Written by Paul J Bucknell on December, 21, 2019
Isaiah 64:1-12, A Bible Study: One Great Desire: Seeking Revival in a Weary World
Even mature believers, like the church of Sardis (Rev. 3:1-3), at times, need wake-up calls. Comfort, ease, and self-absorption with our plans, often preoccupy us. The promises of our wealthy society allure us to sleep while the continual propaganda megaphone repeatedly shouts, “There is no God. God is not relevant.” It is not that we do not go to church or even pray, but God and His Word becomes only part of our lives, rather than the focus of our lives. Isaiah, in chapter 64, calls us to attention on what we so desperately need.
- Name one or two things you like doing the most?
Basic Study Questions on Isaiah 64:1-5
1 Oh, that Thou wouldst rend the heavens and come down, That the mountains might quake at Thy presence— 2 As fire kindles the brushwood, as fire causes water to boil—To make Thy name known to Thine adversaries, That the nations may tremble at Thy presence! 3 When Thou didst awesome things which we did not expect, Thou didst come down, the mountains quaked at Thy presence. 4 For from of old they have not heard nor perceived by ear, Neither has the eye seen a God besides Thee, who acts in behalf of the one who waits for Him. 5 Thou dost meet him who rejoices in doing righteousness, who remembers Thee in Thy ways. Behold, Thou wast angry, for we sinned, we continued in them a long time; and shall we be saved?
1. What does Isaiah seek God to do in verse 1? What does that mean?
2. How does he further describe this in verse 2?
3. What does he want to happen when God does those things? See verse 2.
4. Did you ever want God to come down and intervene in some powerful way (3)? When was this? Explain.
5. List three things in the world that you would like “straightened out.”
6. What are several things that might happen if God would more clearly reveal His power in the church?
7. From verse 4, what would you say are the things that Isaiah believes about God.
8. What does Isaiah believe about the way God rewards those who seek Him (see verse 5)?
9. From verse 5, what seemed the spiritual condition of the church at that time?