15以赛亚乃是在沮丧中看见在荣耀里之基督的异象(1、5)。以赛亚爱神,也爱神的选民以色列。他观看以色列的情形,知道其中没有神荣耀的彰显。以色列也触犯了神的圣别,并在人性的美德上败坏了。不仅如此,乌西雅王也已经死了。在以色列诸王之中,他是很好的一个王,但他死了。在那种环境里,以赛亚必然非常沮丧。主就在他沮丧时,向他显现。
15The vision of Christ in glory was seen by Isaiah in his depression (vv. 1, 5). Isaiah loved God and loved Israel, God’s elect. He realized by looking at Israel’s situation that there was not the expression of God’s glory. Israel had also violated God’s holiness and had become corrupt in human virtues. Furthermore, King Uzziah had died. Among the kings of Israel, he was a very good king, yet he died. In that kind of environment, Isaiah was surely very depressed. The Lord appeared to him in his depression.