5. God is gone up with a shout. Faith
hears the people already shouting. The command of verse 1 is here regarded as a fact. The fight is over; the conqueror rides up
to the gates of the city which is made resplendent with the joy of his return.
The words are fully applicable to the ascension of the Redeemer. We doubt not
that angels and glorified spirits welcomed him with acclamations. He came not
without song; shall we imagine that he returned in silence? The Lord withthe sound of a trumpet. Jesus is Jehovah. The joyful strain of the trumpet
betokens the splendor of his triumph, leading captivity captive, and well might
the clarions ring out the tidings of Emmanuel’s victorious return.
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