July 6, 2025
Teacher: Paul Mermilliod
Isaiah 1:1
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
The Role of Prophet
God’s Prophets Provide…
Warning and Encouragement
Proclamation and Promise
Example and Sign
Isaiah 6:1-13
[1] In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. [2] Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
[3] And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” [4] And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. [5] And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!” [6] Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. [7] And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.” [8] And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” [9] And he said, “Go, and say to this people: “‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’
[10] Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
[11] Then I said, “How long, O Lord?” And he said: “Until cities lie waste without inhabitant, and houses without people, and the land is a desolate waste,
[12] and the LORD removes people far away, and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.
[13] And though a tenth remain in it, it will be burned again, like a terebinth or an oak, whose stump remains when it is felled.” The holy seed is its stump.
BIG TRUTH:
GOD’S HOLINESS CHANGES OUR HEARTS
Isaiah 1:4
…the Holy one of Israel…
Isaiah 6:3, 7
“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”… And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”
How Does God’s Holiness Change Our Hearts?
Big Idea:
God’s holiness opens our eyes, producing new sight. (Isa 6:1)
Isaiah 6:1
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up…
Our Eyes Are Opened To See That…
- God is sacred and set apart. (Isa 6:3, Lev 11:44-45)
- God is glorious, sovereign, and faithful. (Isa 45:5-7, 54:10)
- God is loving, merciful, and forgiving. (Exod 34:6-7)
- God is righteous and just. (Exod 34:7; Isa 2:5-22)
Big Idea:
God’s holiness humbles us. (Isa 6:5)
Isaiah 6:5
And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost…
Big Idea:
God’s holiness exposes our sin and brokenness. (Isa 6:5)
Isaiah 6:5
And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!”
God’s Holiness Exposes…
- Our rejection and rebellion against God. (Isa 1:2-4, 10, 5:24)
- Our compromise and broken beliefs. (Isa 2:8, 5:20)
- Our pride and self-sufficiency. (Isa 2:11, 17, 5:21)
- Our false hopes and false saviors. (Isa 2:22, 3:1-5)
Isaiah 1:2-4, 10
[2] Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth;
for the LORD has spoken:
“Children have I reared and brought up,
but they have rebelled against me.
[3] The ox knows its owner,
and the donkey its master’s crib,
but Israel does not know,
my people do not understand.”
[4] Ah, sinful nation,
a people laden with iniquity,
offspring of evildoers,
children who deal corruptly!
They have forsaken the LORD,
they have despised the Holy One of Israel,
they are utterly estranged.
[10] Hear the word of the LORD,
you rulers of Sodom!
Give ear to the teaching of our God,
you people of Gomorrah!
Isaiah 29:13
And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me…
Big Idea:
God’s holiness sanctifies us. (Isa 6:7)
Isaiah 6:7
And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”
Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.
Isaiah 53:5-6
But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed.
[6] All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned—every one—to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
Big Idea:
God’s holiness sends us. (Isa 6:8)
Isaiah 6:8
And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”
We Are Sent…
- On Mission: We live for God’s glory. (Isa 26:8; 1Cor 10:31)
- With a Message: We share the gospel of Jesus. (Matt 28:19-20)
- As a Model: We serve, sacrifice, and suffer for Jesus. (Mk 8:34)
Big Idea:
God’s holiness heals or hardens us. (Isa 6:9-10,13)
Isaiah 6:9-10, 13
And he said, “Go, and say to this people: “‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’ [10] Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” …like a terebinth or an oak, whose stump remains when it is felled.” The holy seed is its stump.
Isaiah 4:2-5
In that day the branch of the LORD shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and honor of the survivors of Israel. [3] And he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy, everyone who has been recorded for life in Jerusalem, [4] when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning. [5] Then the LORD will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night…
Talk About It
- What are you tempted to put your hope in other than Jesus?
- How is God’s holiness changing your heart?
- Where is God sending you to live on mission and share the good news of Jesus?
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