Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Peter 2:4

4 To whom coming as unto a living stone , disallowed indeed of men , but chosen of God, and precious .

To which Christ.

By Faith, q. d. in whom believing, Iohn 6.35.44, 45. The word is in the Present Tense, the Apostle describing here not their first Conversion to Christ, but their present state, that they being in Christ, were daily coming to him in the continued Exercise of their Faith.

Not only having Life in himself, but enlivening those that by Faith adhere to him.

Viz. A Corner-Stone, as v. 6. Being about to set forth the Church, as a spiritual Building, he first mentions Christ as the Foundation, and Corner-Stone.

Rejected, not only by the unbelieving Iews, and their Rulers formerly, but still by the unbelieving World.

Either chosen to be the Foundation of the Building, and then it is the same as fore-ordained, ch. 1.20. Or, chosen is the same as choice, excellent.

A different Expression of the same thing. Here seems to be an Allusion to those Stones which Men count precious, and have in great Esteem; and Christ's being precious in the sight of God, is set in Opposition to his being disallowed of Men, to intimate, that their Unbelief, and rejecting Christ doth not make him less valuable in himself, when his Father so much honours him.

Marginal references: Psal. 118.22.