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He will drink of the brook in the way; Therefore will he lift up his head.
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The Unstoppable King
Most commentators see this verse as a powerful image of a victorious king. Like a determined general who refuses to be diverted by luxury, he takes a quick drink from a stream in his path and presses on in pursuit of his enemies. This illustrates the Messiah's relentless and swift advance to secure His victory and establish His kingdom.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He shall drink of the brook in the way - The design here seems to be to represent the Messiah as a victorious king and conqueror pu…
19th Century
Anglican
Drink ... lift up. —The victorious leader, faint yet pursuing (Judges 8:4), pauses at the stream that crosses…
Baptist
The Lord at your right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with…
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16th Century
Protestant
He shall drink. Many interpreters, in my opinion, explain this verse in a very harsh manner: that the carnage would be so great as to caus…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He shall drink of the brook in the way This some understand of the sufferings of Christ, compared to a brook, a flow…
Glorious things are spoken here of Christ. Not only would he be superior to all the kings of the earth, but he then existed in glory as the eternal…
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