Isaiah 12:3

Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

Ver. 3. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water.] Joy is the just man's portion, and Christ is the never failing fountain whence by a lively faith he may infallibly fetch it. John 4:10 ; John 4:14 ; Joh 7:37 Christ was much delighted with this metaphor; see John 1:16. Out of this fountain only may men quench their spiritual thirst after righteousness. Haec sola est aqua quae animas arentes, marentes et squalidas reficit, et recreat. a These wells of salvation are those "words of eternal life," Joh 6:68 the rich and "precious promises," 2Pe 1:4 "whereby we are made partakers of the divine nature," and of the Holy Spirit, which is frequently and fitly compared to water in regard of (1.) Ablution; Eze 36:25 (2.) of Fructification; Job 8:11 Isaiah 35:6,7 ; Isa 44:3-4 and (3.) of Refrigeration. Psa 42:1 Rom 5:5 Some think the prophet here alludeth to those softly running waters of Shiloah, Isa 8:6 or to the rock water that followed them in the wilderness, or to that famous fountain, Num 21:16-18 whence they drew waters with so much mirth and melody.

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