Ver. 10. In that day, saith the Lord of hosts , etc.] The Gospel dispensation, which began with the incarnation, sufferings, death, and resurrection of Christ, and still continues; called sometimes the day of salvation, the acceptable time, and year of the redeemed: shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine, and under the figtree ; which may be expressive of the desire of gracious souls after the conversion of others; they would have them come under the means of grace; and are desirous that the means might be blessed to them; that they might know Christ, and be partakers of the same grace with them; which arises from a sense they have of the blessings they share in; from a love to immortalsouls, and a desire to promote the glory of God; also of the fruitfulness and plenty of the Gospel dispensation; Christ is the true vine, laden with precious fruits; from him saints have all their fruitfulness; they sit under his shadow with delight, and his fruit is sweet unto them; the provisions of his house are very excellent and precious, to which others are invited to partake of: likewise of the fellowship and communion which saints have with each other; they converse in private, join in publicworship, and feast together at the Lord’s table; and encourage one another so to do; all which is crowned with the presence of God, and fellowship with him: moreover, the words may suggest that peace and tranquillity enjoyed by believers under the Gospel dispensation, and that safety and security which they have in and through Christ; (see Gill on “ Micah 4:4”).
Verses 6-10 - All whom God calls to any office he finds fit, or makes so. The Lor will cause the sins of the believer to pass away by his sanctifyin grace, and will enable him to walk in newness of life. As the promise made to David often pass into promises of the Messiah, so the promise to Joshua look forward to Christ, of whose priesthood Joshua's was shadow. Whatever trials we pass through, whatever services we perform our whole dependence must rest on Christ, the Branch of righteousness He is God's servant, employed in his work, obedient to his will devoted to his honour and glory. He is the Branch from which all ou fruit must be gathered. The eye of his Father was upon him, especiall in his sufferings, and when he was buried in the grave, as the foundation-stones are under ground, out of men's sight. But the prophecy rather denotes the attention paid to this preciou Corner-stone. All believers, from the beginning, had looked forward to it in the types and predictions. All believers, after Christ's coming would look to it with faith, hope, and love. Christ shall appear for all his chosen, as the high priest when before the Lord, with the name of all Israelgraven in the precious stones of his breastplate. When God gave a remnant to Christ, to be brought through grace to glory then he engraved this precious stone. By him sin shall be taken away both the guilt and the dominion of it; he did it in one day, that da in which he suffered and died. What should terrify when sin is take away? Then nothing can hurt, and we sit down under Christ's shadow with delight, and are sheltered by it. And gospelgrace, coming with power makes men forward to draw others to it __________________________________________________________________
