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Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name;
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Glory Follows Humility
Nearly every commentator emphasizes that Christ's exaltation is the direct result of His willing humiliation. The word 'Wherefore' or 'Therefore' links His supreme sacrifice to His supreme reward. As Charles Spurgeon notes, 'He stooped, who can tell how low? He was raised, who shall tell how high?' This establishes a powerful principle for believers: the path to true glory in God's economy is through humble obedience and self-giving love.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Therefore. As a reward for this humiliation and these sufferings. The idea is that there was an appropriate reward for it, and that this r…
Wherefore (διο). Because of which act of voluntary and supreme humility.
Highly exalted (υπερυψωσε). First…
19th Century
Anglican
Therefore God also has highly exalted him.—The exaltation, like the humiliation, belongs to Him as Son of Man, for He was…
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Baptist
And became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him,
He stooped…
The final movement of thought in this sublime illustration describes Christ’s subsequent exaltation. The nature of this exaltation was God’s elevat…
16th Century
Protestant
Therefore God has highly exalted. By adding consolation, he shows that abasement, to which the human mind is averse, is in the highest deg…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherefore God also has highly exalted him
The apostle proceeds to observe the exaltation of Christ, for the encour…
The example of our Lord Jesus Christ is set before us. We must resemble him in his life if we are to have the benefit of his death. Notice the two …
13th Century
Catholic
Earlier, he praised Christ’s humility; here he cites its reward, which is exaltation and glory: Every one who exalts himself will be humbled, a…