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Strength from the Father
Commentators agree that the speaker, the Messiah, draws His strength directly from God the Father. This reliance is not a sign of weakness but a demonstration of perfect trust and unity within the Trinity to accomplish the work of salvation. His confidence in God's help is what allows Him to face immense suffering without being defeated.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 50:7
18th Century
Theologian
For the Lord God will help me - That is, he will sustain me amidst all these expressions of contempt and scorn.
Shall…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 50:7
19th Century
Bishop
The Lord God will help me.—That one support gives to the suffering Servant an indomitable strength. ([Reference Ezekiel 3…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 50:6–7
19th Century
Preacher
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. For the Lord GOD wil…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 50:7
16th Century
Theologian
For the Lord Jehovah will help me. The Prophet declares from where such great courage comes—courage that he and the other servants of God …
John Gill
On Isaiah 50:7
17th Century
Pastor
For the Lord God will help me
As he promised he would, and did, (Psalms 89:21) (Isaiah 49:8)…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 50:4–9
17th Century
Minister
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 Je…