Isaiah 11:5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. I. We have the Saviour here represented in His RIGHTEOUSNESS. The Saviour was abstractedly, in and of and from Himself, righteous. But the righteousness here means the actual accomplishment of His mission. He saith of Himself. "Ought not Christ to suffer these things?" But He was not only righteous in His work, He was righteous on all sides. "Righteousness shall be the girdle of His loins"; go all round Him. That cannot be said of us except by faith. By faith we put on the girdle of righteousness. But personally we are compassed with infirmity. Not so the Saviour. He was tempted or tried, but never showed a weak part anywhere. Not only was He righteous, He was also strong. II. We have the Saviour here represented in His FAITHFULNESS. By the "reins," as Cruden well observes, the vital affections of the soul are meant. Did Christ's vital affections ever give way? No! How faithful He was in love! (James Wells.) Parallel Verses KJV: And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.WEB: Righteousness will be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his waist. |
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