Thematic Bible: Isa 35
Thematic Bible
Revivals » Isa 35 » General references to spiritual quickening
This is my comfort in my affliction,
That Your word has revived me and given me life.
O Lord, I have heard the report about You and I fear.
O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years,
In the midst of the years make it known;
In wrath [earnestly] remember compassion and love.
Save my life, O Lord, for Your name’s sake;
In Your righteousness bring my life out of trouble.
Daleth.
My earthly life clings to the dust;
Revive and refresh me according to Your word.
My earthly life clings to the dust;
Revive and refresh me according to Your word.
According to Your steadfast love refresh me and give me life,
So that I may keep and obey the testimony of Your mouth.
Hear my voice according to Your [steadfast] lovingkindness;
O Lord, renew and refresh me according to Your ordinances.
Revivals » Isa 35 » Examples of
And the hand (the power and presence) of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord [for salvation, accepting and drawing near to Jesus as Messiah and Savior].
So then, those who accepted his message were baptized; and on that day about 3,000 souls were added [to the body of believers].
Yet some of the men of Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.
When all the people saw it, they fell face downward; and they said, “The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!”
The crowds gathered and were paying close attention to everything Philip said, as they heard [the message] and saw the [miraculous] signs which he was doing [validating his message].
Then all who lived at Lydda and the plain of Sharon saw [what had happened to] him, and they turned to the Lord.
The inhabitants of one [city] will go to another, saying, “Let us go at once to ask the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts. I will go also.”
Revivals » Isa 35 » Sought
Restore us, O God of hosts;
And cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved.
O Lord, I have heard the report about You and I fear.
O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years,
In the midst of the years make it known;
In wrath [earnestly] remember compassion and love.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then will I teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall be converted and return to You.
Will You not revive us and bring us to life again,
That Your people may rejoice in You?
Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high,
And the wilderness becomes a fertile field,
And the fertile field is valued as a forest.
Revivals » Isa 35 » General references to
Take the words [confessing your guilt] with you and return to the Lord.
Say to Him, “Take away all our wickedness;
Accept what is good and receive us graciously,
So that we may present the fruit of our lips (gratitude).
Then the lame will leap like a deer,
And the tongue of the mute will shout for joy.
For waters will break forth in the wilderness
And streams in the desert.
Let us test and examine our ways,
And let us return to the Lord.
“After two days He will revive us;
On the third day He will raise us up
That we may live before Him.