Westminster Annotations, Isaiah · Chapter 63
CHAP. LXIII.
Vers. 1. VVHo is this] Spoken by way of admiration, in the person of the Prophet, or of Gods people. See the like Can. 3. 6. & 8. 5.
that cometh from Edom] A description of Christ, returning from the conquest of the enemies of his Church: among whom the Edomites, none of the last or least. Psal. 137. 7. Propounded here as a type of the spirituall enemies thereof. as Chap. 34. 6.
died garments] Or, garments tainted; (Heb. leavened) to wit, with bloud. Vers. 2. 3.
Bozrah] Chap. 34. 6.
glorious] Heb. decked.
in the greatnesse of his strength] Or, in his great strength. as Chap. 63. 18.
I that speak in righteousnesse] Christs answer; telling them, that they may now see the truth of that, which the Prophets had from him foretold. Chap. 45. 19.
V. 2. Wherefore] A second question: with the answer to it. Vers. 3.
red in thine apparell] Rev. 19. 13.
V. 3. I have troden the wine-presse] Discomfited the adversaries of my Church; and troden them down, as grapes in the wine presse. Lam. 2. 15. Rev. 14. 19, 20. & 19. 15.
there was none with me] There was none that assisted me. Vers. 5. Chap. 59. 16. Or, there was none, that could maintain fight with me. as Chap. 27. 5. Psal. 55. 18. 1 Cor. 10. 22.
I will tread] Or, I trod.
trample] Or, trampled.
their bloud] Heb. their strength. that is, their bloud; wherein mans life and strength consisteth. Gen. 9. 4. Or, the bloud of the strength; that is, of the strongest of them. as wisdom, for a man of wisdom, a wise man. Mic. 6. 9. So vers. 6.
shall be sprinkled] Or, was sprinkled.
I will stain] Or, I stained.
V. 4. the day of vengeance] Chap. 34. 8.
the yeer of my redeemed is come] All I do in this kinde, is for the deliverance of my people, and the righting of their wrongs. Chap. 61. 2.
V. 5. I looked, &c.] Chap. 59. 16.
mine own arm brought salvation unto me] By mine owne power alone I effected what was to be done. Which he can do▪ though all means be missing, and men fail in their dutie. Chap. 59. 16. Psal. 98. 1.
V. 6. I will tread] Or, I trod. See Chap. 14. 25.
make them drunk] Or, made them drunk in my fury; or, with my fury. Chap. 51. 21, 22. I so astonished them, that they were not able to stand, nor knew which way to turn themselves. Chap. 19. 14. Jer. 25. 16, 27.
I will bring down their strength to the earth] Or, shed their bloud on the ground. See Vers. 3.
V. 7. I will mention the loving kindnesses of the LORD] This the rather he here doth, to strengthen their faith, amidst their troubles, with expectation of the like. Psal. 77. 5. 10, 11.
V. 8. he said] When he brought them out of Egypt, and at first made them his people. Implying, what such a favour as that was, should have wrought upon them, and how they should have stood affected to him, that had done so for them. Psal. 81. 8-10.
they are my people] Whom I chose for mine, that they might be holy; presuming that they would be faithfull and loyall to me. Levit. 19. 2, 3. Deut. 26. 18, 19.
will not lie] Or, deal disloyally. Chap. 59. 13.
V. 9. In all their affliction he was afflicted] He took to heart the wrongs done to them, as done to himself. Jud. 10. 16. Zech. 2. 8. Act. 9. 5.
he was afflicted] Or, he afflicted them not. Though they vexed him, yet he spared them. Psal. 78. 38. Or, was not he afflicted? For there is a diverse reading in the Hebrew. as Exod. 21. 8. Job 13. 15. Psal. 100. 3.
the angel of his presence] Christ; the conducter of them in the wildernesse. Exod. 13. 21. & 23. 20. & 33. 14. Act. 7. 38.
in his love, &c.] Deut. 7. 7, 8.
he bare them] Chap. 46. 3. Exod. 19. 4. Deut. 32. 11.
V. 10. they rebelled] They deceived his expectation; and proved rebellious. Chap. 48. 8. See Exod. 15. 24. Num. 14. 11. Psal. 78. 56. & 95. 9.
vexed his holy spirit] Heb. his spirit of holinesse. Vers. 11. See Chap. 43. 24. Psal. 78. 40. Act. 7. 51. Eph. 4. 30.
he was turned to be their enemy] Job 30. 21. Jer. 30. 14.
he fought against them] Judg. 2. 14, 15.
V. 11. Then] Or, Yet. as Chap. 9. 1. Heb. And.
he remembred the dayes of old] Either God calling to minde what he had formerly done; as loath to lose the fruit of his former favours: Exod. 32. 11, 12. Deut. 9. 16, 18, 19. Num. 14. 13-19. Josh. 7. 7, 9. Or, his people in their troubles better bethinking themselves, and calling to minde, what God had formerly done for them: Psal. 78. 34, 35. and complaining that he did not now the like. Judg. 6. 13.
