The Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 63:14

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

As a beast goeth down into the valley. Bishop Lowth's version seems the best," As the herd descendeth to the valley." Israel's passage through the Sinaitic peninsula into Canaan is compared to tile movement of a herd of cattle from its summer pastures in the mountains to the valley at their base, where for a time it rests.

So God gave his people, after their many trials, "rest" in Canaan (Hebrews 3:11-18). So didst thou lead thy people. "So" refers, not to the last simile only, but to the entire description contained in Isaiah 63:11-14.

To make thyself a glorious name (comp. Isaiah 63:12, and see also Ezekiel 36:21-23; Malachi 1:2).

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