PHILIPPIANS—NOTE ON Philippians 2:10 every knee should bow... and every tongue confess. Paul quotes Isaiah 45:23. In Isaiah these words apply to Yahweh, the personal name for God. Thus, when Paul claims Jesus Christ is Lord, he is saying that Jesus is God. But Jesus’ exaltation also results in the glory of God the Father. The same pattern occurs in 1 Corinthians 15:23. Even though he is equal with God the Father, Jesus remains the model of loving service to him.

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