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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 53:10-12

In the foregoing verses the prophet had testified very particularly of the sufferings of Christ, yet mixing some hints of the happy issue of them; here he again mentions his sufferings, but largely foretels the glory that should follow. We may observe, in these verses, I. The services and sufferings of Christ's state of humiliation. Come, and see how he loved us, see what he did for us. 1. He submitted to the frowns of Heaven (Isa. 53:10): Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him, to put him to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 53:10

Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him ,.... The sufferings of Christ are signified by his being "bruised"; See Gill on Isaiah 53:5 , and as it was foretold he should have his heel bruised by the serpent, Genesis 3:15 , but here it is ascribed to the Lord: he was bruised in body, when buffeted and scourged, and nailed to the cross; and was bruised and broken in spirit, when the sins of his people were laid on him, and the wrath of God came upon him for them: the Lord had a hand in his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 53:10

To grief "With affliction" - For החלי hecheli , the verb, the construction of which seems to be hard and inelegant in this place, the Vulgate reads בחלי bocholi , in infirmitate, "with infirmity." When thou shalt make his soul "If his soul shall make" - For תשים tasim , a MS. has תשם tasem , which may be taken passively, "If his soul shall be made" agreeably to some copies of the Septuagint, which have δωται See likewise the Syriac. When thou shalt make his soul an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:1-12

The Messianic interpretation of the chapter was universally acknowledged by the Jews until the time of Aben Ezra. It was also assumed as indisputable by the Christian Fathers. Almost all Christian expositors down to the commencement of the nineteenth century took the same view. It was only under the pressure of the Christian controversy that the later Jews abandoned the traditional interpretation, and applied the prophecy In the present century a certain number of Christian commentators... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 53:2-11

The sufferings of Jesus. It is the great object of Isaiah, in this chapter, to declare to his countrymen I. THE MESSIAH A SUFFERING MESSIAH . Hitherto Isaiah had looked upon the promised Redeemer on the side of his glories and his triumphs. His names were to be "Immanuel," or "God with us" ( Isaiah 7:14 ), "Wonderful," "Counsellor," "The Mighty God," "The Everlasting Father," "The Prince of Peace" ( Isaiah 9:6 ). "Of the increase of his government and peace there was to be no... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 53:10

Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him - In this verse, the prediction respecting the final glory and triumph of the Messiah commences. The design of the whole prophecy is to state, that in consequence of his great sufferings, he would be exalted to the highest honor (see the notes at Isaiah 52:13). The sense of this verse is, ‘he was subjected to these sufferings, not on account of any sins of his, but because, under the circumstances of the case, his sufferings would be pleasing to Yahweh. He... read more

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