shall build the temple of the LORD] In the qualitie of a king, even as those temporall Commanders, Moses, Solomon, and Zrubbabel were chosen by God, to oversee the building of the Tabernacle, and the Temple.
shall bear the glory] Namely, the royall glory.
upon his throne] In the heavenly glory, where he shall eternally execute the other part, to wit, his priesthood, in making intercession for his Church, Hebrews 9:24.
and he shall be a priest upon his throne] Psalms 110:4. Hebrews 3:1. Or, there shall be.
counsel of peace] These two offices and properties shall for ever be united together in Christ, and shall perfectly agree one with the other, though they seem to be very different: the one being to execute justice in commanding and punishing; the other of mercy, to expiate and pardon, that he may be obeyed when he commands, Psalms 130:4. having put men into Gods favour, to make them receive the spirit, which inclineth them to a voluntary obedience.