Isaiah 32:1-8 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.… It may be taken as a directory both to magistrates and subjects, what both ought to do. It is here promised and prescribed — I. THAT MAGISTRATES SHOULD DO THEIR DUTY IN THEIR PLACES, and the powers answer the great ends for which they were ordained of God (vers. 1, 2). 1. There shall be a king and princes that shall reign and rule; for it cannot go well when there is no king in Israel. 2. They shall use their power according to law, and not against it. 3. Thus they shall be great blessings to the people (ver. 2). "A man" — that man, that king that reigns in righteousness — "shall be as a hiding-place." II. THAT SUBJECTS SHALL DO THEIR DUTY IN THEIR PLACES. 1. They shall be willing to be taught, and to understand things aright (ver. 3). When this blessed work of reformation is set on foot, and men do their part towards it, God will not be wanting to do His. Then "the eyes of them that see" — of the prophets, the seers — "shall not be dim," &c. 2. There shall be a wonderful change wrought in them by that which is taught them (ver. 4). (1) They shall have a clear head, and be able to discern things that differ, and distinguish concerning them. (2) They shall have a ready utterance. 3. The differences between good and evil, virtue and vice, shall be kept up and no more confounded by those who put darkness for light, and light, for darkness (ver. 5). ( Matthew Henry.) Parallel Verses KJV: Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.WEB: Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice. |
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