foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with 12 for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. Thus saith the Lord, The Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers; Kings shall see and arise; princes also shall worship because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee. Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders and kings shall be thy nursingfathers, and their queens thy nursing-mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. Is. xlix. 6, 7. 22, 23. Behold, I have given "him" ("Christ") for a witness to the people behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee, because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. Is. lv. 4, 5. I will overturn, overturn, overturn "it" ("Jerusalem"), and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him. Ez. xxi. 27. I will shake all nations, and the Desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts. Hag. ii. 7. And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. Zec. ii. 11. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you. Zec. viii. 20. 23. And before "him" ("the Son of man") shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. Mat. xxv. 32. He (Jesus) shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David; and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Lu. i. 32, 33. Mine eyes (said Simeon, taking up Jesus in his arms) have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. Lu. ii. 30, 31, I (said Jesus), if I be lifted up from the 32. earth, will draw all men unto me. 32. John xii. Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, in him shall the Gentiles trust. Ro. xv. 12. We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 2 Co. v. 10. It is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda. He. vii. 14. The seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever. Re. xi. 15. 11 His foal unto the vine.] Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? Is. lxiii. 1, 2, 3. He washed his garments in wine.] Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine, and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon. 1 Ki. iv. 20. 25. Come out to me (saith the king of Assyria), and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig-tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern: until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil-olive and of honey, that ye may live and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah when he persuadeth you, saying, The Lord will deliver us. 2 Ki. xviii. 31, 32. And it shall come to pass in that day (when Jerusalem shall be holy), that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim. Joel iii. 18. They shall sit every man under his vine, and under his fig-tree, and none shall make them afraid; for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it. Mi. iv. 4. And he (one of the elders) said to me, These (arrayed in white robes) are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Re. vii. 14. He (who sat upon the white horse) was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called, The Word of God, Re. xix. 13. 12 His eyes shall be red, &c.] Who hath 11 and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Binding his In shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Is. ix. 6. There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots; and the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; and shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes; neither reprove after the hearing of his ears but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked: and righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. Is. xi. 1-5. Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. Is. lxii. 11. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name whereby he shall be called, The Lord our Righteousness. Je. xxiii. 5, 6. Thus saith the Lord God, Remove the diadem, and take off the crown; this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high: I will overturn, overturn, overturn it; and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him. Ez. xxi. 26, 27. I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come; and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts. Hag. ii. 7. Many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee. Zec. ii. 11. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities: and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts; I will go also: yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all the languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you. Zec. viii. 20-23. And before him shall be gathered all nations, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. Mat. xxv. 32. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end Lu. i. 32, 33. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. John xii. 32. Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse; and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, in him shall the Gentiles trust. Ro. xv. 12. We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 2 Co. v. 10. It is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda. He. vii. 14. The seventh angel sounded, and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. Re. xi. 15. The gathering of the people.] He (Christ, under the type of Solomon) shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth: they that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust. The kings of Tarshish and of the Isles shall bring presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts; yea, all kings shall fall down before him; all nations shall serve him. Ps. lxxii. 8-11. It shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow unto it. Is. ii. 2. In that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek; and his rest shall be glorious. And he (the Lord) shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth; the envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim. Is. xi. 10. 12, 13. Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street: a bruised reed shall be not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment ants truth: he shall not fail nor be discouraged till he have set judgment in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law. Is. xlii. 1And he (the Lord) said, It is a light thing that thou (Christ) shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restere the preserved of Israel: I will also give the foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with 12 for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. Thus saith the Lord, The Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers; Kings shall see and arise; princes also shall worship because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee. Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders and kings shall be thy nursingfathers, and their queens thy nursing-mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. Is. xlix. 6, 7. 22, 23. Behold, I have given "him" (" Christ") for a witness to the people behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee, because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. Is. lv. 4, 5. I will overturn, overturn, overturn "it" ("Jerusalem"), and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him. Ez. xxi. 27. I will shake all nations, and the Desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts. Hag. ii. 7. And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. Zec. ii. 11. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you. Zec. viii. 20. 23. And before "him" ("the Son of man") shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. Mat. xxv. 32. He (Jesus) shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David; and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Lu. i. 32, 33. Mine eyes (said Simeon, taking up Jesus in his arms) have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. Lu. ii. 30, 31, I (said Jesus), if I be lifted up from the 32. earth, will draw all men unto me. John xii. 32. Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, in him shall the Gentiles trust. Ro. xv. 12. We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 2 Co. v. 10. It is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda. He. vii. 14. The seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever. Re. xi. 15. 11 His foal unto the vine.] Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? Is. lxiii. 1, 2, 3. He washed his garments in wine.] Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine, and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon. 1 Ki. iv. 20. 25. Come out to me (saith the king of Assyria), and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig-tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern: until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil-olive and of honey, that ye may live and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah when he persuadeth you, saying, The Lord will deliver us. 2 Ki. xviii. 