E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 63:15
habitation . . . Thy, &c. See note on "courts" (Isaiah 62:9 ). strength = mighty deeds. sounding = yearning. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 63:15
"Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and thy glory: where are thy zeal and thy mighty acts? the yearning of thy heart and thy compassions are restrained toward me. For thou art our Father, though Abraham knoweth us not, and Israel doth not acknowledge us: thou, O Jehovah, art our Father; our Redeemer from everlasting is thy name.""Thou art our Father ..." (Isaiah 63:16; 64:8). "The triple repetition of these words give this prayer its special intensity, as... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 63:15
Isaiah 63:15. Look down from heaven— In this excellent and pious prayer of the first-fruits of the converted Jews, they intreat God for his grace and mercy, to look down with an eye of compassion upon them. "Where is thy love and concern for thy people, they add, and the power thou usedst to exert for their deliverance? Where are thy tender mercies which thou formerly shewedst towards them?" The arguments here are used, and to be understood, humano more (after the manner of men). See Vitringa. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 63:15
15. Here begins a fervent appeal to God to pity Israel now on the ground of His former benefits. habitation of . . . holiness— (Isaiah 57:15; Deuteronomy 26:15; 2 Chronicles 30:27; Psalms 33:14; Psalms 80:14). zeal . . . strength—evinced formerly for Thy people. sounding of . . . bowels—Thine emotions of compassion (Isaiah 16:11; Jeremiah 31:20; Jeremiah 48:36; Hosea 11:8). read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 63:1-16
1. God’s faithfulness in spite of Israel’s unfaithfulness 63:1-65:16Isaiah proceeded to glorify the faithfulness of God by painting it against the dark background of Israel’s unfaithfulness. Even though people cannot attain righteousness on their own, God makes it available to them through the work of His Servant. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 63:15
Isaiah called on God to condescend to look down from His holy and glorious habitation, heaven, on His miserable chosen people below (cf. 1 Kings 8:44-53). The prophet could see no evidence of His zeal and mighty deeds for them. Even His affection and compassion for them were hidden from view (cf. Psalms 22:1). The poet knew of God’s commitment to His people (Isaiah 63:7-14), but he saw no evidence of it. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 63:15-19
The complaint 63:15-19Isaiah next appealed to God, on behalf of the nation, to have pity on Israel. The prophet was speaking for the faithful remnant after the exile who found little evidence that God was among them, in the way He had been during the Exodus and wilderness wanderings."Isaiah is teaching us how to pray. We don’t learn to pray by listening to one another. We learn to pray by reading the Bible." [Note: Ortlund, p. 429.] read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 63:1-19
The Glorious Future of the Jewish RaceThis concluding group of chapters is chiefly distinguished by glowing pictures of the future of Jerusalem, when the Jews shall be restored to their land again. A glorious restoration is promised (Isaiah 60:1-2; Isaiah 61:4, Isa 61:10-11), all nations are tobe members of the restored city (Isa 60:3-5), the glories of which are vividly pictured (Isa 60:6), the crowning glory being the holiness of the citizens (Isa 60:21). The fulfilment of the prophet's... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 63:7-19
8. Lie] RV ’deal falsely.’9. He was afflicted] so Heb. traditional reading, meaning that He felt His people’s pains as His own (Judges 10:16). But Heb. written text ’he was no adversary’ (RM), but, on the contrary, their deliverer. The angel] see Exodus 23:20; Exodus 32:34; Exodus 33:2.Bare them] see Deuteronomy 1:31; Deuteronomy 32:11.10. Cp. Psalms 78:40. 11. He (Israel) remembered] The thought of past mercies evoked penitence (Psalms 78:35). Shepherd] RV ’shepherds.’ Within him] i.e. Israel,... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 63:7-19
A prayer for Israel (63:7-64:12)The prophet’s prayer for God’s suffering people begins by recalling God’s great acts of love in the past (7). Because Israel was his people, God saved them from slavery in Egypt, though when they rebelled against him, they were punished (8-10). Nevertheless, God forgave them. Therefore, asks the prophet, could not this God of mercy and love, who has done such great things for Israel in the past, also save his people from captivity in Babylon now (11-14)?It seems... read more