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Theodotus

Section 51

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Author: Theodotus

LI. “The heavens declare the glory of God.”

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The

heavens

are

taken

in

various

meanings

,

both

those

defined

by

space

and

revolution

,

and

those

by

covenant

,

—

the

immediate

operation

of

the

first

-

created

angels

.

For

the

covenants

caused

a

more

especial

appearance

of

angels

,

—

that

in

the

case

of

Adam

,

that

in

the

case

of

Noah

,

that

in

the

case

of

Abraham

,

that

in

the

case

of

Moses

.

For

,

moved

by

the

Lord

,

the

first

-

created

angels

exercised

their

influence

on

the

angels

attached

to

the

prophets

,

considering

the

covenants

the

glory

of

God

.

Furthermore

,

the

things

done

on

earth

by

angels

were

done

by

the

first

-

created

angels

to

the

glory

of

God

.

Notes

75
Ps. xix. 1. [Here follow notes on successive verses, some not unworthy of an orthodox Father.]
76
i.e., the covenant.