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| Chapter XXXIII.—Ps. cx. is not spoken of Hezekiah. He proves that Christ was first humble, then shall be glorious.
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Chapter XXXIII.—Ps. cx. is not spoken of Hezekiah. He proves that Christ
was first humble, then shall be glorious.
“And,” I continued,
“I am not ignorant that you venture to expound this psalm as if it
referred to king Hezekiah; but that you are mistaken, I shall prove to
you from these very words forthwith. ‘The Lord hath sworn, and will
not repent,’ it is said; and, ‘Thou art a priest forever,
after the order of Melchizedek,’ with what follows and precedes.
Not even you will venture to object that Hezekiah was either a priest, or
is the everlasting priest of God; but that this is spoken of our Jesus,
these expressions show. But your ears are shut up, and your hearts are
made dull.2032
| 2032 πεπήρωνται. Maranus
thinks πεπώρωνται more
probable, “hardened.” | For by this statement,
‘The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for
ever, after the order of Melchizedek,’ with an oath God has shown
Him (on account of your unbelief) to be the High Priest after the order
of Melchizedek; i.e., as Melchizedek was described by Moses as the priest
of the Most High, and he was a priest of those who were in
uncircumcision, and blessed the circumcised Abraham who brought him
tithes, so God has shown that His everlasting Priest, called also by the
Holy Spirit Lord, would be Priest of those in uncircumcision. Those too
in circumcision who approach Him, that is, believing Him and seeking
blessings from Him, He will both receive and bless. And that He shall be
first humble as a man, and then exalted, these words at the end of the
Psalm show: ‘He shall drink of the brook in the way,’ and
then, ‘Therefore shall He lift up the head.’E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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