CHAPTER XII _Prophetic hymn of praise for the great mercies vouchsafed to_ _the children of Israel in their deliverance from the great_ _Babylonish captivity, and for redemption by the Messiah_, 1-6. This hymn seems, by its whole tenor, and by many expressions in it, much better calculated for... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Isaiah 12:2. _THE LORD JEHOVAH_] The word יה _Yah_ read here is probably a mistake; and arose originally from the custom of the Jewish scribes, who, when they found a line too short for the word, wrote as many letters as filled it, and then began the next line with the whole word. In writing t... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Isaiah 12:4. _CALL UPON HIS NAME_] קראו בשמו _kiru bishmo, invoke his_ _name_. Make him your _Mediator_, or _call_ the people _in his name_. Preach him who is the _Root of Jesse_, and _who stands as an ensign_ _for the nations_. Call on the people to believe in him; as in him alone salvation i... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Isaiah 12:6. _THOU INHABITANT OF ZION_] Not only the _Jewish people_, to whom his word of salvation was to be sent first; but also all members of the Church of Christ: as in _them_, and in his _Church_, the Holy One of Israel dwells. St. Paul, speaking of the _mystery_ which had been proclaime... [ Continue Reading ]