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that I may establish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. Then answered I, and said, Amen, Yahweh.
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God's Proven Faithfulness
Commentators emphasize that the phrase "as at this day" is a powerful declaration of God's faithfulness. He had fulfilled His ancient oath to the patriarchs by giving Israel a land "flowing with milk and honey." This blessing was a tangible, visible sign of His grace and the fulfillment of His word, not something the people had earned on their own merit.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
As it is this day – God had kept the terms of the covenant. Whether the promised land would permanently remain the property of the Jews wo…
19th Century
Anglican
A land flowing with milk and honey. This description appears for the first time in Exodus 3:8; Exodus 3:17. It…
16th Century
Protestant
Here the Prophet teaches us that the Jews, though they continued to profess God’s holy name, were yet completely unfaithful and had departed entire…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob…
God never promised to bestow blessings on his rational creatures while they persist in willful disobedience. Pardon and acceptance are promised fre…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, he shows the dignity of the people from the fact that, having entered into a covenant with God, they were bound together.
First, he sp…
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