Isaiah 64
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Chapter 64
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The church's prayer continued, for the illustration of God's glory, ver. 1 - 5.
With a confession of their sins, and complaint of their afflictions, ver. 6 - 12.
| 64:1 | 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 way: possibly an allusion to God's coming down upon mount Sinai, in those terrible flames of fire. |
| 64:2 | Fire - Come with such zeal for thy people, that the solid mountains may be no more before thy breath, than metal that runs, or water that boils by the force of a vehement fire. Known - That thine enemies may know thy power, and that thy name may be dreaded among them. |
| 64:3 | Terrible things - This may relate to what he did among the Egyptians, tho' it be not recorded, and afterward in the wilderness.Looked not for - Such things as we could never expect.Mountains - Kings, princes, and potentates, may metaphorically be understood by these mountains. |
| 64:4 | Besides thee - This is to be applied to all the wonderful works, that God at all times wrought for his people: and thus they are a plea with God, that they might well expect such things from him now, that had done such wonderful things for their fathers. Waiteth - This may be taken with reference both to the state of grace and glory, those incomprehensible things that are exhibited through Christ in the mysteries of the gospel. |
| 64:5 | Meetest - As the father the prodigal. Worketh - That rejoices to work righteousness. Continuance - To those that work righteousness.Be saved - In so doing, in working righteousness. |
| 64:6 | Unclean - Formerly there were some that feared thee; but now we are all as one polluted mass, nothing of good left in us by reason of an universal degeneracy. And all - The very best of us all are no better than the uncleanest things. Taken - Carried away to Babylon, as leaves hurried away by a boisterous wind. |
| 64:7 | That calleth - That call upon thee as they ought.Take hold - Either to stay thee from departing from us, or to fetch thee back when departed. |
| 64:8 | Our father - Notwithstanding all this thou art our father both by creation, and by adoption, therefore pity us thy children. |
| 64:9 | Thy people - Thou hast no people in covenant but us, and wilt thou not leave thyself a people in the world? |
| 64:11 | Pleasant things - The king's palace, and the houses of the nobles, and other pieces of state and magnificence. |
| 64:12 | Wilt thou - Do none of these things move thee to take vengeance?Thy peace - Wilt thou be as one that regards not? |