21. their nobles--rather, "their Glorious One," or "Leader" (compare
Ac 3:15;
Heb 2:10),
answering to "their Governor" in the parallel clause.
of themselves--of their own nation, a Jew, not a foreigner; applicable
to Zerubbabel, or J. Hyrcanus (hereditary high priest and governor),
only as types of Christ
(Ge 49:10;
Mic 5:2;
Ro 9:5),
the antitypical "David"
(Jer 30:9).
cause him to draw near--as the great Priest
(Ex 19:22;
Le 21:17),
through whom believers also have access to God
(Heb 10:19-22).
His priestly and kingly characters are similarly combined
(Ps 110:4;
Zec 6:13).
who . . . engaged . . . heart to approach--literally, "pledged his
heart," that is, his life; a thing unique; Messiah alone has made His
life responsible as the surety
(Heb 7:22; 9:11-15),
in order to gain access not only for Himself, but for us to God.
Heart is here used for life, to express the
courage which it needed to undertake such a tremendous
suretyship. The question implies admiration at one being found
competent by His twofold nature, as God and man, for the task. Compare
the interrogation
(Isa 63:1-3).
JFB.
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