Bible Commentaries

Genesis 13:1 — CHAPTER XIII Abram and his family return out of Egypt to Canaan, 1, 2. He revisits Beth-el, and there invokes the Lord, 3, 4. In consequence of the great increase in the flocks of Abram and Lot, their herdmen disagree; which obliges the patriarch and his nephew to separate, 5-9. Lot being permitted to make his choice of the land, chooses the plains of Jordan, 10,11, and pitches

Genesis 24:4 — Verse Genesis 24:4. My country — Mesopotamia, called here Abraham's country, because it was the place where the family of Haran, his brother, had settled; and where himself had remained a considerable time with his father Terah. In this family, as well as in that

Genesis 33:4 — Verse Genesis 33:4. Esau ran to meet him — How sincere and genuine is this conduct of Esau, and at the same time how magnanimous! He had buried all his resentment, and forgotten all his injuries; and receives his brother with the strongest demonstrations, not only

Genesis 4:2 — Verse Genesis 4:2. And she again bare his brother Abel. — Literally, She added to bear (ותסף ללדת vattoseph laledeth) his brother. From the very face of this account it appears evident that Cain and Abel were twins. In most cases where a subject of this kind

Psalms 107:10 — lugar donde reina la muerte, sobre el que ha proyectado su sombra; aquellos contra quienes se ha pronunciado la sentencia de muerte. 3. Están atados a esta oscuridad, no tienen libertad para volver a visitar la luz y no pueden escapar de sus verdugos. 4. Están afligidos , no sólo por la necesidad y la privación en general, sino que son torturados en la prisión, עני oni , afligido, humillado, angustiado. 5. Sus grillos son tales que no se pueden romper; son de hierro. Se da la razón del porque se encuentren

Psalms 128:1 — SALMO CXXVIII La bienaventuranza del hombre que teme al Señor , 1. Es bendito en su trabajo , 2; en su esposa e hijos , 3, 4; en las ordenanzas de Dios , 5; y en larga vida y numerosa posteridad , 6. NOTAS SOBRE EL SALMO CXXVIII Este salmo no tiene título, ni en el hebreo ni en ninguna de las versiones; aunque el siríaco supone que se refería a Zorobabel, príncipe de Judá,

Psalms 130:1 — SALMO CXXX  La oración del penitente a Dios,  con la confesión del pecado, 1-3. La confianza en la misericordia de Dios y la espera en él, 4-6. Se anima a Israel a esperar en el Señor, por su voluntad de salvar, 7, 8. NOTAS SOBRE EL SALMO CXXX Este Salmo no tiene título ni nombre de autor, ni en el Hebreo, ni en ninguna de las Versiones; aunque el siríaco dice que se habló de Nehemías el

Proverbs 18:4 — Versículo Proverbios 18:4 . Las palabras de la boca de un hombre. Es decir, los dichos sabios de un hombre sabio son como aguas profundas ; por mucho que bombees o extraigas, no pareces disminuirlos. El manantial de la sabiduría. Donde hay un entendimiento sano y una mente profunda

Proverbs 24:13 — Versículo Proverbios 24:13 . Y el panal de miel. A menudo he tenido ocasión de observar que el sabor de la miel es mucho más fino en el panal que después de haber sido extraída y expuesta a la acción del aire. Pero se ha afirmado que el panal de miel nunca se come; debe ser

Proverbs 8:15 — leyes justas y su administración justa provienen de esta fuente. En este versículo y en el siguiente se mencionan cinco grados de poder y autoridad civil . 1. מלכים melachim, REYES. 2. רזנים rozenim, CÓNSULES. 3. שרים sarim, PRÍNCIPE, JEFES del pueblo. 4. נדיבים nedibim, NOBLES. Y 5. שפטים shophetim, JUECES o MAGISTRADOS CIVILES. Todas las órdenes de gobierno son de Dios. En lugar de שפטי ארץ shophetey arets , "jueces de la tierra", שפטי צרק , shophetey tsedek , "jueces justos" o "jueces de justicia"; esta

Ecclesiastes 10:1 — CAPÍTULO X Observaciones sobre la sabiduría y la locura , 1-3. En cuanto a la conducta recta hacia los gobernantes , 4. El mérito deprimido y la inutilidad exaltada , 5-7. Del que cava un hoyo y quita un mojón , 8, 9. El uso de la sabiduría y la experiencia , 10. Del charlatán y del necio , 11-15. El rey infante , 16. El tribunal bien ordenado , 17. De la pereza , 18. De

Ecclesiastes 11:4 — Versículo Eclesiastés 11:4 . El que observa el viento no sembrará. El hombre que es demasiado escrupuloso nunca tendrá éxito en nada. Si un hombre no ara ni siembra hasta que el tiempo es totalmente de su agrado, con toda probabilidad la estación pasará antes de que haya hecho

Titus 2:4 — Verse 4. That they may teach the young women to be sober — That it was natural for the young to imitate the old will be readily allowed; it was therefore necessary that the old should be an example of godly living to the young. St. Jerome, taking it for

Hebrews 4:7 — Verse Hebrews 4:7. He limiteth a certain day — The term day signifies not only time in general, but also present time, and a particular space. Day here seems to have the same meaning as rest in some other parts of this verse. The day or time of rest relative

Hebrews 4:9 — Verse Hebrews 4:9. There, remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.] It was not,1. The rest of the Sabbath; it was not,2. The rest in the promised land,for the psalmist wrote long after the days of Joshua; therefore there is another rest, a state of blessedness,

Hebrews 7:4 — Verse Hebrews 7:4. Consider how great this man was — There is something exceedingly mysterious in the person and character of this king of Salem; and to find out the whole is impossible. He seems to have been a sort of universal priest, having none superior to

Hebrews 8:4 — Verse Hebrews 8:4. For if he were on earth — As the Jewish temple was standing when this epistle was written, the whole temple service continued to be performed by the legal priests, descendants of Aaron, of the tribe of Levi; therefore if Christ had been then

1 John 3:17 — the love of God in us; if we shut up our bowels against the poor, we shut Christ out of our hearts, and ourselves out of heaven.This worlds good.-τουβιοντουκοσμου. The life of this world, i.e. the means of life; for so βιος is often used. See Mark 12:44; Luke 8:43; Luke 15:12; Luke 15:30; Luke 21:4, and other places.How dwelleth the love of God in him? — That is, it cannot possibly dwell in such a person. Hardheartedness and God's love never meet together, much less can they be associated.

Revelation 13:4 — Verse Revelation 13:4. And they worshipped the dragon — Worshipping the dragon here evidently means the voluntary religious subjection of the members of the Latin Church to the revived western empire, because of the eminent part it has taken in the support of their

Revelation 16:16 — assembly;" or חרמה גדהון chormah gedehon, "the destruction of their army;" or it is הר־מגדו har-megiddo, "Mount Megiddo," the valley of which was remarkable for two great slaughters: one of the Israelites, 2 Kings 23:29, the other of the Canaanites, Judges 4:16; Judges 5:19. But Mount Megiddo, that is Carmel, is the place, according to some, where these armies should be collected.But what is the battle of Armageddon? How ridiculous have been the conjectures of men relative to this point! Within the last