Isaiah 4 - Introduction
_IN THE EXTREMITY OF EVILS, CHRIST'S KINGDOM SHALL BE A SANCTUARY._ _Before Christ 760._... [ Continue Reading ]
_IN THE EXTREMITY OF EVILS, CHRIST'S KINGDOM SHALL BE A SANCTUARY._ _Before Christ 760._... [ Continue Reading ]
AND IN THAT DAY— We have in this verse the consequence of the preceding evil. The prophet declares, that the war and captivity shall make such a prodigious scarcity in the male sex, that seven women shall be glad to apply to a single man for protection, preservation, and marriage: and importune him,... [ Continue Reading ]
IN THAT DAY, &C.— The third part of this discourse begins here; in which is set forth the flourishing state of the remnant of the Jewish people after the times of the former calamity, under the care and providence of an illustrious person whom the prophet here calls _the BRANCH of Jehovah._ In this... [ Continue Reading ]
AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS— The doctrine of this period is twofold; first, that God by the spirit of judgment will purify and cleanse his church; and, secondly, that those who remain _written among the living, i.e._ the people of the Messiah, shall become truly holy. See Philippians 4:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE LORD WILL CREATE, &C.— In this description of the external state and providential defence of the people of the Messiah, the metaphor is taken from the ancient symbol of the pillar of cloud and fire. _Upon all the glory shall be a defence,_ means that the divine protection and defence shall b... [ Continue Reading ]