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Isaiah’s call to be a prophet came to him 6:8). Then God gave him a message that
when he was in the temple. God called people were not going to understand.
him to a prophetic office when he was No matter how much they listened, they
still a young man after the death of would not know what was happening
King Uzziah. His call was in the form (Isa. 6:9). Then God ordered Isaiah to
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of a vision, as seen in Figure 4.1, where make the minds of the people dull, their
he saw the Lord seated on his throne ears deaf, and their eyes blind, so that
exalted, and his robe filled the whole they cannot see, or hear or understand
temple (Isa. 6:1). (Isa. 6:10).

He was surrounded by flaming creatures, Isaiah asked, “How long will it be like
each with six wings. Each creature this, Lord?” Then God answered, “Until
covered its face with two wings and its the cities are ruined and empty, until
body with two and used the other two the land its self is desolate waste (Isa.
for flying (Isa. 6:2). The creatures were 6:11-12). God told Isaiah that he would
calling out to each other, “Holy, holy, preach up to judgment, where a few
holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole remnants would remain, and from there,
earth is full of his glory” (Isa. 6:3). a new nation would come.

The sound made the temple shake to Isaiah’s response to the call
its foundation, and the entire building In his call, Isaiah realised his own sinful
was filled with smoke (Isa. 6:4). The nature and that of the Israelites (Isa.
vision opened Isaiah’s eyes and saw 6:5). He realised that there was no hope
the unholiness that existed among the for him; he said, “Woe is me! For I am
Israelites (Isa. 6:5). One of the heavenly lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I
beings brought him purification and dwell in the midst of a people of unclean
forgiveness with a burning coal that had lips…” (Isa. 6:5). He confessed his sins
been taken with a pair of tongs from the which was followed by cleansing (Isa.
altar (Isa. 6:6). Isaiah’s cleansing and 6:5-7). Isaiah accepted God’s task as a
forgiveness were immediately followed messenger when he was asked, “Who
by his commissioning to go and speak
on behalf of God to the sinful people shall be our messenger?” “Send me!”
Said Isaiah (Isa. 6:8).
amongst whom he lived.

Isaiah went on and performed prophetic
The voice of the Lord asked, “Whom
shall I send and who will go for us?” signs to show his message. In fact, he
who will be our messenger?” Isaiah went with his son Shear-Jashub to
answered, “Here am I! Send me!” (Isa. deliver the message of God (Isa. 7:3).

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