Isa 28:12, Mat 11:29 | JFB | e4.org | 12. Rather, "He (Jehovah) who hath said to them." this . . . the rest —Reference may be primarily to "rest" from national warlike preparations, the Jews being at the time "weary" through various preceding calamities, as the Syro-Israelite invasion ( ; compare ). But spiritually, the "rest" meant is that to be found in obeying those very "precepts" of God ( ) which they jeered at (compare ).

‏ Isaiah 28:12

12. Rather, "He (Jehovah) who hath said to them."

this . . . the rest—Reference may be primarily to "rest" from national warlike preparations, the Jews being at the time "weary" through various preceding calamities, as the Syro-Israelite invasion (Isa 7:8; compare Isa 30:15; 22:8; 39:2; 36:1; 2Ki 18:8). But spiritually, the "rest" meant is that to be found in obeying those very "precepts" of God (Isa 28:10) which they jeered at (compare Jer 6:16; Mt 11:29).

‏ Matthew 11:29

29. Take my yoke upon you—the yoke of subjection to Jesus.

and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls—As Christ's willingness to empty Himself to the uttermost of His Father's requirements was the spring of ineffable repose to His own Spirit, so in the same track does He invite all to follow Him, with the assurance of the same experience.