Isaiah 53:12

“Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, &c.] The great ones of the earth, the kings and princes of the earth: these are the words of God the Father, promising Christ that he shall have as great a part or portion assigned him as any of the mighty monarchs of the world, nay, one much more large and ample; that he would make him higher than the kings of the earth, and give him a name above every name in this world, or that to come; and all this in consequence of his sufferings, and as a reward of them; (see <502308>Philippians 2:8,9) and whereas the Lord’s people are his portion, and with which Christ is well pleased, and greatly delighted, (<053209>Deuteronomy 32:9 <191606>Psalm…”

“divide--as a conqueror dividing the spoil after a victory (Psa 2:8; Luk 11:22). him--for Him. with . . . great--HENGSTENBERG translates, "I will give Him the mighty for a portion"; so the Septuagint. But the parallel clause, "with the strong," favors English Version. His triumphs shall be not merely among the few and weak, but among the many and mighty. spoil . . . strong-- (Col 2:15; compare Pro 16:19). "With the great; with the mighty," may mean, as a great and mighty hero. poured out . . . soul--that is, His life, which was considered as residing in the blood (Lev 17:11; Rom 3:25). numbered with, &c.--not that He was a transgressor, but He was treated as such, when crucified with thieves…”

“Therefore will I divide him - I will divide for him (לו lô). This verse is designed to predict the triumphs of the Messiah. It is language appropriate to him as a prince, and designed to celebrate his glorious victories on earth. The words here used are taken from the custom of distributing the spoils of victory after a battle, and the idea is, that as a conqueror takes valuable spoils, so the Messiah would go forth to the spiritual conquest of the world, and subdue it to himself. Rosenmuller renders this, Dispertsam ei multos - ‘I will divide to him the many;’ that is, he shall have many as his portion. Hengstenberg, ‘I will give him the mighty for a portion.’ So the Septuagint, ‘Therefore…”

“I - God the father. A portion - Which is very commodiously supplied out of the next clause. With the strong - God will give him happy success in his glorious undertaking: he shall conquer all his enemies, and set up his universal and everlasting kingdom in the world. Because - Because he willingly laid down his life. Transgressors - He prayed upon earth for all sinners, and particularly for those that crucified him, and in heaven he still intercedes for them, by a legal demand of those good things which he purchased; by the sacrifice of himself, which, though past, he continually represents to his father, as if it were present. Next: Isaiah Chapter 54”

“53:12 the honors: See Phil 2:9-11. • He was counted among the rebels: Rebels (Hebrew poshe‘im) is a stronger word than sinners and is a key word in Isaiah. It refers to those who are in willful defiance of a lawful authority, in this case, God. • interceded for rebels: The servant would pray for sinners in the midst of his suffering (see Exod 32:30; Luke 23:34).”

“will I: Isa 49:24, Isa 49:25, Isa 52:15; Gen 3:15; Psa 2:8; Dan 2:45; Mat 12:28, Mat 12:29; Act 26:18; Phi 2:8-11; Col 1:13, Col 1:14, Col 2:15; Heb 2:14, Heb 2:15 poured: Psa 22:14; Phi 2:17 \*marg. Heb 12:2 and he was: Mar 15:28; Luk 22:37, Luk 23:25, Luk 23:32, Luk 23:33 he bare: Isa 53:11; Ti1 2:5, Ti1 2:6; Tit 2:14; Heb 9:26, Heb 9:28 made: Luk 23:34; Rom 8:34; Heb 7:25, Heb 9:24; Jo1 2:1, Jo1 2:12 Next: Isaiah Chapter 54”

“The last reward of His thus working after this life for the salvation of sinners, and also of His work in this life upon which the former is founded, is victorious dominion. "Therefore I give Him a portion among the great, and with strong ones will He divide spoil; because He has poured out His soul into death: and He let Himself be reckoned among transgressors; whilst He bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors." The promise takes its stand between humiliation and exaltation, and rests partly upon the working of the exalted One, and partly upon the doing and suffering of One who was so ready to sacrifice Himself. Luther follows the lxx and Vulgate, and adopts the…”