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CHAPTER LXIV
_The whole of this chapter, which is very pathetic and tender,_
_may be considered as a formulary of prayer and humiliation_
_intended for the Jews in order to their conversion_, 1-12....
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OH THAT THOU WOULDEST REND THE HEAVENS - That is, in view of the
considerations urged in the previous chapter. In view of the fact that
the temple is burned up Isaiah 64:11; that the city is desolate;...
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CHAPTER 63:7-19-64:12
The Great Intercessory Prayer
1. _Jehovah's loving kindness and power in the past remembered (Isaiah
63:7) _ 2. _Their deepest need (Isaiah 63:15) _ 3. The cry of faith,
Thou ar...
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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Yahweh, who has withdrawn into His glorious heavenly palace, of H...
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OH, &C. Figure of speech _Euche._ Isaiah 6. is joined to Isaiah 6. by
the Massoretic pointing.
FLOW DOWN. quake. The reference is to Sinai in these verses. Compare
Psalms 68:7;...
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OH THAT THOU WOULDST REND, &C.— _Wouldst rend,_ &c. Isaiah 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...
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D. RESTLESSNESS OF ZION (cont-'d), Chapter S 63 - 64
4. PENITENTLY VEXED
TEXT: Isaiah 64:1-7
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Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down,
that the mountains might quake a...
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Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down,
that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
OH THAT THOU WOULDEST REND THE HEAVENS - bursting forth to execute
vengeanc...
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64:1 down (b-19) Or 'quake.'...
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1-3. The imagery is taken from the account of the divine manifestation
at Sinai (Exodus 19:18)....
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD’S PROMISES TO HIS SPECIAL PEOPLE
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 58 TO 66
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 64
This chapter continues the people’s desperate prayer, which began
at...
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The people’s desire was not merely for God to ‘look down’ from
heaven (see Isaiah 63:15). The prayer is now the more urgent request
to ‘come down’.
• A ‘hole in the sky’ expresses the thought that th...
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These verses contain a series of word pictures that describe the
effect of God’s arrival....
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LXIV.
(1) OH THAT THOU WOULDEST REND... — The division of Chapter s
hinders the English reader from seeing that this is really a
continuation of the prayer of Isaiah 63:15. The prophet asks that
Jehov...
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_[Isaiah 63:19b]_ לוּא ־קָרַ֤עְתָּ שָׁמַ֨יִם֙
יָרַ֔דְתָּ מִ...
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CHAPTER XXV
A LAST INTERCESSION AND THE JUDGMENT
Isaiah 63:7 through Isaiah 66:1
WE might well have thought, that with the section we have been
considering the prophecy of Israel's Redemption had re...
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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...
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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...
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O that thou wouldest (a) rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come
down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
(a) The prophet continues his prayer, desiring God to declare his love
tow...
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_Presence, as at Sinai, Exodus xix. 16., and Judges v. 4. Judas [the
Machabee] continues to pray. (Calmet) --- The faithful sigh for
Christ's coming. (Haydock) --- All good people desired it most
ferv...
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CONTENTS
This Chapter is one continued strain of prayer, from beginning to,
end. It is to the same amount in supplication, as the conclusion of
the former chapter, and contains the fervent cries of t...
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Here is a most fervent, animated prayer, in which the Church petitions
her Lord, that by the sovereignty of his grace, and the outpouring of
his Holy Spirit, he would so come forth, and come down in t...
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1._O that thou wouldest rend the heavens! _The particle לוא (_lu_)
appears to me, in this passage, to denote a wish; for, although it has
many significations, yet the context shews that this significa...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 64 AND 65.
The next two Chapter s give us a full revelation of the dealings of
God in answer to this appeal. First of all, God, through His grace,
had been so...
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O THAT THOU WOULDST REND THE HEAVENS, THAT THOU WOULDST COME DOWN,....
Before, the church prayed that the Lord would look down from heaven
and behold, Isaiah 63:15, now that he would open the heavens,...
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Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down,
that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
Ver. 1. _Oh that thou wouldst rend the heavens._] That thou wouldst
lie no lo...
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_O that thou wouldest rend the heavens_ This God is said to do, or to
_bow the heavens, and come down_, when he gives a very signal display
of his power. It is a metaphor taken from men who, when they...
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V. 1. OH, THAT THOU WOULDEST REND THE HEAVENS, so the suppliant now
begs the Lord, THAT THOU WOULDEST COME DOWN, bursting forth to execute
vengeance, suddenly descending on Thy people's foes, THAT THE...
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1-5 They desire that God would manifest himself to them and for them,
so that all may see it. This is applicable to the second coming of
Christ, when the Lord himself shall descend from heaven. They...
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ISAIAH CHAPTER 64 The church's prayer continued, for the illustration
of God's glory, ISAIAH 64:1: with a confession of their sins, and
complaint of their afflictions, ISAIAH 64:6. OH THAT THOU WOULDE...
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Isaiah 64:1 Oh H3863 rend H7167 (H8804) heavens H8064 down H3381
(H8804) mountains H2022 shake H2151 ...
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ISAIAH'S HEART CRY TO YAHWEH FOR HIM TO WORK DRAMATICALLY (ISAIAH
64:1).
Isaiah 64:1
‘Oh that you would rend the heavens, that you would come down,
That the mountains might flow down at your presen...
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Isaiah 64:1
I. This is nothing less than a prayer that God would manifest Himself
as a Judge yes, and as a Destroyer. Isaiah craved for a man who should
deliver men from the oppressions of the world's...
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Isaiah 64:1. _Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou
wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy
presence, as when the melting fire burneth,_
Or, much better, «as when th...
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CONTENTS: Fear and hope of remnant of Israel in day of vengeance.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ.
CONCLUSION: The remnant of Israel in the day of Christ's vengeance
will bewail their sins, thereby justifyi...
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Isaiah 64:1. A new scene of prophetic events opens here, where the
prophet in time of trouble cries the more in spirit to the Messiah.
_Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens and come down._ It is
str...
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_Oh that Thou wouldest rend the heavens_
PRAYER FOR DIVINE MANIFESTATION
I. This is nothing less than A PRAYER THAT GOD WOULD MANIFEST HIMSELF
AS A JUDGE--yes, and as a Destroyer. Isaiah craved for a...
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A PRAYER FOR SPIRITUAL REVIVAL
Isaiah 64:1. _Oh that Thou wouldst rend the heavens, that Thou wouldst
come down, &c._
It is not into the mouth of every Israelite that the prophet puts this
prayer: on...
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 64:1
ISRAEL'S PRAYER CONTINUED AND CONCLUDED. Not content with praying God
to look upon them once more with favour (Isaiah 63:15), Israel now
asks for a theophany, or manifesta
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Oh that you would rend the heavens, that you would come down, and that
the mountains might flow down at thy presence, As when the melting
fire burns, the fire causes the waters to boil, and makes thy...
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2 Peter 3:10; Amos 9:13; Amos 9:5; Exodus 19:11; Exodus 19:18;...
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Rent — A metaphor taken from men, that when they would resolutely
help one in distress, break and fling open doors and whatever may
hinder. Flow down — That all impediments might be removed out of the...