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it pleased the LORD = Jehovah purposed. when thou shalt make, &c. This introduces the break in the Dispensations, which is the subject of the rest of the chapter: the "glory which shall follow" the sufferings. See App-71and App-72.
His soul = Himself. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13= life. Compare Joh_10:11, Joh_10:15, Joh_10:17, Joh_10:18.
an offering for sin. Hebrew. 'aham = the trespass offering. See App-43and App-44. Ref to Pentateuch, for this is a peculiarly Levitical word (Lev_14:12, Lev_14:21), and cannot be understood apart from it. In Psa 40 it is the aspect of the whole burnt offering.
He shall see His seed: "see" "see" in Isa_52:15, i.e. the result, issue, and reward of His sufferings. Compare Psa_22:30; Psa_24:6; Psa_25:13. The Chaldee Targum reads, "they (His seed) shall see the kingdom of their Messiah".
pleasure = purpose.