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John Gill's Exposition on John 8:53
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Art thou greater than our father Abraham? etc.] So the woman of Samaria said, concerning Jacob, (<430412>John 4:12). The Jews had a mighty opinion of their ancestors, especially of Abraham; and yet they allow the Messiah to be greater than he, as Jesus truly was: so one of their ancient commentators f403 on those words of (<235213>Isaiah 52:13) thus paraphrases them, ““Behold my servant shall deal prudently”, this is the King Messiah; “he shall be exalted” above Abraham, as it is written, (<011422>Genesis 14:22), “and extolled” above Moses, as it is written, (<041112>Numbers 11:12), and he shall be higher than the ministering angels, as it is written, (<260126>Ezekiel 1:26 <380407>Zechariah 4:7), for he shall be twba ˆm lwdg, “greater than the fathers”.” They add here, of Abraham, which is dead; he was a great and good man, and yet dead: and the prophets are dead; though they truly kept, and faithfully delivered the word of God: whom makest thou thyself? who art a poor carpenter’s son, a Galilean, a Nazarene, and yet makest thyself greater than Abraham, or any of the prophets; yea, makest thyself to be God, to promise security from death, and an everlasting continuance of life upon keeping thy word.
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