Geneva Bible Notes (1560)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}.

^{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.

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

^{3 !} The Gentiles shal come to the knowledge of the Gospel.

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

^{5 e} for joye, as the heart is drawen in for sorowe.

^{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.

^{7 g} That is, the Arabians, that haue great abundance of cattel.

^{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.

^{8 !} Thei shal come to the Church in abundance.

^{8 i} She ving what great nomber shal come to the Church & with what great diligence and zeale.

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

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

^{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.

^{13 n} There is nothing so excellent which shal not serue the necessitie of the Church.

^{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.

^{14 p} To worship their head Christ by obeying his doctrine.

^{16 !} They shal haue abundance, thogh they suffer for a time.

^{16 q} Bothe hie and lowe shal be readie to helpe and succour thee.

^{17 r} Thy gouernours shal loue thee and seke thy wealth and prosperitie.

^{18 s} Meaning, not a temporal felicitie, but a spiritual, which is fulfilled in Christs kingdome.

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

^{21 u} The children of the Church.

^{22 x} Meaning, that the Church hsulde be miraculously mulitplied.