Bible Commentaries

Exodus 17:9 — Verse Exodus 17:9. Moses said unto Joshua — This is the first place in which Joshua the son of Nun is mentioned: the illustrious part which he took in Jewish affairs, till the settlement of his countrymen in the promised land, is well known. He was captain-general

Exodus 27:1 — CHAPTER XXVII The altar of burnt-offerings, and its dimensions, 1; its horns, 2; pans, shovels, c., 3 its grate and net work, 4, 5; its staves, 6, 7. Court of the tabernacle, with its pillars and hangings, 9-15. Gate of the court, its pillars, hangings, length, breadth, and height, 16-18. All the vessels used in the court of the tabernacle to be of brass, 19. The Israelites to provide pure olive oil for the light, 20. Every thing to be ordered by Aaron

Exodus 9:15 — Verse Exodus 9:15. For now I will stretch out my hand — In the Hebrew the verbs are in the past tense, and not in the future, as our translation improperly expresses them, by which means a contradiction appears in the text: for neither Pharaoh nor his people

Exodus 9:28 — Verse Exodus 9:28. It is enough — There is no need of any farther plague; I submit to the authority of Jehovah and will rebel no more.Mighty thunderings — כלת אלהים koloth Elohim, voices of God; - that is, superlatively loud thunder. So mountains of God

1 Kings 7:1 — father had dedicated, 51. NOTES ON CHAP. VIIVerse 1 Kings 7:1. Building his own house — This house is said to have been situated in Jerusalem, and probably was, what some call it, his winter's residence. It is called the king's house, 1 Kings 9:10.

2 Kings 14:1 — CHAPTER XIV Amaziah begins to reign well; his victory over the Edomites, 1-7. He challenges Jehoash, king of Israel, 8. Jehoash's parable of the thistle and the cedar, 9, 10. The two armies meet at Beth-shemesh; and the men of Judah are defeated, 11, 12. Jehoash takes Jerusalem, breaks down four hundred cubits of the wall; takes the treasures of the king's house, and of the temple; and takes hostages, and returns to

2 Kings 15:36 — Verse 36. Now the rest of the acts of Jotham — These acts are distinctly stated in 2 Chronicles 27:1-9. He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and he built much on the wall of Ophel. He built cities in the mountains of Judah; and in the forests he built castles and towers. He overthrew the Ammonites; and obliged them to give him one hundred

1 Chronicles 3:1 — CHAPTER III The children of David which were born to him in Hebron, 1-4. Those born to him in Jerusalem, 5-9. The regal line from Solomon, 10-24. NOTES ON CHAP. IIIVerse 1 Chronicles 3:1. The second, Daniel — In 2 Samuel 3:3, this person is called Chileab; he probably had two names. The Targum says, "The second, Daniel, who was also called Chileab, because

2 Chronicles 33:1 — CHAPTER XXXIII Manasseh reigns fifty-five years, and restores idolatry, pollutes the temple, and practises all kinds of abominations, 1-9. He and the people are warned in vain, 10. He is delivered into the hands of the Assyrians, bound with fetters, and carried to Babylon, 11. He humbles himself, and is restored, 12, 13. He destroys idolatry, and restores the worship of God, 14-16. The

Psalms 35:28 — de toda mi vida para pagar la gran deuda que debo. ANÁLISIS DEL SALMO TREINTA Y QUINTO Este Salmo se puede dividir en tres partes: - I. Una oración de defensa contra sus enemigos. En el que ora, 1. Por protección, Salmo 35:1 ; Salmo 35:17 ; Salmo 35:19 ; Salmo 35:22-19 . y, 2. Impreca el mal para que caiga sobre sus designios y designios. II. Una amarga queja contra la malicia de sus enemigos, que derrama en los oídos de Dios como motivos para defender su causa, Salmo 35:7 ; Salmo 35:11 ; Salmo 35:19

Leviticus 10:9 — Verse Leviticus 10:9. Do not drink wine nor strong drink — The cabalistical commentator, Baal Hatturim, and others, have supposed, from the introduction of this command here, that Aaron's sons had sinned through excess of wine, and that they had attempted to celebrate

