Day Three: Isaiah Sees the Lord

I actually just listened to a sermon given by RC Sproul on the holiness of God, and he spent much time discussing this passage of Scripture. If you'd like to download the sermon and listen to it for yourself, it can be found here: http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/ConferenceMessages/ByDate/2007/1978_The_Holiness_of_God/.

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.
Isaiah 6:1

Isaiah saw the Lord! Don't worry about what comes next in the passage yet, for, in my opinion, this is the most incredible thing in the passage. Storms explains the translations here as does Sproul in his sermon. "Lord" translates as Adonai which means "the sovereign one." Isaiah saw the Lord. Don't be quick to pass over that thought. We will get into the rest of the passage in the coming days, but for today, think on and be in awe of the fact that Isaiah saw the Lord.

Another cool thing I had not noticed was the translations for Psalm 8 that Storms comments on briefly. "O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!" Storms explained that "LORD" is translated "Yahweh," which is "the most sacred name of God, the name by which he reveals himself to his covenant people." So the passage says this: Yahweh, our Sovereign One, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! I like learning translations like this, for it helps me to meditate more deeply on the names of God.