Then said I, lo, I come
Christ observing that legal sacrifices were not acceptable to
God; that there was a body prepared for him; and that it was
written of him in the book of God, that he should come; and the
time being now come, with a note of attention and admiration, the
matter being of great moment and concern, he cheerfully expresses
his readiness to come, immediately, without any compulsion, even
he himself, and not another.
In the volume of the book it is written of me;
in the book of the law, as the, Targum and Kimchi on ( Psalms 40:7 ) (
8 )
interpret it; and which may design the Bible in general, the
whole book of the Scriptures of the Old Testament: so
(rpo) , "the book", is
used for the whole Bible F18, and it is said F19, all
the whole law, that is, all Scripture, is called (hlygm) , "a volume"; accordingly
there are things written of Christ in all the writings of the Old
Testament, in the law, and in the prophets, and in the psalms.
Jarchi interprets it of the law of Moses, and so it may design
the pentateuch, or the five books of Moses; and there are several
places therein, in which it is written of Christ, and
particularly in Genesis, the first of these books, and in the
head, the beginning, the frontal piece, the first part of that
book; namely, ( Genesis 3:15
) which may be principally designed. Books were formerly written
in rolls of parchment, and hence called volumes; (See Gill on
Luke
4:17), (See Gill on Luke
4:20). The end of his coming is next expressed by him,
to do thy will, O God;
which, when he came, he set about with the utmost delight,
diligence, and faithfulness, in preaching the Gospel, performing
miracles, doing good to the bodies and souls of men, and in
finishing the great work of man's redemption, which was the main
part of his Father's will he came to do; and which he did, by
fulfilling the law in its precept and penalty; by offering
himself a sacrifice to God; by suffering death, the death of the
cross; by destroying all his and our enemies, and so working out
everlasting salvation.