Isaiah 53:2

Isaiah 53:2. For he shall grow up before him -

That is, the Messiah shall grow up before God -

Isaiah 53:2. 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.

When Christ came, he was very lovely to those who could judge of spiritual beauty. In form and comeliness, he was unrivalled, but not to carnal men; they said, "Where is his royal splendor? Where is the majesty of his kingdom?" As they looked upon the carpenter’s Son, they said, "Where are his riches?" They heard him say that he had not where to lay his head, and they despised such a Messiah. As he spoke in simple parables to the people, they asked, "Where is his wisdom?" So, to carnal eyes, the Saviour had "no form nor comeliness."