Isaiah 63:1

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 63:1-6

It is a glorious victory that is here enquired into first and then accounted for. 1. It is a victory obtained by the providence of God over the enemies of Israel; over the Babylonians (say some), whom Cyrus conquered and God by him, and they will have the prophet to make the first discovery of him in his triumphant return when he is in the country of Edom: but this can by no means be admitted, because the country of Babylon is always spoken of as the land of the north, whereas Edom lay south... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 63:1

Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah ?.... These are not the words of the angels at the time of Christ's ascension to heaven; or of the people of Israel; but rather of the prophet, or of the church he represents; by whom this question is put, not concerning Michael the archangel returning from fighting the king of Persia, for what has Edom and Bozrah to do with Persia? nor concerning Judas Maccabaeus, in whose times it seems a victory was obtained over the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 63:1

Who is this that cometh from Edom - Probably both Edom and Bozrah are only figurative expressions, to point out the place in which God should discomfit his enemies. Edom signifies red, and Bozrah, a vintage. Kimchi interprets the whole of the destruction of Rome. I that speak in righteousness "I who publish righteousness" - A MS. has המדבר hammedabber , with the demonstrative article added with greater force and emphasis: The announcer of righteousness. A MS. has צדקה tsedakah ,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 63:1

Who is this? The prophet opens the dialogue with an inquiry, "Who is it that presents himself before him suddenly in a strange guise?" He comes from Edom, from Bozrah —a principal Edomite city (see the comment on Isaiah 34:6 )— with dyed garments ; or, rather, with blood-red garments—garments incarnadined with gore. "Who is this," again he asks, "that is glorious (or, splendid ) in his apparel"—the blood-stained vesture of the conqueror was a glory to him ( Nahum 2:3 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 63:1

The coming Saviour. "Mighty to save." The question is asked, Who is this?" and the answer is given in Eastern figures of speech, which represent Christ's character and work. I. THE SAVIOUR COMES WITH A GREAT SACRIFICE . With "dyed garments;" for the cross lies at the foundation of the world's recovery. We are weary of all theories of atonement from Anselm's day downwards, but the atonement remains as the central truth of our religion. It rests on our Lord's own authority... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 63:1

The Conqueror from Edom. The land of Edom was the country inhabited by the descendants of Esau. The original enmity between Esau and Jacob was kept up by the two races. The Edomites were regarded by the Israelites as their hereditary enemies, and no doubt the feeling was reciprocated. The Edomites had special opportunities for harassing Israel, by reason of the proximity of their country. Bozrah was one of the chief cities, if not the chief city, of Edom. We may try to realize the scene so... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 63:1

Edom on the skirts of Palestine. Sin hangs on the borders of goodness everywhere, as just across her southern boundary-line Edom always lay threateningly upon the skirts of Palestine. We open any page of human history and what do we see? There is a higher life in man. It is imperfect, full of mixture, just like that mottled history of Hebrewdom. But always right on its border lies the hostile Edom, watchful, indefatigable, inexorable, as the redoubtable old foe of the Jews. Always it is the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 63:1-6

SECTION IX .— THE JUDGMENT OF GOD ON IDUMAEA ( Isaiah 63:1-6 ). A JUDGMENT ON IDUMAEA . Isaiah had already, in the first portion of his prophecy, announced" a great slaughter in the land of Idumaea" as resolved on in the counsels of God ( Isaiah 34:5-10 ). He now recurs to the subject, and represents Jehovah ,as a warrior with blood-stained garments, fresh from the field of battle in Edom, where he has trodden down his foes and taken a fierce vengeance on them.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 63:1-6

The Idumaeans a type of God's enemies. There was a time when Esau sought to slay his brother Jacob ( Genesis 27:41 ); and the same spirit of violence and hatred possessed the Edomite nation during its entire career. Edom strove to debar Israel from entrance into the Holy Land by refusing to give them a passage through her borders ( Numbers 20:14-21 ). She was always ready to join Israel's enemies, and sought perpetually to take Israel at a disadvantage ( 2 Kings 16:6 ; 2 Chronicles... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 63:1-6

The earlier and the later redemption. The energetic and graphic language of the text applies only in part to that Messianic kingdom to which the prophet makes such frequent reference. It obviously relates, primarily and principally, to the deliverance wrought by Jehovah in favour of his people Israel, and is concerned with the redressing of their political wrongs. But the expressions used are strongly suggestive of a far greater redemption, in which all the children of men are vitally... read more

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