Bible Commentaries

Genesis 49:8 — has left very little to be farther desired on the subject. Every reader will be glad to meet with them here."The prophecy begins with his name JUDAH, signifying the praise of the Lord, which was given to him at his birth by his mother Leah, Genesis 29:35. It then describes the warlike character of this tribe, to which, by the Divine appointment, was assigned the first lot of the promised land, which was conquered accordingly by the pious and heroic Caleb; the first who laid hands on the necks of his

Exodus 11:9 — the sacred text, and might have been omitted, because an ancient copyist found the substance of them in other places. It must however be granted, that the principal additions in the Samaritan are repetitions of speeches which exist in the Hebrew text.3. The principal part of these additions do not appear to have been borrowed from any other quarter. Interpolations in general are easily discerned from the confusion they introduce; but instead of deranging the sense, the additions here made it much

Exodus 35:30 — Verse Exodus 35:30. The Lord hath called by name Bezaleel — See this subject discussed at large in the note on Exodus 28:3, Exodus 28:3, where the subject of superseding the work of the hand by the extra use of machinery is particularly considered.1. FROM the

Psalms 111:10 — sentimiento en la que elogia el temor de Dios, Salmo 111:10 . I. El título de este Salmo es, "Aleluya, alabad al Señor"; y agrega, - 1. "Alabaré al Señor". Y muestra cómo se debe hacer. 2. No hipócritamente; no sólo con los labios, sino "con el corazón". 3. "Con todo el corazón". 4. No sólo en secreto, sino también "en la asamblea de los rectos", c. 1. Tanto en la asamblea, donde están estos hombres buenos y rectos. 2. Y también en una multitud mezclada, y en secreto entre los buenos. II. Y, habiendo

Psalms 119:48 — truth utterly out of my mouth." For which he gives a reason: "I have hoped in thy judgments."1. "Take not thy word," in which I boast and glory before my adversaries.2. "Take not the word out of my mouth," so that I dare not speak nor openly profess it.3. "Take it not away utterly." If for my unfaithfulness thou shouldst shut my mouth for a time, restore thy favour to me, that I may again make confession unto salvation.4. For which he gives this reason: "I have hoped," c. I trust in thy fidelity and

Psalms 119:64 — tu favor: "Ten piedad de mí". Hay tres ayudas para una vida piadosa, todas las cuales encontramos aquí, a saber: - 1. Determinación . Esto hace que un hombre comience bien: "He dicho". 2. Súplica . Esto hace que un hombre continúe así: "Yo supliqué". 3. Consideración . Esto hace que un hombre, cuando yerra, vuelva de nuevo al camino. II. Estaba dispuesto a cooperar con gracia: "He pensado en mis caminos". Si no somos obreros de Dios, vanas son nuestras oraciones. Se requieren dos cosas de nosotros:

Psalms 62:1 — PSALM LXII David, in imminent danger, flees to God for help and safety, 1, 2; points out the designs of his adversaries, 3, 4; encourages his soul to wait on God, 5-8; shows the vanity of trusting in man, and of trusting in riches, 9, 10; and concludes with asserting that power and mercy belong to God, and that he will give to every man according to his works, 11, 12.

Numbers 26:51 — hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.] The following comparative statement will show how much some of the tribes had increased, and others had diminished, since the enumeration in Numbers 1:2, c. Now Before Reuben 43,730 46,500 2,770 decrease Simeon 22,200 59,300 37,100 decrease Gad 40,500 45,650 5,150 decrease Judah 76,500 74,600 1,900 increase Issachar 64,300 54,400 9,900 increase Zebulun 60,500 57,400

Numbers 4:3 — Verse Numbers 4:3. From thirty years old — In Numbers 8:24, the Levites are ordered to enter on the service of the tabernacle at the age of twenty-five years; and in 1 Chronicles 23:24, they were ordered to commence that work at twenty years of age. How can these

