Bible Commentaries

Genesis 10:26 — seven days.3. Their setting apart the seventh day for religious purposes.4. Their use of sacrifices, propitiatory and eucharistical.5. The consecration of temples and altars.6. The institution of sanctuaries or places of refuge, and their privileges.7. Their giving a tenth part of the produce of their fields, c., for the use of the altar.8. The custom of worshipping the Deity bare-footed.9. Abstinence of the men from all sensual gratifications previously to their offering sacrifice.10. The order

Psalms 119:16 — Reduzca todo esto a la práctica: "Para que no peque contra ti". 4. Bendice a Dios por lo que ha dado: "Bendito eres tú". 5. Pide más: "Enséñame tus estatutos". 6. Está listo para comunicar su conocimiento a los demás: "Con mis labios he declarado". 7. Deja que tenga el debido efecto en tu propio corazón: "Me he regocijado". 8. Meditar frecuentemente sobre ellos: "Meditaré". 9. Reflexionar profundamente sobre ellos: "Voy a tener respeto". Así como la comida no digerida no nutrirá el cuerpo, así la

Psalms 120:7 — Versículo Salmo 120:7 . Estoy por la paz. Nos encanta estar tranquilos y en paz; pero están continuamente ocupados en incursiones de rapiña y saqueo. Es evidente que el salmista se refiere a un pueblo como los Scenitae o árabes errantes , que viven constantemente en tiendas

Song of Solomon 4:1 — tienen, además de tu silencio. Calmet sostiene que ninguno de estos da el verdadero significado , y que la palabra tsemath no tiene el significado de cabello o mechones dondequiera que aparezca, y tiene un significado bastante diferente en Isaías 47:2 . San Jerónimo sobre este lugar se expresa así: Nolentibus qui interpretati sunt transferre nomen quod in Sancta Scriptura sonat turpitudinem. -Ergo tsammathech, quod Aquila posuit , verenda mulieris appellanatur cujus etymologia apud eos sonat sitiens

Isaiah 14:4 — significa gobernar; ejercer autoridad; igualar; comparar una cosa con otra; pronunciar parábolas, o discursos agudos, de peso y poderosos, en forma y manera de parábolas, aunque no propiamente tales. Así, la primera profecía de Balaam ( Números 23:7-4 ), se llama su mashal, aunque apenas contiene nada figurativo, pero es bellamente sentenciosa y, por su forma y manera, tiene gran espíritu, fuerza y energía. Así, los últimos discursos de Job, en respuesta a sus tres amigos,  Job 27:1 , se llaman

Isaiah 15:2 — cabezas habrá calvicie. - "En cada cabeza hay calvicie".  Herodoto, ii. 36, habla de que es una práctica general entre todos los hombres, excepto los egipcios, cortarse el cabello en señal de luto. "Corta tu cabello y arrójalo", dice Jeremías, Jeremias 7:29 , "y levanta un llanto". Τουτο νυ και γερας οιον οἱζυροισι βροτοισι Κειρασθαι τε κομην, βαλεειν τ' απο δακρυ παρειων. HOM. Odisea . IV. 197. "Los ritos de wo Son todos, ¡ay! los vivos pueden otorgar Sobre el polvo agradable ordenado a esquilar El

Isaiah 24:1 — CAPÍTULO XXIV Terribles juicios inminentes sobre el pueblo de Dios, 1-4. Enumeración particular de las horribles impiedades que provocaron la venganza divina, 5, 6. Gran miseria política de los transgresores, 7-12. Las calamidades serán tan grandes que sólo un pequeño remanente quedará en la tierra, como si fueran las espigas de la cosecha, 13. El resto, esparcido por los diversos países, difundirá allí el conocimiento de Dios, 14-16. Fuertes figuras con las

Isaiah 25:1 — cual las temporales liberaciones concedidas en varios momentos  los reinos de Israel y Judá fueron los prototipos , 1-5. Estas bendiciones se describen bajo la figura de una fiesta hecha para todas las naciones , 6; el quitarse un velo de sus rostros , 7; la extinción total del imperio de la muerte por la resurrección de entre los muertos, la exclusión de todo dolor, y al final el Derrocamiento de todos los enemigos del pueblo de Dios , 8-12. No me parece que este capítulo tenga ninguna relación estrecha

