Full Eph 6:17, Isa 59:17, 1 Thess 5:8. The Roman galea (bronze helmet). OT echo: Isa 59:17 (paired with the breastplate — the armor-of-YHWH passage). Paul redeploys the same image earlier (1 Thess 5:8 — "and for an helmet, the hope of salvation"). Salvation as hope-framing-of-mind; the helmet protects the head; the hope of salvation protects the believer's perception of reality. Featured commentary: Gurnall (PD).
Helmet of Salvation
Eph 6:17a + Isa 59:17 + 1 Thess 5:8 — the *galea* and the double-redeployment.
Primary passage:Ephesians 6:17 →
Commentary
Featured voice
John Calvin
Commentaries
1. Children, obey. Why does the apostle use the word obey instead of honor, which has a greater extent of meaning? It is because Obedience is the evidence of that honor which children owe to their parents, and is therefore more earnestly enforced. It is likewise more difficult; for the…
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