Topical Studies
What the Bible says about Self-Infliction
(From Forerunner Commentary)
When anah ("afflicted") is used in what is called the niphal stem, it means the pain, trouble, or discomfort is reflexive and thus self-inflicted. In English grammar, "reflexive" means the action of the verb is directed back at the subject. One of the things Isaiah 53:4 is saying, then, is that Christ voluntarily submitted Himself to this affliction.
John W. Ritenbaugh
Pride, Humility, and the Day of AtonementRelated Topics: Afflict | Affliction | Anah | Submission | Submission to God | Submission to God's Will | Voluntary Submission
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