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John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 40:7
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Then said I, etc.] As in the council and covenant of peace, when and where he declared his willingness to come into the world, and make satisfaction for the sins of his people; so when the fulness of time was come for his appearance in human nature he repeated the same; for of the time of his coming into the world are these words interpreted, (<581005>Hebrews 10:5); when sacrifice and offering God would not have any longer continued, and when a body was prepared him, then he said, Lo, I come; O Father; as Apollinarius, in his metaphrase, adds; that is, freely, and without compulsion; immediately, at once, without any delay; and he himself, and not another; and this not by change of place, but by assumption of nature; taking the body, or human nature, prepared for him, and uniting it to himself; to which the word “lo” is prefixed as a note of attention and admiration; the incarnation of Christ being a wonderful affair, and of the utmost moment and importance; in the volume of the book [it is] written of me; either in the book of divine predestination, in the purposes and decrees of God, (<19D916>Psalm 139:16); or in the book of the Scriptures; either in general, (<430539>John 5:39) (<422427>Luke 24:27,44); or particularly in the book of the Psalms, (<190105>Psalm 1:50:2 2:2,6,7); or rather in the book of the law, the five books of Moses, since these were the only books or volumes that were composed at the writing of this psalm; and it has respect not to (<051815>Deuteronomy 18:15); nor (<051718>Deuteronomy 17:18); nor (<022106>Exodus 21:6); but rather (<010315>Genesis 3:15); and seeing the coming of Christ into the world was not only appointed of God, agreed unto by Christ, but was prophesied of, and penned down in the sacred writings; therefore at the appointed time he came, freely and willingly. This book is called a volume, or roll, alluding to the manner of writing formerly; when what was written was finished, it was rolled about a stick in the manner of a cylinder; and in this form is the book of the law with the Jews to this day; (see Gill on “<420417>Luke 4:17”).
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