Bible Commentaries

Genesis 25:31 — antiguos y modernos. Generalmente se supone que los siguientes derechos estaban vinculados a la primogenitura: 1. Autoridad y superioridad sobre el resto de la familia. 2. Una doble porción de la herencia paterna. 3. La peculiar bendición del padre. 4. El sacerdocio, previo a su establecimiento en la familia de Aarón. Calmet controvierte la mayoría de estos derechos, y con razón aparente, y parece pensar que la doble porción de la herencia paterna era el único derecho incontestable que el primogénito

Genesis 48:14 — Verse Genesis 48:14. Israel stretched out his right hand, c. — Laying hands on the head was always used among the Jews in giving blessings, designating men to any office, and in the consecration of solemn sacrifices. This is the first time we find it mentioned

Exodus 10:15 — Verso Éxodo 10:15. No quedó nada verde...  Éxodo 10:4.

Exodus 4:14 — Verse Exodus 4:14. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses — Surely this would not have been the case had he only in modesty, and from a deep sense of his own unfitness, desired that the Messiah should be preferred before him. But the whole connection

2 Chronicles 24:8 — Versículo 2 Crónicas 24:8 . Hicieron un cofre.  2 Reyes 12:4.

Psalms 68:18 — The conquered kings and generals were usually tied behind the chariot of the conqueror-bound to it, bound together, and walked after it, to grace the triumph of the victor.Thou hast received gifts for men — "And gave gifts unto men;" Ephesians 4:8. At such times the conqueror threw money among the crowd. Thou hast received gifts among men, באדם baadam, IN MAN, in human nature; and God manifest in the flesh dwells among mortals! Thanks be to God for his unspeakable GIFT! By establishing his

Jeremiah 4:9 — Versículo Jeremias 4:9 . El corazón del rey perecerá. Perderá todo valor.

Hosea 4:4 — Versículo Oseas 4:4 . Sin embargo, que ningún hombre luche. O, ningún hombre contienda . Todos estos males acechan sin censura, porque todos son culpables. Nadie puede decir: "Déjame sacar la paja de tu ojo", porque sabe que "hay una viga en el suyo". Porque tu pueblo

Malachi 4:1 — becoming the last of the prophets, closes the Sacred Canon with enjoining the strict observance of the law till the forerunner already promised should appear, in the spirit of Elijah, to introduce the Messiah, and begin a new and everlasting dispensation, 4-6. NOTES ON CHAP. IVVerse Malachi 4:1. Behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven — The destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans.And all the proud — This is in reference to Malachi 3:15 of the preceding chapter.The day that cometh

Matthew 9:2 — Verse Matthew 9:2. Sick of the palsy — See Matthew 4:24.Lying on a bed — κλινης, a couch or sofa, such as they reclined on at meals.Seeing their faith — The faith of the paralytic person, and the faith of those who brought him; Mark 2:4.Be of good cheer — θαρσει τεκνον, Son, take courage!

Matthew 9:35 — Verse 35. Jesus went about all the cities and villages — Of Galilee. See on Matthew 4:23; Matthew 4:24. A real minister of Jesus Christ, after his example, is neither detained in one place by a comfortable provision made by some, nor discouraged from pursuing his work by the calumny and persecution of others. It is proper to remark,

Mark 8:4 — Verso Marco 8:4.  Ver en Mateo 14:14; Mateo 15:35.

Luke 11:38 — Verse 38. First washed — See Clarke on Mark 7:2-4.

John 4:2 — Verso Juan 4:2. Jesús mismo no bautizó...  Juan 3:22.

Philippians 2:11 — kinds, all creatures; as it is usual with the Hebrews, and indeed with all ancient nations, to express, by things in heaven, things on earth, and things under the earth, all beings of all kinds; universal nature. See similar forms of speech, Exodus 20:4; Deuteronomy 4:17; Deuteronomy 4:18; Psalms 96:11; and Ezekiel 38:20. But intelligent beings seem to be those which are chiefly intended by the words of the apostle; for it appears that nothing less than absolute rule over angels, men, and devils, can

Joshua 3:12 — Verse Joshua 3:12. Take you twelve men — Joshua 4:2.

Joshua 4:14 — Verse Joshua 4:14. The Lord magnified Joshua — Joshua 3:7.

Joshua 4:14 — Versículo Josué 4:14 . El Señor magnificó a Josué .  Josué 3:7 .

1 Thessalonians 5:4 — Verse 1 Thessalonians 5:4. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness — Probably St. Paul refers to a notion that was very prevalent among the Jews, viz.: that God would judge the Gentiles in the night time, when utterly secure and careless; but he would judge the Jews in the

Judges 17:5 — of Micah; he only set up in his own house an epitome of the Divine worship as performed at Shiloh. What the teraphim were, Genesis 31:19; Genesis 31:19; for the ephod, Exodus 25:7; Exodus 25:7; and for the sacerdotal vestments in general, Exodus 28:4; Exodus 28:4, c.Who became his priest. — כהן cohen, which the Targum translates chumera. The word כהן cohen is the common name in Hebrew for a priest of the true God but sometimes it is applied to idolatrous priests. When it is to be understood