1. Here the prophet is most concerned for the sanctuary, and place of worship, a type not only of the church, and the worship of God, but also of Christ; because in all these the Lord is greatly concerned in honour, especially considering,
2. His argument, for the Lord's sake; for Christ's sake, the Messiah, who is meant here: which I prove,
1. Because the concurrent testimony of the best interpreters, and the synod of Sardis, is for this interpretation.
2. Because this construction is most agreeable to the text and the Hebrew: the contrary is against it, and forced and figurative, when there is no need of it.
3. The plurality of persons is expressed thus.
4. The word Lord is often attributed to Christ in the Old Testament, Psalms 110:1; and in the New Testament, Luke 1:43, Luke 2:11 1 Thessalonians 20:28 Revelation 17:14 5. Because the Jews had none else to trust to for salvation, 1 Thessalonians 14:13 Acts 15:11 Ephesians 3:12 1 Timothy 2:5. Thus in the Old Testament, Psalms 80:15-17; for the Son's sake, whom he calls the Son of man, Daniel 9:17, for so the Chaldee paraphrase, for the King Messiah. So upon that place, Psalms 72:1, Give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness to the king's son, i.e. the King the Messiah. 2 Samuel 7:21, For thy word's sake, i.e. Christ, 1 Thessalonians 1:1 2 Samuel 12:25, He called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord, of whom Solomon was a type.