Bible Commentaries

Genesis 16:1 — CHAPTER XVI Sarai, having no child, gives Hagar her maid to Abram for wife, 1-3. She conceives and despises her mistress, 4. Sarai is offended and upbraids Abram, 5. Abram vindicates himself; and Hagar, being hardly used by her mistress, runs away, 6. She is met by an angel, and counselled to return to her mistress, 7-9. God promises

Genesis 36:1 — CHAPTER XXXVI The genealogy of Esau, i.e., his sons, by his Canaanitish wives Adah, Aholibamah, and Bashemath, 1-3. The children of Adah and Bashemath, 4. Of Aholibamah, 5. Esau departs from Canaan and goes to Mount Seir, 6-8. The generations of Esau, i.e., his grandchildren, while in Seir, 7-19. Anah finds mules (Yemim) in the wilderness, 24. The generations of

Genesis 9:1 — CHAPTER IX God blesses Noah and his sons, 1. The brute creation to be subject to them through fear, 2. The first grant of animal food, 3. Eating of blood forbidden, 4. Cruelty to animals forbidden, 5. A man-slayer to forfeit his life, 6. The covenant of God established between him and Noah and the whole brute creation, 8-11. The rainbow given as the sign and pledge of this covenant,

Psalms 115:1 — SALMO CXV Sólo Dios debe ser glorificado , 1-3. La vanidad de los ídolos , 4-8. Se exhorta a Israel, a la casa de Aarón y a todos los que temen a Dios confiar en el Señor , 9-11. La bondad del Señor para con su pueblo, y sus graciosas promesas , 12-16. Como los muertos no pueden alabarlo, los vivos

Psalms 127:3 — Versículo Salmo 127:3 . He aquí, herencia del Señor son los hijos.  Es decir, a muchos Dios les da hijos en lugar de bienes temporales. A otros muchos les da casas, tierras y miles de oro y plata, y con ellos el vientre que no da a luz; y éstos son su herencia. El pobre

Psalms 133:1 — SALMO CXXXIII El consuelo y beneficio de la comunión de los santos , 1-3. NOTAS SOBRE EL SALMO CXXXIII Hay diferentes opiniones acerca de este Salmo; lo más probable es que represente a los sacerdotes y levitas regresados ​​del cautiverio, y unidos en el servicio de Dios en el santuario. Esto, lo anterior y lo siguiente

Psalms 147:1 — SALMO CXVII El salmista alaba a Dios por su bondad con Jerusalén , 1-3; muestra su gran misericordia a los que en él confían , 4-6; lo exalta por sus misericordias y bondad providencial , 7-11; por su defensa de Jerusalén , 12-15; Por sus maravillas en las estaciones , 16-18; y su palabra a Jacob , 19, 20. NOTAS SOBRE

Psalms 150:4 — estirada sobre un aro ancho; tal vez algo como el tambarine . Anglosajón; [AS] la pipa alegre . Taburne ; Salterio antiguo. Y baila. מחול machol , la pipa . El croude o crowthe : Salterio antiguo; una especie de violín . Nunca significa danza ; Salmo 149:3 . Crwth significa violín en galés. Instrumentos de cuerda. מנים minnim . Esto literalmente significa cuerdas puestas en orden ; tal vez una especie de instrumento hueco triangular en el que las cuerdas se colocaban regularmente, haciéndose más y más

Proverbs 31:30 — Versículo Proverbios 31:30 . El favor es engañoso y la belleza vana. III. He aquí el resumen del personaje. 1. El favor, חן chen, la gracia de los modales puede ser engañosa, se pone mucha apariencia de este tipo, se asume para ciertos propósitos seculares o más indignos,

Isaiah 22:14 — el asunto fuera revelado en o a los oídos de JEHOVÁ: εν τοις ωσι Κυριου, en los oídos del Señor , Septuaginta . Vitringa lo traduce, Revelatus est in auribus meis JEHOVAH, "JEHOVÁ lo ha revelado a mis oídos", y se refiere a 1 Samuel 2:27 ; 1 Samuel 3:21 : pero la construcción en esos lugares es diferente, y no hay palabra de Dios añadida; que aquí parece querer algo más que el verbo נגלה nigleh para introducirlo. Compare Isaías 5:9 , donde el texto es aún más imperfecto. El Señor Dios de los ejércitos. אדני

