Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ephesians 5:2
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2. And —in proof that you are so. walk in love —resuming Ephesians 4:1 , " walk worthy of the vocation." as Christ . . . loved us —From the love of the Father he passes to the love of the Son, in whom God most endearingly manifests His love to us. given himself for us — Greek, "given Himself up (namely, to death, Ephesians 4:1- : ) for us," that is, in our behalf: not here vicarious substitution, though that is indirectly implied, "in our stead." The offerer, and the offering that He offered, were one and the same ( John 15:13 ; Romans 5:8 ). offering and a sacrifice —"Offering" expresses generally His presenting Himself to the Father, as the Representative undertaking the cause of the whole of our lost race ( Romans 5:8- : ), including His life of obedience; though not excluding His offering of His body for us ( Romans 5:8- : ). It is usually an unbloody offering, in the more limited sense. "Sacrifice" refers to His death for us exclusively. Christ is here, in reference to Romans 5:8- : (quoted again in Romans 5:8- : ), represented as the antitype of all the offerings of the law, whether the unbloody or bloody, eucharistical or propitiatory. for a sweet-smelling savour — Greek, "for an odor of a sweet smell," that is, God is well pleased with the offering on the ground of its sweetness,and so is reconciled to us ( Ephesians 1:6 ; Matthew 3:17 ; 2 Corinthians 5:18 ; 2 Corinthians 5:19 ; Hebrews 10:6-17 ). The ointment compounded of principal spices, poured upon Aaron's head, answers to the variety of the graces by which He was enabled to "offer Himself a sacrifice for a sweet-smelling savor." Another type, or prophecy by figure, was "the sweet savor" (" savor of rest, " Margin ) which God smelled in Noah's sacrifice ( Genesis 8:21 ). Again, as what Christ is, believers also are ( Genesis 8:21- : ), and ministers are: Paul says ( Genesis 8:21- : ) "we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ." return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-3" class="com-number"
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