Isaiah 53:4-6 Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.… I. CHRIST'S LOVE. 1. The certainty of what is averred of Christ: "Surely." 2. The acts of Christ's obedience, set forth in two words: He hath "borne," He hath "carried." 3. The objects. They are "griefs," "sorrows." II. MAN'S UNTHANKFULNESS, in censuring Christ and despising Him; and there consider — 1. The persons: "We." 2. The guilt. Esteeming Christ stricken and smitten of God. ( T. Manton, D.D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. |