Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for September 13, 2020

Awe-Stricken Reverence

Isaiah 6:1-13

1. Vision of the Lord 1-7

• setting: year of Uzziah’s death
• sight of the Lord: seated, elevated, expansive
• sight and sound of seraphim: superlative use of “holy”
• sensation of shaking accompanied by smoke
• Isaiah’s response: from “low” to “woe”
• touched by an angel

2. Commission from the Lord 8-13

• the questioning voice
• Isaiah’s availability
• recognition of the Lord’s sovereignty
• prescribed message: what Isaiah is to say
• duration of the proclamation: how long Isaiah is to say it
• making sense of a stump

3. So what?

• The proper perspective of the Lord’s character facilitates worship and fuels faithfulness.
• connection to Christ: John 12:41
• Remember that the true King is enthroned and will remain so eternally.
• “Well for us if the passing of all that can pass drives us to Him who cannot pass, if the unchanging God stands out more clear, more near, more dear, because of change.” (Maclaren)
• “…His Sovereign majesty, may we in glory see, and to eternity love and adore.” (Wesley)