Verse 5
For it is sanctified by the word of God - Δια λογου Θεου· By the command of God; probably referring to Genesis 1:29 ; : And God said, I have given you every herb - and every tree - to you it shall be for meat; and to Genesis 9:3 ; : Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things; i.e. I have given you every animal that is proper for food, as I have given you every herb and fruit proper for nourishment. Therefore, all this was sanctified, set apart, and appropriated to this use by this command. And when man is about to use it, he is to sanctify or set it apart to that use by prayer to God,
- That it may answer the end to us for which it was designed;
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