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And His form more than the sons of according to the prince of the power of the air,
men; the spirit who now works in the sons of
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15 So shall He sprinkle many nations. disobedience, among whom also we all once
Kings shall shut their mouths at Him; conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh,
For what had not been told them they fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the
shall see, mind, and were by nature children of wrath,
And what they had not heard they shall just as the others.
consider.

2:1 dead in trespasses and sins. A sobering
52:15 sprinkle many nations. In His disfig- reminder of the total sinfulness and lostness
ured state, the Servant will perform a priestly from which believers have been redeemed.
work of cleansing not just Israel but many out- “In” indicates the realm or sphere in which
side the nation (Ex. 29:21; Lev. 4:6; 8:11; 14:7; unregenerate sinners exist.They are not dead
Num. 8:7; 19:18,19; Heb. 9:13). shut their because of sinful acts that have been commit-
mouths. At His exaltation, human leaders in ted but because of their sinful nature (Matt.
the highest places will be speechless and in 12:35; 15:18,19).
awe before the once-despised Servant (Ps. 2).
When He takes His throne, they will see the
unfolding of power and glory such as they
have never heard.Paul applied the principle in 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of
this verse to his apostolic mission of preach- His great love with which He loved us, even
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ing the gospel of Christ where Christ was yet when we were dead in trespasses, made us
unknown (Rom. 15:21).
alive together with Christ (by grace you have
been saved), and raised us up together, and
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made us sit together in the heavenly places in
Psalm 112:5–10
Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He
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5 A good man deals graciously and lends; might show the exceeding riches of His grace
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He will guide his affairs with discretion. in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For
6 Surely he will never be shaken; by grace you have been saved through faith,
The righteous will be in everlasting and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
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remembrance. 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. For
7 He will not be afraid of evil tidings; we are His workmanship, created in Christ Je-
His heart is steadfast, trusting in the sus for good works, which God prepared
LORD. beforehand that we should walk in them.
8 11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles
His heart is established;
He will not be afraid, in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision
Until he sees his desire upon his by what is called the Circumcision made in the
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enemies. flesh by hands— that at that time you were
without Christ, being aliens from the common-
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He has dispersed abroad, wealth of Israel and strangers from the
He has given to the poor; covenants of promise, having no hope and
His righteousness endures forever; without God in the world. But now in Christ
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His horn will be exalted with honor. Jesus you who once were far off have been
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The wicked will see it and be grieved; brought near by the blood of Christ.
He will gnash his teeth and melt away; 14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made
The desire of the wicked shall perish. both one, and has broken down the middle wall
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of separation, having abolished in His flesh the
Proverbs 26:16
enmity, that is, the law of commandments con-
The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes tained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself
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Than seven men who can answer one new man from the two, thus making peace,
sensibly. 16 and that He might reconcile them both to God
in one body through the cross, thereby putting to
Ephesians 2:1–22
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death the enmity. And He came and preached
And you He made alive, who were dead in peace to you who were afar off and to those who
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2 trespasses and sins, in which you once were near. For through Him we both have
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walked according to the course of this world, access by one Spirit to the Father.
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