Ephesians 1:14

An earnest = Scotch 'arles,' is more than a 'pledge'; it is an instalment handed over in advance, as a guarantee that the remainder will follow (2 Corinthians 1:22; 2 Corinthians 5:5). It is part of the whole to be delivered. Redemption of the purchased possession] 'the emancipation of all that God has made His own.'

15-2:10. The doxology shades off into prayer that his readers may have wisdom to understand the glory of their inheritance and the great power of God, a power manifested in raising and exalting Christ (Ephesians 1:20), and in raising and exalting us (Ephesians 2:1), How great it must be!