17:22 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch {n} of the high cedar, and will set [it]; I will crop off from the {o} top of its young twigs a tender one, and will plant [it] upon an high mountain and eminent:
(n) This promise is made to the Church which will be as a small remnant, and as the top of a tree.
(o) I will trim it, and dress it.
17:22 The highest branch - Of the royal seed; of the highest branch that is heir to the throne; namely, the Messiah. An high mountain - Upon mount Zion. Eminent - Not for outward splendor, but for spiritual advantages.
17:22-24 The unbelief of man shall not make the promise of God of none effect. The parable of a tree, used in the threatening, is here presented in the promise. It appears only applicable to Jesus, the Son of David, the Messiah of God. The kingdom of Satan, which has borne so long, so large a sway, shall be broken, and the kingdom of Christ, which was looked upon with contempt, shall be established. Blessed be God, our Redeemer is seen even by the ends of the earth. We may find refuge from the wrath to come, and from every enemy and danger, under his shadow; and believers are fruitful in him.
