BELOVED SON
- I was reading in Mark
this morning. Mark 1:11b drew my attention. It speaks of divine approval—“In you I am well-pleased” (1:11b). Again
the “you” is emphatic. It is
best to see this phrase as a separate statement from the identification
statement of 1:11a. The words well-pleased as a
timeless aorist in the Greek (eudokhsa). The Companion Bible suggests the translation—“I have [ever] found delight.” It was an abiding reality. God always
approved of the Son, now God the Father affirms it. Isaiah 42:1 expresses the same idea. This
is not an expression of adoption because of His incarnation; it is a statement
of eternal approval. May He be praised.
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