Isaiah 6

Uzziah was probably king when Isaiah was born. For as long as Isaiah had know there had only been one king. Then Uzziah died. The man who had been the presence of the kingdom was gone. Those the political wheels kept turning and Jotham took full control the sense of loss must have been overwhelming. That was probably the most tramatic event is Isaiah's life; until God sent him a vision. It was a vision beyond Isaiah's wildest imagination. He had read about the seraphim that hung over the ark in Solomon's temple but in his vision he really saw the seraphim. They were not replicas hung from the ceiling but the actual angelic beings and they were hoovering above God's throne. And they spoke. They spoke loudly. So loud that the prophet felt his whole body shake. This was so different from the temple rituals that he had witnessed. Maybe this is what was happening behind the veil.  As the awesomeness of this sight settled upon him Isaiah became painfully aware of his sinfulness. He ached so much that he cried out in anguish,"Woe is me!" I can't even imagine the cresendo of fear as one of the seriphim letf its place over God's throne and flew right at him; holding a burning coal from the fire of the altar before the LORD.  Did Isaiah know it was Jesus who was sacrificed o that altar? Did he foresee the slaughter of the innocent so that the guilty could go free? Did he comprehend the price that God paid so that the coal could cleanse that prophet? Do I?
It only took a couple minutes to read this memorable chapter.
Stuart