Bible Commentaries

Genesis 10:1 — CAPITULO X Las generaciones de los hijos de Noé , 1. JAFET y sus descendientes , 2-4. Las islas de los gentiles, o Europa, pobladas por Jafetitas , 5. CAM y su posteridad , 6-20. Nimrod, uno de sus descendientes, un poderoso cazador , 8, 9, funda el primer reino , 10.Nínive y otras ciudades fundaron , 11, 12. Los cananeos en sus nueve

Genesis 49:23 — Verse Genesis 49:23. The chief archers — בעלי חצים baaley chitstsim, the masters of arrows - Joseph's brethren, who either used such weapons, while feeding their flocks in the deserts, for the protection of themselves and cattle, or for the purpose of hunting;

Exodus 22:4 — Verse Exodus 22:4. He shall restore double. — In no case of theft was the life of the offender taken away; the utmost that the law says on this point is, that, if when found breaking into a house, he should be smitten so as to die, no blood should be shed for him; Exodus 22:2. If he had stolen and sold the property, then he was to restore four or fivefold, Exodus 22:1; but if the animal was found alive in his possession, he was to restore double.

Exodus 23:4 — Verse Exodus 23:4. If thou meet thine enemy's ox - going astray — From the humane and heavenly maxim in this and the following verse, our blessed Lord has formed the following precept: "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you,

Exodus 4:23 — Verse Exodus 4:23. Let my son go, that he may serve me — Which they could not do in Goshen, consistently with the policy and religious worship of the Egyptians; because the most essential part of an Israelite's worship consisted in sacrifice, and the animals

Exodus 4:24 — Verso Éxodo 4:24. Por cierto en la posada...  Génesis 42:27. El relato de este versículo y el siguiente es muy oscuro. Algunos suponen que el Éxodo 4:23 no es parte del mensaje al Faraón, pero fue dicho por el Señor a Moisés; y que el conjunto pueda ser parafraseado

1 Kings 1:4 — Verse 1 Kings 1:4. The king knew her not. — The maxim of Bacon in his enigmatical cure is, "Take all you can from the medicine, but give nothing to it; if you give any thing, it increases the disease and hastens death." I have seen this abundantly verified; but it is a subject on which it would be improper to dilate except in a medical work. An extract from Friar Bacon's Cure of Old Age may be found at the end of the chapter. 1 Kings 1:53.

1 Kings 21:4 — Verse 1 Kings 21:4. He laid him down upon his bed — Poor soul! he was lord over ten-twelfths of the land, and became miserable because he could not get a poor man's vineyard added to all that he possessed! It is a true saying, "That soul in which God dwells not, has no happiness: and he who has God has a satisfying portion." Every privation and cross makes an unholy soul unhappy; and privations and crosses it must ever meet with, therefore: -"Where'er it goes is hell; itself is hell!"

2 Kings 19:32 — Verse 32. He shall not, c. — Here follow the fullest proofs that Jerusalem shall not be taken by the Assyrians.1. He shall not come into this city2. He shall not be able to get so near as to shoot an arrow into it;3. He shall not be able to bring an army before it,4. Nor shall he be able to raise any redoubt or mound against it;5. No; not even an Assyrian shield shall be seen in the country; not even a foraging party shall come near the city.

2 Kings 22:4 — Verse 2 Kings 22:4. That he may sum the silver — As Josiah began to seek the Lord as soon as he began to reign, we may naturally conclude that the worship of God that was neglected and suppressed by his father, was immediately restored; and the people began their

2 Kings 4:23 — Verse 2 Kings 4:23. Wherefore wilt thou go — She was a very prudent woman; she would not harass the feelings of her husband by informing him of the death of his son till she had tried the power of the prophet. Though the religion of the true God was not the religion of the state, yet there were no doubt multitudes of the people who continued to worship the true God alone, and were in the habit of going, as is here intimated, on new moons and Sabbaths, to consult the prophet.

2 Kings 4:7 — Verse 2 Kings 4:7. Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt — He does not inveigh against the cruelty of this creditor, because the law and custom of the country gave him the authority on which he acted; and rather than permit a poor honest widow to have her children sold, or that even a Philistine should suffer loss who had given credit to a genuine Israelite, he would work a miracle to pay a debt which, in the course of providence, it was out of her power to discharge.

Leviticus 21:4 — Verse Leviticus 21:4. A chief man among his people — The word בעל baal signifies a master, chief, husband, &c., and is as variously translated here.1. He being a chief among the people, it would be improper to see him in such a state of humiliation as mourning for the dead necessarily implies.2. Though a husband he shall not defile himself even for the death of a wife, because the anointing of his God is upon him. But the first sense appears to be the best.

Leviticus 8:30 — Verse 30. And Moses took - the blood - and sprinkled it upon Aaron, c. — Thus we find that the high priest himself must be sprinkled with the blood of the sacrifice and our blessed Lord, of whom Aaron was a type, was sprinkled with his own blood.1. In his agony in the garden.2. In his being crowned with thorns.3. In the piercing of his hands and his feet. And,4. In his side being pierced with the spear. All these were so many acts of atonement performed by the high priest.

Numbers 7:89 — דביר debir u oráculo , en y por quien Dios habla al hombre. En esta ocasión encontramos que se ofrecieron 12 cargadores plateados cada uno con un peso... 130 siclos. 12 tazones de plata , cada uno... 70 siclos. Cantidad total de vasijas de plata... 2.400 siclos. 12 cucharas de oro , cada una con un peso... 10 siclos. Cantidad total de vasijas doradas... 120 siclos. onz. dwts. gramo. un plato de plata de 130 siclos, reducido a peso troy, hace... 75 9 16 8/31 un jarro de plata, a 70 siclos, asciende

Joshua 14:4 — Verse Joshua 14:4. The children of Joseph were two tribes — This was ascertained by the prophetic declaration of their grandfather Jacob, Genesis 48:5-6; and as Levi was taken out of the tribes for the service of the sanctuary, one of these sons of Joseph came

Joshua 18:4 — Verse Joshua 18:4. Three men for each tribe — Probably meaning only three from each of the seven tribes who had not yet received their inheritance. It is likely that these twenty-one men were accompanied by a military guard, for without this they might have been

Joshua 7:2 — Verse Joshua 7:2. Sent men from Jericho to Ai — This is the place called Hai, Genesis 12:8. It was in the east of Beth-el, north of Jericho, from which it was distant about ten or twelve miles. From Joshua 7:4-5 it appears to have been situated upon a hill, and belonged to the Amorites, as we learn from Joshua 7:7. It is very likely that it was a strong place, as it chose to risk a siege, notwithstanding the extraordinary destruction of Jericho which it had lately witnessed.

1 Samuel 1:4 — Verse 1 Samuel 1:4. He gave - portions — The sacrifices which were made were probably peace-offerings, of which the blood was poured out at the foot of the altar; the fat was burnt on the fire; the breast and right shoulder were the portion of the priest, and the rest belonged to him who made the offering; on it he and his family feasted, each receiving his portion; and to these feasts God commands them to invite the Levite, the poor, the widow, and the orphan, Deuteronomy 16:11.

1 Samuel 10:19 — yourselves - by your tribes — It appears that, in order to find out the proper person who should be made their king, they must determine by lot:1. The tribe.2. The thousands or grand divisions by families.3. The smaller divisions by families. And,4. The individual.When the lot was cast for the tribe, Benjamin was taken; when for the thousand, the division of Matri was taken; when for the family, the family of Kish was taken; when for the individual, Saul, the son of Kish, was taken.