:14.
eij" e[painon th'" dovxh" aujtou'
.
.
oJ path;r th'" dovxh"
.
.
tiv" oJ plou'to" th'" dovxh" t. klhronomiva" aujtou' ejn t. aJgivoi"
.
:16.
kata; to; plou'to" th'" dovxh" aujtou'
.
.
aujtw'/ hJ dovxa ejn th'/ ejkklhsiva/ k. ejn jIhsou' Crivstw/
.
The other occurrences of
hJ dovxa
in the Epistles of the Captivity are:
Col. 1:11.
kata; to; kravto" th'" dovxh" aujtou'
.
. tiv to; plou'to" th'" dovxh" t. musthrivou touvtou . Phil. 3:21. suvmmorfon tw'/ swvmati th'" dovxh" aujtou' .
(Compare in contrast vs. 19 hJ d. ejn t. aijscuvnh/ aujtw'n .)
:20.
tw'/ de; qew'/ kai; patri; hJmw'n hJ dovxa
.
The glory of the Lord is a key-word of Scripture.The Bible is one widening answer to the prayer of Moses (Ex. 33:18) Shew me Thy glory.And God has been pleased to make Himself known in many parts and in many fashionsas man could bear the knowledge:
( a ) by material symbol (Ex. 24:16, Lev. 9:23, Ex. 40:35, 1 Kings 8:11, Ezek. 43:4 ff., Apoc. 21:22 f.),
( b ) through human Presence:
(i) in the Messianic nation (Is. 40:5),and ( id. 42 ff., 53:3 ff.) the Figure of the Servant of the Lord,
(ii) finally in the Incarnation of the Son of God, in the Life and Resurrection of the Son of Man (John 1:14, 2:11), the perfect revelation on earth of the Glory of God.
(
Revelation of the Father
, pp. 164 f.)
The glory of God is the full manifestation of His attributes according to man's power of apprehending them, all His goodness (Ex. 33:19 ff.). Of itunder the Old Dispensation the Shekinah was the Symbol. (Note on Heb. 1:3.)
It is the majesty, or the power or the goodness, of God as manifested to men. (Lightfoot on Col. 1:11.)
It is the sum of His manifested perfections. The glory of His grace (Eph. 1:6) is the manifestation of the power of His free and bounteous goodness.
The Father of Glory (Eph. 1:17) is He, Whom Our Lord Jesus Christ has revealed as Father,from Whom all perfection proceedsthe source or subject of all revelation.
(In Acts 7:2 the phrase the God of glory recalls Ps. 29:3; while in 1 Cor. 2:8 Our Lord Jesus Christ, Whom the rulers of this world crucified is the Lord of glory: cf. Jas. 2:1.)
The wealth of the glory of God (Eph. 1:18, 3:16)a phrase occurring also in Col. 1:27 and in Rom. 9:23signifies the inexhaustible fulness of His Majesty and abundant goodness, as revealed to man.