Isaiah 63:14 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 63:7-14

The prophet is here, in the name of the church, taking a review, and making a thankful recognition, of God's dealings with his church all along, ever since he founded it, before he comes, in the latter end of this chapter and in the next, as a watchman upon the walls, earnestly to pray to God for his compassion towards her in her present deplorable state; and it was usual for God's people, in their prayers, thus to look back. I. Here is a general acknowledgment of God's goodness to them all... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 63:14

As a beast goeth down into the valley ,.... Softly and gently, especially when laden; which may have some respect to the descent of the Israelites into the sea, into which they entered without any fear and dread, and without any hurry and precipitation, though Pharaoh's host was behind them; or rather, "as a beast goes along a valley", or "plain" F3 כבהמה בבקעה תרד "sicut jumentum quod in campo, vel valle, vel planitie, graditur", Gataker. ; with ease, and without any... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 63:13-14

That led them through the deep - As a beast goeth down into the valley - In both these verses there is an allusion to the Israelites going through the Red Sea, in the bottom of which they found no more inconvenience than a horse would in running in the desert, where there was neither stone nor mud; nor a beast in the valley, where all was plain and smooth. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 63:14

The Spirit of the Lord caused him to rest "The Spirit of Jehovah conducted them" - For תניחנו tenichennu , caused him to rest, the Septuagint have ὡδηγησεν αυτους , conducted them; they read תנחם tanchem . The Syriac, Chaldee, and Vulgate read תנחנו tanchennu , conducted him. Two MSS. have the word without the י yod in the middle. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 63:7-14

SECTION X.— AN ADDRESS OF THE EXILES TO GOD , INCLUDING THANKSGIVING , CONFESSION OF SIN , AND SUPPLICATION ( Isaiah 63:7 -64.). GOD PRAISED FOR HIS MERCIES . The address opens with pure and simple thanksgiving of the most general kind, God being praised for his loving-kindness, compassion, and sympathy with his people ( Isaiah 63:7-9 ). An historical survey is then commenced, and Israel's shortcomings contrasted with God's mercies, but with a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 63:10-14

The remembrance of the past. I. THE MEMORY OF GOD . If God is thought of, as he must be thought of, after the analogy of human experiences, he must be thought of as remembering, calling the past to mind, and as undergoing changes of mind in consequence. These are ways of representing first to thought, then in language, an infinite love, which must be capable of all the scale and gamut of feeling—anger, wrath, jealousy, and the revulsion almost to the tenderness of tears. So in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 63:10-14

How God feels and why he acts. The revolt or disobedience of Israel is said to have "vexed [grieved] his Holy Spirit." We learn from this and from a similar expression in Ephesians 4:30 — I. THE GRIEF TO WHICH GOD IS SUBJECT . Men have argued thus. God is a blessed or happy Being; he is infinite in all his attributes; therefore he is infinitely, perfectly happy; therefore there is no possibility of sorrow in his Divine nature. But such reasoning is very precarious and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 63:12-14

The Spirit of God in Moses. "Where is he that put his Holy Spirit in the midst of them?" The shepherds of the flock are Moses, Aaron, and Miriam; but the chief reference must be to Moses. "God gave Moses his Holy. Spirit, and with him the gift of performing miracles, and leading and teaching the people." The images of these verses may be thus explained. "One might suppose that Israel would have trodden with trembling, uncertain steps, the strange way over the bottom of the sea on which human... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 63:14

As a beast goeth down into the valley. Bishop Lowth's version seems the best," As the herd descendeth to the valley." Israel's passage through the Sinaitic peninsula into Canaan is compared to tile movement of a herd of cattle from its summer pastures in the mountains to the valley at their base, where for a time it rests. So God gave his people, after their many trials, "rest" in Canaan ( Hebrews 3:11-18 ). So didst thou lead thy people . "So" refers, not to the last simile only, but to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 63:14

As a beast that goeth down into the valley - As a herd of cattle in the heat of the day descends into the shady glen in order to find rest. In the vale, streams of water usually flow. By those streams and fountains trees grow luxuriantly, and these furnish a cool and refreshing shade. The cattle, therefore, in the heat of the day, naturally descend from the hills, where there are no fountains and streams, and where they are exposed to an intense sun, to seek refreshment in the shade of the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 63:7-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 63:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 63:13-14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 63:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 63:7-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 63:10-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 63:10-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 63:12-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 63:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 63:14

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