Isaiah 64:1-12
1-3. The imagery is taken from the account of the divine manifestation at Sinai (Exodus 19:18).... [ Continue Reading ]
1-3. The imagery is taken from the account of the divine manifestation at Sinai (Exodus 19:18).... [ Continue Reading ]
RV 'As when fire kindleth the brushwood, _and_ the fire causeth,' etc.... [ Continue Reading ]
O GOD, etc.] RV 'a God beside thee, which worketh for him that waiteth for Him.' St. Paul (1 Corinthians 2:9) alludes to this passage to emphasise the fact that human wisdom cannot fathom the working of God. MEETEST] i.e. as a friend. ART] RV 'wast.' IN THOSE, etc.] RV 'in them' (i.e. our sins) '_h... [ Continue Reading ]
AN UNCLEAN _thing_] RV 'one that is unclean.' FILTHY RAGS] RV 'a polluted garment': such as was ceremonially unclean.... [ Continue Reading ]
Cp. Isaiah 63:16; Romans 9:20. An appeal to God that He will not abandon the work of His own hands. 10, 11. Another motive for Jehovah's interference—the present desolation of the land and sanctuary dedicated to Him.... [ Continue Reading ]
HOLY CITIES] Elsewhere Jerusalem only is so called, but the attribute is here extended to the whole land (Zechariah 2:12).... [ Continue Reading ]
PLEASANT THINGS] the same word as 'goodly vessels,' 2 Chronicles 36:19.... [ Continue Reading ]
REFRAIN THYSELF] i.e. refuse to give way to natural tenderness (Genesis 45:1).... [ Continue Reading ]