49Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. …
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 43-51)We have here the call of Philip and Nathanael. I. Philip was called immediately by Christ himself, not as Andrew, who was directed to Christ by John, or Peter, who was invited by his brother. God has various methods of bringing his chosen ones home to himself. But, whatever means he uses , he is not tied to any. 1. Philip was called in a preventing was: Jesus findeth Philip . Christ sought us, and…
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