31, 32. And it shall come to pass in that day (when Jerusalem shall be holy), that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim. Joel iii. 18. They shall sit every man under his vine, and under his fig-tree, and none shall make them afraid; for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it. Mi. iv. 4. And he (one of the elders) said to me, These (arrayed in white robes) are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Re. vii. 14. He (who sat upon the white horse) was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called, The Word of God, Re. xix. 13. 12 His eyes shall be red, &c.] Who hath 13 milk. Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be far an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. 14 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: 15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. 16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan woe? who hath sorrow? who hath conten- and Othniel the son of Kenaz died. Ju. iii. tions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? they that tarry long at the wine, they that go to seek mixed wine. Pr. xxiii. 29. 13 Zebulun shall dwell, &c.] And Leah said, God hath endowed me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his (her sixth son's) name Zebulun. Ge. xxx. 20. And of Zebulun he (Israel) said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out. They (Zebulun) shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand. De. xxxiii. 18, 19. The third lot came up for the children of Zebulun, according to their families and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid. And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam, &c. &c. This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families (twelve cities with their villages). Jo. xix. 10-16. 14 Issachar is a strong ass, &c.] And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband and she called his (her fifth son's) name "Issachar" (i. e. "hire"). Ge. xxx. 18. Rejoice, Issachar, in thy tents (said Moses). De. xxxiii. 18. The fourth lot came out for Issachar (in the division of the land by Joshua): and their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem, &c.: and the coast reacheth to Tabor, &c. and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar. Jos. xix. 17-23. The princes of Issachar were with Deborah (said Deborah and Barak in their song of thanksgiving); even Issachar, and also Barak, he was sent on foot into the valley, &c. Ju. v. 15. And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar: and he dwelt in Shamir of mount Ephraim. Ju. x. 1. Of the children of Issachar (that came to David to Hebron) which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred. 1 Ch. xii. 32. 15 Rest was good.] The name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba, which Arba was a great man among the Anakims: and the land had rest from war. Jos. xiv. 15. And the land had rest forty years (after that Othniel had delivered Israel from Chushan-rishathaim): 11. When the king (David) sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies; the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. 2 Sa. vii. 1, 2. Bowed his shoulder.] I removed his (Israel's) shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots. Ps. lxxxi. 6. Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled. Eze. xxix. 18. They (the scribes and Pharisees, said our Lord) bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they them selves will not move them with one of their fingers. Mat. xxxiii. 4. 16 Shall judge, &c.] Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son: and Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan. Ge. xxx. 6. The standard of the camp of the children of Dan (in the order of their march) set forward, which was the rereward of all the camp throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai. Nu. x. 25. Of Dan "he" ("Moses") said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan. De. xxxiii. 22. And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife (afterwards the mother of Samson) was barren, and bare not. And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson (God having hearkened to the voice of Manoah, and sent his angel to the woman): and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him: and the spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan. Ju. xiii. 2. 24, 25. He (Samson) judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. Ju. xv. 20. Now in those days (of Micah's idolatry) there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go search the land; who, when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there. Ju. xviii. 1, 2. shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth 17 the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. I have 18 waited for thy salvation, O Lord. Gad, a troop shall overcome 19 and xv. 17 Shall be a serpent.] See Ju. chap. xiv. Howbeit the hair of his (Samson's) head began to grow again after he was shaven. Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: and when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport; and they set him between the pillars. And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them; now the house was full of men and women. And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, Strengthen me, pray thee, only this once O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes (for the Philistines took him and put out his eyes); and Samson took hold of the two middle pillars. And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life. Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying place of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years. Ju. xvi. 22-31. And when they (the six hundred men sent by the Danites to surprise Laish), were a good way from the house of Micah (whose gods they had robbed him of), the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan. And they cried unto the children of Dan: and they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company? And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee? And the children of Dan said, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, &c. And the children of Dan went their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house. And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure, and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire. And they called the name of the city Dan. And the children of Dan set up the graven image. And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he had made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. Ju. xviii. 22-31. Of the Danites (who came to David to Hebron), expert in war, twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. 1 Ch. xii. 35. I 18. Waited for thy salvation, &c.] Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. Ps. xiv. 7. Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies, and thy loving kindnesses, for they have been ever of old. Ps. xxv. 6. I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. Ps. xl. 1. Truly my soul waiteth upon God, from him cometh my salvation; my soul wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation. Ps. lxii. 1. 5. 6. Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation. Ps. lxxxv. 7. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O Lord, even thy salvation, according to thy word. Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. have longed for thy salvation, O Lord, and thy law is my delight. Ps. cxix. 41. 166. 174. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters; and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us. Ps. cxxiii. 2. I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. Ps. cxxx. 5. I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. Is. viii. 17. And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God, we have waited for him, and he will save us; this is the Lord, we have waited for him, we will be glad, and rejoice in his salvation. Is. xxv. 9. Therefore will the Lord wait that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you; for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. Is. xxx. 18. O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. Is. xxxiii. 2. Yea, in the way of thy judgments have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. Is. xxvi. 8. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him. La. iii. 25. I will look unto the Lord, I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. Mi. vii. 7. And she (Mary) shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus (Saviour), for he shall save his people from their sins. Mat. i. 21. Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom |