and in his name the Gentiles will hope.”
Matthew has altered Isaiah's words, yet the sense remains unbroken: the grace of Christ will extend to the Gentiles. The prophet spoke of the isles waiting for His law; the evangelist speaks of the nations putting their hope in His name. The substance is identical.
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The Pharisees raged at His miracles, not truly caring about the sabbath law they pretended to uphold, their real fury was that His doctrine opposed their pride and hypocrisy. They resolved not merely to imprison or banish Him, but to destroy Him, the very source of life, treating the Glory of Israel as an outlaw and plague.
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Commenting on Matthew 12:14-21
And if Satan cast out Satan,.... That is, if Satan, the same with Beelzebub, casts out the rest of the Satans, or other devils, of which he is the prince and head, he is divided against himself; he acts contrary to his own interest, which is to keep possession of the bodies and souls of men; and consequently it must, in course, be subversive of...