Bible Commentaries

Exodus 11:1 — Pharaoh, after which he should let the Israelites go, 1. They are commanded to ask gold and silver from the Egyptians, 2. The estimation in which Moses was held among the Egyptians, 3. Moses predicts the destruction of the first-born of the Egyptians, 4-6, and Israel's protection, 7. On seeing which, Pharaoh and his servants should entreat the Hebrews to depart, 8. The prediction of his previous obstinacy, 9, 10. NOTES ON CHAP. XIVerse Exodus 11:1. The Lord said unto Moses — Calmet contends that

Exodus 12:3 — first passover, they probably required more time to get ready in; as a state of very great confusion must have prevailed at this time. Mr. Ainsworth remarks that on this day the Israelites did afterwards go through Jordan into the land of Canaan; Joshua 4:19. And Christ, our Paschal Lamb, on this day entered Jerusalem, riding on an ass; the people bearing palm branches, and crying, Hosanna, John 12:1; John 12:12-13, c.: and in him this type was truly fulfilled.A lamb — The original word שה seh

1 Kings 16:31 — true religion was well known, and carried to the utmost extent.1. She was the idolatrous daughter of an idolatrous king;2. She practised it openly;3. She not only countenanced it in others, but protected it, and gave its partisans honours and rewards; 4.She used every means to persecute the true religion;5. She was hideously cruel, and put to death the prophets and priests of God; 6.And all this she did with the most zealous perseverance and relentless cruelty.Notwithstanding Ahab had built a temple,

1 Kings 21:1 — covets the vineyard of Naboth, and wishes to have it either by purchase or exchange, 1, 2. Naboth refuses to alienate it on any account, because it was his inheritance from his fathers, 3. Ahab becomes disconsolate, takes to his bed, and refuses to eat, 4. Jezebel, finding out the cause, promises to give him the vineyard, 5-7. She writes to the nobles of Jezreel to proclaim a fast, to accuse Naboth of blasphemy, carry him out, and stone him to death; which is accordingly done, 8-14. She then tells Ahab

1 Kings 22:1 — CHAPTER XXII Jehoshaphat King of Judah, and Ahab King of Israel, unite against the Syrians, in order to recover Ramoth-gilead, 1-4. They inquire of false prophets, who promise them success. Micaiah, a true prophet, foretells the disasters of the war, 5-17. A lying spirit in the mouths of Ahab's prophets persuades Ahab to go up against Ramoth, 18-29. The confederate armies are routed,

1 Kings 4:26 — Verse 1 Kings 4:26. Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses - and twelve thousand horsemen. — In 2 Chronicles 9:25, instead of forty thousand stalls, we read four thousand; and even this number might be quite sufficient to hold horses for twelve thousand

1 Kings 4:33 — Verse 1 Kings 4:33. He spake of trees - beasts - fowl - creeping things, and of fishes. — This is a complete system of natural history, as far as relates to the animal and vegetable kingdoms, and the first intimation we have of any thing of the kind: Solomon

Psalms 63:11 — el sucesor espiritual de David en el reino para siempre. El que jura por él. Era costumbre jurar por la vida del rey . Los egipcios juraron por la vida de Faraón ; y José se ajusta a esta costumbre, como se puede ver en el libro de Génesis ,Génesis 42:15-1 . Véase también1 Samuel 1:26 ; 1 Samuel 17:55 y Judit 11:7 . Pero aquí puede referirse a DIOS. Él es EL REY, y jurar por su nombre significa vincularse a su autoridad, reconocer su supremacía y dedicarse únicamente a su gloria y servicio . El

Leviticus 18:1 — CHAPTER XVIII The people are commanded to avoid the doings of the Egyptians and Canaanites, 1-3. They are to do God's judgments, and to keep his ordinances, that they may live, 4, 5. Marriages with those who are near of kin are prohibited, 6. None to marry with his mother or step-mother, 7, 8; with his sister or step-sister, 9; with his grand-daughter, 10; nor with the daughter of his step-mother, 11; nor with his aunt, by father

