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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
With whom my hand shall be established,.... A promise of God's gracious presence with Christ, as man and Mediator, which is his work; of a communication of grace and strength from him, to carry him through it; and of his supporting and upholding him under it; which hand of his power and grace would be always prepared and ready for him, as the word...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. The omnipotence of God is manifested in Christ, for he is “the power of God” as well as “the wisdom of God.”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The enemy shall not exact upon him,.... The enemy is the devil, as in the interpretation of the parable of the tares, Matthew 13:39, the implacable enemy of Christ and his church; and yet, notwithstanding all his enmity and malice, he could not "exact", or get more inflicted on him, than the law and justice of God required of him, as the sinner's...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him, He had enough of that when he was upon the earth; but it is all over now. He has gone into his glory, and the enemy cannot touch him now.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted. I will set his hand also in the sea and his right hand in the rivers. Do not believe, dear friends,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. “The son of wickedness” did afflict David for a while, but afterwards he came to the throne, and ruled gloriously over God’s ancient people. So is it with our covenant Lord and King. The wicked cannot now exact upon him, nor afflict him; he sits upon the throne in glory far...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And I will beat down his foes before his face,.... In Judea, and in the Gentile world; more especially in Rome Pagan, and Rome Papal; in the most public manner, before his Gospel, and the ministry of it by his servants; and they shall either submit unto it, or be broken to pieces as a potter's vessel; for he must reign till all enemies are put...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him, There is the portion of all haters of Christ. God will, somehow or other, in the order of his providence bring the evil home to them. If they will not have God’s Son, they shall not have his mercy; they shall, sooner or later, be beaten down before his face.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. Who can ever stand up in opposition to Christ? He is that stone of which he himself said, “Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him,.... The "faithfulness" of God was and is with Christ, in performing promises made to him respecting his work, and strength to do it, as man, and the glory that should follow; and also those made to his people in him, relating to grace here, and happiness hereafter: and though there was no "mercy"...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted. I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. He shall reign “from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.” We may go on to fight for him, for his triumph is sure.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted. God is ever with his Son, Jesus Christ, in the plenitude of his faithfulness and mercy, to make him a continual blessing to his people.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
I will set his hand also in the sea,.... Which is expressive not of his dominion over the sea, and of his power and authority over all things in it, which: he has by right of creation, and as Mediator, Psalms 8:5, of which there were instances in the days of his flesh, Matthew 8:26, but of his kingdom taking place in, and of his government over...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. Our King is a great King, and he rules over sea and land; there is no bound to his dominions, and there will be no end to his righteous rule.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He shall cry unto me, thou art my Father,.... Not by creation, as he is the Father of angels and men; nor by adoption, as he is the Father of saints; but by generation, being the begotter of him, Psalms 2:7 so that he is Christ's own and proper Father, and Christ is his own and proper Son, John 5:18, and he frequently called him his Father, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. So he is. Firstborn among men, firstborn of kings, his throne is loftier than the most imperial power on the earth. Blessed be his name! Let us adore him tonight; and here, in the midst of his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. If his children forsake my...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. All God’s children are a praying family, and his only-begotten and well-beloved Son sets a noble example in this respect as well as in everything else. He is still the great Intercessor before the throne of his Father.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Also I will make him my firstborn,.... Or, "make him the firstborn"; make him great, as Jarchi interprets it; give him the blessing, the double portion of inheritance: so Christ is made most blessed for ever, and has all spiritual blessings in his hands; and is heir of all things, and his people joint-heirs with him. Christ is God's "firstborn",...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. Christ is indeed “higher than the kings of the earth,” for he is “King of kings and Lord of lords.” Do not your hearts rejoice as you think of this blessed King with whom God has entered into a covenant to bless all who are trusting in him, even the very poorest and feeblest of...