John 8:11 — absence from many MSS., and the confused manner in which it appears in others, may be readily accounted for on the principles laid down by Bishop Pearce above. It may however be necessary to observe, that a very perfect connection subsists between John 7:52 and John 8:12 - all the intermediate verses having been omitted by MSS. of the first antiquity and authority. In some MSS. it is found at the end of this Gospel; in others a vacant place is left in this chapter; and in others it is placed after the

Acts 18:6 — 19:9.Pure from blood, or pure from guilt, is commonly expressed by καθαρος; thus Heliodorus, lib. i. p. 49: Εις δευρο διετελεσα καθαραν εμαυτην απο σης ὁμιλιας φυλαττουσα, Until now I have lived, preserving myself pure: and Alciphron, lib. i. epist. 7, ad. fin.: Ουδε μιαναι λυθρῳ τας χειρας, ἁς ἡ θαλαττα εκ παιδος εις δευρο καθαρας αδικηματων εφυλαξε, Nor to stain with pollution the hands which a seafaring life has kept from a child until now pure from iniquity.

Acts 25:1 — of the charges, his own conviction of his innocence, and his desire that the matter might be heard by the king himself, that he might have something specifically to write to the emperor, to whom he was about to send Paul, agreeably to his appeal, 24-27. NOTES ON CHAP. XXV.Verse Acts 25:1. Now when Festus was come into the province — By the province is meant Judea; for, after the death of Herod Agrippa, Claudius thought it imprudent to trust the government in the hands of his son Agrippa, who

Acts 7:16 — Verse Acts 7:16. And were carried over to Sychem — "It is said, Genesis 50:13, that Jacob was buried in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre. And in Joshua 24:32, and Exodus 13:19, it is said that the bones of Joseph were carried out of Egypt by

Romans 5:17 — Verse 17. Death reigned by one — Death is here personified, and is represented as reigning over the human race; and death, of course, reigns unto death; he is known as reigning, by the destruction of his subjects.Shall reign in life — Those who receive,

Romans 6:7 — Verse Romans 6:7. He that is dead is freed from sin. — δεδικαιωται, literally, is justified from sin; or, is freed or delivered from it. Does not this simply mean, that the man who has received Christ Jesus by faith, and has been, through believing, made a partaker

Romans 7:13 — Verse Romans 7:13. Was then that which is good made death unto me? — This is the question of the Jew, with whom the apostle appears to be disputing. "Do you allow the law to be good, and yet say it is the cause of our death?" The apostle answers:- God forbid!

Romans 8:26 — these places of that help and influence which the followers of God receive from the Holy Ghost; and consequently, of the fulfilment of the various promises relative to this point which our Lord made to his disciples, particularly in John 14:16, John 14:17, John 14:26; John 15:26, John 15:27; John 16:7; and particularly John 16:13, John 16:14 : Howbeit, when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth; and he will show you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive

1 Corinthians 16:2 — Sabbath, was the day on which their principal religious meetings were held in Corinth and the Churches of Galatia; and, consequently, in all other places where Christianity had prevailed. This is a strong argument for the keeping of the Christian Sabbath.7. We may observe that the apostle follows here the rule of the synagogue; it was a regular custom among the Jews to make their collections for the poor on the Sabbath day, that they might not be without the necessaries of life, and might not be prevented

1 Corinthians 7:9 — Verse 1 Corinthians 7:9. But if they cannot contain — If they find it inconvenient and uncomfortable to continue as widowers and widows, let them remarry.It is better to marry than to burn. — Bishop Pearce translates the original thus: For it is better to marry

2 Corinthians 5:11 — φοβον του κυριου, which should be rendered, knowing therefore the fear of the Lord; which, strange as it may at first appear, often signifies the worship of the Lord, or that religious reverence which we owe to him; Acts 9:31; Romans 3:18; Romans 13:7; 1 Peter 1:17; 1 Peter 2:18; 1 Peter 3:2. As we know therefore what God requires of man, because we are favoured with his own revelation, we persuade men to become Christians, and to labour to be acceptable to him, because they must all stand before

Hebrews 13:20 — and shall gently lead those which are with young: and Ezekiel 34:23; I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them; even my servant David, (i.e. the beloved, viz. Jesus,) and he shall feed them, and be their shepherd: and Zechariah 13:7; Awake, O sword, against my shepherd - smite the shepherd, and the flock shall be scattered. In all these places the term shepherd is allowed to belong to our blessed Lord; and he appropriates it to himself, John 10:11, by calling himself the good Shepherd,