Gather Israel

Isaiah 11:10.] "Christ was lifted up from the earth, that as an ensign or beacon he might draw the eyes and hearts of all men to him (John 12:32). He is set up as an ensign in the preaching of the everlasting gospel, in which the ministers as standard bearers display" Jesus Christ and his truth and love. (Henry.)Exposition, 4 (1725), 39. 

The brazen serpent was set up an ensign, or upon an ensign, as it is in the originalעַל־נֵס אֹתוֹ וְשִׂים (Numbers 21:8). Christ should be set up as an ensign to gather together his people, both of Jews and Gentiles, for their march to Canaan, here spoken. See Isaiah 11:11–12. 

And they should look to Christ, as an army looks to the ensign or standard to see where to go, and how to move, as being that by which the captain leads and guides his army, and keeps 'em together. 

"His rest shall be glorious." That is, the rest that this standard or ensign is set up to gather 'em together, and [to] lead his people. The children of Israel were led to Canaan under ensigns or banners, which rest Joshua brought 'em into. 

This context speaks of an ensign's being set up to gather Israel, and bring 'em to Canaan a "second time," as Isaiah 11:11–12. This rest shall be glorious. 

The earthly Canaan, which Joshua brought the children of Israel into, is called "the glorious land" (Daniel 11:16, Daniel 11:41, and Daniel 11:45); but Joshua did not bring the people to their true rest. But 'tis the spiritual Joshua, or Jesus, does that, who brings 'em to the heavenly Canaan (Hebrews 4:8–9). 

The children of Israel did not fully obtain that rest which Moses promised 'em till Solomon's reign. See 1 Kings 8:56. That rest was glorious, but it was but a type of the glory of Christ's rest.