Seraphim
Isaiah’s use of the word seraphim may be his descriptive name for these angelic beings he saw around Christ’s throne. The word means “burning ones.” Considering what happened, it makes sense that he would refer to them as such. One of these seraphim flew to Isaiah with a lump of red hot coal from the altar and touched it to his lips.
He describes the seraphim as having six wings; two covering their eyes, two covering their feet, and two with which they flew about. The verbs used for covering and flying indicate continuous action. These weren’t things they were doing one moment and not the next and then doing it once again. This covering and flying were what they did. They were constantly in motion.
Covering the eyes and not the ears suggests that they were to listen to the Lord’s instructions and not pursue gazing at Him. The feet may be mentioned because they metaphorically speak about life’s direction. If that is true, the point may be that they were rejecting any right to determine their own path. They were only going to go where the Lord directed. The other set of wings propelled them to do and go where directed.
We aren’t angels, but we can learn something from these heavenly beings.
