Bible Commentaries

Exodus 19:1 — 1, 2. Moses goes up into the mount to God, and receives a message which he is to deliver to the people, 3-6. He returns and delivers it to the people before the elders, 7. The people promise obedience, 8. The Lord proposes to meet Moses in the cloud, 9. He commands him to sanctify the people, and promises to come down visibly on Mount Sinai on the third day, 10, 11. He commands him also to set bounds, to prevent the people or any of the cattle from touching the mount, on pain of being stoned or shot

Exodus 19:4 — Verse Exodus 19:4. How I bare you on eagles' wings — Mr. Bruce contends that the word נשר nesher does not mean the bird we term eagle; but a bird which the Arabs, from its kind and merciful disposition, call rachama, which is noted for its care of its young,

Exodus 23:11 — attributes as one sabbatical year afforded?It is very remarkable that the observance of this ordinance is nowhere expressly mentioned in the sacred writings though some suppose, but without sufficient reason, that there is a reference to it in Jeremiah 34:8-9. Perhaps the major part of the people could not trust God, and therefore continued to sow and reap on the seventh year, as on the preceding. This greatly displeased the Lord, and therefore he sent them into captivity; so that the land enjoyed those

Exodus 25:23 — with bread upon it. The candlestick must have its lamps continually burning. Hence also there must be a continual fire kept in this house of God upon the altar, as the focus of it; to which notion I conceive the Prophet Isaiah doth allude, Isaiah 31:9: Whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem; and besides all this, to carry the notion still farther, there must be some constant meat and provision brought into this house; which was done in the sacrifices that were partly consumed by fire

Exodus 28:17 — fortificaciones, los pájaros, los árboles, las flores, los hombres y los animales de diferentes tipos. Las ágatas tienen un fondo blanco, rojizo, amarillento o verdoso. Son sólo variedades del sílex, y las de menor valor de todas las piedras preciosas. 9. AMETHYST, אחלמה achlamah, gema generalmente de color púrpura, compuesta por un azul fuerte y un rojo intenso. La amatista oriental es a veces de color paloma, aunque algunas son púrpuras, y otras blancas como los diamantes. El nombre de amatista es

Exodus 34:1 — tablas similares a la primera, y subirlas al monte, para que se renueve la alianza, 1-3. Prepara las tablas y sube al encuentro del Señor, 4. El Señor desciende y proclama su nombre JEHOVA, 5. Qué significa este nombre, 6, 7. Moisés adora e intercede, 8, 9. El Señor promete renovar la alianza, hacer milagros en  el pueblo y expulsar a los cananeos, etc., 10, 11. No se hará ningún pacto con las naciones idólatras, sino  que se destruirán sus altares e imágenes, 12-15. No se deben contraer alianzas matrimoniales

Exodus 34:6 — proclaimed JEHOVAH," that is, showed Moses fully what was implied in this august name. Moses had requested God to show him his glory, (see the preceding chapter, Exodus 33:18,) and God promised to proclaim or fully declare the name JEHOVAH, (Exodus 33:19) by which proclamation or interpretation Moses should see how God would "be gracious to whom he would be gracious," and how he would "be merciful to those to whom he would show mercy. Here therefore God fulfils that promise by proclaiming this name.

2 Kings 5:1 — king designed to seek a quarrel with him; in desiring him to cleanse a leper, when it was well known that none could cure that disorder but God, 7. Elisha, hearing this, orders Naaman to be sent to him, 8. He comes to Elisha's house in great state, 9. And the prophet sends a messenger to him, ordering him to wash in Jordan seven times, and he should be made clean, 10. Naaman is displeased that he is received with so little ceremony, and departs in a rage, 11, 12. His servants reason with him; he

2 Kings 5:17 — as Habakkuk, Habakkuk 2:6, calls silver and gold thick clay; and by terms of this kind it has been frequently denominated, both by prophets and heathen writers: "Tyrus heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets;" Zechariah 9:3. And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as stones; 2 Chronicles 1:15. Which is agreeable to the sentiments of the heathen: Χρυσος τις κονις εστι, και αργυρος, Gold and silver are only a certain kind of earth. - ARIST. Eth. Nicomach.Should

1 Chronicles 11:11 — 128-144."Among the parallel places, a comparison of which may be of very considerable service, scarce any passages will appear more effectually to correct each other than the catalogue of David's mighty men of valour, as it now stands in 2 Samuel 23:8-39, and in this chapter. About thirty-four Hebrew words have been lost out of this part of the passage in Chronicles, which are happily preserved in Samuel."The chief point of proof is this, that the catalogue divides these thirty-seven warriors into the

