In the last days — Or, in the latter days, at the expiring of the seventy years captivity, near two hundred years from Micah's time, a type of the days of the Messiah's kingdom. The mountain — The mountain on which the temple stood, the type of the church of Christ. Established — Literally fulfilled... [ Continue Reading ]
Many nations — This was in part fulfilled when so many proselyted servants of several nations, in love to their Jewish masters, and more to the God of the Jews, came up with them from Jerusalem. Come — So the Jews, released from captivity, encouraged each other; which was a fulfilling of this prophe... [ Continue Reading ]
He — The Messiah shall act as a judge and king. Rebuke — So Christ commissioned his apostles, to teach all nations.... [ Continue Reading ]
They — The redeemed of the Lord, redeemed from Babylonish captivity, the type of a greater redemption by Christ. Shall sit — That is, they shall enjoy peace, security and plenty. This was more fully made good in the gospel — days.... [ Continue Reading ]
All people will walk — It is the practice of all nations, to serve their gods. Will walk — Seek the Lord, embrace his law and worship.... [ Continue Reading ]
That halteth — The Jews weakened with the hard usage of oppressing conquerors. Her — Captive Judah; driven out, of their own land. And Christ will much more gather to his fold those who were captives to Satan.... [ Continue Reading ]
A remnant — Which as they are preserved for a seed, so they take root and increase, and continue to the coming of the Messiah.... [ Continue Reading ]
O tower — One tower put for the whole city Jerusalem. The strong — hold — Ophel, a strong fort, is likewise put for the whole city. The first dominion — The former dominion; the government (after seventy years captivity) shall return to the former royal family, and continue in it 'till Shiloh come.... [ Continue Reading ]
Now — Now I have promised such great things to you. No king — Thou hast lost thy king Zedekiah, but thy God, thy king is with thee. Thy counsellor — Hast thou none among thy wise counsellors left? Yet the Wonderful Counsellor is with thee. Messiah, the wisdom of his father, hath the conduct of thy s... [ Continue Reading ]
In pain — Thou shalt have troubles, sorrows, and dangers in the wars against the Babylonians, and in the captivity under them. Now — Shortly. In the field — In their journey to Babylon they were forced to lodge in the fields. Delivered — By Cyrus, by Darius, and by Artaxerxes; and this was a type of... [ Continue Reading ]
Now — The time is at hand. Defiled — Let her be polluted with blood, and let us enter, sack and destroy her temple and palaces. Look — With delight on her destruction.... [ Continue Reading ]
The thoughts — The design of the holy, just and faithful God. As the sheaves — The husbandman gathers the sheaves into the floor to thresh them; so God in due time will bring his enemies together, that they may be bruised, broken and destroyed.... [ Continue Reading ]
And thresh — The future strength of the church employed in subduing her enemies, is here foretold. Iron — This expresses the strength of the church firm as iron, to beat down her enemies. Brass — By this figurative speech, is the strength of Zion expressed, treading underfoot, and breaking the power... [ Continue Reading ]