Yahweh Reigns

Isaiah 6:1

In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, with the train of His robe filling the temple.

Legacy Standard Bible (Three Sixteen Publishing, 2022), Is 6:1.

Book of Isaiah introduction:

Isaiah means “Yahweh saves”

the book of Isaiah is cited over 65 times in the NT, more than 20 times by name, more than any other prophet

He was prophet over Judah during the reign of 4 kings: Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah

He came from a family with some kind of position since he had easy acsses to the king

he was married and had two children (7:3; 8:3)

Yahweh called Isaiah as a prophet in the year of King Uzziahs death

Isaiah lived at the same time as the prophets Hosea and Micah

Chapter 6 brief explanation:

Isaiah’s prophet credentials

the time of Isaiah’s calling

exposition of verse 1

In the year of king Uzziah’s death

When

Who was king Uzziah?

King of Judah

reigned for 52 years

during his reign Judah became one of the strongest kingdoms both militarily and trading

he had built trading ports (for the ships), and very strong fortified cities (2 Chronicles 26:3-5; 8-10; 13-15)

there was a spiritual downfall during his reign as he attempted to merge the role of the king and that of the high-priest into one. (2 Kings 15:3-4; 2 Chronicles 26:16-19)

because of his sin, God’s judgment came upon him, Yahweh made him a leprous

In the year

for the kingdom of Judah it was a year of instability

they were in distress

during the reign of Uzziah they experienced stability, growth, wealth and now with this happening they were worried what would happen to them

I saw the Lord

Who—> Isaiah

What, he saw the Lord

the word used is Adonai, not Yahweh

Adonai meaning Master, a title of the true God with a focus on the authority and majesty of a ruler, yet also implying a relationship based in promise, covenant, or other relational factors

James Swanson, Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains : Hebrew (Old Testament) (Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997).

In Scripture, the concepts of authority and omnipotence are inherent to the idea of divine sovereignty. The Lord’s omnipotence, we have seen, simply means that He is able to do whatever He has purposed. (Ligonier)

sitting on a throne

Who, The Lord

meaning of throne Scripturally,

high and lifted up

study

cf Isaiah 52:13 “Behold, My Servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted.”

Isaiah 57:15 “For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.”

VERY IMPORTANT

train of His robe filling the temple

Train of His robe

meaning

Filling the temple

why does Isaiah describe the length of the robe

So What

Personal application for me

Personal application for you

though kingdoms rise and fall Yahweh is still King over all

Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.”