Verse 10
10. The reign of the Messiah (Isaiah 11:1-5) and its peaceful effects, (6-9,) are already described. Other points now arise. The first is, the extensiveness of his reign.
In that day The future time of the establishment of his reign.
A root of Jesse Hebrew, the root-sprout of Jesse. A scion of that ancient and honourable family, still flourishing to amazing growth.
An ensign He shall serve for a standard.
Of the people That is, Gentile peoples, as the definition in the other parallel member shows. He will, in his own person and doctrine, be as it were the stationary banner on Mount Zion, waving to all nations to rally under his sway. Restrictions are removed. The proud old tree of earthly Davidic sovereignty is hewn down, and only the living root has survived, but this will increase in strength to a tree overspreading all peoples. It will be sought unto.
And his rest shall be glorious Literally, his resting place shall be glory. Like Jehovah’s “rest” in the temple, with shechinah hovering with celestial glory over the ark of the covenant. Numbers 10:33. The point settled here is the universality of the spread of the Gospel. The original restriction was but to be the means for the unlimited extension of Messiah’s blessed fulness.
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