Matthew Poole and continuators on John 12:28

28 Father, glorifie thy Name . Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorifie it again .

That is, make thy Name glorious, make it to be known and famous over all the Earth; a general petition, but such a one, as all our particular requests must be reduced to, if they be according to the Will of God. It is as much as, Father! do thine own Will; for God is then glorified, when his Will is done. But it here signifies more, not my will, but thy will be done. My Flesh indeed saith, Save me from this hour; but Father do thy own Will, let that be done concerning me, which wi[illegible: 1 letter]l most tend to make thy Name renowned: Such a Prayer never goes without an answer.

There came a voice from Heaven, &c. The Lord caused a voice as from Heaven to be heard: I have glorified it, I have by thee caused my glory to be published, and proclaimed in the World, by thy Preaching, by thy Miracles, and I will perfect that which I have begun, I will glorifie it again; thou shalt further glorifie me by thy Death, by thy Resurrection from the Dead, by the Preaching of the Gospel, and carrying it to the ends of the Earth.