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Series: Unveiling the Bible Story – Seeing Glory & Walking in Grace Today: The “Holy, Holy, Holy” God (Isaiah 6; next week Is 40)
Intro:
*** Is 6 reveals 4 ways that God’s transcendent __________ sets us free. God’s transcendent __________ sets us free:
I. … by absolutely astonishing us with God’s ________ (Is 6:1-5).
II. … by causing us to see our natural & __________ spiritual ________________ (Is 6:5).
III. … by sovereignly ________ us with His amazing _______ (Is 6:6-7).
IV. God’s transcendent holiness sets us free … by empowering us for a lifetime of God-centered _______ & _________ (Is 6:8-13).
Concl:
Digging Deeper Into The Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is a very important & “weighty” book of the Bible. Here are a few things I’ve been discovering in my study of this portion of God’s Word. · Isaiah is quoted @ 58 times in the NT with 100’s of more allusions. Along with Psalms & Deuteronomy it is the most quoted OT book. This is an important book to get to know. · Isaiah is considered the prophet of God’s holiness. His vision of God’s holiness is found not only in the well-known Is 6, but in virtually every part of the book. Notice especially Is 2:10-22, 37:16, 40:12-26 & 57:15 to name only a few. The phrase “the holy one” is used 26 times of God in Isaiah (it is used only 7 more times in the rest of the whole OT). The adjective “holy” is used of God in Isaiah 33 times (this is more than 1/3 of the total times it is used this way in the whole OT). · Is says “woe is me” in Is 6:5. Notice the repetition of this idea in the context in Is 5:8, 11, 16, 18, 20, 21 & 22. · The words of God to Isaiah in Is 6:9-10 are repeated in all 4 gospels (Mt 13:1415, Mk 4:10-12, Lk 8:10, Jn 12:39-41), Acts (28:26-27) & Romans (11:8). This is highly unusual of any text. We often shy away from the strong doctrine of predestination that Isaiah taught & which was also taught by Jesus & His apostles. Notice in Is 6 & these other passages that God is fully sovereign – even over salvation – yet He calls His people to show & tell the gospel to those outside. God is sovereign & yet human beings are also fully responsible. · “How long” in Is 6:11 is a lament often found in the Psalms (13:2, 74:10, 79:5, 80:4, 89:46, 94:3; see also Hab 1:2 & Zech 1:12).
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