Isaiah 53

Isaiah 53:1

WHo hath] whereas other nations have yeelded themselves to the obedience of faith, the Jewish nation shall resuse Christ, foretold by us Prophets, and preached by the Apostles.To whom] how few of the Jewes shall open their eyes and hearts to the Gospell, which is the power of God unto salvation to every one that beleeveth, Romans 1:16. Or in whom God shall work by his powerfull and superabundant grace, to bow their hardned hearts.

Isaiah 53:2

For he shall] that is to say, Christs beginnings in respect of his humane nature, and of his Kingdom, shall be very small and weak, like unto a young plant growing in dry ground, seeIsa. 11. 1: Before him] namely, before God the Father, under whose protection and providence the Kingdom of Christ is grown up: Or before the people, who seeing Christs weaknesse in the flesh, did contemn and despise him Shall see him] he speakes as if he were a carnall Jew, who judged of Christ according to his outward appearance, John 7:24.

Isaiah 53:3

Acquainted] to whom all manner of evils and sufferances have been familiar and ordinary.

Isaiah 53:4

He hath born] in the quality of a pledge for his Church, he hath given satisfaction for her sins, bearing all the punishments due for them in torments and extreame griefes both of body and soul, and by feeling the wrath of God, and death, &c Yet we] namely, the Jewish nation Stricken] namely, for his own proper sins.

Isaiah 53:5

The chastisement] that is to say, Gods just judgements for sin have been fully executed against him, in stead of all his Elect for their benefit and absolution, whereby his wrath hath been appeased, and they reconciled with him.

Isaiah 53:6

All we] all men through sinne were alienated from God, and were gone astray out of the way of everlasting life, and every one followed his own lusts and particular sins Laid on him] by his Sons one and onely righteousnesse, he hath expiated all those severall sins, Romans 5:16; Romans 5:18-19. The iniquity] not the transgression, nor the fault, but the bond by which we were liable to Gods justice and the punishment of it, Christ being our surety Of us all] namely, of all beleevers, who in Christ have a true spirituall communion amongst themselves.

Isaiah 53:8

Was taken] into celestiall glory From judgement] namely, from the punishment of judiciall death which hee suffered for men as their pledge His generation] the Italian, his age; namely, the lastingnesse and eternity of his Kingdome, into the possession of which he entred after his resurrection.

Isaiah 53:9

His grave] according to the custome of malefactors condemned to death, he was to be buried ignominiously: But Joseph a rich and honourable man laid the body in his grave by a secret providence of God, to shew that with Christs death, all the punishments and shame due to sinne were ended.

Isaiah 53:10

He shall see] hee shall gaine an infinite number of beleevers, regenerate according to his own image, through his Spirit and the incorruptible seed of his word, Psal. 110. 3. Hebrews 2:13. Prolong] he shall reigne and live eternally The pleasure] namely, Gods eternall decree concerning the salvation of the Elect, shall be powerfully and fully executed by Christ, who by his word and Spirit shall communicate unto them the fruit of his death to everlasting life and salvation.

Isaiah 53:11

He shall see] he shall receive a full reward for his sufferings, when after he hath accomplished the work of redemption, he shall be raised up in glory, and shall gather unto him all his Elect by the preaching of the Gospell My righteous servant] who hath and possesseth that perfect righteousnesse as can alone satisfic Gods judgement for his Elect Daniel 9:14. Zechariah 9:9. Romans 5:18-19. 1 John 2:1. Justifie] that is to say, he shall cause them to be absolved as righteous before God by his righteousnesse, which through faith shall bee imputed to them,Romans 4:5-6. By his knowledge] by the lively light and impression of faith, which embraceth Christ and his righteousnesse to salvation, and doth mystically unite the beleever to him, Galatians 2:20. He shall beare] to redeem them from condemnation by his suffering: to make intercession for their defects, by presenting himselfe continually before God, and to mend their defaults by his Spirit.

Isaiah 53:12

Will I divide him] that is to say, I the Father will cause my Son, after he hath overcome the devill and death, to gain unto himselfe a great many men whom the devill held in slavery, and shall upon them establish his Kingdome amongst the other Kingdoms of the world, Ephes, 4. 8. Of many] not generally of the whole world, but of the decreed number of the Elect,John 17:9. Romans 5:15; Romans 5:19.