Geneva Bible Notes: Isaiah 64

Isaiah 64:1 ^a The Prophet continueth his prayer, desiring God to declare his lour toward his Curch by miracles, and mightie power as he did in mount Sinai.

Isaiah 64:2 ^b Meaning, the raine, haile, fyre, thunder, & lightenings.

Isaiah 64:2 ^! The Prophet prayeth for the sinnes of the people.

Isaiah 64:4 ^c S. Paul vseth the same kinde of admiration, {1 Cor. 2,9}, marueling at Gods great benefite shewed to his Church by the preaching of the Gospel.

Isaiah 64:5 ^e Thei considered thy great mercies.

Isaiah 64:5 ^f That is, in thy mercies, which he calleth the waies of the Lord.

Isaiah 64:5 ^e Thei considered thy great mercies.

Isaiah 64:5 ^f That is, in thy mercies, which he calleth the waies of the Lord.

Isaiah 64:5 ^g Thou wilt haue pitie vpon vs.

Isaiah 64:5 ^d Thou shewedst fauour toward our fathers, when thei trusted in thee, and walked after thy commandements.

Isaiah 64:6 ^h We are justely punished & broght into captiuitie, because we haue prouoked thee to angre, and thogh we wolde excuse our selues, yet our righteousnes, & best vertues are before thee as vile cloutes, or (as some read) like the menstrous clothes of a woman.

Isaiah 64:6 ^! Mans righteousnes is like a filthy cloth.

Isaiah 64:8 ⁱ Albet o Lord, by thy just judgement thou maiest vtterly destroye vs, as the potter may his pot, yet we appeale to thy mercies, whereby it hathe pleased thee to adopt vs to by thy children.

Isaiah 64:9 ^k For so the flesh judgeth when God doeth not immediatly send succor.

Isaiah 64:10 ^l Which were dedicat to thy seruice and to call vpon thy Name.

Isaiah 64:11 ^m Wherein we rejoyced and worshiped thee.

Isaiah 64:12 ⁿ That is, at the contempt of thine owne glorie thogh our sinnes haue deserued this, yet thou wilt not suffer thy glorie thus to be diminished.