Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 9:4

"For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian." — Isaiah 9:4 (ASV)

Your enemy shall be defeated, as in the day of Midian. Gideon was, in his dream, likened to a barley-cake, which struck the tent of Midian, so that it collapsed. He and his few heroes, with their pitchers and their trumpets, stood and shouted, The sword of the Lord and of Gideon! and Midian melted away before them.

So shall it be with our sins, and doubts, and fears, if we believe in Jesus, the incarnate God; they shall vanish like the mists of the morning.

The Lord Jesus will break the yoke of our burden, and the rod of our oppressor, as in the day of Midian. Be of good courage, you who are in bondage to fierce and cruel adversaries; for in the name of Jesus, who is God with us, you shall destroy them.