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John Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 60:15
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Whereas thou hast been forsaken, &c.] Seemingly forsaken of God; thought to be so by herself, which was matter of complaint; and by her enemies, which to them was matter of joy; the Lord not appearing for her immediate relief, and for her deliverance out of the hands of her persecutors: and hated: of all men, of wicked and profane sinners, and of carnal professors, and especially of the antichristian party: so that no man went through thee; very few passengers in Zion’s ways; few asked the way to her, or joined themselves in fellowship and worship with her. Jacob was small; the number of converts exceeding few: I will make thee an eternal excellency; the saints are the excellent in the earth, in the esteem of God and Christ; they, are their jewels and peculiar treasure, having the excellent graces of the Spirit of God in them; and the excellent robe of Christ’s righteousness on them; an excellent knowledge of divine and spiritual things; an excellent spirit of love and unity; and an excellent order and discipline maintained among them; as well as excellent truths preached, and ordinances administered to them; all which shall continue, being made clearly to appear to be their case: the joy of many generations; of age and agef1191; or, as the Targum, “the house of joy of generation and generation;” that is, the church will be the joy of God and Christ, of the saints, and of the whole world, age after age, for a long period of time: (see <236518>Isaiah 65:18,19) there seems to be some respect to (<194802>Psalm 48:2).
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