Matthew Henry Commentary Isaiah 62:10-12

Matthew Henry Commentary

Isaiah 62:10-12

1662–1714
Presbyterian
Matthew Henry
Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry Commentary

Isaiah 62:10-12

1662–1714
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up an ensign for the peoples. Behold, Jehovah hath proclaimed unto the end of the earth, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. And they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of Jehovah: and thou shalt be called Sought out, A city not forsaken." — Isaiah 62:10-12 (ASV)

Way shall be made for Christ's salvation; all difficulties shall be removed. He brings a reward of comfort and peace with him; but a work of humiliation and reformation before him; and they shall be called, The holy people, and, The redeemed of the Lord.

Holiness puts honor and beauty upon any place or person, makes them admired, beloved, and sought after. Many events may have been part fulfillments of this, as earnests of more glorious times yet to come.

The close connection between the blessedness of the Jews and of the Gentiles runs through the Scriptures. The Lord Jesus will complete his work, and he never will forsake one whom he has redeemed and sanctified.