7. In the anticipation of what was before Him, His soul was sorrowful even unto death.—
" Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death; tarry ye here, and
Had sorrow killed the Lord here, He would not have been its first victim; but though many have died simply from anguish and the fear of coming trials, and though the sorrows of Jesus at this point of time were enough to have killed any man, Him it could not kill; for divine strength was in Him, and death in Him was reserved for a special purpose of grace and love; and though nature might thus faint, its cords could not break till His hour was come, and He said, " Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit."