Isaiah 64

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Isaiah 64:1-12

a Cry for Pardon Isaiah 64:1-12 The great past , Isaiah 64:1-5 . We are introduced to the prophet’s oratory and hear the outpourings of his heart. As he recalls the story of bygone days, he asks that God would do as He had done. It is as easy for God to rend the heavens as for us to tear a piece of cloth: and great mountains of difficulty dissolve before Him, as a pyramid of snow in a thaw. God works while we wait. When there is no sign of His help, He is hastening toward us. If you go out... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 64:1-12

The praise and confession merge into a prayer in which the sore need of the people is first described, and then a cry full of intense anguish is lifted for the dawning of the day when Jehovah will act in judgment. Again the prophet strengthens his own faith as he remembers how God had wrought on behalf of His people in the past. This memory of His faithfulness produces a new sense of their unfaithfulness, and he confesses sin and failure. Out of the midst of desolation and destruction he... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 64:6

THE FADING LEAF‘We all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.’ Isaiah 64:6 I. Lessons of the falling leaf.( a) It is a picture of man’s insignificance on the face of God’s world.( b) It is a picture of the inherent decay of man.( c) It is a picture of the inevitable fate of man.( d) It is a picture of the universal fate of man. II. Look at the figure of the falling leaf as solemnised by the thought of sin.( a) Sin has made the departure of man premature.( b)... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64

Chapter 64 Isaiah Reinforces His Plea. Having laid the foundation for his plea Isaiah now brings it forward vehemently. He cries for God to act forcefully and wonderfully in the bringing about of His purposes. He recognises the sinfulness of his people, but reminds God that He is the Potter, and they but the clay. Thus He can shape them as He will. Let them therefore be redeemed and not suffer as their brother Edom will suffer. The thought of the coming judgment on Edom then reminds him of the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:1-4

Isaiah’s Heart Cry to Yahweh For Him To Work Dramatically (Isaiah 64:1-4 ). Isaiah 64:1 ‘Oh that you would rend the heavens, that you would come down, That the mountains might flow down at your presence. As when fire kindles the brushwood, The fire causes the water to boil. To make your name known to your adversaries, That the nations might tremble at your presence.’ Isaiah now pleads for God to manifest Himself as in days of old. He longs that Yahweh will rend the heavens, will come down, so... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:1-12

The Response of Jacob Through Isaiah (Isaiah 63:7 to Isaiah 64:12 ). In response to the glory and fierceness of the One Who is coming Isaiah, fearfully aware of what the future might hold, especially in the light of the revelations given to him, and knowing the spiritual condition of his own people, brings God into remembrance of what He has done for His people in the past. He draws out how He has chosen them and through them brought great glory to His name, and then pleads for Him to act... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:5-7

Isaiah Admits The Utter Unworthiness of Those Whom He Represents (Isaiah 64:5-7 ). Isaiah 64:5 ‘You meet him who rejoices and works righteousness, Those who remember you in your ways, Behold you were wrathful, and we sinned, We have been in our sins a long time, and shall we be saved?’ But there is a problem. He acknowledges that the great Responder responds to (meets) those who rejoice and work righteousness, to those whose hearts and wills are right towards Him and whose lives reveal it in... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:8-12

Isaiah Pleads For Yahweh To Exercise His Sovereignty On Their Behalf (Isaiah 64:8-12 ). Isaiah 64:8 ‘But now O Yahweh, you are our father, We are the clay and you are the potter, And we are all the work of your hand.’ Here lies Isaiah’s hope. That Yahweh has proclaimed Himself their Father (see on Isaiah 63:16). He has set His choice on them (Deuteronomy 7:7-8). And while they are but clay He is the Potter. Thus He can shape them into what He will. The declaration of the sovereignty of God is... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:1-9

Isaiah 63:15 to Isaiah 64:9 . A Fervent Prayer to Yahweh to Intervene again for His Children.— The appeal rings like a litany, reminding Yahweh, who has withdrawn into His glorious heavenly palace, of His former compassion. To Abraham and Israel appeal has been made in vain (some approach to ancestor-worship seems to have been prevalent), but Yahweh is their father and redeemer. His severity has sent them wandering even further away, and hardened their heart so that they cannot “ fear Him,” ... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:10-12

Isaiah 64:10-2 Kings : . These verses, which describe the Temple as not merely desecrated but actually burned, seem to be a late addition from a period of which we have no exact information.The cities of the holy land are become a desert, Jerusalem a curse (LXX and Latin). The Temple, which has existed long enough to have exchanged its simplicity for adornment, and to be hallowed by memory, is burned. All that the people took delight in is ruined. Can Yahweh refrain from action on behalf of... read more

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Isaiah 64:1-12

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 64:1-12

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 64:6

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:1-4

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:1-12

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:5-7

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:8-12

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:1-9

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 64:10-12

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