11As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.
The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth; …
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-11)That here begins a prophecy of the Messiah and his kingdom is plain from the literal accomplishment of the Zech. 9:9 in, and its express application to, Christ’s riding in triumph into Jerusalem , Matt. 21:5 ; John 12:15 . I. Here is notice given of the approach of the Messiah promised, as matter of great joy to the Old-Testament church: Behold, thy king cometh unto thee . Christ is a king, invest…
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