Numbers 12:1 — Miriam and Aaron raise a sedition against Moses, because of the Ethiopian woman he had married, 1, and through jealousy of his increasing power and authority, 2. The character of Moses, 3. Moses, Aaron, and Miriam are suddenly called to the tabernacle, 4. The Lord appears in the pillar of the cloud, and converses with them, 5. Declares his purpose to communicate his will to Moses only, 6-8. His anger is kindled against Miriam, and she is smitten with the leprosy, 9, 10. Aaron deplores his transgression,

Numbers 26:1 — CHAPTER XXVI Moses and Eleazar are commanded to take the sum of the Israelites, in the plains of Moab, 1-4. Reuben and his posterity, 43,730, ver. 5-11. Simeon and his posterity, 22,200, ver. 12-14. Gad and his posterity, 40,500, ver. 15-18. Judah and his posterity, 76,500, ver. 19-22. Issachar and his posterity, 64,300, ver. 23-25. Zebulun and his posterity,

Numbers 32:17 — Amorites. But could the women and children even keep the defenced cities, when placed in them? This certainly cannot be supposed possible. Many of the men of war must of course stay behind. In the last census, Numbers 26:0, the tribe of Reuben consisted of 43,730 men; the tribe of Gad, 40,500; the tribe of Manasseh, 52,700; the half of whichIsaiah 26:0is 26,350. Add this to the sum of the other two tribes, and the amount is 110,580. Now from Joshua 4:13 we learn that of the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and

Deuteronomy 33:20 — Verse Deuteronomy 33:20. Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad — As deliverance out of distress is termed enlarging, (see Psalms 4:1), this may refer to God's deliverance of the tribe of Gad out of that distress mentioned Genesis 49:19, and to the enlargement obtained through means of Jephthah, Judges 11:33, and probably also to the victories obtained by Gad and Reuben over the

Deuteronomy 4:26 — Verse Deuteronomy 4:26. I call heaven and earth to witness against you — A most solemn method of adjuration, in use among all nations in the world. So Virgil, AEn., lib. xii., ver. 176, c. Tum pius AEneas stricto sic ense precatur: Esto nunc Sol testis et haec mihi

Deuteronomy 6:1 — CHAPTER VI The great design of God in giving his laws is, that the people may fear and obey him, that they may continue in peace and prosperity, and be mightily increased, 1-3. The great commandment of the law, 4, 5, which shall be laid up in their hearts, 6; taught to their children, 7; and affixed as a sign to their hands, heads, doors, and gates, 8, 9. How they are to act when they shall come into the promised land, 10-19. How they shall instruct their children,

Deuteronomy 6:3 — do them.1. God is to be heard; no obligation without law to found it on, and no law in religion but from God.2. The commandment must be understood in order to be obeyed.3. It must be observed - attentively considered, in order to be understood. And,4. It must be performed, that the end for which it was given may be accomplished, viz., that GOD may be glorified, and that it may be well with the people.What is here spoken applies powerfully to every part of the moral law; God has given IT as a rule

Joshua 21:41 — Verse Joshua 21:41. Forty and eight cities — At the last census of the Hebrew people, related Numbers 26:0, we find from Numbers 26:62 that the tribe of Levi amounted only to 23,000; and it is supposed that forty-eight cities were too great a proportion for this

Judges 3:1 — CHAPTER III An account of the nations that we left to prove Israel, 1-4. How the people provoked the Lord, 5-7. They are delivered into the power of the king of Mesopotamia, by whom they are enslaved eight years, 8. Othniel is raised up as their deliverer; he discomfits the king of Mesopotamia, delivers Israel, and the

1 Samuel 24:4 — Verse 1 Samuel 24:4. And the men of David said — We know not to what promise of God the men of David refer; they perhaps meant no more than to say, "Behold, the Lord hath delivered thine enemy into thy land, now do to him as he wishes to do to thee."Then David

2 Samuel 16:1 — CHAPTER XVI Ziba, servant of Mephibosheth, meets David with provisions, and by false insinuations obtains the grant of his masters property, 1-4. Shimei abuses and curses David, who restrains Abishai from slaying him, 5-14. Hushai makes a feigned tender of his services to Absalom, 15-19. Absalom calls a council and Ahithophel advises him to go in to his father's concubines, 20-22. Character