Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 50
* The rejection of the Jews. (1-3) The sufferings and exaltation of the Messiah. (4-9) Consolation to the believer, and warning to the unbeliever. (10,11) read more
Isaiah 50
Matthew Henry
Matthew Henry
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 50:1-3
1-3 Those who have professed to be people of God, and seem to be dealt severely with, are apt to complain, as if God had been hard with them. Here is an answer for such murmurings; God never deprived any of their advantages, except for their sins. The Jews were sent into Babylon for their idolatry, a sin which broke the covenant; and they were at last rejected for crucifying the Lord of glory. God called on them to leave their sins, and prevent their own ruin. Last of all, the Son came to his... read more
Matthew Henry
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 50:4-9
4-9 As Jesus was God and man in one person, we find him sometimes speaking, or spoken of, as the Lord God; at other times, as man and the servant of Jehovah. He was to declare the truths which comfort the broken, contrite heart, those weary of sin, harassed with afflictions. And as the Holy Spirit was upon him, that he might speak as never man spake; so the same Divine influence daily wakened him to pray, to preach the gospel, and to receive and deliver the whole will of the Father. The Father... read more
Matthew Henry
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 50:10-11
10,11 A child of God is afraid of incurring his displeasure. This grace usually appears most in believers when in darkness, when other graces appear not. Those that truly fear God, obey the voice of Christ. A sincere servant of God may for a long time be without views of eternal happiness. What is likely to be an effectual cure in this sad case? Let him trust in the name of the Lord; and let him stay himself upon the promises of the covenant, and build his hopes on them. Let him trust in... read more
Paul E. Kretzmann
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 50:1-11
The Defection of Israel Atoned for by the Servant of Jehovah. The opening of this chapter continues the picture of the Lord and His Church, represented by Zion, His bride, whom He seeks with the faithfulness of His eternal love. v. 1. Thus saith the Lord, in addressing the Jewish nation in general, all members of which were presumably members also of the Lord's Church, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, the reference being to the document which the Jewish Law provided for,... read more
Johann Peter Lange
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Isaiah 50:1-11
II.—THE SECOND DISCOURSEThe Connection between the Guilt of Israel and the Suffering of the Servant, and the Deliverance from Guilt by Faith in the LatterIsaiah 50:0With reference to Isaiah 49:14 the Prophet inquires: Where is Zion’s writing of divorcement? Zion is not repudiated, but only punished, because when its Lord came it did not receive Him. But that is the connection between the guilt of Israel and the sufferings of the Servant, who willingly takes them on Himself because He is strong... read more
Alexander MacLaren
Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 50:4
Isaiah THE SERVANT’S WORDS TO THE WEARY Isa_50:4 . In Isa_49:1 - Isa_49:6 , the beginning of the continuous section of which these verses are part, a transition is made from Israel as collectively the ideal servant of the Lord, to a personal Servant, whose office it is ‘to bring Jacob again to Him.’ We see the ideal in the very act of passing to its highest form, and that in which it is finally fulfilled in history, namely, by the person Jesus. That Jesus was ‘Thy Holy Servant’ was the... read more
Alexander MacLaren
Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 50:5
Isaiah THE SERVANT’S OBEDIENCE Isa_50:5 . I. The secret of Christ’s life, filial obedience. The fact is attested by Scripture. By His own words: ‘My meat is to do the will of My Father’; ‘For thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness’; ‘I came down from heaven not to do My own will.’ By His servant’s words: ‘Obedient unto death’; ‘Made under the law’; ‘He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.’ It is involved in the belief of His righteous manhood. It is essential to true... read more
Alexander MacLaren
Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 50:6
Isaiah THE SERVANT’S VOLUNTARY SUFFERINGS Isa_50:6 . Such words are not to be dealt with coldly. Unless they be grasped by the heart they are not grasped at all. We do not think of analysing in the presence of a great sorrow. There can be no greater dishonour to the name of Christ than an unemotional consideration of His sufferings for us. The hindrances to a due consideration of these are manifold; some arising from intellectual, and some from moral, causes. Most men have difficulty in... read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Isaiah 50:26
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