And I took my staff, [even] Beauty, and cut it
asunder,
&c.] Signifying that he dropped his pastoral care of them:
the Gospel indeed, which is meant by the staff "Beauty", cannot
be made void; it will have its designed effect; it is the
everlasting Gospel, and will endure; its blessings, promises,
doctrines, ordinances, and ministers, shall continue, till all
the elect are gathered in, even unto the second coming of Christ:
but then it may be removed from one place to another; it may be
taken from one people, and given to another; and which is
generally owing to contempt of it, unfruitfulness under it, and
indifference to it; and this is the case here, it designs the
taking away of the Gospel from the Jews, who despised it, and the
carrying of it into the Gentile world; see ( Matthew
21:43 ) ( Acts 13:46 Acts 13:47 ) :
that I might break my covenant which I had made with all
the
people;
not the covenant of works, that was made with all mankind in
Adam; that was broke, not by the Lord, but by man; and was broke
before the Gospel was published; nor the covenant of grace, for
this was not made with all the people, nor can it be broken; but
the Mosaic economy, the Sinai covenant, called the old covenant,
which gradually vanished away: it was of right abolished at the
death of Christ; when the Gospel was entirely removed, it more
appeared to be so; and this was thoroughly done at the
destruction of the city and temple. The last clause may be
rendered, "which" covenant "I have made with all the people"; the
Gentiles, having promised and given orders to send the Gospel
unto them, which was accordingly done.