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As a sweet savor will I accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples, and gather you out of the countries in which you have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you in the sight of the nations.
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The Scent of Acceptance
Commentators explain that God accepting His people "as a sweet savor" is symbolic language from temple worship. It signifies God's pleasure and acceptance, not of literal incense, but of their sincere repentance and pure worship. John Gill connects this directly to the New Covenant, where believers are accepted through the ultimate "sweet smelling savor" of Christ's sacrifice.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
God’s future dealings with His people:
16th Century
Protestant
He continues the same sentiment, namely, that the people's worship would be acceptable when those who had formerly been deceived by their superstit…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will accept you with your sweet savour Their sins being expiated by the sacrifice of Christ, which is unto God for…
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