καὶ ἔσομαι κ. τ. λ.: and “I will be to you a Father, and ye shall be to Me sons and daughters,” saith the Lord Almighty. The ideal relation of Israel to Jehovah was that of a son to a father (Exodus 4:22; Jeremiah 31:9; Hosea 1:10); but the full meaning of such words was reserved for Him to teach who came to reveal the Father (Matthew 11:27), as their full blessedness can be realised only by the heir of the Father's kingdom who “overcomes” at last (Revelation 21:7).

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