Isaiah 6

Sermon Notes

1) Seeing the Fullness of God’s Glory, 1-4

2) Seeing the Foul-ness of Man’s Sin, 5

3) Seeing the Forgiveness of God’s Atonement, 6-7

4) Seeing the Forecast for God’s Prophet: Sobering, yet Sure, 8-13

Reflection questions:

1. From Oswald Chambers: “Our soul’s personal history with God is often an account of the death of our heroes. Over and over again God has to remove our friends to put Himself in their place. … When the person died who represented for me all that God was, did I give up on everything in life? Did I become ill or disheartened or did I do as Isaiah did and see the Lord?” (Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest, July 13).

2. What do you think of when you hear the phrases “remnant,” “holy seed,” “stump”? See the following passages in Isaiah to understand the promises that God, through Isaiah, gives to his holy seed or holy offspring: Isaiah 41:8; 43:5; 45:25; 53:10; 59:21; 65:9, 23; 66:22.

3. Can the Sovereign, infinite God be known truly, accurately, and reliably, if He has revealed Himself to us in His word? If He has stooped down to our level and used “baby talk” (a la John Calvin) to communicate with us, His creations? Can the infinite God be FULLY known by finite creatures such as us? See Romans 11:33-36.