Father Noel Alexandre's Literal Commentary on 1 Peter 1:3-9

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 Translated by Qwen. 1 Pet 1:3–4: The Blessing of Regeneration "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has regenerated us unto a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, unto an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you." We ought to give immortal thanks to God, to offer Him continually the sacrifice of praise, on account of His infinite goodness toward His elect. It belongs to the Eternal Father to choose the members of His Son, the adopted children who are co-heirs with the Only-Begotten. Let us seek no other reason for this election than mercy, whose greatness cannot be worthily expressed in human words. He who spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all. Us, unworthy sinners, His enemies, deserving of eternal punishments, He has regenerated through Baptism; and, the oldness which we had contracted from Adam in our first birth being abolished, He ...
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Theodoret of Cyrus on Isaiah 49:1-6

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Verse 1. Hear, O islands, and attend, O nations.
The Lord of all had promised Abraham that in his seed He would bless all the nations; He repeated the same promise to Isaac and to Jacob, and Jacob in turn bestowed this blessing upon Judah. From my mother’s womb He called my name. These words are spoken in the person of Christ the Lord, who is the seed of Abraham according to the flesh, through whom the nations received the promise. He also teaches how He received His name before birth. For the holy Gabriel brought it down from heaven, saying to the Virgin: You shall bear a son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins.

Verse 2. He made me like a chosen arrow.
These words likewise are spoken figuratively. He calls Him an arrow because He wounds the souls that love Him, each of which cries out: I am wounded by love. And He calls the quiver the mystery of the Incarnation.

Verse 3. You are my servant, Israel.
These words are to be understood with reference to His human nature. For according to His humanity He is called Israel, Jacob, David, the seed of Abraham, and whatever else is of this kind.

Verse 4. And I said: I have labored in vain.
These words also are spoken in the person of Christ the Lord, lamenting the unbelief of the Jews to whom He sowed His teaching without worthiness. “My humiliation,” He says, “was of no benefit to them; they derived no fruit from the miracles.” Therefore my judgment is with the Lord, and my labor with my God. That is to say: even if they gained no benefit, nevertheless I have completed my proper work, and this is evident to God.

Verse 6. Behold, I have made you a covenant of the race and a light of the nations.
The race of the Lord according to the flesh is common to all men by nature, but proper and closely related to Israel. Since therefore He came to Israel, yet illuminated the nations through the apostles, He says: “I have given you to them because of the promise made to their fathers; but through you I will enlighten the nations and grant salvation of every kind to mankind.” This is what is meant by to the ends of the earth. And I will establish covenants refers to the agreements previously made by Me with their fathers. For “testament” they have interpreted as “covenant.”

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