“What Isaiah Saw”

BIBLE PASSAGE
Isaiah 6:3, 7:14

“What Isaiah Saw” (Chapter 41)
GOSPEL CONNECTION

How could Isaiah’s sins be forgiven? What was the vision of the
burning coal supposed to represent?
The rest of Isaiah fills in the picture. It speaks of a servant who
would suffer so that our sins could be forgiven (Isaiah 53). It tells us
that the sign of his coming would be a virgin (Mary!) conceiving and
bearing a son who would be known as “Immanuel,” which means “God
with us.” And it says that this deliverer would sit on David’s throne and
rule over a never-ending kingdom of peace (Isa. 9:7). Any guess who
this could be?
That’s right! Jesus! The sacrifice on the altar that allows our sins to
be forgiven isn’t ultimately a piece of coal. It’s Jesus, who gave himself
up so that we could be forgiven.