I love to read the book of Isaiah. His vision was so dramatic, his commissioning to be a prophet so direct, and his prophecy on the virgin birth of Immanuel was so specific and real.
To understand Isaiah's vision, I googled "Isaiah Vision" and read a few bible study notes on-line. Now I understand the difference between seraphim and cherubim. Why the seraphim have 3 pairs of wings when they only need 1 pair to fly.
Why I praise God, I normally do it in a whisper which only I can hear. But not the seraphim. When they praised God "Holy, Holy, Holy... the whole earth is full of His glory.", it was so loud that the foundations of the temple trembled and shook. The loudness signifies their conviction.
When Isaiah was cleansed, he understood God's intent and without hesitation volunteered "Here I am send me!" Isaiah had accepted a futile job because God already told him that He was sending him to speak to people whose "ears dull, eyes dim, listening but do not perceive, looking but do not understand..."
Isaiah prophesied that "a virgin will ...bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel." But this prophesy did not take place during his generation. It happened 700 years after that. No wonder the people of Isaiah's generation did not bother listening to him.
But Christ had come. The prophesy was fulfilled. We know better than the people of Isaiah's time. So why do some of us still hardened our hearts and ignored the work of God?
Please read the Book of Isaiah chapter 6 again.
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