The Lord is good and gladly shares himself; his being is a fountain of good gifts. He follows us and asks at every step whether we have nothing to ask of him. Where is a lord who does thus with servants? The Lord is good.

— Johann Jakob Rambach (1693–1735), Theologe

Johann Jakob Rambach

Johann Jakob Rambach war ein deutscher evangelisch-lutherischer Theologe, Universitätsprofessor und Liederdichter des Pietismus, der im 18. Jahrhundert in Halle und Gießen wirkte. Er verband in seinen Schriften zur Schriftauslegung wissenschaftliche Exegese mit persönlicher Frömmigkeit und verfasste einflussreiche Passionsbetrachtungen sowie geistliche Lieder. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet er vor allem in der christlichen Andachtsliteratur und durch Gesangbuchlieder wie „Ich bin getauft auf deinen Namen“.

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