For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
For as the earth bringeth forth her bud ... - (Isaiah 45:8; Isaiah 55:10-11; Psalms 72:3; Psalms 85:11.)
Bud - the tender shoots.
Praise - (Isaiah 60:18; Isaiah 62:7.)
Remarks: The grand theme of this prophecy is the Messiahship of the Saviour. He was described in various other aspects previously: here He is set before us as the Anointed One of the Lord Yahweh. In His first sermon in the synagogue at Nazareth He commenced by appropriating to Himself this prophecy. As three classes of typical personages-prophets, priests, and kings-used to be anointed with oil, to consecrate them to their function, so He, the great Antitype, was anointed with the antitypical oil, the fullness of the Spirit, to His function, which combines in one the prophetic, the priestly, and the kingly offices. Since His prophetic function was prominent during His earthly ministry in the flesh, His priestly function at His death, and especially now in His session at the Father's right hand as our great High Priest in the heavens, so at His coming again His kingly office shall be visibly and prominently manifested.