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Origen, on Exod 4:22
Origen · c. A.D. 184–253
Exod 4:22 · Douay-Rheims
“And thou shalt say to him: Thus saith the Lord: Israel is my son, my firstborn.”
On this verse:
“And is there anything more profound to say of Israel, not of nature but of grace, of whom it was written, "Israel is my firstborn son," when Israel was in dispersion? You yourself will also understand that these are the scattered children of God for whom Jesus was to die in order to gather them together into one.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.