Esther 1:1 — cronológicas relativas a este Libro -Año de la creación, según el arzobispo Usher, 3540. -Año anterior al nacimiento de Cristo, 460. -Año anterior a la era vulgar de la natividad de Cristo, 464. -Año del período juliano, 4250. -Año del diluvio de Noé, 1904. -Año del Cali Yuga, o era india del Diluvio, 2638. -Año desde la vocación de Abram, 1458. -Año de la destrucción de Troya, 721. -Año de la fundación del templo de Salomón. 547. -Año desde la división de la monarquía de Salomón en los reinos de Israel

Psalms 78:72 — salmista exhorta a los hombres a aprender y declarar el camino de Dios, Salmo 78:1 . II. Una narración continua de la administración de Dios entre el pueblo, y su terquedad, desobediencia y contumacia ; junto con los castigos que Dios les impuso, Salmo 78:9 . III. Su misericordia , manifestada en medio del juicio; que no los cortó, sino que, después del rechazo de Efraín, (Israel) escogió a Judá, Sion y David. I. En el PREFACIO o exordio se esfuerza por llamar la atención: "Escucha, pueblo mío", Salmo

Numbers 19:2 — Verse Numbers 19:2. Speak unto the children of Israel that they bring thee, c. — The ordinance of the red heifer was a sacrifice of general application. All the people were to have an interest in it, and therefore the people at large are to provide the sacrifice.

Romans 7:14 — que por las obras de la ley nadie podía ser justificado, y aún no había oído estas benditas palabras: Hermano Saulo, el Señor Jesús, que se te apareció en el camino, me ha enviado para que recobres la vista y seas lleno del Espíritu Santo , Hechos 9:17 . En este versículo y en los siguientes, él declara la contrariedad entre él mismo , o cualquier judío sin Cristo, y la ley de Dios. De este último dice que es espiritual ; del primero, soy carnal, vendido al pecado . Del hombre carnal , en oposición

Romans 9:12 — Verso Romanos 9:12 . El mayor servirá al menor.. Estas palabras, con las de Malaquías, Yo amé a Jacob, y aborrecí a Esaú , son citadas por el apóstol para probar, según su significado típico, que el propósito de Dios, según la elección , hace y permanecerá, no por

1 Corinthians 1:1 — mundo, 3816. -Año de la mayor era rabínica del mundo, 4415. -Año desde el diluvio, según el arzobispo Usher y la Biblia inglesa, 2404. -Año del Cali Yuga, o era india del Diluvio, 3158. -Año de Ifito, o desde el primer comienzo de los juegos olímpicos, 996. -Año de la doscientas octava Olimpiada, 4. -Año desde la construcción de Roma, según Fabio Pictor, que floreció en la época de la primera guerra púnica, y que Dionisio de Halicarnaso llama un escritor preciso, 803. (Esta época es utilizada por Diodoro

Joshua 11:1 — chiefs of the Canaanites and Amorites, confederate against Israel, 1-3. They pitch their tents at the waters of Merom, 4, 5. The Lord encourages Joshua, 6. He attacks and discomfits them, 7, 8. Houghs all their horses, and burns all their chariots, 9. Takes and burns several of their cities, 10-13. The Israelites take the spoils, 14, 15. An account of the country taken by Joshua, 16-18. The Gibeonites only make peace with Israel, 19. All the rest resist and are overcome, 20. Joshua cuts off the

Joshua 15:8 — Hinnom, and by contraction, גי הנם gei Hinnom, the valley of Hinnom, came the Γεεννα, Gehenna of the New Testament, called also Γεεννα του πυρος, the Gehenna of fire, which is the emblem of hell, or the place of the damned. See Matthew 5:22; Matthew 5:29-30; Matthew 10:28; Matthew 18:9, c.In the East it is common to add the name of the father to that of the son, e.g., "This land belongs to Goborka the son of Kake Prusada." But this addition is not made till after the father's death. This custom prevailed

Revelation 12:3 — who has mentioned that dragons were used as military standards among the Romans. See his Tactics, c. 51. Hence Schwebelius supposes that this standard was introduced after Trajan's conquest of the Daci. See Vegetius de Re Militari a Schwebelio, p. 191, Argentorati, 1806; and Graevii Thesaur., Antiq. Roman., tom. x., col. 1529. Vegetius, who flourished about A.D. 386, says, lib. ii. c. 13: Primum signum totius legionis est aquila, quam aquilifer portal. DRACONES etiam per singulas cohortes a draconariis

Revelation 12:3 — se usaban como estandartes militares entre los romanos. Ver sus Tácticas, c. 51. Por lo tanto, Schwebelius supone que este estándar se introdujo después de la conquista de los Daci por parte de Trajano. Véase Vegetius de Re Militari a Schwebelio, p. 191, Argentorati, 1806; y Graevii Thesaur., Antiq. romano., tom. x., col. 1529. Vegecio, que floreció alrededor del año 386 d. C., dice, lib. ii. C. 13: Primum signum totius legionis est aquila, quam aquilifer portal. DRACONES etiam per singulas cohortes