Isaiah 53

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:7

The submissive spirit. Those who have a high appreciation of the more minute scriptural correspondences will naturally find a reference here to the fact recorded in Matthew 27:14 . But we prefer to dwell on the submissiveness rather than the silence of our Lord, on the inward spirit rather than the outward incident. I. THE SUBMISSIVENESS OF OUR SAVIOUR 'S SPIRIT . The unspoken word of repining or reproach was of real value, because, in him, it indicated the unquestioning... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:7

The triumph of silence. "Opened not his mouth." A careful study of the fivefold examinations of our Lord, before Annas, before the Sanhedrin, before Pilate, before Herod, and before Pilate again, will bring very impressively to view the remarkable silences of our Lord. Sometimes he spoke, never more than brief sentences. But sometimes no word could be drawn from him, and the silence was either convincing or aggravating. It was, however, always the sign that our Lord had supreme command... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:7-12

Patience and the Divine purpose. In the picture of the Servant of Jehovah we have an exemplification of the force of quiet endurance which prevails over violence, even to victory. I. AN EXAMPLE OF SUBMISSION TO WRONG . The slave-driver ( Exodus 3:7 ; Job 3:18 ), or the exactor of a tax or a debt ( Deuteronomy 15:2 , Deuteronomy 15:3 ; 2 Kings 23:35 ), is the image of oppression in its urgency and its contumely· And the silence of the suffering One eloquently... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:8

He was taken from prison and from judgment ; rather, by oppression and a judgment was he taken away; i.e. (us Dr. Kay says) "by a violence which cloaked itself under the formalities of a legal process." The Septuagint Version, which is quoted by Philip the deacon in the Acts ( Isaiah 8:1-22 :33), must have been derived from quite a different text. It preserves, however, the right rendering of the verb, "was he taken away," i.e. removed from the earth. Who shall declare his generation?... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:8-10

The shortness but sufficiency of human life. "Who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living." "He shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days." Here is a paradox in connection with our Master which finds a close correspondence in another connected with ourselves. I. THE BREVITY AND PERPETUITY OF OUR LORD 'S CAREER . It was indeed true, as the prophet foresaw, that "he was cut off," etc.; his days were few; his ministry was... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:9

And he made his grave with the wicked ; rather, they assigned him his grave with the wicked. The verb is used impersonally. Those who condemned Christ to be crucified with two malefactors on the common execution-ground—"the place of a skull"—meant his grave to be "with the wicked," with whom it would naturally have been but for the interference of Joseph of Arimathaea. Crucified persons were buried with their crosses near the scene of their crucifixion by the Romans . And with the rich in... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:10

Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him (see the comment on Isaiah 53:6 , ad fin. ) . The sufferings of Christ, proceeding from the "determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God" ( Acts 2:23 ), and being permitted by him; were in some sort his doing. It "pleased him," moreover, that they should be undergone, for he saw with satisfaction the Son's self-sacrifice, and he witnessed with joy man's redemption and deliverance effected thereby. He hath put him to grief; rather, he dealt... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:10

A soul-offering. This prepares us to see that the real sacrifice for sin, which our Redeemer offered, was the full surrender of his will , his self , to God, which found expression, for us to apprehend it, in his bodily sufferings on the cross (see Hosea 9:14 ). I. SIN IS A SOUL - THING . It is not an act; it is a man acting. II. PENALTY IS A SOUL - THING . "The soul that sinneth, it shall die." III. SALVATION IS A SOUL - THING . Christ bore the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:11

He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied ; rather, because of the travail of his soul he shall see , and be satisfied (comp. Philippians 2:7-11 , "He made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men; and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross, Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a Name which is above every... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:11

Satisfied for sore travail. When the sufferings of our Lord are spoken of in Scripture, they are usually connected with his exaltation and glory. "When they testified of the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow;" "It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God;" "Ought not Messias to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory? For the suffering of death crowned with glory and honour! A witness of the sufferings of Christ,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:7-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:8-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:11

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