Chapter 42:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Song of Solomon Jeremiah
Isaiah 42
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The character and coming of Christ. (1-4) The blessings
of his kingdom. (5-12) The prevalence of true religion. (13-17) Unbelief and
blindness reproved. (18-25)
Verses 1-4 This
prophecy was fulfilled in Christ,
matthew 12:17. Let our
souls rely on him, and rejoice in him; then, for his sake, the Father will be
well-pleased with us. The Holy Spirit not only came, but rested upon him, and
without measure. He patiently bore the contradiction of sinners. His kingdom is
spiritual; he was not to appear with earthly honours. He is tender of those
oppressed with doubts and fears, as a bruised reed; those who are as smoking
flax, as the wick of a lamp newly lighted, which is ready to go out again. He
will not despise them, nor lay upon them more work or more suffering than they
can bear. By a long course of miracles and his resurrection, he fully showed the
truth of his holy religion. By the power of his gospel and grace he fixes
principles in the minds of men, which tend to make them wise and just. The most
distant nations wait for his law, wait for his gospel, and shall welcome it. If
we would make our calling and election sure, and have the Father delight over us
for good, we must behold, hear, believe in, and obey Christ.
Verses 5-12 The
work of redemption brings back man to the obedience he owes to God as his Maker.
Christ is the light of the world. And by his grace he opens the understandings
Satan has blinded, and sets at liberty from the bondage of sin. The Lord has
supported his church. And now he makes new promises, which shall as certainly be
fulfilled as the old ones were. When the Gentiles are brought into the church,
he is glorified in them and by them. Let us give to God those things which are
his, taking heed that we do not serve the creature more than the Creator.
Verses 13-17 The
Lord will appear in his power and glory. He shall cry, in the preaching of his
word. He shall cry aloud in the gospel woes, which must be preached with gospel
blessings, to awaken a sleeping world. He shall conquer by the power of his
Spirit. And those that contradict and blaspheme his gospel, he shall put to
silence and shame; and that which hinders its progress shall be taken out of the
way. To those who by nature were blind, God will show the way to life and
happiness by Jesus Christ. They are weak in knowledge, but He will make darkness
light. They are weak in duty, but their way shall be plain. Those whom God
brings into the right way, he will guide in it. This passage is a prophecy, and
is also applicable to every believer; for the Lord will never leave nor forsake
them.
Verses 18-25
Observe the call given to this people, and the character given of them.
Multitudes are ruined for want of observing that which they cannot but see; they
perish, not through ignorance, but carelessness. The Lord is well-pleased in the
making known his own righteousness. For their sins they were spoiled of all
their possessions. This fully came to pass in the destruction of the Jewish
nation. There is no resisting, nor escaping God's anger. See the mischief sin
makes; it provokes God to anger. And those not humbled by lesser judgments, must
expect greater. Alas! how many professed Christians are blind as the benighted
heathen! While the Lord is well-pleased in saving sinners through the
righteousness of Christ he will also glorify his justice, by punishing all proud
despisers. Seeing God has poured out his wrath on his once-favoured people,
because of their sins, let us fear, lest a promise being left us of entering
into his rest, any of us should be found to come short of it.
Chapter 42:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Song of Solomon Jeremiah
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