Thomas Aquinas, on Isa 19:25

“Which the Lord of hosts hath blessed, saying: Blessed be my people of Egypt, and the work of my hands to the Assyrian: but Israel is my inheritance.”

“Third, he sets out the third effect, namely, divine blessing: it, namely, Israel, shall be a blessing, for, through the apostles, the whole world received the blessing of God; Israel is my inheritance, for it was there that he was born and fulfilled the mysteries of our salvation: he has blessed the house of Israel (Ps 113:20[115:12]).”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.