And the Angel of his presence saved them— The chorus, being about to repeat particularly the general benefits mentioned in the preceding verses, refers them to two principal ones, namely, the persevering and avenging Angel, and the consolatory and instructing Holy Spirit. They speak of the first directly, and of the latter obliquely, that they might not have occasion to repeat the same thing; for when they say, Isaiah 63:10 and vexed, or grieved, his Holy Spirit, they suppose that the nation, besides the singular blessing of the great and avenging angel, had also another of the first importance in the Holy Spirit. By the phrase, In all their affliction he was afflicted, is signified the extreme tenderness of God's love toward his people. See chap. Isaiah 49:15. The Angel of his presence means that Angel who conducted them by the cloud and pillar of fire; namely, the Messiah, or second person of the ever-blessed Trinity, who is called the Angel of the presence, or face of the Lord, because he is the brightness of the glory of God. Compare Exodus 33:14. Jesus Christ is called, in the New Testament, The image of God; and the glory of God is said to shine in the face of Jesus Christ. See 2 Corinthians 4:6 and Vitringa.
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Isaiah 63:9
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 bare them, and carried them all the days of old.