foundation and the type are the homage which, from the Gentile world,
was offered to Solomon, 1 Kings x.--[Hebrew: mnvHh] "resting place,"
"dwelling place," "habitation;" comp. Ps. cxxxii. 13, 14: "For the Lord
hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for His _habitation_. This is my
_rest_ ([Hebrew: mnvHti]) for ever; here will I _dwell_, for I have
desired it." The glory of the King passes over to His residence to
which the Gentile world are flowing together, in order to do homage to
Him; Comp. Ps. lxxii. 10: "The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall
bring presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts." The
comparison of this passage alone is sufficient to refute the absurd
interpretation, according to which [Hebrew: emiM] and [Hebrew: gviM]
are referred to the Israelitish tribes,--an interpretation which has
been tried with as little success in the fundamental passage (Gen.
xlix. 10), according to which the [Hebrew: emiM] are to adhere to
Shiloh; compare Vol. i. p. 62.

Ver. 11: "_And it shall come to pass in that day, the Lord shall
continue a second time with His hand to ransom the remnant of His
people which has remained from Asshur and from Egypt, from Patros and
from Cush, from Elam and from Shinar, from Hamath and from the islands
of the sea._"

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From the Gentiles, the Prophet now turns to Israel. The reception of
the Gentiles into the Messianic Kingdom is not by any means to take
place at the expense of the old covenant-people; even they shall be
brought back again, and shall be received into the Kingdom of God.
[Hebrew: ivsiP] must be connected with [Hebrew: lqnvt], comp. 2 Sam.
xxiv. 1: "And the Lord continued to kill," [Hebrew: lhrg]. It is
unnecessary and arbitrary to supply [Hebrew: lwlH]. [Hebrew: idv] is
Accusative, "as to His hand," equivalent to "with His hand;" comp. Ps.
iii. 5, xvii. 10, 11, 13, 14. Just the hand of God, which here comes
into consideration as the instrument of _doing_, is repeatedly
mentioned in the account of the deliverance from Egypt; comp. Exod.
iii. 20, vii. 4, xiii. 9. The expression: "_He shall continue_," in
general, points out the idea that it is not a new beginning which is
here concerned, but the continuation of former acting, by which
believing was rendered so much the more easy. The expression, "a
_second time_," points more distinctly to the type of the _deliverance
from Egypt_ with which the redemption to be effected by Christ is
frequently pa