Bible Commentaries

Genesis 44:18 — likened, in the same complimentary way, to an angel of God. See 2 Samuel 14:17-18. Judah is the chief speaker here, because it was in consequence of his becoming surety for Benjamin that Jacob permitted him to accompany them to Egypt. See Genesis 43:9."EVERY man who reads," says Dr. Dodd, "to the close of this chapter, must confess that Judah acts here the part both of the affectionate brother and of the dutiful son, who, rather than behold his father's misery in case of Benjamin's being left behind,

Exodus 12:40 — chronology itself proves: for from Abraham's entry into Canaan to the birth of Isaac was 25 years, Genesis 12:4; Genesis 17:1-21; Isaac was 60 years old at the birth of Jacob, Genesis 25:26; and Jacob was 130 at his going down into Egypt, Genesis 47:9; which three sums make 215 years. And then Jacob and his children having continued in Egypt 215 years more, the whole sum of 430 years is regularly completed. See Kennicott's Dissertation on the Hebrew Text.

Exodus 20:12 — provide for their parents, as he required the parents to feed, nourish, support, instruct, and defend the children when they were in the lowest state of helpless in fancy. Genesis 48:12. The rabbins say, Honour the Lord with thy substance, Proverbs 3:9; and, Honour thy father and mother. The LORD is to be honoured thus if thou have it; thy father and mother, whether thou have it or not; for if thou have nothing, thou art bound to beg for them. See Ainsworth.That thy days may be long — This,

1 Kings 17:24 — orebim, per se, mercatores nusquam significat , "por sí mismo, nunca significa comerciantes " . Ahora, con perfecta deferencia a tan gran autoridad, afirmo que ערבי oreby , la forma contraída de ערבים orebim , significa mercaderes , tanto en Ezequiel 27:9 como en Ezequiel 27:27 , y que מערב maarab significa un lugar para la comercialización, el mercado o bazar , en Ezequiel 27:9 ; Ezequiel 27:13 ; Ezequiel 27:17 ; Ezequiel 27:19 ; como también los bienes que se venden en tales lugares, Ezequiel

1 Kings 19:11 — Verse 1 Kings 19:11. Stand upon the mount before the Lord. — God was now treating Elijah nearly in the same way that he treated Moses; and it is not unlikely that Elijah was now standing on the same place where Moses stood, when God revealed himself to him in

Psalms 18:7 — of the nostrils of the Almighty; are all of them circumstances which create admiration, excite a kind of horror, and exceed every thing of this nature that is to be found in any of the remains of heathen antiquity. See Longinus on the Sublime, sec. 9, and Hesiod's description of Jupiter fighting against the Titans, which is one of the grandest things in all pagan antiquity; though upon comparison it will be found infinitely short of this description of the psalmist's; throughout the whole of which

Psalms 32:1 — PSALM XXXII True blessedness consists in remission of sin, and purification of the heart, 1, 2. What the psalmist felt in seeking these blessings, 3-5. How they should be sought, 6, 7. The necessity of humility and teachableness, 8, 9. The misery of the wicked, 10. The blessedness of the righteous, 11. NOTES ON PSALM XXXIIThe title of this Psalm is significant, לדוד משכיל ledavid maskil, A Psalm of David, giving instruction, an instructive Psalm; so called by way of eminence, because

Psalms 80:19 — Verse Psalms 80:19. Turn as again — Redeem us from this captivity.O Lord God of hosts — Thou who hast all power in heaven and earth, the innumerable hosts of both worlds being at thy command.Cause thy face to shine — Let us know that thou art reconciled

Psalms 98:9 — Versículo Salmo 98:9 . Porque viene a juzgar la tierra. Viene a dar a conocer su salvación, y a mostrar sus designios misericordiosos a todos los hijos de los hombres. Con justicia juzgará al mundo. Su palabra no será limitada; todos lo conocerán, desde el más pequeño

Numbers 20:1 — appears, 6. He commands Moses to take his rod, gather the congregation together, and bring water out of the rock, 7, 8. Moses takes the rod, gathers the Israelites together, chides with them, and smites the rock twice, and the waters flow out plenteously, 9-11. The Lord is offended with Moses and Aaron because they did not sanctify him in the sight of the children of Israel, 12. The place is called Meribah, 13. Moses sends a friendly message to the king of Edom, begging liberty to pass through his territories,

Numbers 3:1 — family, 18-21. Their number, 7,500, ver. 22. Their place behind the tabernacle, westward, 23. Their chief, Eliasaph, 24. Their charge, 25, 26. Of Kohath and his family, 27. Their number, 8,600, ver. 28. Their place, beside the tabernacle, southward, 29. Their chief, Elizaphan, 30. Their charge, 31. The chief of the Levites, Eleazar, son of Aaron, 32. Of Merari and his family, 33. Their number, 6,200, ver. 34. Their chief, Zuriel, they shall pitch beside the tabernacle, northward, 35. Their charge,

