E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 64:12
refrain Thyself: i.e. refuse to give way in compassion, &c. Compare Genesis 43:1 ; Genesis 45:1 .Genesis 42:14 ; Gen 63:15 . read more
Isaiah 64
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 64:1
This chapter is a continuation of the previous one, containing a prayer, which McGuiggan called, "a half-hearted confession and prayer,"[1] which Cheyne identified as the "prayer of the prophet in the name of"[2] the captive nation, and which Barnes criticized as being concerned more with, "God's execution of wrath upon his foes, rather than with his conferring blessings upon his people."[3] The fact of this prayer having been composed in the times of the prophet Isaiah would, it seems to us,... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 64:5
"Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou wast wroth, and we sinned, in them have we been of long time; and shall we be saved? For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee; for thou hast hid thy face... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 64:8
"But now, O Jehovah, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand."This is the third time in this prayer (See Isaiah 63:16) that the appeal has been directed to God as the Father of his people. Isaiah did not presume to plead any merit on Israel's part, but appealed only to God's gracious covenant promises.Douglas has pointed out the following correspondences between this chapter and the early chapters of the prophecy. "Isaiah 64:4 is like... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 64:9
"Be not wroth very sore, O Jehovah, neither remember iniquity forever: behold, look, we beseech thee, we are all thy people."Isaiah's great prayer here is a model in many respects; but like all language, there is a line in it that might have been misunderstood, especially by the wicked majority of Israel. That line is the last clause of Isaiah 64:9."We are ALL thy people ..." (Isaiah 64:9). While true enough if understood as an assertion that all of us are created by God, it is a serious error... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 64:10
"Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste. Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Jehovah? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?""Thy holy cities ..." (Isaiah 64:10). Only Jerusalem was ordinarily honored with the title of "Holy City"; but here the term is extended to include all the cities of... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 64
CHAP. LXIV. The church prayeth for the illustration of God's power: celebrating God's mercy, it maketh confession of its natural corruptions; it complaineth of its affliction. Before Christ 698. read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 64:1-3
Isaiah 64:1-3. Oh that thou wouldst rend, &c.— Wouldst rend, &c. Isa 64:2 as the fire kindleth the dry fuel; as the fire causeth the waters to boil, &c. Lowth. The ideas are here taken from the descent of God upon mount Sinai, and are very similar to Judges 5:4. The connexion is this: "Oh that thou wouldst descend, that the mountains might flow at thy presence! thy indignation so raging, as a fire breaketh out of dried sticks, (so the original may be rendered,) and spreads the... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 64:4
Isaiah 64:4. For since the beginning, &c.— See 1 Corinthians 2:9. The meaning of the phrase, Neither hath the eye seen, O God, besides thee, is, "no one can relate or explain, as no one hath seen, what is known only to God, in all his wonderful operations, whose mighty wisdom far transcends human thought and counsel." St. Paul has expressed this paraphrastically, Neither have entered into the heart of man the things, &c. Comp. ch. Leviticus 8:9. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 64:11
praised. See note on "shall not", &c. (Isaiah 13:10 ). is burned up with fire. This prayer is proleptic; and is said now by anticipation of the then (and now still future) day of Israel's repentance and return to Jehovah. pleasant things = goodly places, or vessels. Same word as in 2 Chronicles 36:19 . read more