15. This Christ, when He was come, the Jews
denied, but the devils confessed. But His forefather David was
not ignorant of Him, when he said, I have ordained a lamp for mine
Anointed Ps. cxxxii. 17. The “lamp for the
Anointed” was commonly applied by the Fathers to John the
Baptist. Compare John v.
35, and Bishop
Westcott’s note there.: which lamp
some have interpreted to be the brightness of Prophecy 2 Pet. i. 19. The supposed reference in
the Psalm to the lamp of prophecy is mentioned by Eusebius
(Demonstr. Evang. IV. cap. 16)., others the flesh which He took upon Him
from the Virgin, according to the Apostle’s word, But we have
this treasure in earthen vessels 2 Cor. iv. 7. The reference of the
‘lamp’ to Christ’s Incarnation is mentioned by
Eusebius (u.s.) and other Fathers.. The
Prophet was not ignorant of Him, when He said, and announceth unto
men His Christ Amos. iv. 13: “and declareth unto man
what is his thought.” For ו&x#o@”־המ,
‘what is his thought,’ the LXX.
read וׂחישִֹמְ,
‘His Anointed,’ τὸν Χριστὸν
αὐτοῦ.. Moses also
knew Him, Isaiah knew Him, and Jeremiah; not one of the Prophets was
ignorant of Him. Even devils recognised Him, for He rebuked them,
and the Scripture says, because they knew that He was
ChristLuke iv. 41.. The
Chief-priests knew Him not, and the devils confessed Him: the
Chief Priests knew Him not, and a woman of Samaria proclaimed Him,
saying, Come, see a man which told me all things that ever I
did. Is not this the Christ John iv. 29.?