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| 1 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with deep-red garments from Bozrah, this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? --I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. |
From Edom – Edom is Esau. Esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage. He therefore fittingly represents Christendom who sold their birthright (the High Calling of God in Christ Jesus) for a mess of pottage (membership in earthly organizations aligned with the kingdoms of earth.)
Our Lord is here described as coming "From Edom," i.e., coming from Christendom. This prophetic picture is after He has already trodden the winepress. It is for that reason that He is described as coming "From Edom."
With dyed garments – Dyed red from the blood coming from the winepress (Rev. 14:20).
Bozrah – The capitol city of Edom (Christendom).
Glorious in thine apparel – Christ in His glory at His second advent.
The greatness of His strength – The strength of the right hand of Jehovah, as His general. The strength of the Divine Nature.
I – Jesus.
That speak in righteousness – "There was no deceit in his mouth." Isa. 53:9
Mighty to save – Having provided the Ransom and now having returned with all power in heaven and in earth. Matt. 28:18 |
| 2 --Wherefore is redness in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winevat? |
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| 3 I have trodden the winepress alone, and of the peoples not a man was with me; and I have trodden them in mine anger, and trampled them in my fury; and their blood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all mine apparel. |
In mine anger – This is Jesus, as the general of Jehovah, carrying out the Father's will. Why is He angry? It is because of the treatment of His people at the hands of the false systems, the counterfeit kingdom which called itself Christendom (Christ's Kingdom.) |
| 4 For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed had come. |
Day of vengeance – Another name for the Battle of Armeggeddon.
Year of my redeemed – See additional comments on Isa. 34:8. |
| 5 And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: and mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me. |
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| 6 And I have trodden down the peoples in mine anger, and made them drunk in my fury; and their blood have I brought down to the earth. |
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| 7 I will record the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah, the praises of Jehovah, according to all that Jehovah hath bestowed upon us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel which he hath bestowed upon them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses.
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| 8 And he said, They are indeed my people, children that will not lie; and he became their Saviour. |
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| 9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the Angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them and carried them all the days of old. |
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| 10 But they rebelled and grieved his holy Spirit: and he turned to be their enemy; himself, he fought against them. |
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| 11 But he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people: Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he that put his holy Spirit within him, |
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| 12 his glorious arm leading them by the right hand of Moses, dividing the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name, |
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| 13 --who led them through the depths, like a horse in the wilderness, and they stumbled not? |
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| 14 As cattle go down into the valley, the Spirit of Jehovah gave them rest; so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name. |
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| 15 Look down from the heavens, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory! Where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy tender mercies? Are they restrained toward me? |
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| 16 For thou art our Father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, Jehovah, art our Father; our Redeemer, from everlasting, is thy name. |
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| 17 Why, O Jehovah, hast thou made us to err from thy ways, hast hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. |
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| 18 Thy holy people have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. |
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| 19 We have become like those over whom thou never barest rule, those not called by thy name. |
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