“Woe to
me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a
people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
Then one of the seraphim flew
to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the
altar. With it he touched my mouth
and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your
sin atoned for.” Isaiah 6:5-7
By
burning Isaiah’s lips, the angel cauterized his mouth so he could speak for
God. This action burned away the sin and
took away all guilt and shame. Isaiah
offered to go speak to the people and be God’s representative.