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Isaiah 6:1-8 (NIV) – [1] In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. [2] Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. [3] And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.” [4] At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. [5] “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty.”
2 Kings 15:32-35 (NIV) – [32] In the second year of Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah king of Judah began to reign. [33] He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok. [34] He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. [35] The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the LORD.
“A high place was an elevated site, usually found on the top of a mountain or hill; most high places were Canaanite places of pagan worship… When the Israelites came into the land of Canaan, they were ordered to destroy the high places of the people who lived in the land lest the Israelites be tempted to worship the Canaanite false gods and accept their immoral behavior.” (Holman Bible Dictionary)
1 Kings 15:14 (NIV) – [14] Although he did not remove the high places, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the LORD all his life.
2 Chronicles 20:32-33 (NIV) – [32] [Jehoshaphat] walked in the ways of his father Asa and did not stray from them; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. [33] The high places, however, were not removed, and the people still had not set their hearts on the God of their fathers.
James 1:13-15 (NIV) – [13] When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; [14] but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. [15] Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
1. His holiness reveals the high places in our hearts.
Ephesians 4:22-24 (NIV) – [22] You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; [23] to be made new in the attitude of your minds; [24] and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
1 Kings 12:26-27, 31 (NIV) – [26] Jeroboam thought to himself, “The kingdom will now likely revert to the house of David. [27] If these people go up to offer sacrifices at the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, they will again give their allegiance to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to King Rehoboam.” [31] Jeroboam built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites.
2 Kings 21:1-3 (NIV) – [1] Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother's name was Hephzibah. [2] He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, following the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. [3] He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he also erected altars to Baal and made an Asherah pole, as Ahab king of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshiped them.
2. His holiness exposes our unholiness.
“Seeing the Lord and listening to the praise of the angels, Isaiah realized that he was sinful before God, with no hope of measuring up to God’s standard of holiness.” (Life Application Bible)
3. His holiness provokes a response of woe.
Woe (oy) means a passionate cry of grief or despair; alas. (Theological Word Book)
Isaiah 3:11 (NIV) – [11] Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.
Ruin (damah) means to cease, to cut off, to destroy, to silence, to perish, to be undone.
Hosea 4:6 (NIV) – [6] My people are DESTROYED from lack of knowledge.
4. His holiness inspires our repentance.
"The sight of a holy God and the sound of the holy hymn of worship brought great conviction to Isaiah's heart, and he confessed that he was a sinner. Unclean lips are caused by an unclean heart (Mt 12:34-35). Isaiah cried out to be cleansed inwardly (Ps 51:10), and God met his need.” (Weirsbe Commentary)
5. His holiness enables us to see Him.
Hebrews 12:14 (NLT) – [14] Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.
“In a time when moral and spiritual decay had peaked, it was important for Isaiah to see God in his holiness. Holiness means ‘morally perfect, pure, and set apart from all sin.’ We also need to discover God’s holiness.” (Life Application Bible)
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Isaiah 6:1-8 (NIV) – [1] In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. [2] Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. [3] And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.” [4] At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. [5] “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty.”
2 Kings 15:32-35 (NIV) – [32] In the second year of Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah king of Judah began to reign. [33] He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok. [34] He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. [35] The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the LORD.
“A high place was an elevated site, usually found on the top of a mountain or hill; most high places were Canaanite places of pagan worship… When the Israelites came into the land of Canaan, they were ordered to destroy the high places of the people who lived in the land lest the Israelites be tempted to worship the Canaanite false gods and accept their immoral behavior.” (Holman Bible Dictionary)
1 Kings 15:14 (NIV) – [14] Although he did not remove the high places, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the LORD all his life.
2 Chronicles 20:32-33 (NIV) – [32] [Jehoshaphat] walked in the ways of his father Asa and did not stray from them; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. [33] The high places, however, were not removed, and the people still had not set their hearts on the God of their fathers.
James 1:13-15 (NIV) – [13] When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; [14] but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. [15] Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
1. His holiness reveals the high places in our hearts.
Ephesians 4:22-24 (NIV) – [22] You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; [23] to be made new in the attitude of your minds; [24] and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
1 Kings 12:26-27, 31 (NIV) – [26] Jeroboam thought to himself, “The kingdom will now likely revert to the house of David. [27] If these people go up to offer sacrifices at the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, they will again give their allegiance to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to King Rehoboam.” [31] Jeroboam built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites.
2 Kings 21:1-3 (NIV) – [1] Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother's name was Hephzibah. [2] He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, following the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. [3] He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he also erected altars to Baal and made an Asherah pole, as Ahab king of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshiped them.
2. His holiness exposes our unholiness.
“Seeing the Lord and listening to the praise of the angels, Isaiah realized that he was sinful before God, with no hope of measuring up to God’s standard of holiness.” (Life Application Bible)
3. His holiness provokes a response of woe.
Woe (oy) means a passionate cry of grief or despair; alas. (Theological Word Book)
Isaiah 3:11 (NIV) – [11] Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.
Ruin (damah) means to cease, to cut off, to destroy, to silence, to perish, to be undone.
Hosea 4:6 (NIV) – [6] My people are DESTROYED from lack of knowledge.
4. His holiness inspires our repentance.
"The sight of a holy God and the sound of the holy hymn of worship brought great conviction to Isaiah's heart, and he confessed that he was a sinner. Unclean lips are caused by an unclean heart (Mt 12:34-35). Isaiah cried out to be cleansed inwardly (Ps 51:10), and God met his need.” (Weirsbe Commentary)
5. His holiness enables us to see Him.
Hebrews 12:14 (NLT) – [14] Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.
“In a time when moral and spiritual decay had peaked, it was important for Isaiah to see God in his holiness. Holiness means ‘morally perfect, pure, and set apart from all sin.’ We also need to discover God’s holiness.” (Life Application Bible)