Context

  • What is described immediately before this passage? [ Isaiah 63:1-6 ]
    • Has this happened yet?
    • How is this in contrast to this week’s passage?
  • Who is speaking just after this passage? [ Isaiah 65:1 ]

Characters

  • What has the Lord done for his people? [ Isaiah 63:7,9 ]
    • How have they treated him in return? [ Isaiah 63:10 ]
    • How did he demonstrate his grace? [ Isaiah 63:11a ]
      • How were the people delivered from the sea? [ Isaiah 63:11-12 ]
      • Where was the Holy Spirit? [ Isaiah 63:11 ]
      • Who led the people? [ Isaiah 63:14 ]
  • What is the plea of the person that is praying? [ Isaiah 63:15-64:12 ]
    • What is the state of the people, the land and the temple? [ Isaiah 63:17-19, Isaiah 64:6-7, Isaiah 64:10-11 ]
    • How does the person praying address the Lord? [ Isaiah 63:16, Isaiah 64:8 ]
    • What have they been affected by? [ Isaiah 64:5-7 ]
      • How hopeful is the picture in the prayer?
    • How is [ Isaiah 65 ] an answer to this prayer?

Application

  • What is the character of the Lord?
    • What has he done for his people?
    • What does the Lord do in response to his people’s sin?
  • What does the praying person in the passage value?
    • Do we value these things?
  • Why is there hope of salvation for God’s people?