Bible Commentary

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. 8. Now for the first time Isaiah hears the voice of God, the purification of his lips having fitted him for personal converse with Jehovah and spiritual sympathy … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 6:8”

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. 7. and thine iniquity purged ] and thy guilt passes away and thy sin is atoned for. The last word is the technical term for the expiatory effect of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 6:7”

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: 6, 7. The ceremony of purification is in many respects unique, and seems to involve several ideas: (1) It shews that contact with the fire of the divine holiness … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 6:6”

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. 5. Isaiah is overwhelmed with the sense of his own unworthiness; he feels himself … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 6:5”

And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. 4. the posts of the door moved ] the foundations of the thresholds shook (R.V.). was filled ( began to fill) with smoke ] The smoke symbolises the “dark side of Jehovah’s self-manifestation” (Rev … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 6:4”

And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, [is] the LORD of hosts: the whole earth [is] full of his glory. 3. And one cried unto another ] (frequentat. impf.). Cf. Rev 4:8. Holy, holy, holy is Jehovah of Hosts: That which fills the whole earth is His glory. The word “holy,” thrice … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 6:3”

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. 2. Above it seraphims ] better, Seraphim were standing over Him, i.e. in the attitude of service. One standing in the presence of another who is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 6:2”

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. 1. In the year that king Uzziah died ] i.e. about 740 b.c.; see Chronological Note, pp. lxxv f. Whether the event happened before or after the king’s death … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 6:1”

And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if [one] look unto the land, behold darkness [and] sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. 30. Apparently an image of the land in the throes of the invasion. The verse, which presents many difficulties, may … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:30”

Their roaring [shall be] like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry [it] away safe, and none shall deliver [it]. 29. Their roaring ] Or, he has a roar like that of a lioness, he roars like young lions and growls … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:29”