5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
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It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.
He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-7)We have here an answer of peace to the prayers of returning Israel. They seek God’s face, and they shall not seek in vain . God will be sure to meet those in a way of mercy who return to him in a way of duty. If we speak to God in good prayers, God will speak to us in good promises, as he answered the angel with good words and comfortable words , Zech. 1:13. If we take with us the foregoing words…
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