Lecture 2

^4:2^ Beth. The noble sons of Zion, and they that were clothed with the first gold: how are they esteemed as earthen vessels, the work of the potter’s hands?

68. Here he explains what he said above: noble, because from a holy race; with the first, that is, best, gold, namely, wisdom. All gold in comparison of her is as a little sand (Wis 7:9). As earthen vessels, that is, a weak and lowly people. And now, O Lord, you are our father, and we are clay (Isa 64:8).