Isaiah:53

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* Verse 1-3 - No where in all the Old Testament is it so plainly and fully prophesied , that Christ ought to suffer , and then to enter into his glory , as in this chapter . But to this day few discern , or will acknowledge , that Divine power which goes with the word . The authentic and most important report of salvation for sinners , through the Son of God , is disregarded . The low condition he submitted to , and his appearance in the world , were not agreeable to the ideas the Jews had formed of the Messiah . It was expected that he should come in pomp ; instead of that , he grew up as a plant , silently , and insensibly . He had nothing of the glory which one might have thought to meet with him . His whole life was not only humble as to outward condition , but also sorrowful . Being made sin for us , he underwent the sentence sin had exposed us to . Carnal hearts see nothing in the Lord Jesus to desire an interest in him . Alas ! by how many is he still despised in his people , and rejected as to his doctrine and authority ! * Verse 4-9 - In these verses is an account of the sufferings of Christ ; also of the design of his sufferings . It was for our sins , and in our stead , that our Lord Jesus suffered . We have all sinned , and have come short of the glory of God . Sinners have their beloved sin , their own evil way , of which they are fond . Our sins deserve all griefs and sorrows , even the most severe . We are saved from the ruin , to which by sin we become liable , by laying our sins on Christ . This atonement was to be made for our sins . And this is the only way of salvation . Our sins were the thorns in Christ 's head , the nails in his hands and feet , the spear in his side . He was delivered to death for our offences . By his sufferings he purchased for us the Spirit and grace of God , to mortify our corruptions , which are the distempers of our souls . We may well endure our lighter sufferings , if He has taught us to esteem all things but loss for him , and to love him who has first loved us . * Verse 10-12 - Come , and see how Christ loved us ! We could not put him in our stead , but he put himself . Thus he took away the sin of the world , by taking it on himself . He made himself subject to death , which to us is the wages of sin . Observe the graces and glories of his state of exaltation . Christ will not commit the care of his family to any other . God 's purposes shall take effect . And whatever is undertaken according to God 's pleasure shall prosper . He shall see it accomplished in the conversion and salvation of sinners . There are many whom Christ justifies , even as many as he gave his life a ransom for . By faith we are justified ; thus God is most glorified , free grace most advanced , self most abased , and our happiness secured . We must know him , and believe in him , as one that bore our sins , and saved us from sinking under the load , by taking it upon himself . Sin and Satan , death and hell , the world and the flesh , are the strong foes he has vanquished . What God designed for the Redeemer he shall certainly possess . When he led captivity captive , he received gifts for men , that he might give gifts to men . While we survey the sufferings of the Son of God , let us remember our long catalogue of transgressions , and consider him as suffering under the load of our guilt . Here is laid a firm foundation for the trembling sinner to rest his soul upon . We are the purchase of his blood , and the monuments of his grace ; for this he continually pleads and prevails , destroying the works of the devil . **** Matthew Henry 's Commentary ****

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