Isaiah 24

Isaiah 24:1

THe eath] the Italian, the contrey; namely, Iudea.

Isaiah 24:2

The priest] that is to say, as well the politick as the Ecclesiasticall order, in which consists the order of the state shall be overthrown: or all shall be dealt with alike, great and little.

Isaiah 24:5

Is defiled] with blood, murthers, rapes, and other cruelties and outrages of war, and hath not beene kept with that respect as is due to a Country consecrated to God.

Isaiah 24:6

The curse] namely, the curse of God, or the punishment of their perjurie, for violating the oath which they had made to God, see Deuteronomy 29:20. Are burned] are consumed by the combustion of warre: or dried up like a river through an extream drought.

Isaiah 24:11

For wine] the Italian, for want of wine; because all occasions and meanes of mirth have been taken away The mirth] since the peoples captivity, all manner of mirth and pleasure hath ceased in the countrey.

Isaiah 24:13

When thus] that is to say, that small remnant of people that shall escape the wars, shall be all gathered together and carried away captive to Babylon, or shall voluntarily exile it selfe into Egypt, and so the land shall remain empty.

Isaiah 24:14

They shall sing] at the time of their deliverance For the majestie] the Italian, for the height; namely, for his glorious power shewed for their deliverance From the sea] namely, from those far Countries whither they were carried.

Isaiah 24:16

Have we heard] a description of the confession of their sins which the Jews should make in Babylon, and of Gods Justice in visiting them, see Daniel 9:5. Isaid] namely, I Isaiaheven at this time doe lament their grievous transgressions before the punishment fall upon them, as they themselves shall afterwards confesse.

Isaiah 24:18

He who slecth] that is to say, Hee that escapeth from one danger shall fall into a greater, Amos 5:19. The windows] that is to say, Gods Judgements shall come pouring downe upon the earth like a deluge, Genesis 7:11. Psal. 42. 7. and therefore there will be no way to avoid them.

Isaiah 24:20

The transgression] it shall be so overburthened with grievous punishments for our sinnes, that the Lord shall even overthow it Not rise] it shall not be able to stay the ruine, nor know how to get out of it, as it did in the former calamities, though at last it shall please God to restore it wih his almighty hand.

Isaiah 24:21

The bost] namely, the Church likened to the Stars of the firmament for the dignity of her heavenly vocation, Daniel 8:10. see Isaiah 34:4-5. Lamentations 2:1. The Kings] namely, of the world, and all their might.

Isaiah 24:22

Bee visued] with Gods grace by Christs comming upon the earth, who shall be the Sunne of righteousnesse, and the day spring from above, who with his soveraigne divine brightnesse shall darken all other inferiour and worldly lights, as a great light dims a lesser, see Luke 1:78.

Isaiah 24:23

Shall reign] in the person of his Sonne, manifested to the world and raised up in glory Before his ancients gloriously] the Italian, there shall be glory before his ancients; that is to say, God in the glorious power of his Spirit shall bee present in his Church, signified by the ancients, or heads of the ancient people, see Exodus 24:9-10. Revelation 4:4.