For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth forever - the two attributes mentioned by Paul in Romans 15:8-12 as those which Jesus Christ came to manifest, so that the Gentiles might "rejoice with His people," the Jews, because of the universal blessing through the latter. 'Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God (His faithfulness to His word) to confirm the promises made unto the fathers, and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy.'