微读圣经

Isaiah’s Call and Mission

1In the year that King Uzziah 2Kg 15:1-7; Is 1:1; 14:28 died, I saw the Lord Gn 32:30; Ex 3:1-6; 24:9-10; Jos 5:13-15; 1Kg 22:19; Is 31:3; Jn 1:18; 4:24; 12:41 seated on a high and lofty Is 52:13; 57:15 throne, Ps 9:7; 11:4; 45:6; Is 66:1; Jr 3:17; Ezk 1:26; 10:1; 43:7 and His robe Lit seam filled the temple.

2Seraphim = heavenly beings were standing above Him; each one had six wings: Rv 4:8 with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. Ezk 1:14

3And one called to another:

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts;

His glory Ex 16:10; 24:16-17; 40:34-35; 1Kg 8:11; Is 35:2; 40:5; 60:1; Ezk 1:28; Lk 9:32 fills the whole earth. Nm 14:21; Ps 72:19

4The foundations of the doorways shook Ex 19:8; Hab 3:3-10; Rv 15:8 at the sound of their voices, and the temple was filled with smoke.

5Then I said:

Woe is me Ex 33:20; Jdg 13:22; Is 59:3; Jr 9:3-8; Lk 5:8 for I am ruined Or I must be silent

because I am a man of unclean lips

and live among a people of unclean lips, Ex 6:12,30

and because my eyes have seen the King,

the Lord of Hosts.

6Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken from the altar Lv 6:12-13; 17:11 with tongs.

7He touched my mouth Jr 1:9; Dn 10:16 with it and said:

Now that this has touched your lips,

your wickedness is removed

and your sin is atoned for. Ex 21:30; 30:12-16

8Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying:

Who should I send?

Who will go for Us?

I said:

Here I am. Send me.

9And He replied:

Go! Say to these people:

Keep listening, but do not understand; Mt 13:14-15; Mk 4:12; Lk 8:10; Jn 12:40; Ac 28:26-27

keep looking, but do not perceive.

10Dull the minds Lit heart of these people;

deafen their ears and blind their eyes;

otherwise they might see with their eyes

and hear with their ears,

understand with their minds,

turn back, and be healed. Zch 7:11-12; 1Th 2:16

11Then I said, “Until when, Lord? ” Ps 79:5; 89:46 And He replied:

Until cities lie in ruins without inhabitants, Is 1:7; 27:10

houses are without people,

the land is ruined and desolate,

12and the Lord drives the people far away,

leaving great emptiness in the land.

13Though a tenth will remain in the land,

it will be burned again.

Like the terebinth or the oak

that leaves a stump when felled,

the holy seed Is 41:8; 43:5; 45:25; 53:10; 59:21; 65:9,23; 66:22 is the stump. Is 11:1