Beati sumus, Israël, quia quæ Deo placent manifesta sunt nobis.
The Book of Baruch 4:4 Commentary
2 historical voicesHow the Church has read Baruch 4:4 across two millennia — Matthew Henry, John Calvin, Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom and more, gathered verse by verse from the public domain.
Voices across the centuries
Church Fathers 2
The Instructor Book 1
He clearly calls us to goodness by Solomon when he says, “Blessed is the one who has found wisdom and the mortal who has found understanding.” “For goodness is found by him who seeks it and is likely to be seen by him who has found it.” By Jeremiah, too, he sets forth prudence when he says, “Blessed are we, Israel; for what is pleasing to God is known by us”—and it is known by the Word, by whom we are blessed and wise. For wisdom and knowledge are mentioned by the same prophet when he says, “Hear, O Israel, the commandments of life, and listen to know understanding.”
FRAGMENTS ON BARUCH 4:4
He urges the Israelites to be the first to take hold of grace. In fact, “it was necessary that the Word of God first be announced to them.” The spiritual Israel speaks in this way, to whom the Savior addresses himself, saying, “Blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears, because they hear.”