Who — Who, not only of the Gentiles, but even of the Jews, will believe the truth of what I say? And this premonition was highly necessary, both to caution the Jews that they should not stumble at this stone, and to instruct the Gentiles that they should not be seduced with their example. The arm —... [ Continue Reading ]
As a root — And the reason why the Jews will generally reject their Messiah, is, because he shall not come into the world with secular pomp, but he shall grow up, (or spring up, out of the ground) before him, (before the unbelieving Jews, of whom he spake Isaiah 53:1, and that in the singular number... [ Continue Reading ]
We hid — We scorned to look upon him.... [ Continue Reading ]
Yet — Our people believed that he was thus punished by the just judgment of God.... [ Continue Reading ]
Wounded — Which word comprehends all his pains and punishments. For our iniquities — For the guilt of their sins, which he had voluntarily taken upon himself, and for the expiation of their sins, which was hereby purchased. The chastisement — Those punishments by which our peace, our reconciliation... [ Continue Reading ]
We — All mankind. Astray — From God. Have turned — In general, to the way of sin, which may well be called a man's own way, because sin is natural to us, inherent in us, born with us; and in particular, to those several paths, which several men chuse, according to their different opinions, and circu... [ Continue Reading ]
He opened not — He neither murmured against God, nor reviled men.... [ Continue Reading ]
Taken away — Out of this life. By distress and judgment — By oppression and violence. and a pretence of justice. His generation — His posterity. For his death shall not be unfruitful; when he is raised from the dead, he shall have a spiritual seed, a numberless multitude of those who shall believe i... [ Continue Reading ]
With the wicked — This was a farther degree of humiliation. He saith, he made his grave, because this was Christ's own act, and he willingly yielded up himself to death and burial. And that which follows, with the wicked, does not denote the sameness of place, as if he should be buried in the same g... [ Continue Reading ]
He — God was the principal cause of all his sufferings, tho' mens sins were the deserving cause. When — When thou, O God, shalt have made, thy son a sacrifice, by giving him up to death for the atonement of mens sins. His soul is here put for his life, or for himself. Shall see — He shall have a num... [ Continue Reading ]
Shall see — He shall enjoy. The travel — The blessed fruit of all his labours, and sufferings. Satisfied — He shall esteem his own and his father's glory, and the salvation of his people, an abundant recompence. By his knowledge — By the knowledge of him. Justify — Acquit them from the guilt of thei... [ Continue Reading ]
I — God the father. A portion — Which is very commodiously supplied out of the next clause. With the strong — God will give him happy success in his glorious undertaking: he shall conquer all his enemies, and set up his universal and everlasting kingdom in the world. Because — Because he willingly l... [ Continue Reading ]