Bible Commentaries

Isaiah 62:1 — reconciliation just now promised, and here again foretold, may be hastened, 1-5. He then calls upon the faithful, particularly the priests and Levites, to join him, urging the promises, and even the oath, of Jehovah, as the foundation of their request, 6-9. And, relying on this oath, he goes on to speak of the general restoration promised, as already performing; and calls to the people to march forth, and to the various nations among whom they are dispersed to prepare the way for them, as God had caused

Isaiah 62:9 — Verse Isaiah 62:9. But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the Lord — This and the following line have reference to the law of Moses: "Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil; but thou must eat them

Jeremiah 33:1 — CHAPTER XXXIII In this chapter the prophet predicts a restoration of Israel and Judah to the favour of God, attended with such glorious circumstances as shall astonish all the world, 1-9. Their prosperity from that period is then described by a beautiful enumeration of circumstances, 10-13. Thus leads to the promise of the Messiah, the grand subject of the prophetical writings, and the happiness and stability which the children of Israel

Hosea 1:9 — Verse Hosea 1:9. Call his name Lo-ammi — לא עמי Lo-ammi, "Not my people;" for which the reason is immediately given:Ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.] The word GOD is not added here by any of the ancient versions or MSS.; and yet the construction

Hosea 7:9 — Verse Hosea 7:9. Gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not. — The kingdom is grown old in iniquity; the time of their captivity is at hand, and they are apprehensive of no danger. They are in the state of a silly old man, who through age and

Hosea 9:17 — Verse Hosea 9:17. My God will cast them away — Here the prophet seems to apologize for the severity of these denunciations; and to vindicate the Divine justice, from which they proceeded. It is -Because they did not hearken unto him — That "my God," the

Amos 5:1 — style of a funeral song, over the house of Israel, 1, 2. The prophet then glances at the awful threatening denounced against them, 3; earnestly exhorting them to renounce their idols, and seek Jehovah, of whom he gives a very magnificent description, 4-9. He then reproves their injustice and oppression with great warmth and indignation; exhorts them again to repentance; and enforces his exhortation with the most awful threatenings, delivered with great majesty and authority, and in images full of beauty

Amos 9:7 — Verse Amos 9:7. Children of the Ethiopians — Or Cushites. Cush was the son of Ham, Genesis 10:6; and his descendants inhabited a part of Arabia Petraea and Arabia Felix. All this stock was universally despised. See Bochart.The Philistines from Caphtor —

Jonah 4:9 — Verse Jonah 4:9. I do well to be angry, even unto death. — Many persons suppose that the gifts of prophecy and working miracles are the highest that can be conferred on man; but they are widely mistaken, for the gifts change not the heart. Jonah had the gift

Matthew 15:22 — misery of his soul.Have mercy an me, c.] How proper is this prayer for a penitent! There are many excellencies contained in it1. It is short;2. humble;3. full of faith;4. fervent;5. modest;6. respectful;7. rational;8. relying only on the mercy of God;9. persevering.Can one who sees himself a slave of the devil, beg with too much earnestness to be delivered from his thraldom?Son of David — An essential character of the true Messiah.

Matthew 22:38 — the root of all commandments, and the fulfilling of the law.7. In virtue and efficacy; because by this alone God reigns in the heart of man, and man is united to God.8. In extent; leaving nothing to the creature, which it does not refer to the Creator.9. In necessity; being absolutely indispensable.10. In duration; being ever to be continued on earth, and never to be discontinued in heaven.

Matthew 25:9 — Verse Matthew 25:9. Lest there be not enough for us and you — These had all been companions in the Christian course, and there was a time when they might have been helpful to each other; but that time is now past for ever-none has a particle of grace to spare, not

Matthew 9:8 — Verse Matthew 9:8. When the multitudes saw it, they marvelled — Instead of εθαυμασαν, wondered, the Codex Vatic. and Cod. Bezae, with several other MSS. and versions, have εφοβηθησαν, feared. In the Gothic, and one copy of the Itala, both readings are conjoined,

Mark 14:1 — CHAPTER XIV. The Jews conspire against Christ, 1, 2. He is anointed in the house of Simon the Leper, 3-9. Judas Iscariot sells him to the chief priests for thirty pieces of money, 10, 11. He orders his disciples to prepare the passover, 12-16. Predicts his approaching death, 17-21. Institutes the holy eucharist, 22-26. Foretells the unfaithfulness of his

Luke 13:4 — Verse Luke 13:4. The tower in Siloam — This tower was probably built over one of the porticoes near the pool, which is mentioned John 9:7. See also Nehemiah 3:15.Debtors, οφειλεται, a Jewish phrase for sinners. Persons professing to be under the law are bound by the law to be obedient to all its precepts; those who obey not are reckoned debtors to the law, or rather to that Divine justice

Luke 18:1 — CHAPTER XVIII. The parable of the importunate widow, 1-8. Of the Pharisee and the publican, 9-14. Infants brought to Christ, 15-17. The ruler who wished to know how he might inherit eternal life, 18-23. Our Lord's reflections on his case, 24-27. What they shall receive who follow Christ, 28-30. He foretells his approaching passion and death,

Luke 7:47 — little is forgiven loveth little, we must suppose her love was the effect of her being pardoned, not the cause of it. οτι seems to have the sense of therefore in Matthew 13:13; John 8:44; 1 Corinthians 10:17; and in the Septuagint, in De 33:52; Isaiah 49:19; Hosea 9:15; and Ecclesiastes 5:6. Both these particles are often interchanged in the New Testament.Loved much - loveth little — That is, A man's love to God will be in proportion to the obligations he feels himself under to the bounty of his

John 13:18 — way to iniquity, deliver me into the hands of my enemies, and bring ruin upon himself.That the scripture may be fulfilled — Or, thus the scripture is fulfilled. Christ applies to Judas what David had said of his rebellious son Absalom, Psalms 41:9, who was one of the most express emblems of this traitor. See on John 12:38-39.He that eateth bread with me — That is, he who was in habits of the utmost intimacy with me.Hath lifted up his heel — An allusion to a restive, ill-natured horse,

John 17:2 — Messiah, Jesus Christ received from the Father universal dominion. All flesh, i.e. all the human race, was given unto him, that by one sacrifice of himself, he might reconcile them all to God; having by his grace tasted death for every man, Hebrews 2:9. And this was according to the promise of the universal inheritance made to Christ, Psalms 2:8, which was to be made up of the heathen, and the uttermost parts of the land, all the Jewish people. So that he got all from God, that he might give his life

John 9:38 — believe on him, trust him with our souls, and trust in him for our salvation. The word κυριε has two meanings: it signifies Lord, or Sovereign Ruler, and Sir, a title of civil respect. In the latter sense it seems evidently used in the 36th verse, John 9:36 because the poor man did not then know that Jesus was the Messiah; in the former sense it is used in this verse - now the healed man knew the quality of his benefactor.