Moses and his people] What by Moses he had done for his people. Psal. 77. 20.
Where is he, &c.] See the like complaints. Psal. 44. 1, 2. & 74. 13, 14. Chap. 51. 9, 10.
that brought them up out of the sea] Exod. 14. 29, 30. Jer. 2. 6.
the shepherd of his flock] Or, shepherds. Moses and Aaron. Psal. 77. 20.
that put his holy spirit within him] Num. 11. 17. Neh. 9. 20. Heb. spirit of holinesse. as vers. 10.
V. 12. with his glorious arm] Heb. arm of glory: or, excellency. as Chap. 62. 8.
dividing the water] Exod. 14. 21, 22. Josh. 3. 16. Chap. 43. 16.
an everlasting name] Heb. a name of eternitie. Chap. 56. 5.
V. 13. Through the deep] Heb. deeps. Psal. 106. 9.
as an horse in the wildernesse] Or, plain. Jerem. 9. 10. As an horse goeth on plain ground; without stumbling.
should not stumble] Or, they stumbled not. Jer. 31. 9.
V. 14. As a beast goeth down into the valley] Or, goeth along in the valley. as Chap. 38. 8. That is, gently and quietly, as an horse is led down an hill; or, easily and without impediment, as a beast travelleth in the Vale, where the way is usually cleare before it.
caused him to rest] Or, led him quietly. Jer. 31. 2.
a glorious name] Heb. name of glory. as Chap 62. 3.
duplicate page duplicate page duplicate page duplicate page V. 15. Look down from heaven] Deut. 26. 15. Psalm 80. 14. Lam. 3. 50.
behold from the habitation of thy holinesse and of thy glory] Or, thine holy and glorious habitation. Psal. 68. 5. Jerem. 25. 30. Look in mercy upon us; and vouchsafe us that favour, that thou sometime shewedst them. Chap 64. 1, 9, 10.
thy zeal] Thine ardent love and affection to thy people. Chap. 9 7. & 26. 11.
the sounding of thy bowels] The yearning of them. 1 King. 3. 26. Cant. 5. 4. Chap. 16. 11. Jer. 31. 20. Hos. 11. 8. Or, the multitude of them. Chap. 60. 5. Jer. 51. 16. Psal. 106. 45.
V. 16. Doubtlesse] Or, For. Vers. 4. 1.
though Abraham be ignorant of us, &c.] Though Abraham be ignorant of our present estate. Job 14. 21. 2 King. 22. 20. Or, though he should refuse to own us for his children; yet wilt not thou refuse to be our father. Psal. 27. 10. Chap. 64. 8.
our redeemer, thy name is from everlasting] Or, our redeemer from everlasting; or, from eternitie, Psal. 90. 2. or, from forepassed ages. Psal. 103. 19.) is thy name.
V. 17. why hast thou made us to erre from thy wayes] Or, doest thou suffer us to erre, &c. as Psal. 119. 10, 116. Prov. 10. 3. By denying, in just judgement, unto thy people, the conduct and guidance of thy Spirit; Vers. 11. and leaving them to be led by their own lusts. Psal. 81. 12. Rom. 1. 26. 28.
from thy fear] Or, so as that we fear thee not. as Psalm 69. 23. Hos. 4. 6.
Return] Psal. 91. 13.
for thy servants sake] For Abraham, Isaac and Jacobs sake; unto whom thou madest thy promise. Exod. 32. 13.
the tribes] Or, to the tribes. Num. 10. 36.
of thine inheritance] Psal. 74. 2.
V. 18. The people of thy holinesse] Or, Thine holy people. Chap. 64. 10.
have possessed it but a little while] In respect of thy promise, that they should possesse it for ever; Gen. 17. 8. & 26. 3. & 28. 13. Exod. 32. 13. which yet was but conditionall. 2 Chron. 33. 8. Or, because a long time seemeth but a little, when it is once past. Job 9. 25, 26. Psal 90. 4.
have troden down thy sanctuary] Either thine holy land; as Exod. 15. 17. Jer. 12. 10. Or, thine holy house. Psalm 74. 3, 7. Lam. 1. 10.
V. 19. We are thine, thou never barest rule over them, they were not called by thy name] Or, thy name was not (or, never was) called upon them. We are yet still thy people, that are called by thy name, so called, and so accounted, and that do call upon thee. Chap. 481 1, 2. & 54. 9. vers. 16. Jer. 14. 9. that which these people, our adversaries, vers. 18. never were, never did. Chap. 65. 1. Jer. 10. 25. Or, We are as those whom thou never barest rule over, nor were ever called by thy name: we are dealt with, as if we had never been thy people. Chap. 26. 13.