Isaiah 35:10 — Versículo Isaías 35:10 . El rescatado. פדויי peduyey , de פדה padah , "redimir pagando un precio". Aquellos por quienes se pagó un precio para redimirlos de la esclavitud y la muerte. El suspiro huirá.  אנחה anajá . Nunca se expresó mejor un acento afligido que en esta

1 Timothy 6:3 — Verse 1 Timothy 6:3. If any man teach otherwise — It appears that there were teachers of a different kind in the Church, a sort of religious levellers, who preached that the converted servant had as much right to the master's service as the master had to his. Teachers

2 Timothy 4:3 — Verse 2 Timothy 4:3. For the time will come — There is a time coming to the Church when men will not hear the practical truths of the Gospel, when they will prefer speculative opinions, which either do no good to the soul, or corrupt and destroy it, to that wholesome

Hebrews 11:7 — Verse Hebrews 11:7. By faith Noah — See the whole of this history, Genesis 6:13.Warned of God — ξρηματισθεις. As we know from the history in Genesis that God did warn Noah, we see from this the real import of the verb χρηματιζω, as used in various parts of the New Testament; it signifies to utter oracles, to give Divine warning.Moved

James 4:3 — Verse James 4:3. Ye ask, and receive not — Some think that this refers to their prayers for the conversion of the heathen; and on the pretence that they were not converted thus; they thought it lawful to extirpate them and possess their goods.Ye ask amiss —

1 Peter 1:20 — significance and virtue. The phrase καταβοληκοσμου, foundation of the world, occurs often in the New Testament, and is supposed by some learned men and good critics to signify the commencement of the Jewish state. Perhaps it may have this meaning in Matthew 13:35; Luke 11:50; Ephesians 1:4; Hebrews 4:3; Hebrews 9:26. But if we take it here in its common signification, the creation of universal nature, then it shows that God, foreseeing the fall and ruin of man, appointed the remedy that was to cure the disease.

2 Peter 2:3 — Verse 2 Peter 2:3. And through covetousness — That they might get money to spend upon their lusts, with feigned words, πλαστοις λογοις, with counterfeit tales, false narrations, of pretended facts, lying miracles, fabulous legends. "In this single sentence," says

2 Peter 2:5 — Gomorrha, he will not spare those wicked teachers who corrupt the pure doctrines of Christianity.Saved Noah the eighth — Some think that the words should be translated, Noah the eighth preacher of righteousness; but it seems most evident, from 1 Peter 3:20, that eight persons are here meant, which were the whole that were saved in the ark, viz. Shem, Ham, Japhet, and their three wives, six; Noah's wife seven; and Noah himself the eighth. The form of expression, ογδοον Νωε, Noah the eighth, i.e. Noah

Jude 1:5 — ολοσχερως. and of this meaning he produces a proof from Josephus; This appears to be the sense of the word in Hebrews 6:4: τους απαξ φωτισθεντας. those who were FULLY enlightened. Hebrews 10:2: απαξ κεκαθαρμενους. THOROUGHLY cleansed. See also Hebrews 10:3 of this epistle. Psalms 62:11: απαξ ελαλησεν ο θεος. God spoke FULLY, completely, on the subject. St. Jude is to be understood as saying, I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye are THOROUGHLY instructed in this.Saved the people — Delivered

Revelation 22:6 — the epilogue of this book.1. The angel affirms the truth of all that had been spoken, Revelation 22:6-11.2. Jesus Christ confirms what has been affirmed, and pledges himself for the fulfilment of all the prophecies contained in it, Revelation 22:12-17.3. John cautions his readers against adding or diminishing, and concludes with the apostolical blessing, Revelation 22:18-21.The things which must shortly be done. — There are many sayings in this book which, if taken literally, would intimate that