2, 3. A Picture That Will Subdue and Humble—Prophecy foretold that Christ was to appear as a root out of dry ground. “He hath no form nor comeliness,” wrote Isaiah, “and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.” This chapter should be studied. It presents Christ as the Lamb of God. Those who are lifted up with pride, whose souls are filled with vanity, should look upon this picture of their Redeemer, and humble themselves in the dust. The entire chapter should be committed to memory. Its influence will subdue and humble the soul defiled by sin and uplifted by self-exaltation.{4BC 1147.3}

2, 3. Et billede som vil underlægge og ydmyge. - Profetien forudsagde at Kristus skulle vise sig som rodskud fra udtørret jord. "Uden skønhed og pragt,” skrev Esajas, ”til at drage vort blik, uden ydre, så vi syntes om ham, ringeagtet, skyet af folk, en smerternes mand og kendt med sygdom, en, man skjuler sit ansigt for, agtet ringe, vi regned ham ikke.” Dette kapitel bør studeres. Det viser Kristus som Guds Lam. Dem som er opløftet i stolthed, hvis sjæle er fyldt af forfængelighed, bør se på dette billede af deres Genløser, og ydmyge sig selv i støvet. Hele kapitlet bør have plads i hukommelsen udenad. Dens indflydelse vil underlægge og ydmyge den sjæl, der er tilsmudset af synd og opløftet af selvophøjelse.