The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:9-11
Christ's reward. There is a relation between work and reward signified in our Lord's own announcement: "He that humbleth himself shall be exalted" ( Luke 14:11 ). I. CHRIST 'S EXALTATION "Wherefore also God highly exalted him." This exaltation is associated with his resurrection, his ascension, and his sitting at God's right hand. It was the reward of his obedience unto death, as the Surety-Head of his people. It was a part of his exaltation that God "gave unto him the Name... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:5-11
The mind that was in Christ Jesus. The experience of Christ is the supreme example of his doctrine that "he that humbleth himself shall be exalted." It is here described as an incentive to our duty of unselfish humility. But as the apostle narrates the wonderful facts, and enumerates the details with evident delight on their own account, we may find in them an inexhaustible subject for meditation, and, while not forgetting the object of drawing a practical lesson from them, we may be... read more