We do not imply that the Father perceived the Son as weak or in need of assistance; He is the Lord of power and the indomitable strong hand of the Father, through which all things are created. However, He speaks as though He were one of us, having taken on humanity and in some way receiving authority from the Father through His human nature. Therefore, it is stated that He (the Father) raised Him up, bestowed upon Him glory, and elevated Him above the plots of the wicked. If He humbled Himself and willingly endured suffering, it must be evident that the extent of that suffering is clear, and that humility be demonstrated through His very deeds. Notice how, when He mentions holding the hand of man and providing strength, He immediately affirms His divine nature, genuinely the Son, and Light from Light: I give you, He says, into the covenant of the generation of light, to open the eyes of the blind. The only-begotten Word of God entered this world in flesh to those born from the line of Israel, for from them He was manifested, born of a woman, and established the new covenant, proclaimed by the prophets' voices, becoming a light to the nations. This is fitting for God: if He (the Word), as the Lawgiver, nullified the shadow cast by the wise Moses and, by His superior authority, added a new covenant to the old, if He illuminated those in darkness and opened the eyes of the blind (for the divine and celestial light has shone upon the nations), does this not serve as convincing evidence of His divine nature? Furthermore, Christ descended and preached to those held captive in the realm of the dead (1 Pet. 3:19), appearing to those imprisoned in the depths and freeing all from bondage, need, punishment, and judgment. He foretold this, declaring, “Bring out of bondage the bound, and from the prison those who dwell in darkness."
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