My salvation — That eminent salvation by the Messiah, and in which, without this you shall have no share. Is near — So the scripture often speaks of things which are at a great distance, as if they were present or at hand, Habakkuk 2:3; James 5:8; Revelation 22:20. My righteousness — The same thing... [ Continue Reading ]
The man — Every man not only Jews but Gentiles, as it is explained in the following verses. The sabbath — The sabbath seems to be put here, as sacrifice is elsewhere, for the whole worship of God.... [ Continue Reading ]
The stranger — The stranger, the Gentile, who by birth is a stranger to God, that hath turned from dumb idols to the living God. The eunuch — Who is here joined with the stranger, because he was forbidden to enter into the congregation of the Lord, Deuteronomy 23:1. Under these two instances he unde... [ Continue Reading ]
Take hold — That stedfastly keep the conditions of my covenant.... [ Continue Reading ]
In mine house — In my temple. Better — A far greater blessing and honour than that of having posterity, even my favour, and my spirit, and eternal felicity.... [ Continue Reading ]
Mountain — To my house, which stood upon mount Zion. Joyful — By accepting their services, and comforting their hearts with the sense of my love. Accepted — They shall have as free access to mine house and altar, as the Jews themselves, and their services shall be as acceptable to me. Evangelical wo... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord — Who will gather to himself, and bring into their own land, those that are cast out of their own land. Yet — I will make a far more comprehensive gathering of the Gentiles.... [ Continue Reading ]
Come — This is a prediction of Israel's destruction by their cruel enemies. The prophet having largely discoursed concerning the Messiah, and his kingdom, and having encouraged the Gentiles with God's gracious promises made to them, now proceeds to terrify the unbelieving Jews, and to shew that as t... [ Continue Reading ]
His — Israel's. Watchmen — Priests and teachers; he mentions only the teachers, because ignorance was most shameful in them, but hereby he supposes the gross ignorance of the people. Bark — They are also slothful and negligent in instructing the people, and do not faithfully reprove them for their s... [ Continue Reading ]
They look — They regard neither God's glory, nor the peoples good, but only the satisfaction of their own base desires. Quarter — In their several stations.... [ Continue Reading ]
Say they — Unto their brethren, fellow — priests, or other jolly companions. Fill ourselves — We will drink not only to delight, but even to drunkenness, as the word signifies, which shews their dreadful security and contempt of God, and their abandoning of all care of their own or peoples souls.... [ Continue Reading ]