Uzziah's Great Transgression

Introduction:

I)        Our lesson begins with Isaiah’s vision – Isaiah 6:1-5            ܐܫܥܝܐ ܘ : 1 – 5

o   Isaiah saw the Lordܚܙܹܠܝܼ ܠܡܵܪܝܵܐ   

o   Seraphims, messengers of the Lord, covered their faces, feet, and flew

ܣܖ̈ܵܦܹܐ ܒܸܟܠܵܝܵܐ ܥܸܠܹܠ ܡܸܢܹܗ ܒܬܪܲܝ ܟܹܐ ܟܵܣܹܐ ܗ݉ܘܵܐ ܦܵܬܘܼܗܝ: ܘܒܬܪܲܝ ܟܹܐ ܟܵܣܹܐ ܗ݉ܘܵܐ ܐܲܩܠܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ: ܘܒܬܪܲܝ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܪܹܚ ܗ݉ܘܵܐ

o   Essence of the vision: HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is the Lord of Hosts.

ܩܲܕܝܼܫ: ܩܲܕܝܼܫ: ܩܲܕܝܼܫ: ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܨܒ̣ܵܐܘܼܬ

o   I Timothy 6:15-16ܐ. ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܘ : 15 – 16  

o   Isaiah’s response: Woe is me, I am undone   ܐ݉ܘܿܝ ܐܸܠܝܼ: ܣܵܒܵܒ ܕܬܠܸܩܠܝܼ

II)      What is the connection between death of the King and Isaiah’s vision?

o   II Chronicles 26:22ܒ. ܕܒܪܝܡܝܢ ܟܘ : 22   

o   Uzziah was a good King – II Chronicles 26:1-4ܒ. ܕܒܪܝܡܝܢ ܟܘ : 1 – 4  

o   He sought the Lord – II Chronicles 26:7-8ܒ. ܕܒܪܝܡܝܢ ܟܘ : 7 – 8  

o   He served the people - II Chronicles 26:10ܒ. ܕܒܪܝܡܝܢ ܟܘ : 10

o   He had a great army - II Chronicles 26:12-15ܒ. ܕܒܪܝܡܝܢ ܟܘ : 12 – 15 

o   Uzziah’s fatal mistake - II Chronicles 26:16-18ܒ. ܕܒܪܝܡܝܢ ܟܘ : 16 – 18

o   Hebrews 5:1-5ܥܒܼܖ̈ܝܐ ܗ : 1 – 5  

o   Uzziah did not listen to the priest and was angry and held to the censer to burn incense               ܟܪܸܒܠܹܐ ܥܘܿܙܝܼܵܐ: ܘܒܐܝܼܕܹܗ ܐܝܼܬ ܗ݉ܘܵܐ ܦܝܼܪܡܵܐ ܠܡܵܩܘܿܕܹܐ ܒܸܣܡܵܐ

III)    Isaiah learned from the death of Uzziah

a.       God is Holy – I Peter 1:16ܐ. ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐ : 16 

b.       Men are sinners – Romans 3:10-12ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܓ : 10 – 12    

c.        There is a way to God – Isaiah 45:20-25ܐܫܥܝܐ ܡܗ : 20 – 25 

d.       Christ is the way – John 14:6ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܕ : 6   

IV)    The Old testament priests were pictures of Christ our great High Priest

o   Hebrews 10:19-22ܥܒܼܖ̈ܝܐ ܝ : 19-22 

Conclusion:     Hebrews 4:16ܥܒܼܖ̈ܝܐ ܕ : 16