Isaiah:9

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* Nevertheless (note :)He comforts the Church again after these great threatenings promising to restore them to great glory in Messiah .(:note ) the dimness [shall ] not [be ] such as [was ] in her distress , With which Israel was punished , first by Tiglath-pilesar , which was a light scourge in respect to that which they suffered afterward by Shalmaneser , who carried the Israelites away captive . when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali , and afterward did more grievously afflict [her by ] the way of the sea , beyond Jordan , in Galilee of While the Jews and Gentiles dwelt together by reason of those twenty cites , which Solomon gave to Hiram . the nations . * The people that (note :)Which were in captivity in Babylon and the prophets speaks of that thing which would come to pass 60 years later as though it were now done .(:note ) walked in darkness have seen a great Meaning , the comfort of their deliverance . light : they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death , upon them hath the This captivity and deliverance were figures of our captivity by sin and of our deliverance by Christ through the preaching of the Gospel , ( Mat_4:15-16 ). light shined . * Thou hast (note :)Their number was greater when they went into captivity then when they returned but their joy was greater at their return , ( Hag_2:9 ).(:note ) multiplied the nation , [and ] increased the joy : they rejoice before thee according to the joy in harvest , [and ] as [men ] rejoice when they divide the spoil . * For thou hast broken the (note :)You gave them perfect joy by delivering them , and by destroying the tyrants , that had kept them in cruel bondage , as you delivered them by Gideon from the Midianites , ( Jdg_7:21 ).(:note ) yoke of his burden , and the staff of his shoulder , the rod of his oppressor , as in the day of Midian . * For every battle of the warrior [is ] with confused noise , and garments rolled in blood ; but [this ] shall be (note :)He speaks of the deliverance of his Church , which he has delivered miraculously from his enemies , but especially by the coming of Christ of whom he prophecies in the next verse .(:note ) with burning [and ] fuel of fire . * For to us a child is born , to us a son is given : and the government shall be upon his shoulder : and his name shall be called Wonderful , Counsellor , The mighty God , The everlasting (note :)The author of eternity , and by whom the Church and every member of it will be preserved forever , and have immortal life .(:note ) Father , The Prince of Peace . * Of the increase of [his ] government and peace [there shall be ] no end , upon the throne of David , and upon his kingdom , to order it , and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever . (note :)His singular love and care for his elect .(:note ) The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this . * The Lord sent a word into Jacob , and it hath lighted upon (note :)This is another prophecy against them of Samaria who were mockers and contemners of God 's promises and menaces .(:note ) Israel . * And all the people shall knowe , euen Ephraim , and the inhabitant of Samaria , that say in the pride and presumption of the heart , * The (note :)We were but weak , when the enemy overcame us , but we will make ourselves so strong , that we will neither care for our enemies , nor fear God 's threatenings .(:note ) bricks have fallen down , but we will build with hewn stones : the sycamores are cut down , but we will change [them into ] cedars . * Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of (note :)Rezin king of Syria , who was in league with Israel , was slain by the Assyrians , after whose death , Aram that is , the Syrians were against Israel , who on the other side were assailed by the Philistines .(:note ) Rezin against him , and join his enemies together ; * Aram before and the Philistims behinde , and they shall deuoure Israel with open mouth : yet for all this his wrath is not turned away , but his hand is stretched out still . * For the people turneth not vnto him that smiteth them , neither doe they seeke the Lord of hostes . * Therefore will the Lord cut off from Israel head and taile , branche and rush in one day . * The ancient and the honorable man , he is the head : and the prophet that teacheth lies , he is the taile . * For the leaders of the people cause them to erre : and they that are led by them are deuoured . * Therefore shall the Lord haue no pleasure in their yong men , neither will he haue compassion of their fatherlesse and of their widowes : for euery one is an hypocrite and wicked , and euery mouth speaketh follie : yet for all this his wrath is not turned away , but his hand is stretched out stil . * For wickedness (note :)Wickedness as a bellows kindles the fire of God 's wrath which consumes all his obstinate enemies .(:note ) burneth as the fire : it shall devour the briers and thorns , and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest , and they shall mount up [like ] the rising of smoke . * Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened , and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire : no man shall (note :)Though there was no foreign enemy , yet they will destroy one another .(:note ) spare his brother . * And he shall snatch on the right hand , and be hungry ; and he shall eat on the left hand , and they shall not be satisfied : they shall eat every man the (note :)Their greediness will be insatiable , so that one brother will eat up another , as though he should eat his own flesh .(:note ) flesh of his own arm : * Manasseh , Ephraim : and Ephraim Manasseh , and they both shall be against Iudah yet for all this his wrath is not turned away , but his hand is stretched out still .

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