4 The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of disciples , That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word . He awakens Me morning by morning , He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple . 5 The Lord GOD has opened My ear ; And I was not disobedient Nor did I turn back . 6 I gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard ; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting . 7 For the Lord GOD helps Me, Therefore e , I am not disgraced ; Therefore e , I have set My face like flint , And I know that I will not be ashamed . 8 He who vindicates Me is near ; Who will contend with Me? Let us stand up to each other ; Who has a case e against Me? Let him draw near to Me. 9 Behold , the Lord GOD helps Me; Who is he who condemns Me? Behold , they will all wear out like a garment ; The moth will eat them.
10 Who is among you that fears the Lord , That obeys the voice of His servant , That walks in darkness and has no light ? Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God . 11 Behold , all you who kindle a fire , Who encircle yourselves with firebrands , Walk in the light of your fire And among the brands you have set ablaze . This you will have from My hand : You will lie down in torment .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Isaiah 50:4-51
Commentary on Isaiah 50:4-9
(Read Isaiah 50:4-9)
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 Jehovah. He was to declare the truths which comfort the broken, contrite heart, those weary of sin, harassed with afflictions. And as the Holy Spirit was upon him, that he might speak as never man spake; so the same Divine influence daily wakened him to pray, to preach the gospel, and to receive and deliver the whole will of the Father. The Father justified the Son when he accepted the satisfaction he made for the sin of man. Christ speaks in the name of all believers. Who dares to be an enemy to those unto whom he is a Friend? or who will contend with those whom he is an Advocate? Thus St. Paul applies it, Romans 8:33.
Commentary on Isaiah 50:10-11
(Read Isaiah 50:10-11)
A child of God is afraid of incurring his displeasure. This grace usually appears most in believers when in darkness, when other graces appear not. Those that truly fear God, obey the voice of Christ. A sincere servant of God may for a long time be without views of eternal happiness. What is likely to be an effectual cure in this sad case? Let him trust in the name of the Lord; and let him stay himself upon the promises of the covenant, and build his hopes on them. Let him trust in Christ, trust in that name of his, The Lord our Righteousness; stay himself upon God as his God, in and through a Mediator. Presuming sinners are warned not to trust in themselves. Their own merit and sufficiency are light and heat to them. Creature-comforts are as sparks, short-lived, and soon gone; yet the children of this world, while they last, seek to warm themselves by them, and walk with pride and pleasure in the light of them. Those that make the world their comfort, and their own righteousness their confidence, will certainly meet with bitterness in the end. A godly man's way may be dark, but his end shall be peace and everlasting light. A wicked man's way may be pleasant, but his end and abode for ever will be utter darkness.