Isaiah 32 Footnotes

32:1-20 The description of a coming righteous king fit Hezekiah, but it would be an exaggeration to claim that features described in vv. 15-20 were fulfilled in Hezekiah’s time. The promise of God opening the eyes of the blind (v. 3; 35:5; 42:18), pouring out his Spirit (11:1), transforming nature (30:23-26), and inaugurating a new age of security and peace (2:2-4; 9:6; 28:12) are all associated with the time when the Messiah will reign in Zion. These features indicate the messianic thrust of this passage.