Isaiah 63:1
1 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is gloriousa in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
THE WARRIOR MESSIAH
‘Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah?’
I. ‘Who is this that cometh from Edom?’—Sin hangs on the borders of goodness everywhere, as just across the narrow Jordan valley Edom always lay threatening upon the skirts of Palestine.
II. Look next what He says to His anxious questioner.—(1) We ask Him, ‘Who is this?’ and He replies, ‘I that come in righteousness, mighty to save.’ (2) It is no holiday monarch coming with a bloodless triumph. Only in self-sacrifice and suffering could even God conquer sin. (3) He has conquered alone. (4) What was the fruit of this victory over Edom which the seer of Israel discovered from his mountain-top? It set Israel free from continual harassing and fear, and gave her a chance to develop along the way that God had marked out for her. Christ’s salvation sets men free.
—Bishop Phillips Brooks.