Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
God chose one people freely from all nations and bound Himself to them by covenant. He did not merely speak His promises to Abraham and his seed; He proved them true across centuries with unnumbered mercies, so that those delivered from Egypt would keep faith with Him and serve Him faithfully.
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Commenting on Psalm 105:1-45
Saying, touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. Abraham and his seed were in the midst of the world a generation of priests anointed to present sacrifice unto the most High God; since to them the oracles were committed, they were also the prophets of mankind; and they were kings too—a royal priesthood; hence they had received a threefold anointing.
In praising God, reach back to what He did when His church was founded, for we who live now reap the benefit of those ancient mercies. His promise to the patriarchs was not mere words but His command, binding for a thousand generations, and the entail of it shall never be cut off.
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Commenting on Psalm 105:8-24