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. Isaiah 6:1. Isaiah is outside, near the altar in front of the temple. The doors are supposed to open, and the veil hiding the Holy of holies to be withdrawn, unfolding... [ Continue Reading ]
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. ABOVE IT (OR, ABOVE HIM) STOOD - not necessarily the posture of standing; rather were in attendance on Him, hovering on expanded wings. THE - not... [ Continue Reading ]
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. ONE CRIED UNTO ANOTHER HOLY, HOLY, HOLY (IS) THE LORD OF HOSTS - () The Trinity is implied (see note on "Lord" ). Gods holiness is the key-note of Isaiah's whole prophecies. THE... [ Continue Reading ]
And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. THE POSTS OF THE DOOR MOVED AT THE VOICE - the foundations of the thresholds (Maurer). The lintel above resting on the posts (Mercer). THE HOUSE - the temple. WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE - the Shek... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said I, 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 mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. THEN SAID I, WOE (IS) ME! FOR I AM UNDONE - (Exodus 33:20.) The same effect was produced on others by the presen... [ Continue Reading ]
Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: THEN FLEW ONE OF THE SERAPHIM UNTO ME. The seraph had been in the temple, Isaiah outside of it. HAVING A LIVE COAL - literally, a hot stone ( ritspah (H7531)) used, as... [ Continue Reading ]
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. HE LAIN (IT) UPON MY MOUTH, AND SAID, LO, THIS HATH TOUCHED THY LIPS - (cf. note, Isaiah 6:5.) The mouth was touched because it was the part to be used by the prophet whe... [ Continue Reading ]
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. WHOM SHALL I SEND, AND WHO WILL GO FOR US? The change of number indicates the Trinity (cf. ; ). Though not a sure argument for the doctrine, for the plural may in indicate mere... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. HEAR YE INDEED, BUT UNDERSTAND NOT - Hebrew, In hearing, hear; i:e., Though ye hear the prophet's warnings again and again, ye are doomed, because of your perverse will (), not to unde... [ Continue Reading ]
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. MAKE THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE FAT () - 'render them the more hardened by thy warning, that they... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, LORD, HOW LONG - will this wretched condition of the nation being hardened to its destruction continue? UNTIL THE CITIES BE WASTED WITHOUT INH... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land. AND THE LORD HAVE REMOVED MEN FAR AWAY - ( .) AND THERE BE A GREAT FORSAKING - abandonment of dwellings by their inhabitants (, end).... [ Continue Reading ]
But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof. YET IN IT (SHALL BE) A TENTH, AND (IT) SHALL RETURN, AND SHALL BE EATEN - rather, 'and... [ Continue Reading ]