Homilist Isaiah 55:4-6 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.… Christ as a Witness is — I. MOST GLORIOUSLY COMMUNICATIVE. Some witnesses are so ignorant that they have but little to say, and others, though better informed, have but little to communicate of importance. What does Christ testify? 1. Of God. 2. Of man. (1) Man's spiritual existence. (2) Moral depravity. (3) Imminent danger. (4) Future retribution. 3. Of duty. He lived duty. 4. Of man's restoration. II. MOST UNQUESTIONABLY CREDIBLE. Witnesses are often incredible from two reasons. 1. Their ignorance. They are found to be so imperfectly acquainted with the circumstances of the case to which they testify, that their evidence is either received with suspicion, or rejected as worthless. But is Christ incredible on this ground? No. HIS knowledge is infinite. He knows all about everything of which He testifies. He knows God, man, the universe. 2. Untruthfulness. Many are placed in the witness-box who, though they have a competent intelligence, have no inviolable attachment to truth. Their prevarication destroys the worth of their evidence. Infinitely removed is Christ from this. He is the Truth. Truth is dearer to Him than life. False witnesses abound; but here is One on whose testimony we may and ought to repose with unbounded trust. (Homilist) Parallel Verses KJV: Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.WEB: Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples. |
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