5 of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, the eternally blessed God. Amen.
This verse continues the prerogatives of Israel that began in verse four.
5 of whom are the fathers
“Fathers” refers to leaders of Israel to whom God gave the privileges of verse four. They received the irrevocable promises (v. 29). The covenants and promises to the fathers still stand. Even though Israel as a nation rejected their Messiah, they are still beloved because of the “fathers,” such as Abraham and David.
Ro 11:28, Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.
and from whom,
The phrase “from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, the eternally blessed God” is climatic in this delineation of prerogatives of Israel. Out of Israel, with all of its blessings and privileges, Christ came. The Messiah came from Israel in a singular sense.
The phrase “from whom” rather than “whom” indicates that the Messiah is a descendant from Israel but also that He stands transcendent over them. Although Christ is ethnically from Israel He transcends that identity since He is God Himself.
according to the flesh,
The Messiah was born with a human body from the nation Israel; He did not come from them eternally but only temporally. He is from Israel only in terms of human descent. The Messiah was one of Israel’s privileges. It is utter irony that the very nation God granted the privilege of bringing the Messiah into the world ultimately rejected Him as Savior.
[the] Christ came,
“Christ” means Messiah. The Messiah came from Israel. He came to fulfill the unconditional promises of the Old Testament. Christ represents the fulfillment of the covenants and promises.
who is over all [neuter],
This phrase ascribes universal Lordship and sovereignty to Christ. He is supreme over “all things.”
the eternally blessed God.
Christ is proclaimed as the eternal God here. This phrase attributes to Christ complete divine status.
Amen.
The word “amen” means so be it. The idea is “I believe it.” The idea that God gave the Messiah-God is cause for public assertion of belief.
PRINCIPLE:
Jesus is God almighty Himself.
APPLICATION:
The climax of Israel’s prerogatives is that the eternal Son of God came from their heritage. Jesus is the sovereign Son of God, “the eternally blessed God.”
Jn 1:1, 3, 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
Co 1:16-17, 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
Since Christ is “over all,” “all things” are put under Him:
1 Co 15:27, For “He has put all things under His feet.” But when He says “all things are put under Him,” it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted.
Israel was blessed to have received the Son of God as one of them. They are chosen. It makes sense they would be set aside by God with this understanding.
I hadn’t thought of it this way until reading this commentary. Praise to God for the understanding of His Word
Jeremy, I am blessed.
First I wanted to say that I believe in the Trinity. God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
I am struggling about God the Son. God salvation is through the fulfillment of His promise. Jesus the messaih died on the cross for our salvation. The one who died on the cross is the humanity of Christ. I think it’s wrong to say that God died . To worship second person, should I be focusing on the Spirit person of Christ?
Thanks
Joe, you are right in that it was the humanity of Christ that died on the cross. When the Son became a man He set aside the voluntary use of His incommunicable attributes (attributes that cannot be shared with man such as everywhere present, all knowing, all power). While functioning as a human being He lived as a true human, not as 1/2 God, 1/2 man. You may want to go to this study and then advance through the next studies until you finish verse 8–https://versebyversecommentary.com/philippians/philippians-26/
Comment *The word eulogetos (blessed) occurs in the NT only in the following places:
Mark 14:61; Luke 1:68; Romans 1:25; 9:5; 2 Corinthians 1:3; 11:31 a.m.; Ephesians 1:3; 1 Peter 1:3. It can be seen that
who according to the texts is blessed-blessed, refers to God (Jehovah) and never to Christ.
Why would Romans 9:5 be an exception to this?
Ogocse, that is because Jesus Christ of the New Testament is Jehovah of the Old Testament.