And there shall come forth a (a) rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: (a) Because the captivity of Babylon was a figure of the spiritual captivity under sin, he shows that our true deliverance must come by Christ: for as David came out of Jesse, a man without dign... [ Continue Reading ]
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall (b) smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. (b) All these properties can agree to no one, but only to Christ: for it is he who... [ Continue Reading ]
The (c) wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. (c) Men because of their wicked affections are named by the names of beasts, in which the same affections reign: bu... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as (d) the waters cover the sea. (d) It will be in as great abundance as the waters in the sea.... [ Continue Reading ]
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the (e) people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his (f) rest shall be glorious. (e) He prophecies of the calling of the Gentiles. (f) That is, the Church which he also calls his rest, (Psalms 132:14).... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the Lord shall set his hand (g) again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the isles of the sea... [ Continue Reading ]
The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of (h) Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not distress Ephraim. (h) Here he describes the consent that will be in his Church and their victory against their enemies.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD shall utterly destroy the (i) tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand (k) over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make [men] go over dryshod. (i) Meaning a corner of the sea that enters into the land and has the form of a tongue... [ Continue Reading ]