John 10:36

“Say ye of him whom the Father hath sanctified, etc.] Not by making his human nature pure and holy, and free from all sin, and by bestowing the holy Spirit on him without measure, though both true; but these were upon, or after his mission into the world; whereas sanctification here, designs something previous to that, and respects the eternal separation of him to his office, as Mediator, in the counsel, purposes, and decrees of God, and in the covenant of his grace, being pre-ordained thereunto, before the foundation of the world; which supposes his eternal existence as a divine person, and tacitly proves his true and proper deity: and sent into the world; in human nature, to obtain eternal…”

“Jesus answered them - The answer of Jesus consists of two parts. The first John 10:34-36 shows that they ought not to object to his use of the word God, even if he were no more than a man. The second John 10:37-38 repeats substantially what he had before said, left the same impression, and in proof of it he appealed to his works. John 10:34 In your law - Psalms 82:6. The word “law” here, is used to include the Old Testament. I said - The Psalmist said, or God said by the Psalmist. Ye are gods - This was said of magistrates on account of the dignity and honor of their office, and it shows that the Hebrew word translated “god,” אלהים ̀elohiym, in that place might be applied to man. Such a use…”

“Say ye of him whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world - This sanctification (whereby he is essentially the Holy One of God) is mentioned as prior to his mission, and together with it implies, Christ was God in the highest sense, infinitely superior to that wherein those judges were so called. John 10:38”

“whom: Joh 3:34, Joh 6:27; Psa 2:2, Psa 2:6-12; Isa 11:2-5, Isa 42:1, Isa 42:3, Isa 49:1-3, Isa 49:6-8, Isa 55:4; Isa 61:1-3; Jer 1:5 sent: Joh 3:17, Joh 5:30, Joh 5:36, Joh 5:37, Joh 6:38, Joh 6:57, Joh 8:42, Joh 17:4, Joh 17:5, Joh 17:8, Joh 17:18, Joh 17:21; Rom 8:3; Gal 4:4; Jo1 4:9-14 I am: Joh 10:30-33, Joh 5:17, Joh 5:18, Joh 9:35-37, Joh 19:7, Joh 20:28, Joh 20:31; Mat 26:63-66, Mat 27:43, Mat 27:54; Luk 1:35; Rom 1:4, Rom 9:5 John 10:37”