Geneva Bible Notes: Isaiah 60

Isaiah 60:1 ^a The time of thy prosperitie and felicitie: where as speaking of Babylon he commanded her to go downe {Chap. 47,1}.

Isaiah 60:2 ^b Signifying that all men are in darknenes til God giue them the light of his Spirit, and that this light shineth to none buy to those that in his Church.

Isaiah 60:3 ^c Meaning, that Judea shulde be as the morning starre & that the Gentiles shulde receiue light of her.

Isaiah 60:3 ^! The Gentiles shal come to the knowledge of the Gospel.

Isaiah 60:4 ^d An infinite nomber from all contreis, as {Chap. 49,18}

Isaiah 60:5 ^e for joye, as the heart is drawen in for sorowe.

Isaiah 60:6 ^f Meaning, that euery one shal honour the Lord with that, wherewith he is able: signifying that it is no true seruing of God, except we offer our selues to serue his glorie, & all that we haue.

Isaiah 60:7 ^g That is, the Arabians, that haue great abundance of cattel.

Isaiah 60:7 ^h Because the altar was a figure of Christ, {Ebr. 13,10}: he sheweth that nothing can be acceptable to him, which is not offred to him by this altar, who was bothe the offring and the altar it self.

Isaiah 60:8 ^! Thei shal come to the Church in abundance.

Isaiah 60:8 ⁱ She ving what great nomber shal come to the Church & with what great diligence and zeale.

Isaiah 60:9 ^k The Gentiles that are now enemies, shal become friends & setters forth of the Church.

Isaiah 60:10 ^l Meaning, Cyrus and his successors: but chiefly this is accomplished in them that serue Christ being conuerted by his Gospel.

Isaiah 60:12 ^m He sheweth that God hathe giuen all power & autoritie here in earth for the vse of his Church: and that they which wil not serue and profit the same, shal be destroied.

Isaiah 60:13 ⁿ There is nothing so excellent which shal not serue the necessitie of the Church.

Isaiah 60:13 ^o Signifying, that Gods majestie is not included in the temple, which is but the place for his fete, that we may learne to rise vp to the heauens.

Isaiah 60:14 ^p To worship their head Christ by obeying his doctrine.

Isaiah 60:16 ^! They shal haue abundance, thogh they suffer for a time.

Isaiah 60:16 ^q Bothe hie and lowe shal be readie to helpe and succour thee.

Isaiah 60:17 ^r Thy gouernours shal loue thee and seke thy wealth and prosperitie.

Isaiah 60:18 ^s Meaning, not a temporal felicitie, but a spiritual, which is fulfilled in Christs kingdome.

Isaiah 60:19 ^t Signifying that all worldelie meanes shal cease, & that Christ shalbe all in all, as {Reuel. 21, 22 & 22,5}.

Isaiah 60:21 ^u The children of the Church.

Isaiah 60:22 ^x Meaning, that the Church hsulde be miraculously mulitplied.