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Isaiah 6:1-13
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | "Transcendent,
All-Pervasive Reality," Comparative World Scriptures from
United Communities of Spirit. |
| Chapter XXXIV
of The First Epistle to the Corinthians, Clement of Rome (ca.
96). |
| Chapter LXXV,
Dialogue With Trypho, Justin
Martyr. (c 160) |
| IV.XX.8, IV.XXIX.1, IV.XXXIII.11,
V.XXXIV.2,
V.XXXV.1,
Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus
of Lyons. (c. 180) |
| Chapter
III, On Prayer, Tertullian
(c. 199) |
| III.VI, Against
Marcion, Tertullian
(c. 209) |
| IV.19, IV.31, Against
Marcion, Tertullian
(c. 210) |
| Chapter
XXXII, On the Resurrection of the Flesh, Tertullian
(c. 211) |
| V.11, Against
Marcion, Tertullian
(c. 212) |
| Chapter VII, On
Modesty, Tertullian
(c. 217) |
| I.III.4, First
Principles (De Principiis), Origen.
(c.225) |
| II.23, Commentary
on the Gospel of John, Origen.
(c.228) |
| IV.26, First
Principles (De Principiis), Origen
/ Rufinus
(c.230) |
| II.VIII, VI.XVIII, Against
Celsus, Origen (c. 246) |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "God does not show himself to
man in his majesty but according as man's capacity to comprehend
him, that is, by visible signs as John the Baptist saw the Holy
Spirit in the form of a dove." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "This vision is explained, john
12:41 , that Isaiah now saw Christ's glory, and spake of Him,
which is a full proof that our Saviour is God." |
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| From Wesley's Notes.
| "Holy - This is repeated
thrice, to intimate the Trinity of persons united in the Divine
essence." |
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| "The
Leafless Tree; Isaiah 6:13," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1857. |
| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "Isaiah is outside, near the
altar in front of the temple. The doors are supposed to open, and
the veil hiding the Holy of Holies to be withdrawn, unfolding to his
view a vision of God represented as an Eastern monarch, attended by
seraphim as His ministers of state (1Ki
22:19), and with a robe and flowing train (a badge of dignity in
the East), which filled the temple. This assertion that he had seen
God was, according to tradition (not sanctioned by Isa
1:1), the pretext for sawing him asunder in Manasseh's reign (Heb
11:37). Visions often occur in the other prophets: in Isaiah
there is only this one, and it is marked by characteristic clearness
and simplicity." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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Isaiah 6:1-8, (9-13), Proper 5C,
Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Isaiah 6:1-8, (9-13),
Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in
Australia.
| "A call upon a person's life is often
unexpected and can come in many different ways and situations. Sometimes
we try to ignore it especially when we see the action required as too
difficult, but the spirit of God will keep on reminding and prodding us." |
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Isaiah 6:1-8, (9-13), The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the
Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan,
Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
| "...the prophet’s response to God’s
call draws him into a complex web of words of judgment (critique of
individuals and society) and words of hope, of standing firm in faith. And
the latter will only finally be realised among the valleys of the shadow
of death." |
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Isaiah 6:1-8 (9-13), Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C, Ralph
W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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5 Epiphany, Year C: Isaiah 6:1-13, Biblische
Ausbildung, Dr. Stephen L. Cook, Virginia Theological Seminary.
| "We must learn to understand this
judgment as an opportunity to truly know ourselves as sinners. We must
accept this judgment, ultimately, as an expression of God's grace." |
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Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion,
Isaiah 6:1-8, Wesley White. "A place of
conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
| "Remember a time your guilt was
removed. Apply that to a current guilt. Go ahead." |
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"Overloading the
Senses," Expository Essay,
Isaiah 6, Dr. William R. Long.
