The Holiness of God

Isaiah 6:1-7

In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, highand lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him stoodthe seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two hecovered his feet, and with two he 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!”

4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called,and the house was filled with smoke. 5 And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for Iam a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; formy eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!”

6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal thathe had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 And he touched my mouth and said:“Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”

(ESV)