zechariah, the prophet, guided him (2 Chron 26:5). He had a vision of God. Uzziah reached for holiness presumptuously, for the wrong reason (pride), and instead became ritually impure, so that he was cut off from holiness. 21:6), for he had married Athaliah, the daughter of King Ahab, who in turn had married Jezebel, the princess from Sidon. and his train filled the temple; either the material temple visionally seen, where his feet were, and his throne in heaven, as Jarchi interprets it; or heaven, as Kimchi, which is the Lord's holy temple, where his throne is, Psalm 11:4 or rather the human nature of Christ, the temple where the fulness of the Godhead dwells bodily, and which the train of divine perfections fill; though it may be best of all to understand it of the church, the temple of the living God; and "his train" may denote the effects of Christ's kingly and priestly offices, with which the Church was filled upon his exaltation; as the gifts and graces of his Spirit in an extraordinary manner on the day of Pentecost, and since in a more ordinary way; whereby men have been made ministers of the New Testament, and churches filled with them, and these made useful in filling the churches with members. Subscribe to a study package to unlock the ESV Study Bible, the interactive Knowing the Bible study series, the Preaching the Word commentary series, and more. This means reverence on his part, but this reverence is a response. The seraph announces, Your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for. Isaiah has admitted his need for cleansing and forgiveness, and these are applied to the very place he used to symbolize that need. But that which veils His glory is no less splendid, than that portion of it which is revealed. The chronicler says of them, as it says of King Uzziah, that they did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but goes on to describe that after a time and for different reasons, all three of these kings made choices that resulted in calamity for them and for their legacies. Uzziah is that which youve put in a place of trust above God. Behind and above the LORD were seraphim; other descriptions call them cherubims (as in Ezekiel's description, see chapter 10). 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