Bible Commentaries

Genesis 3:6 — Verso Génesis 3:6. (El árbol era bueno para comer…) 1. La fruta parecía sana y nutritiva. Y que era agradable a los ojos . 2. La belleza de la fruta tendía a estimular y aumentar el apetito. Y un árbol que desearía hacerlo un sabio , ademàs era, 3. Un motivo adicional

Genesis 42:15 — Pharaoh, Pharaoh liveth. As if he had said, As surely as the king of Egypt lives, so surely shall ye not go hence unless your brother come hither. Here therefore is no oath; it is just what they themselves make it in their report to their father, Genesis 43:3: the man did solemnly protest unto us; and our translators should not have put it in the form of an oath, especially as the original not only will bear another version, but is absolutely repugnant to this in our sense of the word.

Exodus 16:3 — Verse Exodus 16:3. The flesh pots — As the Hebrews were in a state of slavery in Egypt, they were doubtless fed in various companies by their task masters in particular places, where large pots or boilers were fixed for the purpose of cooking their victuals. To

Exodus 19:1 — CAPITULO XIX Los hijos de Israel, habiendo salido de Refidim, vienen al desierto de Sinaí en el tercer mes , 1, 2. Moisés sube al monte hacia Dios y recibe un mensaje que debe entregar a la gente , 3-6. Regresa y se lo entrega a la gente delante de los ancianos , 7. La gente promete obediencia , 8. El Señor propone encontrarse con Moisés en la nube , 9. Le ordena santificar al pueblo y promete bajar visiblemente en el monte Sinaí el tercer día

Exodus 21:3 — Verse Exodus 21:3. If he came in by himself — If he and his wife came in together, they were to go out together: in all respects as he entered, so should he go out. This consideration seems to have induced St. Jerome to translate the passage thus: Cum quali veste

Exodus 3:18 — Verse Exodus 3:18. They shall hearken to thy voice — This assurance was necessary to encourage him in an enterprise so dangerous and important.Three days' journey into the wilderness — Evidently intending Mount Sinai, which is reputed to be about three

Psalms 118:29 — flows from his goodness his mercy created, redeemed, protects, and will crown us. Thus his mercy extends especially to his people; therefore, - 1. "Let Israel now say," c. The whole nation.2. "Let the house of Aaron," c. That whole consecrated tribe.3. "Let them now that fear the Lord," &c. Proselytes, &c.II. And thus, having given a general recommendation of his mercy, he descends to instance in what it consists that is, God's great deliverance of him.1. "I was in distress," c. A frequent

Psalms 45:17 — Messiah is Solomon; of the Church, especially of the Gentiles to be espoused, Pharaoh's daughter.There are three parts in this Psalm: -I. A preface, Psalms 45:1-2.II. The body of this Psalm contains two commendations, -1. Of the bridegroom, Psalms 45:3-9.2. Of the bride, Psalms 45:10-15.III. The conclusion promissory and laudatory, Psalms 45:16-17.I. In the preface the prophet commends the subject he is to treat of, -1. Signifying that it is a good thing; good, as speaking of the Son of God, who is

Psalms 54:7 — partes en este Salmo: - I. La oración de David por ayuda y salvación, Salmo 54:1 . II. Su confianza en que debería recibir ayuda, Salmo 54:4 . III. Su gratitud y obediencia , Salmo 54:6 . 1. La petición de David: 1. "Sálvame". 2. "Defiende mi causa". 3. "Escucha mi oración". 4. "Presta atención a mis palabras". El hombre es muy sincero; y sin embargo no desea que su oración sea escuchada a menos que su causa sea justa. Si es justa, que Dios la defienda. 2. 2. Presenta dos motivos de petición: 1. 1.

Psalms 68:35 — Verse Psalms 68:35. O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places — The sanctuary and heaven. Out of the former he had often shone forth with consuming splendour; see the case of Korah and his company: out of the latter he had often appeared in terrible majesty

Psalms 68:35 — Versículo Salmo 68:35 . Oh Dios, tú eres terrible desde tus lugares santos. El santuario y el cielo. Desde el primero había brillado a menudo con un esplendor devorador; véase el caso de Coré y su compañía; desde el segundo había aparecido a menudo con terrible majestad

Leviticus 12:1 — CHAPTER XII Ordinances concerning the purification of women after child-birth, 1; after the birth of a son, who is to be circumcised the eighth day, 2, 3. The mother to be considered unclean for forty days, 4. After the birth of a daughter, fourscore days, 5. When the days of her purifying were ended, she was to bring a lamb for a burnt-offering, and a young pigeon or a turtle-dove for a sin-offering,

Leviticus 14:53 — Verso Levítico 14:53. Soltará el pájaro vivo. Podría llamarse también pájaro de la muerte, así como el chivo, en Levítico 16:5-3,  se llama el chivo expiatorio. Los ritos son similares en ambos casos, y probablemente tenían casi el mismo significado. Ya hemos tenido ocasión

Numbers 25:3 — Verse Numbers 25:3. Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor — The same as the Priapus of the Romans, and worshipped with the same obscene rites as we have frequently had occasion to remark.The joining to Baal-peor, mentioned here, was probably what St. Paul had in

Numbers 3:15 — Verse Numbers 3:15. A month old and upward — The males of all the other tribes were numbered, from twenty years and upward; had the Levites been numbered in this way, they would not have been nearly equal in number to the firstborn of the twelve tribes. Add to

Matthew 3:17 — Verse Matthew 3:17. In whom I am well pleased. — εν ω ενδακησα in whom I have delighted - though it is supposed that the past tense is here used for the present: but Matthew 17:5. By this voice, and overshadowing of the Spirit, the mission of the Lord Jesus was

Matthew 3:17 — Versículo Mateo 3:17 . En quien tengo complacencia.  εν ω ενδακησα en quien me he deleitado , aunque se supone que el tiempo pasado se usa aquí para el presente : pero Mateo 17:5 . Por esta voz , y bajo la sombra del Espíritu , se acreditó pública y solemnemente la

Deuteronomy 2:37 — Verse Deuteronomy 2:37. Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not — God gave them their commission; and those only were to be cut off, the cup of whose iniquity was full. Though the Moabites and Ammonites were thus spared, they requited good with

Deuteronomy 20:8 — the man must have who, in such a contest, after such a permission, could turn his back upon his enemies and his brethren. However, such were the troops commanded by Gideon in his war against the Midianites; for after he gave this permission, out of 32,000 men only 10,000 remained to fight! Judges 7:3. There could be no deception in a business of this kind; for the departure of the 22,000 was the fullest proof of their dastardliness which they could possibly give.

Deuteronomy 8:1 — CHAPTER VIII An exhortation to obedience from a consideration of God's past mercies, 1, 2. Man is not to live by bread only, but by every word of God, 3. How God provided for them in the wilderness, 4. The Lord chastened them that they might be obedient, 5, 6. A description of the land into which they were going, 7-9. Cautions lest they should forget God in their prosperity, 10-16, and lest they should