NoTBS. LuKs X. 21—24.
21. — [7 tJiank thee^ O Father ^ dc] The meaning of this remajrkabk expression appears to be, *' I thank thee, that, having hid these things from the wise and prudent, thou hast revealed them imto babes." — ^The same kind of expression is found in Bom. vi. 17. " God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine." The thanks are not given because they were the servants of sin, but because they had obeyed the Gospel. Campbell remarks, that the same kind of expression m^ be found in Isaiah xii. 1, which literally rendered would be, " Lord, I will praise thee, because thou wast angry with me ; thine anger is turned away."
[Wise and prudent.] These were the Scribes, and Pharisees, and Priests, and Elders of the Jews, who were "wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight," and refused to receive the Gospel of Christ.
[Bdbes.] These were the fishermen, and publicans, and other poor and unlearned Jews, who became our Lord's disciples, and followed Him, wheu the majority of the nation would not believe.
Let it be noted, that this remarkable expression, and that in the verse following, appear to have been used by our Lord more than once. The words in Matt. xi. 25 seem to have been spoken on an entirely different occasion.
22. — [AU things are delivered unto me, dc] Let the words of Whitby on this verse be uoted. "All things, that is all power both in heaven and earth, (Matt, xxviii. 18.) all judgment, (John i. 27.) and power over all flesh to give eternal life. (John xvii. 2.) Now this includes power to raise the dead, and to pass judgment on them according to their works, and secret thoughts, and so a power and wisdom which is plainly divine, and consequently the divine nature from which these attributes are inseparable. This is an argument for the divinity of Christ ! "
[Kings.] By these " kings " we must suppose such men are meant as David, Solomon, Hezekiah, Jehoshaphat, and Josiah."