Text: Isaiah 6:1-5

1 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.

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.

3 And one cried unto 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 moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

5 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.

Introduction:

The oldest parchment of the book of Isaiah was 900 A.D. Then in 1947 a Bedouin (Arab) shepherd boy found what came to be known as the Dead Sea Scrolls. Among these scrolls was a complete scroll of Isaiah. Almost 24 feet long when fully unrolled and dated the third century B.C. What is important to know about these two scrolls that were separated by 1200 is that they are indicial. It gives us confidence in the Word of God.

Who was this man Isaiah? We are told a little about who he is.

Isaiah 1:1

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Isaiah 2:1

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

But who was he spiritually? We find that answer in chapter 6.

1.      The Lord high and lifted up

a.       Dead King, Living God (2 Chronicles 26:16-21)

Isaiah 6:1

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 2:2-5 (he saw a new temple of God)

b.      He tries to describe what he sees. (high and lifted up)

John 12:41 (verse 40 = Isaiah 6:10)

These things said Esaias (Isaiah), when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

Exodus 33:21

21 And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:

2.      God is Holy

Isaiah 6:3

And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

1. Authority: "a throne high and lifted up."

2. Glory: "His train filled the temple."

3. Holiness: seraphic action and tones proclaimed Him as the Thrice Holy.

3.      I Am Not Holy (Woe is me!)

a.       Isaiah says woe unto Israel, you are all sinners! (6 woes) 

Isaiah 6:5

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.

Isaiah 5:8

Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!

Isaiah 5:11

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

Isaiah 5:18

Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:

Isaiah 5:20

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Isaiah 5:21

Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

Isaiah 5:22

Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

b.      The seventh woe of Isaiah – Woe is me! For mine eyes have seen the King.

Isaiah 6:5

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.

c.       God is Holy, we are not! Have you seen God Holiness and your sinfulness?

Hebrews 2:9

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

4.      Sin Forgiven

Isaiah 6:6-7

6 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:

7 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.

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

5.      Here I Am, Send Me

Isaiah 6:8-9

8 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.

9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.