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The Touch of Coal Isaiah 6:6–7 Excerpt Realizing his impurity, Isaiah was cleansed by God, through the intermediary work of  one of the seraphs . It is fitting that a seraph (perhaps meaning a “burning one”)  touched  Isaiah’s  lips  with a hot  coal . . . from the altar , either the altar of burnt offering, on which a fire was always burning (Lev.  6:12 ), or the altar of incense where incense was burned each morning and evening (Ex.  30:1 ,  7-8 ). This symbolic action signified the removal of the prophet’s  guilt and his  sin.  Of course this is what the entire nation needed. The Judahites needed to respond as Isaiah did, acknowledging their need of cleansing from sin. But unlike the prophet, most members of the nation refused to admit they had a spiritual need. Though they, through the priests, burned sacrifices at the temple, their lives needed the purifying action of God’s “fire” of cleansing.  More Mart...

The Touch of Coal Isaiah 6:6-7 Excerpt ‎Realizing his impurity, Isaiah was cleansed by God , through the intermediary work of one of the seraphs. It is fitting that a seraph (perhaps meaning a “burning one” ) touched Isaiah’s lips with a hot coal . . . from the altar, either the altar of burnt offering, on which a fire was always burning ( Lev. 6:12 ), or the altar of incense where incense was burned each morning and evening ( Ex. 30:1 , 7-8 ). This symbolic action signified the removal of the prophet’s guilt and his sin. Of course this is what the entire nation needed. The Judahites needed to respond as Isaiah did, acknowledging their need of cleansing from sin. But unlike the prophet, most members of the nation refused to admit they had a spiritual need. Though they, through the priests, burned sacrifices at the temple, their lives needed the purifying action of God’s “ fire ” of cleansing. Martin, John A. “Isaiah.” The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the S...

The Touch of Coal Isaiah 6:6-7 Excerpt ‎Realizing his impurity, Isaiah was cleansed by God , through the intermediary work of one of the seraphs. It is fitting that a seraph (perhaps meaning a “burning one” ) touched Isaiah’s lips with a hot coal . . . from the altar, either the altar of burnt offering, on which a fire was always burning ( Lev. 6:12 ), or the altar of incense where incense was burned each morning and evening ( Ex. 30:1 , 7-8 ). This symbolic action signified the removal of the prophet’s guilt and his sin. Of course this is what the entire nation needed. The Judahites needed to respond as Isaiah did, acknowledging their need of cleansing from sin. But unlike the prophet, most members of the nation refused to admit they had a spiritual need. Though they, through the priests, burned sacrifices at the temple, their lives needed the purifying action of God’s “ fire ” of cleansing. Martin, John A. “ Isaiah .” The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the S...

The Touch of Coal Isaiah 6:6-7 Excerpt ‎Realizing his impurity, Isaiah was cleansed by God , through the intermediary work of one of the seraphs. It is fitting that a seraph (perhaps meaning a “burning one”) touched Isaiah’s lips with a hot coal . . . from the altar, either the altar of burnt offering, on which a fire was always burning ( Lev. 6:12) , or the altar of incense where incense was burned each morning and evening ( Ex. 30:1, 7-8 ). This symbolic action signified the removal of the prophet’s guilt and his sin. Of course this is what the entire nation needed. The Judahites needed to respond as Isaiah did, acknowledging their need of cleansing from sin. But unlike the prophet, most members of the nation refused to admit they had a spiritual need. Though they, through the priests, burned sacrifices at the temple, their lives needed the purifying action of God’s “fire” of cleansing. Martin, John A. “Isaiah.” The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptu...