The Pulpit Commentary — Philippians — Section 67

'honrcth,' nYp ..Jthe sin of tho wnrld;" "The is nbove every name, that iR, the majesty, wnges of sin is death;" therefore be snffered tho glory of Jesus, which is to be the ohject denth for tho sin which, himself sinless, he of Uhriatian worship. The encl of the whole vouchsafocl to bear. Hero we mRy rem:irk pa.~snge being the ex"ltfltion of ,Jesus, it in passing that this connection of death with seems more natural to understand this vorse sin muet hnve made deoth oil the moro of worship pa.id to Jesus than of worship owful to our sinless Lord. Even the death offerer! through him to Oor\ tho Fnther. of the orosa. No ordinary clooth, bnt of all Observe also that the words (Isa. xl v. 23) forms of death the moat torturing, the most on which lliis pasaago is formed ore tho run of shame-a death reserv0<l by the words of Jehovah: "Unto me every knee Romans for slaves, a death o.ccursed in the shall bow, every tongue sh:ill swear." They oyes of the Jews (Dent. xxi. 23). coulr\ not be used without impiety of nny Ver. 9.-Wherefore God also ho.th highly but Goel. Ot things in haaven, .snd things exalted him. The exaltation is the reward in earth, and things under the earth. Per- of the humiliation: "He that humbleth him- haps the angels, the living, and the r\ead; self shall be exalted." Better, 118 R.V., or, more probably (comp. Rev. v. 13 and highly exalted. The aorist ({nr,pv,j,o,<rev) refers Eph. i. 21, 22), all creation, animate and to the historical facts of the Resurrection and inanimate, is represented as uniting in the Ascension. And given him e. Name which is uni versa.I adoration. above every name j read and translate, as Ver. ll.-And tl1at every tongue should R.V., and gave unto him the Name. The confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Every two aorist verbs, "highly exalted " o.nd tongue; all creatures endowed with the gift " freely gave " (.xa.p!<ra.TO ), refer to the time of speech. The word renuered "confess" is of our Lord's resurrection and ascension. He commonly associated with the idea ofthanks- voluntarily assumed a subordinate position; gi ving, 118 in Matt. xi. 25, ond generally in God the Father exalted him. We must rend, tlie Septuagint. Every tongue shall confess with the beat manuscripts, the Name. This with tilankful adoration that he who took seems to mean, not the name Jesus, which upon him the form of a slave, is Lord of all. was given him at his circumcision, in ac- To the glory of God the Father ( comp. 1 Cor. cordance with tile angel's mes.age; but the xv. 28, "That God way be all in all"). name Lord or Jehovah (comp. ver.11), which The glory of God the Futher, from whom, was indeed his before his incarnation, but as the original Source, the whole scheme of was given (comp. Matt. :x.xviii. 18, •• All salvation proceeds, is the supreme and ulti- power is given unto me in heaven and in mate object of the s.,_ viour's incarnation. earth'') to Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son, Ver. 12.-Wherefore, my beloved, 11S ye God and Mon in one Person. Or more pro- have Bl"l.ays obeyed, not as in my presence hably, perhaps, the word "Name" is used only, but now much more in my absence. here, as so orten in the Hebrew Scriptures, St. Paul pBSses to exhortation grounded on for the majesty, glory, dignity, of the God- the Lord's perfect example. "Ye obeyed" head. Compare the oft-repeated words of ( vmi,co6<ran) answers to the -,,voµ.evo• vTr71• the psalmist, "Praise the Name of the Lorcl." Koos of ver. 8, and -r71v EatJTc;;v Jr.,,-r71pLCIJ1 So Gesenius, in his Ilebrew lexicoi. on the corresponds with the Saviour's exaltation word Do/,, explains the Name of the Lord 118 described in vers. 9-11. He encourages (b) Jehovah ns being called on and praised them by ack:now Jedging their past obedience; by men; ond (c) the Deity as being present he urges them to work, not for tbe sake of with mortals (comp. Eph. i. 21; Heb. i. 4). approving themselves to theirea.rthly tcocher, Ver. 10.-The.t at the na.me of Jesus every but to think of their unseen Lord, and to knee should bow; translate, in the name, not realize his presence Rll the more in St. at (comp. Isa. xiv. 23, quoted in Rom. xiv, Puul's absence. Work out your own sal- 10, 11). The words moy menn, either that vation. Complete it; God ha.s begnn the nil prayer must be offered to God in the work; carry it out unto the end. Comp. name of Jesus, through his mediation; or the same word in Eph. vi. 13, "having done that all creation must offer prayer lo him, all." Christ's work of utoneweut is tin is lied: Both alternatives ore true, aud perhaps work from the cross: carry out the greot both are covered by the words ; but the work of sanctification by the help of the second seems to be principally intended Holy Spirit. Your oum: it is each man's (oomp. Ps. Jxiii. 4, "I will lift up my own work; no human friend, no pastor, not hands in thy Nume." Comp. also (in the even a.n apostle, can work it for him. With Greek) Ps. xliii. 9; civ. 3; l Kiugs viii. 44; fear a.nd trembling (comp. 2 Cor. vii. 15 and also the comwon Septungint phrase, 'Eiruca- Eph. vi. 5). "Servi esse debetis e:s:emplo >-•i<r8a., Jv ovdµa.T< Kup(ou). Observe, the words Christi" (Bengel). Have an eager, trem- are, not" the nE1mo Jesus," liut "the name of bling anxiety to obey God in all things, con- Jesus;" tho name, that is, whioh Goel freely sidering the tremendous sacrifice of Christ, gave to him (ver. 9). It is tho 11ome which the unspeakable depth and tenderne,s oI  62 TilE EPISTLE TO THE PliILIPPIANS. [ OH, II, 1-30,