Isaiah 28:21

As in mount Perazim. When David had been anointed king the Philistines came against him, but were smitten at Perazim and Gibeon (1 Chron. 14:8-16). As the Lord had manifested Himself in overwhelming David’s enemies, so He would subdue the enemies of Zion in the last days. His strange work. God is, by nature, merciful, gracious, and long-suffering (Ex. 34:6, 7; Eze. 18:23, 32; 33:11; 2 Peter 3:9). It is alien to His character to inflict pain and suffering, punishment and death, upon His creatures. But at the same time He will “by no means clear the guilty” (Ex. 34:7). Sometimes divine justice seems so long delayed that men conclude it will never come (Eccl. 8:11; Zeph. 1:12; Mal. 2:17; 3:14), and that they may go on in their evil ways with impunity. All who thus presume to take advantage of God’s long-suffering and mercy are here warned that judgment is sure to come (see Eze. 12:21-28; see on Isa. 28:14, 22, 23). When Christ appears as a warrior to subdue His enemies (Rev. 19:11-21), men will see Him acting in a role that appears vastly different from anything they have known before. The Lamb of God will then appear as “the Lion of the tribe of Juda” (Rev. 5:5, 6).