By liberal things shall he stand; or, to liberal things. The Hebrew will bear either sense.
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Isaiah 32:8
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commentaryMatthew Henry on Isaiah 32:1-8Christ our righteous King, and his true disciples, are evidently here intended. The consolations and graces of his Spirit are as rivers of water in this dry land; and as the overhanging rock affords refreshing shade and…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Reign of Justice. (b. c. 726.)THE REIGN OF JUSTICE. (B. C. 726.) We have here the description of a flourishing kingdom. "Blessed art thou, O land! when it is thus with thee, when kings, princes, and people, are in their places such as they should be…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 32:1-8A PROPHECY OF MESSIAH'S KINGDOM. It is generally allowed that this prophecy is Messianic; but some critics insist that it is not so "in a narrow sense." They regard Isaiah as expecting Messiah's kingdom to follow immedi…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 32:1-8An ideal of political good. When the Divine Spirit has been outpoured, when the idols have been cast away, and the Assyrian yoke has been cast off, happy days will dawn. I. ROYALTY WILL BE SYNONYMOUS WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS.…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 32:1-20SECTION VIII. A PROPHECY OF MESSIAH'S KINGDOM (Isaiah 32:1-8). EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 32:5-8A mark of good government, etc. Three lines of thought are here laid down. We have— I. A MARK OF GOOD GOVERNMENT. The displacement of the unworthy and the elevation of the good and wise. Under the reign of the righteous…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 32:8The stability of liberal men. "The liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand," or, "be established." It is quite possible that Isaiah had in mind the good King Hezekiah, of whom very noble an…Joseph S. Exell and contributors