The Pulpit Commentary — Isaiah — Volume 2 — Section 402

CHAPTER LXL in bis portrait of the predicted One" (De- litzsch), Hence most recent commentators, Vers. 1---3.-Tm: MrsSION OP THE Su- whatever their school of thought, have ac- vANT OF THE LoBD. The words of onr Lord quiesced in the patristic interpretation, which in Luke iv. 21, "Th.is day is thiB Scripture regarded the Servant of Jehovah as here fulfilled in your e.an," preclude the appli- speaking of himself. cation of thiB passage to any other than the Ver. 1.-The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Lord himself. It is simply astonishing that me; literally, the Spirit of the Lord Jehovah some Christian commentators (Ewald, Hit- (AdonaiJehovah) is upon me. The Septua- zig, Knobel) have not seen the force of this gint, the Vulgate, and one manuscript omit arguruent, but, with the Jews, imagin<l the adonai. In the original announcement of prophet to be speaking of his own ministry. " the Servant " it wns stated that God hncl '' put his Spirit upon him" (eh. xiii. I). It is contrary to the entire spirit of Isaiah's The sanctification or our Lord's human nature writings so to glorify himself, e.nd specially by the Holy Spirit is very explicitly taught unsuitable that,after having brought forward in the Gospels (Mntt. i. 20; iii. 16; iv. 1, with such emphasis the Person of" the Ser- etc.; Mark i. 10, 12; Luke i. 35; ii. 40; vant" (eh. xlii 1-8; :tlix.1-12; L 4--9; iii. 22; iv. 1, 14, 18-21, etc.; John i. 32, 33; iii. 34, etc.). The Lord he.th anointed me. Iii. 13-15; lili. 1-12), he should proceed The" anointing" of Jesus was that sanctifi- to take his place, and to "ascribe to himself cation of his human nature by the Holy those very se.me oflical attributes which he Spirit, which commenood in the womb of the hu o.l~J set forth as che.rooteristic features blessed Virgin (Luke i. 35), which continued 011. r,xr.1-11.J THE BOOK OF THE PROPHE'l' ISAIAH. 415