Marvin Sweeney Sermon
Meeting God’s presence After King Uzziah died, Isaiah saw the vision of God’s presence surrounded by Seraphs, and he gets calling from God to be a messenger.
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. 2 Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.”
(Isaiah 6:1-3, NRSV)
Marvin Sweeney, the author of TANAK, argues, “Such a vision presupposes the imagery of the Holy of Holies in the Jerusalem Temple and the Ark of the Covenant that …show more content…
Sweeney insists, “The call, “Holy, holy, holy is the lord of Hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory,” is an expression of YHWH’s holy nature as divine monarch that appears as the Kedusha in Jewish liturgy.” As well as he argues more, “Isaiah’s lips are purified in a manner similar to the mouth purification rituals of ancient Near Eastern oracle diviners, which enables Isaiah to respond to YHWH’s call.” For these reasons, the vision would be formed by Isaiah’s consciousness influenced by God or God’s …show more content…
Victor Zinkuratire, the professor of Catholic University of Eastern Africa, asserts, “Isaiah received from his vision and its immediate effect was to make him profoundly aware of his own and his society’s sinfulness and unworthiness.” God’s holiness is not only his identity, but also the center of the relationship God in the Hebrew Bible and people. So, God requires us to be holy to make a relationship with God. Zinkuratire notes about this, “God’s holiness defines not only his being but also his relationship with the world and humanity, and this is why he can say ‘you shall be holy, for I the LORD you God am holy.’” If God’s holiness is only given in personal level, it would meet through rites, but God’s holiness makes people aware their society and nations. For this reason, Zinkuratire said that the relationship between God and people is ritual, but also is
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. 2 Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.”
(Isaiah 6:1-3, NRSV)
Marvin Sweeney, the author of TANAK, argues, “Such a vision presupposes the imagery of the Holy of Holies in the Jerusalem Temple and the Ark of the Covenant that …show more content…
Sweeney insists, “The call, “Holy, holy, holy is the lord of Hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory,” is an expression of YHWH’s holy nature as divine monarch that appears as the Kedusha in Jewish liturgy.” As well as he argues more, “Isaiah’s lips are purified in a manner similar to the mouth purification rituals of ancient Near Eastern oracle diviners, which enables Isaiah to respond to YHWH’s call.” For these reasons, the vision would be formed by Isaiah’s consciousness influenced by God or God’s …show more content…
Victor Zinkuratire, the professor of Catholic University of Eastern Africa, asserts, “Isaiah received from his vision and its immediate effect was to make him profoundly aware of his own and his society’s sinfulness and unworthiness.” God’s holiness is not only his identity, but also the center of the relationship God in the Hebrew Bible and people. So, God requires us to be holy to make a relationship with God. Zinkuratire notes about this, “God’s holiness defines not only his being but also his relationship with the world and humanity, and this is why he can say ‘you shall be holy, for I the LORD you God am holy.’” If God’s holiness is only given in personal level, it would meet through rites, but God’s holiness makes people aware their society and nations. For this reason, Zinkuratire said that the relationship between God and people is ritual, but also is