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39 You search[a] the scriptures, because you think you have eternal life through them; even they testify on my behalf.(A)

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  1. 5:39 You search: this may be an imperative: “Search the scriptures, because you think that you have eternal life through them.”

B. The Book of Emmanuel

Chapter 6

The Sending of Isaiah. In the year King Uzziah died,[a] I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne,(A) with the train of his garment filling the temple.

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  1. 6:1 In the year King Uzziah died: probably 742 B.C., although the chronology of this period is disputed. A high and lofty throne: within the holy of holies of the Jerusalem Temple stood two cherubim, or winged sphinxes, whose outstretched wings served as the divine throne (1 Kgs 6:23–28; Ez 1:4–28; 10:1, 20). The ark of the covenant was God’s footstool (Ps 132:7–8; 1 Chr 28:2), placed under the cherubim (1 Kgs 8:6–7). Temple: the holy place, just in front of the holy of holies.

At the sound of that cry, the frame of the door shook and the house was filled with smoke.[a](A)

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  1. 6:4 Smoke: reminiscent of the clouds which indicated God’s presence at Mount Sinai (Ex 19:16–19; Dt 4:11) and which filled the tabernacle (Ex 40:34–38) and the Temple (1 Kgs 8:10–11) at their dedication.