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Isaiah 64 Commentary

Do not be furious, O Lord,

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KEY THOUGHT: Nor remember iniquity forever [Isaiah 64:9b NKJV]

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Isaiah 64 NKJV
A Prayer for Help

64 Oh, that You would [a]rend the heavens!
That You would come down!
That the mountains might shake at Your presence—
2 As fire burns brushwood,
As fire causes water to boil—
To make Your name known to Your adversaries,
That the nations may tremble at Your presence!
3 When You did awesome things for which we did not look,
You came down,
The mountains shook at Your presence.
4 For since the beginning of the world
Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear,
Nor has the eye seen any God besides You,
Who acts for the one who waits for Him.
5 You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness,
Who remembers You in Your ways.
You are indeed angry, for we have sinned—
In these ways we continue;
And we need to be saved.

6 But we are all like an unclean thing,
And all our righteousnesses are like [b]filthy rags;
We all fade as a leaf,
And our iniquities, like the wind,
Have taken us away.
7 And there is no one who calls on Your name,
Who stirs himself up to take hold of You;
For You have hidden Your face from us,
And have [c]consumed us because of our iniquities.

8 But now, O Lord,
You are our Father;
We are the clay, and You our potter;
And all we are the work of Your hand.
9 Do not be furious, O Lord,
Nor remember iniquity forever;
Indeed, please look—we all are Your people!
10 Your holy cities are a wilderness,
Zion is a wilderness,
Jerusalem a desolation.
11 Our holy and beautiful [d]temple,
Where our fathers praised You,
Is burned up with fire;
And all our pleasant things [e]are laid waste.
12 Will You restrain Yourself because of these things, O Lord?
Will You [f]hold Your peace, and afflict us very severely?

Footnotes

a. Isaiah 64:1 tear open
b. Isaiah 64:6 Lit. a filthy garment
c. Isaiah 64:7 Lit. caused us to melt
d. Isaiah 64:11 Lit. house
e. Isaiah 64:11 have become a ruin
f. Isaiah 64:12 keep silent

New King James Version (NKJV)

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Isaiah 64 Commentary

We’ve sinned and kept at it for so long! Is there any hope for us?

Who wouldn’t have the same question under our circumstances?

Even our best efforts are filthy through and through.

Isaiah continues the prayer he began in chapter 63. Indeed, the question remains: Is there any hope for us?

“For to us a child is born, to us, a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

Or, “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds, we are healed.”

Isaiah has unfolded the LORD’s master plan by which Israel would be saved; not just Israel but the entire world – the nations.

The prophet has been on international duty. But even for a man like him, home is home. He is flesh and blood. He has his own physical environment.

This prayer reflects the physical conditions under which the prophet worked. Yes, he announced the good news, but it wasn’t a “happening-right-now” situation. He worried about the stubbornness of his own people. Will they continue in their wickedness? Can there be hope for a people deeply entrenched in sin?  

Isaiah’s prayer reflects the hope of the nation in deep grief, but from the prophet’s viewpoint.

No man living today needs to repeat this prayer. The good news is that the LORD has come down to the aid of His people. The LORD Jesus, a child born to us, the Servant, or simply Immanuel, is knocking at every man’s heart. Won’t you say yes to the invitation?

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25 thoughts on “Home”

  1. It has been exciting learning how God can make things happen to his choosen one, God workout something wonderful and fulfils the promises he made to the father of Joseph.

    God’s words remains true so are his promises and indeed it has been God working out the salvation of man Kind by Grace through Faith alone.

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  11. Profound. My life needs a new introduction to God. Not that I have been right, but because God desires to help me… I see an amazing Grace here. Having broken the first commandment, still God looks for me and helps me to build up with him… And live for him. A littles knowledge of the Lord will ignite my passion and desire to serve him. This morning I pledge to seek, live and serve the Lord Jesus Christ and His purposes everyday of my life.
    Beautiful lesson

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  12. The Lord reintroduces himself and shows Israel, He is all they need. Some boast in horses and others in chariots but we’ll boast in the Lord. He is able and the only one worthy of our trust. Lord teach me how to always look up to you at all times and not focus on my strength or capabilities. This is my prayer

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  14. This far too common today. Just do something that seems like true worship yet it’s intent and actual practice is not even close to the set standard by the Lord. I personally feel challenged of some things we do in our personal lives, the focus of many churches and ministries today. We’ll need to realize the Lord must be worship as he has personally guided. Provides a good start of my reflection today

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  15. In those days when there was no King everyone did as they pleased. This is a good reminder to us that we are on own when the King of Kings isn’t leading our lives we’ll be doing what is not right and the results will show clearly how life without Christ looks like. We thank God that even when it looks like he’s not there, he’s behind the scenes working. I have learnt to trust in the Lord always.

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  16. Iam seeing this being stressed… There was no King in Israel… So lawlessness is the order of the day. This shows how heartless and wicked man can be with out the right King in his life. He can do anything. May the Lord help us to allow Christ in our lives that every aspect of our lives is changed and we yield ourselves to him alone.

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  17. I’m sure as the two daughters in-law stayed in Naomi’s home they learned about the God of Israel and appreciated His works among his people. Ruth’s determination and what she says moves my heart. She’s convinced she must go with Naomi and wants to spend her life with her, this relationship was strong especially between a mother inlaw and a daughter in-law. Yet Ruth stays and how she puts it shows the depth of her heart, I’ll go with with you, your people will be my people, your God will be my God…

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