Philippians 2:8

“And being found in fashion as a man, etc.] Not that he had only the show and appearance of a man, but he was really a man; for “as” here, denotes not merely the likeness of a thing, but the thing itself, as in (<401405>Matthew 14:5 <430114>John 1:14), wv here, answers to the Hebrew k, which is sometimes by the Jews f10 said to be ˆwymdh Pk, and signifies likeness, and sometimes twtmah Pk, and designs truth and reality; which is the sense in which the particle is to be taken here: though he was seen and looked upon as a mere man, and therefore charged with blasphemy when he asserted himself to be the Son of God, he was more than a man; and yet found and known by men in common to be no more…”

“being found in fashion as a man--being already, by His "emptying Himself," in the form of a servant, or likeness of man (Rom 8:3), "He humbled Himself (still further by) becoming obedient even unto death (not as English Version, 'He humbled Himself and became,'&c.; the Greek has no 'and,' and has the participle, not the verb), and that the death of the cross." "Fashion" expresses that He had the outward guise, speech, and look. In Phi 2:7, in the Greek, the emphasis is on Himself (which stands before the Greek verb), "He emptied Himself," His divine self, viewed in respect to what He had heretofore been; in Phi 2:8 the emphasis is on "humbled" (which stands before the Greek "Himself"); He…”

“And being found - That is, being such, or existing as a man, he humbled himself. In fashion as a man - The word rendered “fashion” - σχῆμα schēma - means figure, mien, deportment. Here it is the same as state, or condition. The sense is, that when he was reduced to this condition he humbled himself, and obeyed even unto death. He took upon himself all the attributes of a man. He assumed all the innocent infirmities of our nature. He appeared as other people do, was subjected to the necessity of food and clothing, like others, and was made liable to suffering, as other men are. It was still he who had been in the “form of God” who thus appeared; and, though his divine glory had been for a…”

“And being found in fashion as a man - A common man, without any peculiar excellence or comeliness. He humbled himself - To a still greater depth. Becoming obedient - To God, though equal with him. Even unto death - The greatest instance both of humiliation and obedience. Yea, the death of the cross - Inflicted on few but servants or slaves. Philippians 2:9”

“2:8 in obedience to God: It was God’s will that Jesus die for the sins of humanity (see Isa 53:7; Matt 26:39; John 3:16; 10:17-18; Rom 5:8, 19; 8:3; Heb 5:8; 1 Jn 4:9-10, 14). • a criminal’s death on a cross: In the Roman Empire, crucifixion was a cruel and humiliating punishment for criminals.”

“in: Mat 17:2; Mar 9:2, Mar 9:3; Luk 9:29 he: Pro 15:33; Act 8:33; Heb 5:5-7, Heb 12:2 and became: Psa 40:6-8; Isa 50:5, Isa 50:6; Mat 26:39, Mat 26:42; Joh 4:34, Joh 15:10; Heb 5:8, Heb 5:9; Heb 10:7-9 the death: Deu 21:23; Psa 22:16; Joh 10:18, Joh 12:28-32, Joh 14:31; Gal 3:13; Tit 2:14; Heb 12:2; Pe1 2:24, Pe1 3:18 Philippians 2:9”