19. The sun and moon, the brightest objects by day and night, shall be eclipsed by the surpassing glory of God manifesting Himself to thee (Isaiah 30:26; Zechariah 2:5; Revelation 21:23; Revelation 22:5). read more
20. There shall be no national and spiritual obscuration again as formerly (Joel 2:10; Amos 8:9). mourning . . . ended— (Isaiah 25:8; Revelation 21:4). read more
Contrasts with the present 60:17-22 read more
The glory of the Lord would outshine that of the sun and moon. He would provide for His people the light and health which these heavenly bodies formerly produced (cf. Revelation 21:4; Revelation 21:23). The night, because of its darkness, is a time of mourning (cf. Psalms 30:5), but there will be no mourning for Israel because God will enlighten and brighten her. read more
1. The light of deliverance so long waited for (Isaiah 59:9) is about to shine. This prophecy received its highest fulfilment at the coming of Christ, the true Light of the world, which was followed by a great ingathering of the nations to the Church of God (Isaiah 60:3, etc.).2. People] RV ’peoples.’4. Cp. Isaiah 49:18. All they gather themselves] i.e. the exiles who had been dispersed. Nursed.. side] i.e. carried on the hip, in the Eastern fashion. 5. Flow together] RV ’be enlightened.’ Fear]... read more
(19) The sun shall be no more . . .—The ideal picture becomes bolder and more transcendent. Sun and moon may still shine, but, as in Revelation 21:23 (obviously derived from this), they shall not be needed in the radiance of the greater glory of the presence of Jehovah. Here on earth the sun sets and the moon wanes, but in that Divine glory there is no waning and no setting. “Mourning” will belong to the past (comp. Revelation 21:4), everlasting joy to the future. read more
The 'No Mores' of Life Isaiah 60:0 I. The tone is very wonderful. No more sun, no more moon, no more wasting, no more violence, no more earth, no more firmament heaven, but quite another heaven, which that great firmament has been trying, and trying in vain, to hint at all these countless thousands of ages. It is very curious to notice how many things you can part with without parting with yourself. It is astonishing how many things you could cut off your own self and leave yourself in all its... read more
CHAPTER XXIVSALVATION IN SIGHTIsaiah 60:1-22THE deliverance from Babylon has long been certain, since chapter 48; all doubts in the way of Return have been removed, Isaiah 49:1-26 through Isaiah 52:12; the means for the spiritual Restoration of the people have been sufficiently found, chapter 53 and preceding chapters on the Servant: Zion has been hailed from afar, chapter 54; last calls to leave Babylon have been uttered, chapter 55; last councils and comforts, Isaiah 56:1-8; and the civic... read more
CHAPTER 60 The Glory Chapter: The Morning of a New Age and Its Blessing 1. The light and glory has come (Isaiah 60:1 ) 2. The darkness before the morning (Isaiah 60:2 ) 3. The conversion of the Gentiles (Isaiah 60:3 ) 4. The dispersed brought home (Isaiah 60:4 ) 5. The conversion of the world (Isaiah 60:5-9 ) 6. Jerusalem restored and glorified (Isaiah 60:10-16 ) 7. The theocratic kingdom established: Its material and spiritual glories (Isaiah 60:17-22 ) A small volume... read more
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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 60:19-20
Isaiah 60:19-20. The sun, &c.— Every body must perceive that this sublime passage is to be understood metaphorically; and the meaning is, that at the period here spoken of, the church shall be illuminated much more brightly by the divine Glory and Majesty, than the sun and moon illuminate and adorn with their lustre the whole theatre of nature. Vitringa, however, gives a more copious exposition of the text. "It shall come to pass (says he), that the felicity and prosperity of the church, at... read more