21Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
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But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. …
The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. …
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-24)The apostle, having asserted the true meaning of the promise, comes here to maintain and prove the absolute sovereignty of God, in disposing of the children of men, with reference to their eternal state. And herein God is to be considered, not as a rector and governor, distributing rewards and punishments according to his revealed laws and covenants, but as an owner and benefactor, giving to the c…
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