Bible Commentaries

2 Kings 21:26 — Verse 26. The garden of Uzza — The family sepulchre or burying-place.IT is said 2 Kings 21:3; 2 Kings 21:7, that "Manasseh made a grove; and he set a graven image of the grove," c. וישם את פסל האשרה אשר עשה vaiyasem eth pesel haasherah, asher asah: "And he put the graven image of Asherah, which he had made," into the house.Asherah, which we

Job 1:22 — descendió de ofrecer el holocausto ". Este tipo de ofrenda, se nos dice más arriba, Job la ofrecía continuamente ; y esto también era conforme a la ley, Éxodo 29:42 : "Este será un holocausto continuo por vuestras generaciones". Véase también Números 28:3 ; Números 28:6 ; Números 28:10 ; Números 28:15 ; Números 28:24 ; Números 28:31. Esta costumbre se observó después del cautiverio , Esdras 3:5 : "Ofrecieron el holocausto continuo : y de cada uno que ofreció una ofrenda voluntaria". Véase también

Psalms 127:1 — PSALM CXXVII The necessity of God's blessing on every undertaking, without which no prosperity can be expected, 1, 2. Children are a heritage from the Lord, 3, 4. A fruitful wife is a blessing to her husband, 5. NOTES ON PSALM CXXVIIThe Hebrew, Chaldee, and Vulgate attribute this Psalm to Solomon. The Syriac says it is "A Psalm of David concerning Solomon; and that it was spoken also concerning Haggai and

Psalms 34:22 — Versículo Salmo 34:22 . El Señor redime. Tanto la vida como el alma de los seguidores de Dios están siempre en peligro, pero Dios está continuamente redimiendo a ambos. Será desolado. Literalmente, será culpable . Serán preservados del pecado, y no perderán la vida ni

Psalms 87:7 — arrojar un poco más de luz sobre él. 1. Un salmo para ser cantado por la posteridad de Coré. Un canto profético. 2. "Jehová ama su fundación, la ciudad por él edificada sobre montes santos. Ama las puertas de Sión más que todas las moradas de Jacob". 3. "Se declaran cosas honrosas de ti, oh ciudad de Dios. Selah". 4. "Contaré a Egipto y a Babilonia entre mis adoradores; ¡he aquí a Filistea y a Tiro! Nacerán en el mismo lugar". Serán considerados como nacidos en la ciudad de Dios. 5. "Pero de Sión

Proverbs 16:6 — verite.' On expie ses pechez par des oeuvres de misericorde envers le prochein; par la clemence, par la douceur, par compassion, par les aumones: et par la verite - par la fidelity, la bonne foi, la droiture, l'equite dans le commerce. Voyez Proverbs 3:3; Proverbs 14:22; Proverbs 20:28." "'Iniquity is redeemed by mercy and truth.' We expiate our sins by works of mercy towards our neighbour; by clemency, by kindness, by compassion, and by alms: and by truth - by fidelity, by trustworthiness, by uprightness,

Leviticus 13:58 — Verse Leviticus 13:58. It shall be washed the second time — According to the Jews the first washing was to put away the plague, the second to cleanse it.BOTH among Jews and Gentiles the leprosy has been considered as a most expressive emblem of sin, the properties

Isaiah 21:11 — counsel of God that he may be properly qualified to warn and to comfort.2. Such are often called to denounce heavy judgments; they have the burden of the word of the Lord to denounce against the impenitent, the backslider, the lukewarm, and the careless.3. When the watchman threatens judgments, some are awakened, and some mock: Watchman, what of the night? "What are the judgments thou threatenest, and when are they to take place?"4. To this question, whether seriously or tauntingly proposed, the watchman

Isaiah 40:6 — speaks, which hath now been preached unto you by the Gospel. The law and the Gospel are frequently opposed to one another by St. Paul, under the images of flesh and spirit: "Having begun in the spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?" Galatians 3:3. - L.All the goodliness thereof - "All its glory"] For חסדו chasdo read חדו chadu; the Septuagint and Vulgate, and 1 Peter 1:24.

