Isaías 50

1 Esto dice el Señor
:
«¿Despedí a la madre de ustedes porque me divorcié de ella?
¿Los vendí a ustedes como esclavos a mis acreedores?
No, fueron vendidos a causa de sus propios pecados;
su madre también fue llevada a causa de los pecados de ustedes.
2 ¿Por qué no había nadie cuando vine?
¿Por qué nadie respondió cuando llamé?
¿Se debe a que no tengo poder para rescatar?
¡No, no es esa la razón!
¡Pues yo puedo hablarle al mar y hacer que se seque!
Puedo convertir los ríos en desiertos llenos de peces muertos.
3 Yo soy quien viste de tinieblas los cielos,
y los cubro con ropajes de luto».
4 El Siervo obediente del Señor
El Señor
Soberano me ha dado sus palabras de sabiduría,
para que yo sepa consolar a los fatigados.
Mañana tras mañana me despierta
y me abre el entendimiento a su voluntad.
5 El Señor
Soberano me habló,
y yo lo escuché;
no me he rebelado, ni me he alejado.
6 Les ofrecí la espalda a quienes me golpeaban
y las mejillas a quienes me tiraban de la barba;
no escondí el rostro
de las burlas y los escupitajos.
7 Debido a que el Señor
Soberano me ayuda,
no seré avergonzado.
Por lo tanto, he puesto el rostro como una piedra,
decidido a hacer su voluntad.
Y sé que no pasaré vergüenza.
8 El que me hace justicia está cerca.
Ahora, ¿quién se atreverá a presentar cargos en mi contra?
¿Dónde están mis acusadores?
¡Que se presenten!
9 Miren, el Señor
Soberano está de mi lado.
¿Quién me declarará culpable?
Todos mis enemigos serán destruidos
como ropa vieja que ha sido comida por la polilla.
10 Entre ustedes, ¿quién teme al Señor
y obedece a su siervo?
Si caminan en tinieblas,
sin un solo rayo de luz,
confíen en el Señor
y dependan de su Dios.
11 Pero tengan cuidado, ustedes que viven en su propia luz,
y que se calientan en su propia fogata.
Esta es la recompensa que recibirán de mí:
pronto caerán en gran tormento.

Isaías 50 Commentary

Chapter 50

The rejection of the Jews. (1-3) The sufferings and exaltation of the Messiah. (4-9) Consolation to the believer, and warning to the unbeliever. (10,11)

Verses 1-3 Those who have professed to be people of God, and seem to be dealt severely with, are apt to complain, as if God had been hard with them. Here is an answer for such murmurings; God never deprived any of their advantages, except for their sins. The Jews were sent into Babylon for their idolatry, a sin which broke the covenant; and they were at last rejected for crucifying the Lord of glory. God called on them to leave their sins, and prevent their own ruin. Last of all, the Son came to his own, but his own received him not. When God calls men to happiness, and they will not answer, they are justly left to be miserable. To silence doubts concerning his power, proofs of it are given. The wonders which attended his sufferings and death, proclaimed that he was the Son of God, ( Matthew 27:54 ) .

Verses 4-9 As Jesus was God and man in one person, we find him sometimes speaking, or spoken of, as the Lord God; at other times, as man and the servant of Jehovah. He was to declare the truths which comfort the broken, contrite heart, those weary of sin, harassed with afflictions. And as the Holy Spirit was upon him, that he might speak as never man spake; so the same Divine influence daily wakened him to pray, to preach the gospel, and to receive and deliver the whole will of the Father. The Father justified the Son when he accepted the satisfaction he made for the sin of man. Christ speaks in the name of all believers. Who dares to be an enemy to those unto whom he is a Friend? or who will contend with those whom he is an Advocate? Thus St. Paul applies it, ( Romans 8:33 ) .

Verses 10-11 A child of God is afraid of incurring his displeasure. This grace usually appears most in believers when in darkness, when other graces appear not. Those that truly fear God, obey the voice of Christ. A sincere servant of God may for a long time be without views of eternal happiness. What is likely to be an effectual cure in this sad case? Let him trust in the name of the Lord; and let him stay himself upon the promises of the covenant, and build his hopes on them. Let him trust in Christ, trust in that name of his, The Lord our Righteousness; stay himself upon God as his God, in and through a Mediator. Presuming sinners are warned not to trust in themselves. Their own merit and sufficiency are light and heat to them. Creature-comforts are as sparks, short-lived, and soon gone; yet the children of this world, while they last, seek to warm themselves by them, and walk with pride and pleasure in the light of them. Those that make the world their comfort, and their own righteousness their confidence, will certainly meet with bitterness in the end. A godly man's way may be dark, but his end shall be peace and everlasting light. A wicked man's way may be pleasant, but his end and abode for ever will be utter darkness.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 50

This chapter is a prophecy of the rejection of the Jews, for their neglect and contempt of the Messiah; and of his discharge of his office as Mediator, and fitness for it. The rejection of the Jews is signified by the divorce of a woman from her husband, and by persons selling their children to their creditors; which is not to be charged upon the Lord, but was owing to their own iniquities, Isa 50:1, particularly their disregard of the Messiah, and inattention to him, as if he was an insufficient Saviour; whereas his power to redeem is evident, from his drying up the sea and rivers below, and clothing the heavens above with black clouds, and eclipsing the luminaries thereof, Isa 50:2,3, his fitness for his prophetic office is expressed in Isa 50:4. His obedience to his Father, and his patience in sufferings, while performing his priestly office, Isa 50:5,6, and his faith and confidence in the Lord, as man and Mediator, that he should be helped, carried through his work, and acquitted; and not be confounded, overcome, and condemned, Isa 50:7-9, and the chapter is closed with an exhortation to the saints to trust in the Lord in the darkest times; and a threatening to such who trust in themselves, and in their own doings, Isa 50:10,11.

Isaías 50 Commentaries

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