Isaiah 63:1-2

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 63:2

Wherefore art thou red in thy apparel ,.... Christ having satisfied the church as to her first question, concerning his person, who he was; she puts a second to him, about the colour of his garments, which was red, and the reason of it. His garments at his transfiguration were white as snow, whiter than any fuller on earth could whiten them; his robe of righteousness is fine linen, clean and white; the garment of his human nature, or his form as man, was white and ruddy; but this, through... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 63:2

Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel - For ללבושך lilebushecha , twenty-nine MSS. (nine ancient) of Kennicott's, and thirty of De Rossi s, and one edition, have ללבושיך lilebusheycha in the plural; so the Septuagint and Syriac. And all the ancient Versions read it with מ mem , instead of the first ל lamed . But the true reading is probably מלבושך malbushecha in the singular, as in Isaiah 63:3 . - L. 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

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