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Eliakim, interpreted as "resurrection of God," became a symbol of the new and renewed priesthood, which the resurrection of our Savior established in his own Church throughout the whole world. For Christ is called high priest in place of those others, as Eliakim was in place of Somnas. For according to the Apostle. "No one takes the honor for himself, but he who is called by God. Just as Christ did not glorify himself to become high priest, but he who said to him, "You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek." And he is said to receive also the Glory of David, that is, the rule and kingdom over the spiritual Israel; "For not all," he says, "who are descended from Israel are Israel," and what follows. But to Christ having become high priest, there will be, he says, no one to speak against him. "For an enemy shall not prevail against him, and a lawless son shall not proceed to afflict him." And in another way, even if Israel spoke against him, the nations at least submitted. Therefore, concerning that one he says: "Deliver me from the contentions of the people." But concerning these: "You will make me the head of the nations. A people whom I had not known served me. As soon as they heard, they obeyed me;" and again concerning those others, "Foreign sons have been false to me." And: "Because they have grown old and limp from their paths." For they have grown old, and have come near to destruction; for a time they have kept a broken mind, having become foreign sons. For Israel, having long been the firstborn, when they were false to Christ, they became foreigners, henceforth being called 2181 children of perdition and of hell; in place of whom he showed us Eliakim. Who also says. "Because of the oppression of the poor and the groaning of the needy, now I will arise, says the Lord." But in the Church, the house of his father, everyone who trusts in him, he says, will be both glorious and small, I mean, according to the world. For the God of all is not a respecter of persons. But you will understand this also according to the measure of spiritual age. CHAPTER 23. THE VISION OF TYRE. aiē'. 9Wail, ships of Carthage, for it is destroyed, and they come no more. It has been led captive from the land of the Citians; to what have the inhabitants of the island, the merchants of Phoenicia, become like, who cross the sea in much water? The seed of merchants, like the harvest being brought in, are the merchants of the nations9. etc. The prophecies do not speak only about matters that have already reached their outcome from the prediction concerning them; for so it would seem that these things are nothing to us, even if it were most necessary to marvel at God's truthfulness through them. But now they do not only prophesy concerning the nations, but also through each one is conveyed a way of life befitting piety; as in foretelling the destruction of Babylon, he spoke about the universal judgment of God. And the oracle concerning Egypt says there will be an altar to God in it and a multitude of pious men. And the one concerning Moab, that a Church and a throne of God will be in it, when idolatry has ceased in it as in Egypt. And the one concerning Damascus, says there will be a conversion of those who formerly did not know God. And the present one concerning Tyre, in addition to its sufferings, foretells that offerings will be made to the Lord in it. And you might say in another way, for the benefit of those from Israel, that the prophecies concerning the nations are foretold, so that they might know, that God is not God of them alone, but that his providence also extends through all, always bringing punishments for impieties to the other nations as well; as also now to the Tyrians, because they also mocked the people of God when they suffered evil, not as suffering for their sins, but as if the God who saves them had become weak. Therefore, along with suffering Jerusalem, all the surrounding nations have suffered, having had the same disposition as the Tyrians, all having been laid waste by the Assyrians. And those who rose up together against his own people, at the time it was being captured, David enumerates, saying thus: 2184 O God, who will be like you? Do not be silent, nor be still, O God; for behold, your enemies have made a noise, and those who hate you have lifted up their head; they have devised a crafty plan against your people, and have conspired against your holy ones; They have said:

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