Isaiah 63 - Introduction
* Christ's victory over his enemies. (1-6) His mercy toward his church. (7-14) The prayer of the church. (15-19)... [ Continue Reading ]
* Christ's victory over his enemies. (1-6) His mercy toward his church. (7-14) The prayer of the church. (15-19)... [ Continue Reading ]
1-6 The prophet, in vision, beholds the Messiah returning in triumph from the conquest of his enemies, of whom Edom was a type. Travelling, not as wearied by the combat, but, in the greatness of his strength, prepared to overcome every opposing power. Messiah declares that he had been treading the... [ Continue Reading ]
7-14 The latter part of this chapter, and the whole of the next, seem to express the prayers of the Jews on their conversation. They acknowledge God's great mercies and favours to their nation. They confess their wickedness and hardness of heart; they entreat his forgiveness, and deplore the misera... [ Continue Reading ]
15-19 They beseech him to look down on the abject condition of their once-favoured nation. Would it not be glorious to his name to remove the veil from their hearts, to return to the tribes of his inheritance? The Babylonish captivity, and the after-deliverance of the Jews, were shadows of the event... [ Continue Reading ]