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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Jerome
Do not fear their cruelty, my servant Jacob, whom I have chosen. He is also called Israel; Isurun in Hebrew, and the others, the most upright or the straightest. Only the LXX called him the most beloved, combining it with their own, Israel. Specifically, according to the Hebrews and the faith of the scriptures, Israel is called the upright one of God. But a man who sees God is not in the elements, but in the sound of his voice. And the book of Genesis is called εὐθεῖς, that is, the book of the righteous: Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. …
Thomas Aquinas
846. And now hear, O Jacob. Here, third, he strengthens them from the worthlessness of the idols, lest perhaps they should believe that the divine promises could be impeded by them. And this is divided into two parts: in the first, he excludes fear; in the second, he shows the worthlessness of the idols, where it says, thus says the Lord the king (Isa 44:6). 847. Concerning the first, he does three things. …
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