2024-04-23 周二 启示基督是成为肉体的救主

经文:祂在耶和华面前生长如嫩芽,像根出于干地。祂无佳形威仪叫我们观看祂,也无美貌使我们羡慕祂。祂被藐视,被人厌弃,多受痛苦,常经忧患;祂被藐视,好像被人掩面不看的一样;我们也不尊重祂。(赛五三2-3,另译)

先知所传的,以及耶和华的启示

五十三章一节: “我们所传给人听的,有谁信?耶和华的膀臂向谁显露?”这节上半说到所传的事,下半说到显露(启示)的事。这启示也等于前节,五十二章十五节里所传的事。以赛亚在五十三章一节的话指明,先知传扬新约经纶里新约的福音,但无人相信他们所传的。他们所传的是根据神的启示。神向他们显露耶和华的膀臂,就是耶稣。耶稣是耶和华真正的膀臂。然而,当耶稣临到我们的时候,我们可能说,“这是耶和华的膀臂么?我无法相信这样一个微小的拿撒勒人,能是耶和华的膀臂。” 因此,先知问,“耶和华的膀臂向谁显露?”

论到基督,耶和华的仆人

这传扬和这启示乃是论到基督,耶和华的仆人(2~12)。这传扬和这启示首先启示出,基督作为成为肉体的救主,过着患难痛苦的为人生活(2~3)。

在耶和华面前生长如嫩芽

表面上,以赛亚五十三章一点没有说到成为肉体。然而,二节上半说,“祂在耶和华面前生长如嫩芽,像根出于干地。”在新约的经纶里,基督被揭示并传扬为像嫩芽,像根出于干地。这必定是指基督的成为肉体。单单这几句话,就指明了基督是成为肉体的那位。祂这样的一位,乃在神面前生长如嫩芽。二节下半说,“祂无佳形美容,我们看见祂的时候,也无美貌使我们羡慕祂。”祂无美貌使我们羡慕祂。

被藐视,被人厌弃,多受痛苦,常经忧患

三节说,“祂被藐视,被人厌弃,多受痛苦,常经忧患。祂被藐视,好像被人掩面不看的一样; 我们也不尊重祂。”按照四福音的叙述,主耶稣不断的被人藐视,被人厌弃,多受痛苦,常经忧患。除此以外,祂好像被人掩面不看的一样。人不喜欢见到祂,他们也不尊敬或尊重祂(太十三54~57)。

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Revealing Christ Being the Incarnated Savior – Isa. 53:2-3

The Report of the Prophets Based Upon the Revelation of Jehovah

Isaiah 53:1 says, “Who has believed our report? / And to whom has the arm of Jehovah been revealed?” The first half of this verse speaks of a report, and the other half speaks of a revelation. The revelation equals the recounting in the preceding verse, 52:15. Isaiah’s word in 53:1 indicates that the prophets preached the New Testament gospel in the New Testament economy, but no one believed their report. Their report was based upon God’s revelation. God revealed to them the arm of Jehovah, who is Jesus. Jesus is the real arm of Jehovah. However, when Jesus comes to us, we might say, “Is this the arm of Jehovah? I cannot believe that such a small Nazarene could be the arm of Jehovah.” Not many people would believe the prophets’ report concerning Jesus as the arm of Jehovah. Thus, the prophet asked, “To whom has the arm of Jehovah been revealed?”

Concerning Christ, Jehovah’s Servent

This report and this revelation are concerning Christ, the Servant of Jehovah (Isa. 53:2-12). First, this report and this revelation reveals Christ as the incarnated Savior, who lived a suffering and sorrowful life (Isa. 53:2-3).

Growing Up like a Tender Plant before Jehovah

Apparently, Isaiah 53 says nothing about incarnation. However, the first part of verse 2 says, “For He grew up like a tender plant before Him, / And like a root out of dry ground.” In the New Testament economy, it was unveiled and reported concerning Christ that He was like a tender plant, like a root out of dry ground. This certainly is a reference to Christ’s incarnation. The second part of verse 2 says, “He has no attracting form nor majesty that we should look upon Him, / Nor beautiful appearance that we should desire Him.” He has no beautiful appearance that we should desire Him.

Having Been Despised and Forsaken of Men, a Man of Sorrows and Acquainted with Grief

Verse 3 says, “He was despised and forsaken of men, / A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; / And like one from whom men hide their faces, / He was despised; and we did not esteem Him.” According to the account in the four Gospels, the Lord Jesus was continually despised, was forsaken of men, and was a man of sorrows who knew nothing but grief. Furthermore, He was like one from whom men hide their faces. Men did not like to see Him, and they did not esteem or regard Him (Matt. 13:54-57).