Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 50:5

"The Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away backward." — Isaiah 50:5 (ASV)

The Lord GOD has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, nor did I turn back.

This was another step in the ladder of Christ's humiliation, but he went lower still. Read the third verse (Isaiah 50:3) again, and then the sixth (Isaiah 50:6). The third verse states: I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.

He had his ear bored, as slaves had when they would not go out free, but meant to remain with their master. Christ had a bored ear, an opened ear. He never rebelled against God's will. He was obedient to the Father, even unto death. If you want to know how obedient he was, hear me read the next verse: –