InChrist
Free4ever
I don't know for sure. It may be that they covered their faces and feet because they were in the presence of God's holiness, something similar to Moses being told to remove his sandals by God because he was standing on holy ground or they covered their faces and feet to show humility before God. It seems the six wings each had a purpose: two for covering the feet. two for covering the faces, and two for flying. Possibly the number six may be related to their role as agents of purification for human prophets, as Isaiah, for prophetic service.Sorry. It's all written in Seraph-script , an alphabet with which I am wholly unfamiliar.
But you seem to be, at least for now, our resident expert on the seraphim, so perhaps you could clear something up for us. The Isaiah 6 reference reads:
Why do you think the seraphim covered their faces and feet? And why six wings in the first place?
- In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple.
- Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.
- And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”- The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke.
Edited to add link: Biblical Concepts of Holiness.
I don't know that I've cleared anything up, but I think this may be getting somewhat off topic.