![]() ![]() It was still he who had been in the "form of God" who thus appeared and, though his divine glory had been for a time laid aside, yet it was not extinguished or lost. 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. He assumed all the innocent infirmities of our nature. He took upon himself all the attributes of a man. The sense is, that when he was reduced to this condition he humbled himself, and obeyed even unto death. Here it is the same as state, or condition. In fashion as a man - The word rendered "fashion" - σχῆμα schēma - means figure, mien, deportment. Having this great example of humility and benevolence set before them by their Master, his disciples, who are above their brethren in station, should not on every occasion behave as their superiors but, laying aside their dignity, they should cheerfully perform in person to their inferiors those offices of kindness and humanity which their distress requires especially when the assistance wanted by their inferiors is of such an urgent nature that it admits of no delay.” - Macknight.īarnes' Notes on the BibleAnd being found - That is, being such, or existing as a man, he humbled himself. Then, in obedience to his Father, ( John 6:38,) he finished his services by suffering the painful and ignominious death of the cross as a malefactor, for the salvation of the world. The Son of God did not proudly continue in his high station, but descended from it for a while, and placed himself in the lowest condition among men, serving every one with the humility and assiduity of a servant, or bondman, as δουλος signifies. “The reasoning in this passage is beautiful. He humbled himself - To a still greater depth: for his condescension to the rank of low life among sinful mortals, wonderful as it was, did not content him but he became obedient - To his Father even unto death - The greatest instance both of humiliation and obedience: and to no common form of dissolution, but to the ignominious, as well as painful death of the cross, inflicted on few but slaves, or the vilest malefactors. The word is also applied to things inanimate, as, ( 1 Corinthians 7:31,) the fashion of this world passeth away. The word σχημα, rendered fashion, includes all the particulars of a person’s outward appearance such as his figure, air, looks, clothing, and gait. And being found in fashion as a man - A common man, without any peculiar excellence or comeliness. (See Galatians 3:13.)īenson Commentary Php 2:8. (See Romans 5:19.) Of that life as a whole He said, “I came down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him that sent Me” ( John 6:38) and the doing that will (see Hebrews 10:9-10) ended in “the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” In this light His death is the perfection of the suffering which, in consequence of the power of sin in the world, must be faced in doing the will of God (see 2Timothy 3:12) in this light we can follow it, and even “fill up what is lacking of the sufferings of Christ” ( Colossians 1:24).Įven the death of the cross.-Properly, and that too, the death of the cross emphasising its peculiar shame and humiliation as an “accursed” death. Paul proceeds to the last act of His self-humiliation in death: “He became obedient,” that is, to God’s will, “even up to death.” His death is not here regarded as an atonement, for in that light it could be no pattern to us but as the completion of the obedience of His life. “After having been found,” &c., clearly refers to the manifestation of Himself to the world in all the weakness of humanity: the “outward fashion” was all that men could see and in it they found “no form or comeliness,” or “beauty, that they should desire Him” ( Isaiah 53:2-3). This should be, And after having been found (or, recognised) in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, having become obedient even to death. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) And being found.
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