For thou art our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us; thou, O LORD, art our Father, our Redeemer from of old is thy name.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Doubtless you are our father, though Abraham ... —Better, For Abraham is ignorant of us. The passage is striking…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy merc…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Surely you are our Father. God permits us to reveal our hearts intimately before him, for prayer is nothing other than the opening of our …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Doubtless you are our father
Therefore why should you restrain your mercies and bowels of compassion from us? or the…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

They implore him to look down on the miserable condition of their once-favored nation. Would it not be glorious to his name to remove the veil from…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Who is this. Here he begins to address the separation of the wicked from the good in the execution of the promised salvat…

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