Old Testament, by which the preceding discourse of the apostle is admirably confirmed, by Chiasmus, in retrograde order. For
the apostle mentions Ver. 10, Sons.
Ibid., The perfecting, or con summation by sufferings.
Ver. 11, The relationship of Him who sanctifies, and of those who are sanctified.
Christ says, in the words of the
Old Testament, Ver. 13, at the end, / and the
children. Ver. 13, at the beginning, I will
put My trust. Ver. 12, Unto My brethren.
And again, ver. 14-1 7, in inverted order, the children, and the successful work of Christ, and brethren, are mentioned. The two chains of quotations, ch. i. on the Glory of Christ, ch. ii. on Re demption, most sweetly correspond to one another. — uwyyeXu — vfAvfau «) Ps. xxii. 23,LXX., dwyfaof&ou: as to the rest, the words are the same. Messiah declares the name of the good Lord, which was unknown to His brethren, that the brethren may also praise Him. Ps. already quoted, ver. 24. — U^VJJ<TW, 1 will sing) as the leader of the choir : comp. Ps. viii. 3.
13. 'E/w effopou irzvotQus sir ai/rp, I will put my trust in Him) LXX. xal ffsffoiQ&c stof&ou IK avrti, in Isaiah immediately before the place from ch. viii., which will be afterwards quoted : vreiroifas etropai sir avrp, 2 Sam. xxii. 3, which the Church imitates, Is. xii. 2. The filial confidence of the Messiah is indicated, fleeing from His sufferings to the Father [and by no means disappointed : comp. ver. 10, at the end. — V. g.], ch. v. 7 : comp. 2 Sam. xxii. 4, etc. A small portion is quoted ; the whole passage is in tended by the apostle. Our Theologians rightly blame the Schoolmen, who are of opinion, that the atonement of Christ was not simply and in itself condign or meritorious. See Calov. Matasol. pass, in Dedic. But yet the most fragrant part of this atonement is the exceedingly pure confidence by which solely He was supported in His approach to the Father ; Ps. xxii. 10 ; Matt, xxvii. 43. For He did not show His merits, but rather confessed the sins that were laid upon Him, Ps. Ixix. 6. As He therefore by Himself confidently (by faith) trusted in the Father,