isaiah-53:1-9,-luke-22:42-24:53

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 53:9

9. Rather, "His grave was appointed," or "they appointed Him His grave" [HENGSTENBERG]; that is, they intended (by crucifying Him with two thieves, :-) that He should have His grave "with the wicked." Compare John 19:31, the denial of honorable burial being accounted a great ignominy (see on John 19:31- :; Jeremiah 26:23). and with . . . rich—rather, "but He was with a rich man," c. GESENIUS, for the parallelism to "the wicked," translates "ungodly" (the effect of riches being to make one... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:1

Isaiah marveled at the message that the Lord had revealed to him, that he and the Israelites were to declare to the world as lights to the nations (Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 43:10-12; cf. Isaiah 53:3-6; Isaiah 16:6; Isaiah 24:16; Isaiah 42:24; Isaiah 52:15; Isaiah 64:5-6; John 12:38; Romans 10:16). It was almost unbelievable."It [the rhetorical question, "Who has believed our report?"] does not demand a negative answer, but is designed simply to call attention to the paucity of true believers in the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:1-3

The Servant despised 53:1-3Expositors have called this chapter the holy of holies of Isaiah. It is also the middle chapter in part two of the book (chs. 40-66). Most of the approximately 80 references to Isaiah in the New Testament come from this chapter. [Note: A. Martin, Christ in . . ., part 2, p. 12] It is the most quoted or alluded to Old Testament chapter in the New Testament."Beyond question, this chapter is the heart of the Hebrew prophetic writings." [Note: Baron, p. 4. For a history... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:2

This verse elaborates on the humble nature of the Servant’s person and ministry (cf. Isaiah 52:14). Instead of appearing as a mighty oak or a flourishing fruit tree, the Servant would grow up before the Lord as a sucker, a normally unwanted shoot that sprouts up from a root (cf. Isaiah 11:1; 1 Samuel 16:5-13). The Hebrew word, yoneq, literally means a "suckling," but Isaiah used it figuratively here in a horticultural sense to describe a tender sucker. [Note: Baron, p. 70.] Gardeners usually... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:3

The English word "despised" carries strong emotional overtones, but its Hebrew source means to be considered worthless and unworthy of attention. The Servant would not be the object of scorn, Isaiah meant, though He was that (Mark 10:33-34; Luke 18:31-33), as much as He would be hastily dismissed. One writer believed the primary meaning is that the Servant would provoke abhorrence."No person in the history of the Jews has provoked such deep-seated abhorrence as He who came only to bless them,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:4

The Servant’s humble appearance and unattractiveness were for the benefit of humankind. It was the consequences of our sins that He would bear, not those of His own sins (cf. Matthew 8:17). Yet onlookers would consider that God was striking, smiting, and afflicting Him for His own sins. This is a typical response to suffering. People often conclude that a person is suffering because he or she has done something bad, and God is punishing him or her. This was the viewpoint of Job’s friends.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:4-6

The Servant wounded 53:4-6It becomes clear in this stanza of the song that the Servant’s sufferings were not His own fault, as onlookers thought. They were for the sins of humankind and resulted in our healing. Furthermore, He would not merely suffer because of the sins of the people, because He was one of them. He would suffer in their place. The substitute nature of His sufferings is clear in the descriptions Isaiah presented, in the context of the arm of the Lord references, and in view of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:5

"But" continues the contrast between the Servant and the rest of humankind. He would not only experience affliction for us but injury as well. "Pierced through" and "crushed" describe extreme distress resulting in death (cf. Isaiah 51:9; Job 26:13; Psalms 109:22; Lamentations 3:34). The Hebrew words behind these terms are the strongest ones in that language for violent and excruciating death. [Note: Delitzsch, 2:318.] Transgressions are willful and rebellious sins, and iniquities are sins that... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:6

A simile now reinforces the point just made. Sheep are notoriously shortsighted; they go after the next clump of grass without regard to where their feet may lead them. They are also self-centered; their only thought is how they can satisfy themselves with no concern for the welfare of other sheep. Consequently sheep often get lost. Humans are the same."Sheep tend to travel together, so if the leading sheep turns aside from the path for grass or some other purpose, usually all the sheep do so.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:7

In spite of God’s punishment for sin, the Servant would bear it without defending Himself (cf. Isaiah 42:2-3; Isaiah 49:4-9; Isaiah 50:5-7; Jeremiah 11:18-20; Jeremiah 12:1-3; Matthew 26:63; Matthew 27:12-14; Mark 14:61; Mark 15:5; Luke 23:9; John 19:9). He would allow others to "fleece" Him and even kill him without even protesting (cf. Acts 8:32-33; 1 Peter 1:18-19). Israel protested God’s shearing of her (Isaiah 40:27; Isaiah 49:14; Isaiah 63:15). He would not be a helpless victim but one... read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 53:9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:1-3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:4-6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:7

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