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"Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!
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An Echo of the Gospel
Commentators unanimously see this invitation from Wisdom as a powerful foreshadowing of Jesus Christ's own call. They connect the "bread and wine" directly to the Lord's Supper (Matthew 26:26) and to Jesus's declaration that He is the "Bread of Life" (John 6:35). This verse is an Old Testament picture of the spiritual nourishment found only in Christ.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A parallel to the higher teaching of the Gospels (Matthew 26:26).
19th Century
Anglican
Come, eat of my bread ...—Compare the invitations of Isaiah 55:1 and John 6:35.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Come, eat of my bread. Which stands for all the provisions of Christ's house; it designs the Gospel, which to a believer …
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Christ has prepared ordinances to which his people are admitted, and by which nourishment is given here to those who believe in him, as well as man…
