These Notes Are From The Companion Bible.
After,
etc. Compare "When". Luke 11:2-4.
pray ... prayest. Greek proseuchomai.
See Appendix
134. I. 2.
Our Father. See Exodus 4: Which = Who.
in. Greek en. Appendix
104. viii.
heaven = heavens. Note verse Hallowed = Sanctified.
Thy. Note that the first three petitions are
with respect to God, while the next four concern those who pray. God is
to be put first in all prayer.
Thy
kingdom come. This is the great subject of the first period of the
Lord's ministry. See Appendix
119, also Appendix
112, Appendix
113, Appendix
114, and the Structure on (The Companion Bible) pages 1304, 1305,
and 1315.
kingdom. See Appendix
112.
come. It was then being proclaimed, but was
afterward rejected, and is now in abeyance. See Appendix
112, Appendix
113, Appendix
114, and compare Appendix 63. ix.
Hence this same petition is now correct, not the usual
prayers for the "increase" or "extension"
of it.
will = desire. Greek thelo.
See Appendix
102. 1.
be done = be brought to pass, come to pass,
be accomplished. Greek ginomai. Compare 26: in = upon. Greek epi Appendix
104. ix. 4.
earth = the earth. Greek ge. Appendix
129. 4. All the texts (Appendix
94. VII.) omit the article.
heaven. Here it is
singular because it is in contrast with earth. Had it been
singular in verse 9, it would have implied with that our Father was in
heaven, but not on earth. In the Greek the two clauses are reversed: "as
in heaven [so] upon earth also".
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