(V. 3). But if Israel is brought through the trial into final blessing it is not because of any merit in Israel, but wholly on the ground of Who God is, “For”, says God, “I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour.” Israel must endure the fire and the water, for God is “the Holy One,” but they will be brought through, for God is their Saviour.
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Hamilton Smith
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