Leviticus 3:9 — Verse Leviticus 3:9. The whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone — To what has already been said on the tails of the eastern sheep, in the note on Exodus 29:22, we may add the following observation from Dr. Russel concerning the sheep at Aleppo. "Their

Isaiah 21:1 — CAPÍTULO XXI Predicción de la toma de Babilonia por los medos y los persas en el momento de una gran fiesta, 1-9. Breve aplicación de la profecía a los judíos, en parte en la persona de Dios y en parte en la suya propia, 10. Profecía oscura sobre Duma, 11, 12. Profecía relativa a los árabes, que se cumplirá muy  poco tiempo después de su pronunciamiento, 13-17. Los

Isaiah 33:1 — chapter contains the sequel of the prophecy respecting Sennacherib. The prophet addresses himself to the Assyrian monarch, 1-4. The mercy and power of God acknowledged by the Jews, 5, 6. Distress and despair of the Jews at the approach of Sennacherib, 7-9. Gracious promise of deliverance, 10-13. Dreadful apprehensions of the wicked, and security of the righteous, 14-17. The security of the Jews under the reign of Hezekiah, and the wretched condition of Sennacherib and his army, 18-24. The plan of the

Numbers 25:1 — before the tabernacle, 6. Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, incensed by this insult to the laws and worship of God, runs after them and pierces them both with a javelin, 7, 8. Twenty-four thousand die of the plague, sent as a punishment for their iniquity, 9. The Lord grants to Phinehas a covenant of peace and an everlasting priesthood, 10-13. The name and quality of the Israelitish man and Midianitish woman, 14, 15. God commands the Israelites to vex and smite the Midianites, who had seduced them to the

Deuteronomy 24:4 — separation of the man from his wife; but in the sight of God nothing can be a legal cause of separation but adultery on either side. In such a case, according to the law of God, a man may put away his wife, and a wife may put away her husband; (see Matthew 19:9); for it appears that the wife had as much right to put away her husband as the husband had to put away his wife, see Mark 10:12.

Deuteronomy 33:23 — particularly favoured by the wondrous mercy and kindness of God, than this and the tribe of Zebulun. The light of the glorious Gospel of Christ shone brightly here, Matthew 4:13; Matthew 4:15-16. Christ's chief residence was at Capernaum in this tribe, Matthew 9:1; Mark 2:1; and this city, through Christ's constant residence, and the mighty miracles he wrought in it, is represented as being exalted unto heaven, Matthew 11:23. And it is generally allowed that the apostles were principally of the tribe of Naphtali,

1 Corinthians 12:8 — Testamento. Es muy difícil decir qué se pretende aquí con las diferentes clases de dones mencionados por el apóstol: probablemente todos eran sobrenaturales , y eran necesarios en ese momento solo para el beneficio de la Iglesia. En los versículos 8, 9 y 10, se puede ver mucho en Lightfoot, Whitby, Pearce y otros. 1 Corintios 12:8 Por doctrina de la sabiduría podemos entender, como Bp. Pearce y el Dr. Whitby observan el misterio de nuestra redención , en el cual la sabiduría de Dios fue más eminentemente

Joshua 19:1 — CHAPTER XIX The lot of Simeon, 1-9. Of Zebulun, 10-16. Of Issachar, 17-23. Of Asher, 24-31. Of Naphtali, 32-39. Of Dan, 40-48. Joshua's portion, 49, 50. The conclusion of the division of the land, 51. NOTES ON CHAP. XIXVerse Joshua 19:1. The second lot came forth to Simeon — In

Judges 1:8 — Joshua 15:63; and that the men of Judah could not drive them out, which probably refers to the strong hold or fortress on Mount Zion, which the Jebusites held till the days of David, who took it, and totally destroyed the Jebusites. See 2 Samuel 5:6-9, and 1 Chronicles 11:4-8. It is possible that the Jebusites who had been discomfited by Joshua, had again become sufficiently strong to possess themselves of Jerusalem; and that they were now defeated, and the city itself set on fire: but that they