Part 2.
| "Take time to cultivate the senses--if,
that is, you want to hear and see things that you never have witnessed
before." |
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| "Epiphany
C5 - Exegetical Notes on Isaiah 6:1-8," Douglas MacCallum
Lindsay Judisch, Concordia Theological Seminary (LCMS - Indiana).
| "As a layman Isaiah would have
been outside the temple proper, but from the courtyard dominated by
the immense altar of burnt-offering he would have been quite capable
of up seeing into the holy place (as opposed to the holy of holies)
when its massive doors of carved cypress overlaid with gold were
folded back (1 Kings 6: 34-35) [H.G. Stigers, ZPEB, V, 625 and 629a,
in 622a-656b]. Such would be the case especially if he were standing
or kneeling just before the steps leading up to the open porch.
Thus, the way in which he speaks specifically, in verse 4, of the
shaking of "the foundations of the thresholds" indicates a
point of view from the outside of the temple through its porch and
open doorway." |
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"Called to Change," Darrell Jodock, The Christian Century, 1995.
| "A God this high and lofty cannot be
domesticated into an American God or a capitalist God or a God who
protects the "good guys" from the bad. The holy God brings us up short,
jars us into self-recognition and beckons us to a radical reorientation of
our individual, social and religious priorities. Without this turning,
this repentance, we will not be ready for the changes that are to come." |
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"Seraphim's Cry, Prophet's Commission," Carin Ruff,
"Proclaiming Gospel Justice: Reflections on the Scriptures and Progressive
Spirituality," The Witness,
2006. |
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Haftarat Parshat Yitro - Yeshayahu 6:1-13, Menachem Leibtag, Tanach
Study Center. |
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"The Call of
Isaiah," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
| "We are called to be God's witnesses,
by what we see in our world and by what we do in our world. Seeing God's
power requires prayer; doing God's will requires honesty and purpose." |
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"Isaiah's Commission," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
| "When the majesty of the living God is
'set forth', there will always be the person who cries, 'Woe to me! I am
ruined!' There is no need to tell them they are sinners, for their meeting
with 'the Lord Almighty' in the gospel of Christ does all the exposing
necessary." |
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| Isaiah 6:1-8, Trinity B,
Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Isaiah 6:1-8, (Trinity, 2006), The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the
Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan,
Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
| "Between the prophet’s vision and sense of
unworthiness, and his final gesture of readiness to go forth for God,
stands a wondrous act of forgiveness." |
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Isaiah 6:1-8, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series B, Ralph W.
Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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| Articles & Background:
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"A Bitter
Memory: Isaiah's Commission in Isaiah 6:1-13," A. Joseph Everson,
California Lutheran University, SBL Formation of the Book of Isaiah Group. |
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"The
Force of Forgiveness," Minka Shura
Sprague at The Living Pulpit.
| "We have known since Noah that
forgiveness is God's will." |
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| Quotations
on the Many Views of Forgiveness from Leaders, Scientists &
Psychologists. At The Living Pulpit. |
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"Success
and Failure: They Have the Same Problems," Thomas F. Fischer,
Ministry
Health.
| "Indeed, the greatest measure
of ministry is not how successful we've been but how we've dealt
with failure. Perhaps we've focused too much on the expectation of
glory in ministry and not enough on the experience of what ministry
really can be." |
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"The
Infinite in a finite Organical Perception (Isaiah 6:1-5)," Lyle Eslinger,
Vetus Testamentum, 1995. |
| "Crown
Weaving in the Celestial Household," The Midrash. From Jewish Heritage Online
Magazine's Topic of the Month:
Crown. |
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"The
Holy and the Sacred," Paul S. Minear, Yale Divinity School. Theology
Today, 1990.
| "The sacred is found wherever
religion is found; the holy wherever God is present. Accordingly, it
is quite possible to consider many things as sacred but nothing as
holy, or equally possible to treat many things as holy but nothing
as sacred. Everything depends on the concept of God. Of the two
terms, theistic religions view the holy as primary, the sacred as
secondary." |
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"The
Craft of Forgiveness," L. Gregory Jones,
Loyola College. Theology Today, October, 1993.
| "If, and insofar as,
Christians are able to recognize that forgiveness is a way of life
rather than a simple word to assuage guilt, then we will be on our
way to embodying the wholeness of the gospel through mastering the
craft of forgiveness." |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Beale, G.K.,
"Isaiah 6:9-13: A Retributive Taunt against Idolatry," Vetus
Testamentum, 1991. |
| Beuken, Willem A.M.,
"The Manifestation of Yahweh and the Commission of Isaiah: Isaiah 6 Read
against the Background of Isaiah 1," Calvin Theological Journal,
2004. |
| Brownlee, William H.,
"The Text of Isaiah 6:13 in the Light of DS1a," Vetus Testamentum,
1951. |
| Burnett, Joel S., "Where Is God? Divine Absence in
Israelite Religion," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2006.
