Geneva Bible Notes: Isaiah 27

Isaiah 27:1 ^! A prophecie against the kingdome of Satan.

Isaiah 27:1 ^a At the time appointed.

Isaiah 27:1 ^b That is, by his mightie power and by his worde. He prophecieth here of the destruction of Satan and his kingdome vnder the name of Liuiathan, Asshur and Egypt.

Isaiah 27:2 ^c Meaning, of the best wine, which this vineyarde, that is the Church, shulde bring forthe as moste agreable to the Lord.

Isaiah 27:2 ^! And of the joye of the Church for their deliuerance.

Isaiah 27:4 ^d Therefore he wil destroy the kingdome of Satan, because he loueth his Church for his owne mericies sake, & can not be angrie with it, but wisheth that he may powre his angre vpon the wicked infideles, whome he meaneth by briers & thornes.

Isaiah 27:5 ^e He marueleth that Israel wil not come by gentlenes, except God make them to fele his roddes, & so bring them vnto him.

Isaiah 27:6 ^f Thogh I afflict & diminish my people for a time, yet shal the rote spring againe & bring forthe in great abundance.

Isaiah 27:7 ^g He sheweth that God punisheth his in mercie, & his enemies in justice.

Isaiah 27:8 ^h That is, thou wilt not destroie the rote of thy Church thogh the branches thereof sme to perish by the sharpe winde of affliction.

Isaiah 27:9 ⁱ He sheweth that there is no true repentance, nor ful reconciliacion to God, til the heart be purged from all idolatrie, and the monuments thereof destroyed.

Isaiah 27:10 ^k Notwithshtanding his fauour that he wil shewe them after, yet Jerusalem shalbe destroyed, and grasse for cattel shal growe in it.

Isaiah 27:11 ^l God shal not haue nede of mightie enemies: for the verie women shal do it to thier great shame.

Isaiah 27:12 ^m He shal destroy all from Euphrates to Nilus: for some fled toward Egypt, thinking to haue escaped.

Isaiah 27:13 ⁿ In the time of Cyrus, by whome they shulde be deliuered: but this was chiefly accomplished vnder Christ.