13 Behold , My servant will prosper , He will be high and lifted up and greatly exalted . 14 Just as many were astonished at you, My people, So His appearance was marred more than any man And His form more than the sons of men . 15 Thus He will sprinkle many nations , Kings will shut their mouths on account of Him; For what had not been told them they will see , And what they had not heard they will understand .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Isaiah 52:13-15
Commentary on Isaiah 52:13-15
(Read Isaiah 52:13-15)
Here begins that wonderful, minute, and faithful description of the office, character, and glory of the Messiah, which has struck conviction to many of the most hardened unbelievers. Christ is Wisdom itself; in the work of our redemption there appeared the wisdom of God in a mystery. Those that saw him, said, Surely never man looked so miserable: never was sorrow like unto his sorrow. But God highly exalted him. That shall be discovered by the gospel of Christ, which could never be told in any other way. And Christ having once shed his blood for sinners, its power still continues. May all opposers see the wisdom of ceasing from their opposition, and be made partakers of the blood of sprinkling, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost; obeying him, and praising his salvation.