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| Cate, Robert L.,
"We Need to Be Saved (Isaiah 1:1-2; 5:1-2; 6:1-13)," Review &
Expositor, 1991.
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| Day, John,
"Echoes of Baal's Seven Thunders and Lightnings in Psalm XXIX and Habakkuk
III 9 and the Identity of the Seraphim in Isaiah 6," Vetus
Testamentum, 1979. |
| Ellenwood, Lee K., "Face to Face with the Living God:
Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for February," The Living
Pulpit, 2007.
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| Eslinger, Lyle,
"The Infinite in a Finite Organical Perception," Vetus Testamentum,
1995. |
| Evans, Craig A.,
"The Function of Isaiah 6:9-10 in Mark and John," Novum Testamentum,
1982. |
| Evans, Craig A.,
"Isaiah 6:9-13 in the Context of Isaiah's Theology," Journal of the
Evangelical Theological Society, 1986. |
| Gowan, Donald E.,
"Expository Article: Isaiah 6:1-8," Interpretation, 1991. |
| Harvey, Barry,
"On Seeing: Isaiah 6:1-12," Review & Expositor, 2000. |
| Hill, Robert C.,
"St John Chrysostom as Biblical Commentator: Six Homilies on Isaiah 6,"
St. Vladimir's Theological Theological Quarterly, 2003. |
| Jodock, Darrell,
"Called to Change," The Christian Century, 1995. |
| Joines, Karen Randolph,
"Winged Serpents in Isaiah's Inaugural Vision," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1967. |
| Kee, Min Suc, "The Heavenly Council and its
Type-scene," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2007.
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| Key, Andrew F.,
"The Magical Background of Isaiah 6:9-13," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1967. |
| Knierim, Rolf,
"The Vocation of Isaiah," Vetus Testamentum, 1968. |
| Landy, Francis,
"Vision and Voice in Isaiah," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2000. |
| Liebreich, Leon J.,
"The Position of Chapter Six in the Book of Isaiah," Hebrew Union
College Annual, 1954. |
| Love, Julian Price,
"The Call of Isaiah: An Exposition of Isaiah 6," Interpretation,
1957. |
| Milgrom, Jacob,
"Did Isaiah Prophesy during the Reign of Uzziah?" Vetus Testamentum,
1964. |
| Provençal, Philippe,
"Regarding SRP in the Hebrew Bible," Journal for the Study of
the Old Testament, 2005. |
| Seitz, Christopher R.,
"A Mid-Inauguration? A Meditation on Isaiah 6," Calvin Theological
Journal, 2004. |
| Steinmetz, David C.,
"John Calvin on Isaiah 6: A Problem in the History of Exegesis,"
Interpretation, 1982. |
| Yaqob, Olga, MVM,
"The Face of God in Suffering: Iraq," Theology Today, 2006. |
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| Sermons:
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"The
Experience of the Holy," Paul Tillich, from The Shaking of the Foundations,
1955. At Religion Online.
| "We are all eager for the prophetic spirit. We
are anxious to lead the people to a new justice and to a better social order. We long to
save the nations from a threatening doom. But does our word, if it be God's word,
have better effect than that which Isaiah saw in his vision and experienced in his
life?" |
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"Sin As A Byproduct of Worship,"
Dean William Willimon, Duke University Chapel Sermon Archive,
1998. |
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"An
Awesome Holiness," Pastor Edward F. Marquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
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His Majesty: Isaiah 6, by Ray C. Stedman. Text or Real Audio. |
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Hymns with Scripture
Allusions: Isaiah 6:3, 4, 5, 6, 8, . The Cyber Hymnal. |
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Hymn
Selections, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship. |
| At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke
files, projection text):
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