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Promise of Exponential Growth
Commentators agree this verse promises exponential growth for God's people. A 'little one'—whether a single family, a small clan, or the church in a difficult era—will become a 'strong nation.' This points to the inclusion of the Gentiles, the growth of the church through history, and the final, innumerable gathering of believers at the end of time.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 60:22
18th Century
Theologian
A little one shall become a thousand - There will be a great increase, as if one, and that the smallest, should be multiplied to a …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 60:22
19th Century
Bishop
A little one shall become a thousand. —The noun is probably to be taken not in its merely numerical value, but, as in Jud…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 60:14–22
19th Century
Preacher
And those who despised you shall bow themselves down at the soles of your feet, and they shall call you, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the …
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 60:22
16th Century
Theologian
A little one shall become a thousand. He again confirms what he previously said: that although they were few in number, yet the Church of …
John Gill
On Isaiah 60:22
17th Century
Pastor
A little one shall become a thousand
A small family, a little handful of people in all ages, scattered up and down in the worl…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 60:15–22
17th Century
Minister
We must look for the full accomplishment in times and things, exceeding those of the Old Testament church. The nations and their kings will devote …