Matthew Poole and continuators on Micah 7:20

20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob , and the mercy to Abraham , which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old .

O God of Mercy, Wisdom, Power and Faithfulness, who ever are honoured with being thine instruments and servants in doing somewhat herein, the work is thine, thou wilt raise up a deliverer, Cyrus shall be thine anointed to do this great work.

Give Heb. actually bestow what thou hast in Mercy promised.

Nothing certain as the Word of God, it is the truth by way of eminency, his promise is yea and amen.

The posterity of Iacob, he was that plain hearted man who gives now name to all the upright and honest among his seed which God will never finally cast off, though n[illegible: 1 letter]w carried Captive they shall be restored, rebuilt and re-established shall flourish, as verse 10, 11, 12. and this as they are a Type of a more gloriously redeemed people.

It was meer grace in God to promise Abraham and his Seed such excellent priviledges which Abraham's natural Seed did inherit, but both this Seed, and this Mercy, lookt beyond the natural descendents of Abraham, and beyond their return to the Land of Canaan whence they were carried. The Mercy to Abraham was that in his Seed all Nations should be blessed, Luk. 1.54, 55. and 68. and holpen.

Not onely as Father to Israel after the Flesh, but to him as Father of the faithful.

Not that there was on Gods part any need of such confirmation but that on our part all doubt might be removed, and we by the immutable things of God might have strong consolation, as Heb. 6.18.

Because this Mercy was frequently repeated in the promises to the Fathers after Abrahams time, by which promises a Mercy to be perpetuated in Abraham's Seed till the Redemption of the Israel of God by the Messiah (of which all temporal deliverances of Israel were figures) should be effected.

Ever since Abrahams days and Gods gracious adopting his Seed to be the peculiar people of God, into this we do, as Israel did, resolve our assurance of final deliverance, Amen.