Isaiah 32 - Introduction
_THE BLESSINGS OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM. DESOLATION IS FORESHEWN. RESTORATION IS PROMISED TO SUCCEED._ _Before Christ 713._... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE BLESSINGS OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM. DESOLATION IS FORESHEWN. RESTORATION IS PROMISED TO SUCCEED._ _Before Christ 713._... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD, A KING SHALL REIGN— The prophet sets forth the two consequences of this gracious and glorious benefit; namely,—in these verses,—the flourishing and prosperous reign of Hezekiah, to shew forth itself at this time in all the authority and beauty of virtue and holiness, as a type of Jesus Chris... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE EYES, &C.— The prophet here goes on to set forth the prerogatives of this time and kingdom; which, however primarily they may refer to the reign of Hezekiah, must, in their full and complete sense, be referred to the reign of Christ. He says, that the demonstration of the divine glory, justi... [ Continue Reading ]
THE HEART ALSO OF THE RASH— _Of the inconsiderate._ The meaning of this verse is, that men of precipitate judgment, who had too inconsiderately passed their opinion concerning the administration of divine Providence, and had either unfortunately and unreasonably, or in a doubtful and involved manner... [ Continue Reading ]
THE VILE PERSON, &C.— The meaning of this passage is, clearly, that, after the time of this great deliverance under the reign of a pious and just king, those things and persons which had appeared under _false_ colours, should be called by their true names, and should be brought to light and appear i... [ Continue Reading ]
RISE UP, YE WOMEN— The prophet, to shew the _sinners_ and _hypocrites in Zion,_ (ch. Isaiah 33:14.) that they must not build any false hopes of blessings from God, such as he had just now predicted, while in their state of impenitence,—denounces against them the calamities which, first by the Assyri... [ Continue Reading ]
TREMBLE, YE WOMEN— _Tremble,_ &c.—_and gird sackcloth upon your loins,_ Isaiah 32:12 _upon your breasts; lamenting for the pleasant field, for the fruitful vine:_ Isaiah 32:13 _for the land,_ &c.—_yea, for all the houses of joy;_ [_for_] _the joyous city,_ Isaiah 32:14. _Because the temple is desert... [ Continue Reading ]
UNTIL THE SPIRIT BE POURED UPON US— The prophet teaches, that the calamity which he had foretold should at length terminate, after a long delay, in excellent benefits to be conferred upon the people of God, as he had shewn in ch. Isaiah 29:17, &c. and Isaiah 30:19, &c. which are analogous to this. T... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN IT SHALL HAIL— The prophet having, in the preceding verses, set forth the felicity of the church restored, could not pass by the divine judgment upon its enemies. By the _decent,_ or _foot of the forest,_ we understand that track of country which was beneath mount Libanus, and usually called Sy... [ Continue Reading ]
BLESSED ARE YE THAT SOW, &C.— The _wilderness_ of the Gentile world was to be changed into a _fruitful field;_ the prophet therefore foresaw it would come to pass, that the apostles and disciples of Jesus Christ, departing from Judaea, should, throughout the whole known world, and in the most celebr... [ Continue Reading ]