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For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, For this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might show in thee my power, and that my name might be published abroad in all the earth.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

To Pharaoh (τω Φαραω). There is a national election as seen in verses 7-13, but here Paul deals with the election of individuals. …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For the Scripture says (Exodus 9:16). That is, God says to Pharaoh in the Scriptures (Galatians 3:8, 22).…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The converse proposition is also true, that God also uses the wickedness of men as a means of exhibiting His power and justice.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show my power in thee, and that my name mi…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

God’s dealings with Jacob and Esau might be challenged as arbitrary, on the ground that Esau was the object of injustice. To demonstrate that this …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

For the Scripture saith, etc. He comes now to the second part: the rejection of the ungodly. And since there seems to be something more un…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For the Scripture saith unto Pharaoh
(arq rma) , "The Scripture saith", is a Talmudic

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Whatever God does, must be just. The way in which the holy, happy people of God differ from others, God's grace alone makes them differ. In this pr…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. After showing that by God’s choice one person is preferred to another—not based on works but on the grace of the one calling—the Apostle …

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