Isaiah 51

Isaiah 51:1

Hearken] Esay returnes to Comfort the godly party again, endeavouring to keep them from being dismaid, either by the consideration of their own fewnesse and feeblenesse, or by the apprehension of the supposed might, malice, and multitude of the adparty

alone, and blessed him, and increased him] And so I will deale with you.

Isaiah 51:3

shall comfort Zion] God can do, and will do as much for his Church, as he sometime did for Abraham.

Isaiah 51:4

a Law] As a Law, at mount Sinai; so a second Law, even the Gospel.

Isaiah 51:5

My salvation is gone forth] Aiming at Cyrus his Proclamation, Ezra I. 1, 2.

the Isles shall wait upon me] The Gentiles, at the law of the Gospel.

Isaiah 51:9

Awake, awake,] Spoken either in the person of Gods people; or by the Prophet himself, moving in their behalf.

Rahab] Egypt.

Dragon] Pharaoh.

Isaiah 51:11

returne] From the Babylonish captivity. Gods answer to the former supplication.

Isaiah 51:13

and where is the fury?] The Babylonians are perished; and their fury is gone.

Isaiah 51:16

thy mouth] The mouth of Esay. Yet so as more eminently intending Christ.

that I may plant the heavens,] To make a new world, a new heavens, and a new earth, chap. LXV. 17. and LXVI. 22. 2 Cor. V. 17, 18. 2 Pet. III. 13.

Isaiah 51:17

Awake, awake,] He largely declares the deep misery of Gods people; their delivery; and the utter overthrow of their enemies; in the residue of the Chapter.