John Calvin Commentary Isaiah 32:2

"And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land." — Isaiah 32:2 (ASV)

And that man shall be. The Prophet shows plainly by these words how great the importance of well-regulated government is, when he calls that king a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the rain. For mankind can never be so happy as when everyone voluntarily abstains from every kind of violence and injustice, and when they conduct themselves peaceably and without restraint.

Since, therefore, most men are urged and driven by their furious passions to acts of injustice, they would be embroiled in incessant quarreling if a remedy were not provided in the laws and courts of justice. But as many rulers, by a tyrannical exercise of power, raise more troubles than they lessen, it is not without good reason that the good king is honored by this special commendation.

If this was truly said concerning Hezekiah, it may much more be said concerning Christ, in whom we have our best, or rather, our only refuge in those storms by which we must be tossed about as long as we dwell in this world. Whenever, therefore, we are scorched by oppressive heat, let us learn to retreat under his shadow. Whenever we are tossed about by tempests, and think that we are overwhelmed by the violence of the waves, let us learn to turn to him as our safest harbor. He will speedily bring every storm to a calm, and will completely restore what was ruined and decayed.