Matthew Poole and continuators on Isaiah 16:5

5 And in mercy , shall the throne be established, and he shall sit upon it in truth , in the tabernacle of David, judging and seeking judgment , and hasting righteousness .

By my Mercy. Though they have sinned, and I am now punishing their Sins, yet I will deliver them for my own Mercies sake.

The Kingdom of Iudah. Therefore for thine own sake shew them Kindness in this day of their distress; for they will be capable of requiting thee.

Their King, which is easily and necessarily understood.

Which may respect either, 1. the Manner of his Government, exercising Truth and Justice: But that is more plainly and fully expressed in the last part of the Verse. Or, 2. the Continuance of it, in truth, i. e. firmly and constantly; for truth is oft put for the stability and certainty of a thing, as 2 Chron. 32. 1. Prov. 1[illegible: 1+ letters]. 18. Isa. 61. 8. And this makes the Argument more considerable to the present purpose. The Kingdom shall not onely be restored, but firmly setled: Therefore it is your Interest, O Moabites, to be kind to my People.

In the House, or Palace, which is called a tent or tabernacle, either because Houses are frequently so called in Scripture, as 2 Sam. 20. 1. 1 Kings 8. 66. & 12. 16. or with respect unto the unsetledness of David's House, which now indeed was more like a Tabernacle than a strong Palace; and yet notwithstanding its present Imbecility, should be firmly established.

Searching out the Truth of Causes and Things with care and diligence▪ which is the Duty of a Judge.

Neither denying, nor yet delaying Justice. And these good Qualifications seem to be here mentioned, partly to teach the Rulers of Moab their Duty towards their own People, and the Israelites which were among them; and partly as a Reason and Evidence of that Stability which he had promised to the House of David.

Marginal references: Dan. 7. 14. 27. Mic. 4. 7. Luk. 1. 33.; Or, prepared.