23Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
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Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: …
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23-25)In the close of the chapter, he applies all to us; and, having abundantly proved that Abraham was justified by faith, he here concludes that his justification was to be the pattern or sampler of ours: It was not written for his sake alone . It was not intended only for an historical commendation of Abraham, or a relation of something peculiar to him (as some antipaedobaptists will needs understand…
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