Bible Commentaries

Genesis 42:1 — CHAPTER XLII Jacob sends his ten sons to Egypt to buy corn, 1-3; but refuses to permit Benjamin to go, 4. They arrive in Egypt, and bow themselves before Joseph, 5, 6. He treats them roughly and calls them spies, 7-10. They defend themselves and give an account of their family, 11-13. He appears unmoved, and puts them all in prison for three days, 14-17. On the third day he releases them on condition of their bringing Benjamin, 18-20. Being convicted by their

Job 2:11 — — The first was Eliphaz the Temanite; or, as the Septuagint has it, Ελιφαζ ὁ Θαιμανων βασιλευς, Eliphaz the king on the Thaimanites. Eliphaz was one of the sons of Esau; and Teman, of Eliphaz, Genesis 36:10-11. Teman was a city of Edom, Jeremiah 49:7-20; Ezekiel 25:13; Amos 1:11-12.Bildad the Shuhite — Or, as the Septuagint, Βαλδαδ ὁ Συχεων τυραννος, Baldad, tyrant of the Suchites. Shuah was the son of Abraham by Keturah: and his posterity is reckoned among the Easterns. It is supposed he

Job 24:1 — CHAPTER XXIV Job asserts that there are various transgressors whose wickedness is not visited on them in this life; and particularizes the adjust and oppressive, 1-6; those who are cruel to the poor, 7-13; the murderer, 14; the adulterer, 15; thieves and plunderers, 16, 17. Nevertheless they have an accursed portion, and shall die, and their memory perish, 18-20. He speaks of the abuse of power, and of the punishment of oppressors, 21-24; and asserts

Job 7:1 — CHAPTER VII Job continues to deplore his helpless and afflicted state, 1-6. He expostulates with God concerning his afflictions, 7-12; describes the disturbed state of his mind by visions in the night season; abhors life, 13-16; and, showing that he is unworthy of the notice of God, begs pardon and respite, 17-21. NOTES ON CHAP. VIIVerse Job 7:1. Is there not an appointed time

Psalms 136:1 — that peculiar display of his compassion, the redemption of the world by the Lord Jesus. These very words were prescribed by David as an acknowledgment, to be used continually in the Divine worship, see 1 Chronicles 16:41: also by Solomon, 2 Chronicles 7:3; 2 Chronicles 7:6, and observed by Jehoshaphat, 2 Chronicles 20:21; all acknowledging that, however rich in mercy God was to them, the most extensive displays of his goodness were reserved for the age to come; see 1 Peter 1:10-12: "Of which salvation

Psalms 17:7 — Versículo Salmo 17:7 . Muestra tu maravillosa misericordia. David estaba ahora expuesto a un peligro inminente; las intervenciones comunes de la Providencia no podían salvarlo; si Dios no hacía milagros por él, debía caer por la mano de Saúl. Sin embargo, no reclama tales

Psalms 2:1 — PSALM II This Psalm treats of the opposition raised, both by Jew and Gentile, against the kingdom of Christ, 1-3. Christ's victory, and the confusion of his enemies, 4-6. The promulgation of the Gospel after his resurrection, 7-9. A call to all the potentates and judges of the earth to accept it, because of the destruction that shall fall on those who reject it, 10-12. NOTES ON PSALM IIVerse Psalms 2:1. Why do the heathen rage — It has been supposed that David composed

Psalms 31:7 — Versículo Salmo 31:7 . Has conocido mi alma en las adversidades. Cuando todos me abandonaron; cuando nadie podía ayudarme; cuando no podía salvar mi propia vida; cuando mis enemigos estaban seguros de que no podría escapar; entonces te encontré como mi Amigo y Apoyo. Cuando

Psalms 36:7 — Versículo Salmo 36:7 . Cuán excelente es tu bondad amorosa, Él hace la pregunta en forma de admiración; pero no espera respuesta de los ángeles ni de los hombres. Es indescriptiblemente excelente, abundante y gratuito; y, "por lo tanto, los hijos de Adán ponen su confianza

Psalms 4:7 — Versículo Salmo 4:7 . Has puesto alegría en mi corazón. Has dado a mi alma lo que quería y deseaba. Ahora encuentro una felicidad que las cosas terrenales no podrían producir. Tengo paz en la conciencia y gozo en el Espíritu Santo; una felicidad interior de la que no pueden

Psalms 48:7 — Versículo Salmo 48:7 . Rompes las naves de Tarsis. Calmet cree que esto puede referirse a la desazón de Cambyses, que vino a destruir la tierra de Judea. "Al parecer, se trata de la misma tempestad que desbarató las fuerzas terrestres de Cambyses, y que hizo naufragar su

Psalms 61:6 — yo había dado a este texto antes de consultar la versión caldea; y a la que no necesito añadir nada, ya que estoy persuadido de que no se refiere a ningún rey terrenal: y es Cristo, como Mediador, el que "permanecerá ante Dios para siempre", Salmo 61:7 . Ni a David, ni a ningún soberano terrenal, pueden aplicarse estas palabras.

Psalms 7:15 — Versículo Salmo 7:15 . Hizo un pozo. Determinó la destrucción de David. Trazó sus planes con mucho artificio; los ejecutó con celo y diligencia; y cuando tuvo, como suponía, la tumba de David cavada, ¡él mismo cayó en ella! La metáfora está tomada de fosas cavadas en

Psalms 7:4 — Versículo Salmo 7:4 . Sí, lo he librado. Cuando, en el curso de tu providencia, pusiste su vida en mi mano en la cueva, me contenté con cortarle la falda, simplemente para mostrarle el peligro que había corrido, y el espíritu del hombre al que acusaba de tener designios

Psalms 74:4 — Verse Psalms 74:4. Thine enemies roar — Thy people, who were formerly a distinct and separate people, and who would not even touch a Gentile, are now obliged to mingle with the most profane. Their boisterous mirth, their cruel mockings, their insulting commands,

Psalms 80:12 — Versículo Salmo 80:12 . Por qué has derribado. 7. Cuando se planta una viña, se la cerca adecuadamente para evitar que sea pisoteada o dañada de alguna manera por las bestias, y para proteger el fruto de ser tomado por el pasajero sin principios. Así, Dios protegió a Jerusalén y a su templo con su

Isaiah 1:5 — not to be found in you a whole limb on which you can be smitten." Which agrees with what follows: "From the sole of the foot even unto the head, there is no soundness in it:" and the sentiment and image is exactly the same with that of Ovid, Pont. ii. 7, 42: - Vix habet in nobis jam nova plaga locum. There is no place on you for a new stripe. Or that still more expressive line of Euripides; the great force and effect of which Longinus ascribes to its close and compressed structure, analogous to the

Ezekiel 37:14 — Verse Ezekiel 37:14. And shall put my Spirit — רוחי ruchi. Here רוח ruach is taken for the Holy Ghost. They were living souls, animal and intellectual beings, when they had received their souls, as mentioned above: but they could only become spiritual, holy, and

Deuteronomy 4:9 — better state of civil society. On family religion God lays much stress; and no head of a family can neglect it without endangering the final salvation of his own soul. Genesis 18:32; Genesis 18:32, and Genesis 19:38; Genesis 19:38, and Deuteronomy 6:7; Deuteronomy 6:7.

Romans 7:8 — Verso Romanos 7:8 . Pecado, tomando ocasión por el mandamiento... Creo que el señalamiento, tanto en este como en el versículo 11, es erróneo: la coma debería ir después de la ocasión, y no después del mandamiento. Pero el pecado, tomando ocasión, produjo en mí por