Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
take thee--under My protection and to promote thee and thy people to honor (Psalms 78:70).
a signet-- (Song of Solomon 8:6; Jeremiah 22:24). A ring with a seal on it; the legal representative of the owner; generally of precious stones and gold, etc., and much valued. Being worn on the finger, it was an object of constant regard. In all which points of view the theocratic people, and their representative, Zerubbabel the type, and Messiah his descendant the Antitype, are regarded by God. The safety of Israel to the end is guaranteed in Messiah, in whom God hath chosen them as His own (Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 43:10; Isaiah 44:1; Isaiah 49:3). So the spiritual Israel is sealed in their covenant head by His Spirit (2 Corinthians 1:20, 2 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 1:4, Ephesians 1:13-14). All is ascribed, not to the merits of Zerubbabel, but to God's gratuitous choice. Christ is the "signet" on God's hand: always in the Father's presence, ever pleasing in his sight. The signet of an Eastern monarch was the sign of delegated authority; so Christ (Matthew 28:18; John 5:22-23).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Song of Solomon 5:14
Song of Solomon 8:6
Jeremiah 22:24
Haggai 2:20
Haggai 2:21
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