Matthew 2:5 — puede ser necesario agregue, a lo que ya se ha dicho sobre este tema, los siguientes extractos de los talmudistas y gemaristas, citados por LIGHTFOOT. Al final de una larga disertación sobre el año del nacimiento de nuestro Señor (que él ubica en el 35 del reinado de Herodes, no en el último ni en el 37 como arriba), dice: "No será impropio presentar aquí el Los mismos gemaristas confesando abiertamente que el Mesías había nacido, mucho antes de sus tiempos, pues así escriben: Después de esto los

Mark 14:3 — Verse Mark 14:3. Alabaster box — Among critics and learned men there are various conjectures concerning the alabaster mentioned by the evangelists: some think it means a glass phial; others, that it signifies a small vessel without a handle, from α negative and

Luke 3:1 — CAPITULO III. El tiempo en que Juan el Bautista comenzó a predicar , 1-3. Las profecías que se cumplieron en él , 4-6. El asunto y el éxito de su predicación , 7-9; entre la gente , 10, 11; entre los publicanos, 12, 13; entre los soldados, 14. Su testimonio acerca de Cristo , 15-18. La razón por la que Herodes lo puso

1 Corinthians 3:22 — ordinances of grace and mercy are appointed for them, not they for the ordinances.Or the world — The word κοσμος, here, means rather the inhabitants of the world than what we commonly understand by the world itself; and this is its meaning in John 3:16, John 3:17; John 6:33; John 14:31; John 17:21. See particularly John 12:19: Ὁ κοσμοσοπισω αυτου απηλθεν, the WORLD is gone after him-the great mass of the people believe on him. The Greek word has the same meaning, in a variety of places, both in

Galatians 3:29 — Verse Galatians 3:29. And if ye be Christ's — Or, as several good MSS. read, If ye be one in Christ. If ye have all received justification through his blood, and the mind that was in him, then are ye Abraham's seed; ye are that real, spiritual posterity of Abraham,

Galatians 4:31 — Verso Gálatas 4:31 . Así pues... Nosotros, judíos y gentiles, que creemos en el Señor Jesús, no somos hijos de la mujer esclava, no estamos sujetos a la ley judía, sino que somos libres; y, por consiguiente, estamos liberados de toda su esclavitud, obligación y maldición. Así,

Joshua 3:17 — Verse Joshua 3:17. The priests - stood firm on dry ground — They stood in the mid channel, and shifted not their position till the camp, consisting of nearly 600,000 effective men, besides women, children, c., had passed over.1. Is it not surprising that the

Hebrews 12:22 — called here the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and mount Sion, is represented under the notion of a CITY.2. That the great assembly of believers in Christ is here opposed to the congregation of the Israelites assembled at Mount Sinai. 3. That the innumerable company of angels is here opposed to, those angels by whom the law was ushered in, Acts 7:53; Galatians 3:19.4. That the Gospel first-born, whose names are written in heaven, are here opposed to the enrolled first-born among the

1 Peter 5:3 — Verse 1 Peter 5:3. Neither as being lords over God's heritage — This is the voice of St. Peter in his catholic epistle to the catholic Church! According to him there are to be no lords over God's heritage, the bishops and presbyters who are appointed by the head

Judges 20:16 — Verse Judges 20:16. Left-handed — They were ambidexters - could use the right hand and the left with equal ease and effect. Judges 1:3; Judges 1:3- :.Could sling stones at a hair - and not miss — ולא יחטא velo yachati, and not sin: και ουκ εξαμαρτανοντες; Sept. Here we have the true import of the term sin; it signifies simply to miss the mark, and is well translated in the New

1 John 3:1 — CHAPTER III. The extraordinary love of God towards mankind, and the effects of it, 1-3. Sin is the transgression of the law, and Christ was manifested to take away our sins, 4-6. The children of God are known by the holiness of their lives, the children of the devil by the sinfulness of theirs, 7-10. We should love one another, for he