Deuteronomy 34:1 — buried by the Lord that his sepulchre was never discovered, 5, 6. His age and strength of constitution, 7. The people weep for him thirty days, 8. Joshua being filled with the spirit of wisdom, the Israelites hearken to him, as the Lord commanded them, 9. The character of Moses as a prophet, and as a worker of the most extraordinary miracles, both in the sight of the Egyptians, and the people of Israel: conclusion of the Pentateuch, 10-12. NOTES ON CHAP. XXXIVVerse Deuteronomy 34:1. And Moses went up

Romans 1:1 — Usheria, 4062. -Año de la doscientos nueve Olimpiada, 2. -Año de la construcción de Roma, según el relato romano, 811. -Año de la era de los Seléucidas, 370. -Año de la era cesárea de Antioquía, 106. -Año de la Era Juliana, 103. -Año de la Era española, 96. -Año del nacimiento de Cristo, 62. -Año de la Era vulgar de la natividad de Cristo, 58. -Año del período dionisíaco, o ciclo pascual, 59. -Año del Ciclo Griego de diecinueve años, 2, o el primer embolismo. -Año del Ciclo Judío de diecinueve años,

Romans 4:25 — SI MISMO POR NOSOTROS, para REDIMIRNOS de toda iniquidad , Tito 2:14 . Por la cual voluntad somos santificados, por la OFRENDA del CUERPO de Jesucristo , Hebreos 10:10 . Así Cristo fue una vez OFRECIDO PARA LLEVAR LOS PECADOS de muchos , Hebreos 9:28 .Ver también Efesios 2:13 , Efesios 2:16 ; 1 Pedro 1:18 , 1 Pedro 1:19 ; Apocalipsis 5:9 . Pero sería transcribir una parte muy considerable del Nuevo Testamento para consignar todos los textos que se refieren a esta importantísima y gloriosa

2 Corinthians 1:24 — falsedad y el perjurio. Todo esto parece estar implícito en las terribles palabras anteriores: Invoco a Dios para que deje constancia en mi alma; y éste no es el único lugar en el que el apóstol utiliza palabras del mismo significado. Véase Romanos 1:9 ; Romanos 9:1 y la nota sobre este último pasaje. Sobre este tema he hablado con bastante amplitud al final del sexto capítulo del Deuteronomio; pero como parece que allí he cometido un error al decir que los llamados cuáqueros levantan la mano en

Joshua 14:2 — Verse Joshua 14:2. By lot was their inheritance — Concerning the meaning and use of the lot, see the note on Numbers 26:55; and concerning the manner of casting lots in the case of the scapegoat, see the note on Leviticus 16:8-9.On this subject Dr. Dodd has selected some good observations from Calmet and Masius, which I here borrow: "Though God had sufficiently pointed out by the predictions of Jacob when dying, and those of Moses, what portions he designed for each tribe,

Joshua 24:1 — 1; and gives them a history of God's gracious dealings with Abraham, 2, 3; Isaac, Jacob, and Esau, 4; Moses and Aaron, and their fathers in Egypt, 5, 6. His judgments on the Egyptians, 7. On the Amorites, 8. Their deliverance from Balak and Balaam, 9, 10. Their conquests in the promised land, and their establishment in the possession of it, 11-13. Exhorts them to abolish idolatry, and informs them of his and his family's resolution to serve Jehovah, 14, 15. The people solemnly promise to serve the

1 Peter 1:1 — 5562. -Año de la era antioqueña del mundo, 5552. -Año del mundo, según el arzobispo Usher, 4064. -Año del mundo, según Eusebio, en su Chronicon, 4288. -Año de la era judía menor del mundo, o la de uso común, 3820. -Año de la Gran Era Rabínica del mundo, 4419. -Año desde el diluvio, según el arzobispo Usher, y la Biblia inglesa, 2408. -Año del Cali yuga, o era india del Diluvio, 3162. -Año de la era de Ifito, o desde el primer comienzo de los juegos olímpicos, 1000. -Año de la era de Nabonassar, rey de Babilonia,

Judges 1:7 — military officers. For the word king cannot be taken here in its proper and usual sense.Having their thumbs and their great toes cut off — That this was an ancient mode of treating enemies we learn from AElian, who tells us, Var. Hist. l. ii., c. 9, that "the Athenians, at the instigation of Cleon, son of Cleaenetus, made a decree that all the inhabitants of the island of AEgina should have the thumb cut off from the right hand, so that they might ever after be disabled from holding a spear, yet

Judges 21:25 — gives the strongest proof of the authenticity of the whole, by such an impartial relation of facts that were highly to be discredit of his country.I HAVE already referred to the rape of the Sabine virgins. The story is told by Livy, Hist. lib. i., cap. 9, the substance of which is as follows: Romulus having opened an asylum at his new-built city of Rome for all kinds of persons, the number of men who flocked to his standard was soon very considerable; but as they had few women, or, as Livy says, penuria