Verse 8
He will swallow up death - He, by the grace of God, will taste death for every man. Hebrews 2:9 . Probably, swallow up death, and taste death, in both these verses, refer to the same thing: Jesus dying instead of a guilty world. These forms of speech may refer to the punishment of certain criminals; they were obliged to drink a cup of poison. That cup which every criminal in the world must have drunk, Jesus Christ drank for them; and thus he swallowed up death: but as he rose again from the dead, complete victory was gained.
From these three verses we learn: -
- I. That the Gospel is a plenteous provision: "I will make a feast for all people."
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