John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 59:20
And the Redeemer shall come to Zion ,.... Not Cyrus, as some; but the Messiah, as it is applied in the Talmud F13 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 98. l. & Yoma, fol. 86. 2. and in other Jewish writers F14 Echa Rabbati, fol. 47. 2. , and as Aben Ezra rightly interprets it; and so Kimchi, who also understands by the enemy, in the preceding verse, Gog and Magog; and this must be understood not of the first coming of Christ to redeem his people by his blood from sin, Satan, and the law;... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 59:16-21
How sin abounded we have read, to our great amazement, in the former part of the chapter; how grace does much more abound we read in these verses. And, as sin took occasion from the commandment to become more exceedingly sinful, so grace took occasion from the transgression of the commandment to appear more exceedingly gracious. Observe, I. Why God wrought salvation for this provoking people, notwithstanding their provocations. It was purely for his own name's sake; because there was nothing... read more