“For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.”
King James Version (KJV)
Don's comment on 2014-08-07 08:15:39:
How could Jesus Christ attract and influence thousands upon thousands of people as a mortal if he was weak and frail and unappealing? I believe that as a man, he was the opposite, that not only was he humble, full of love and joy, that Christ was fully majestic, strong, commanding, beautiful and inspiring to behold. I believe that Sean 's comment is right on the mark and is inspired "...when the Lord was crucified he had no beauty in him. His face was disfigured, bloody and bruised. " This is what Isaiah was speaking about. Isaiah was not saying that our Lord and Master was not our ideal in every way as he went about doing good, day by day. Isaiah was referring to how our Lord appeared during the horrific events at the conclusion of his mortal life the atonement, the scourging, the carrying of the cross and the awful crucifixion. Otherwise, the manhood of Jesus Christ 's was inspiring, motivating and thrilling to behold. And I know that he still is!
Carolann's comment on 2014-05-05 16:16:57:
I don 't think very many people, including Christians know this verse. I have heard that the Jews have removed it from their present day Scriptures. I suppose because they don 't want to accept the fact that their prophet Isaiah told the truth which they have not been able to accept. I think it is a beautiful verse and gives us those of us born after Christ resurrected to Heaven to be with the Father, at least a physical picture of Jesus and also tells of His virtues. I enjoy the Book of Isaiah and the way he expressed has words which are very poetic. But, I wonder, if today s Christians would accept Christ so readily or even at all if the pictures of Him were to show Him much closer to the description in Is. 53 2 states??
Liz Rabbah's comment on 2013-05-16 03:50:26:
The phrase, 'like a root out of parched ground' is another reference to his birth by a virgin.