Matthew 5:3 — Verse Matthew 5:3. Blessed are the poor in spirit, c.] Or, happy, μακαριοι from μα or μη, not, and κηρ, fate, or death: intimating, that such persons were endued with immortality, and consequently were not liable to the caprices of fate. Homer, Iliad i, 330, calls the

Matthew 5:44 — is therefore one of the most reasonable precepts in the universe. But who can obey it? None but he who has the mind of Christ. But I have it not. Seek it from God; it is that kingdom of heaven which Christ came to establish upon earth. See on Matthew 3:2. This one precept is a sufficient proof of the holiness of the Gospel, and of the truth of the Christian religion. Every false religion flatters man, and accommodates itself to his pride and his passions. None but God could have imposed a yoke so

John 15:26 — Jericho-in the passage of Jordan-in causing the sun and moon to stand still? To all this it may be answered, Christ's miracles were greater:1. As to their number.2. As to their utility - they were wrought to comfort the distressed, and to save the lost.3. Christ wrought all his miracles by his own power alone; and they wrought theirs through his power only.4. Christ wrought his numerous miracles in the space of three or four years, and in the presence of the same people; and the others mere wrought

John 2:8 — of time became applied to the governor or steward of a feast, let the guests be many or few; and such person, having conducted the business well, had a festive crown put on his head by the guests, at the conclusion of the feast. See Ecclesiasticus, 32:1-3. It is very common for the Hindoos to appoint a person who is expert in conducting the ceremonies of a feast to manage as governor. This person is seldom the master of the house.And they bare it. — A question has been asked, "Did our Lord

Acts 25:13 — Verse Acts 25:13. King Agrippa — This was the son of Herod Agrippa, who is mentioned Acts 12:1. Upon the death of his father's youngest brother, Herod, he succeeded him in the kingdom of Chalcis, by the favour of the Emperor Claudius: Jos. Antiq. lib. xx. cap.

Acts 3:1 — and that all the prophets testified of Jesus and his salvation, 22-24; and that, in him, the covenant made with Abraham is fulfilled; and that Christ came to bless them by turning them away from their iniquities, 25, 26. NOTES ON CHAP. III.Verse Acts 3:1. Peter and John went up together — The words επιτοαυτο, which we translate together, and which are the first words in this chapter in the Greek text, we have already seen, Acts 2:47, are added by several MSS. and versions to the last verse of

Romans 7:1 — CHAPTER VII. The law has power over a man as long as he lives, 1. And a wife is bound to her husband only as long as he lives, 2, 3. Christian believers are delivered from the Mosaic law by Christ Jesus, and united to God, 5-7. By the law is the knowledge of sin, 8. But it gives no power over it, 9-11. Yet it is holy, just, and good, 12. How it convinces of sin, and brings into

1 Corinthians 10:1 — CHAPTER X. Peculiar circumstances in the Jewish history were typical of the greatest mysteries of the Gospel; particularly their passing through the Red Sea, and being overshadowed with the miraculous cloud, 1, 2. The manna with which they were fed, 3. And rock out of which they drank, 4. The punishments inflicted on them for their disobedience are warnings to us, 5. We should not lust as they did, 6. Nor commit idolatry, 7. Nor fornication as they did; in consequence of which twenty-three thousand

2 Corinthians 12:7 — Verse 2 Corinthians 12:7. And lest I should be exalted — There were three evils to be guarded against:1. The contempt of his gifts and call by his enemies.2. The overweening fondness of his friends. And,3. Self-exultation.A thorn in the flesh — The word σκολοψ signifies a stake, and ανασκολοπιζεσθαι, to be tied to a stake by way of punishment; and it is used, says Schoettgen, to signify the most oppressive afflictions. Whatever it was, it was τησαρκι,

Colossians 4:3 — Verse Colossians 4:3. Praying also for us — Let the success and spread of the Gospel be ever dear to you; and neglect not to pray fervently to God that it may have free course, run, and be glorified.A door of utterance — θυραν του λογου. The word θυρα, which

Titus 3:3 — Verse Titus 3:3. For we ourselves — All of us, whether Jews or Gentiles, were, before our conversion to Christ, foolish, disobedient, and deceived. There is no doubt that the apostle felt he could include himself in the above list, previously to his conversion.