Bible Commentaries

Genesis 13:15 — Verse Genesis 13:15. To thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. — This land was given to Abram, that it might lineally and legally descend to his posterity; and though Abram himself cannot be said to have possessed it, Acts 7:5, yet it was the gift of God to him in behalf of his seed; and this was always the design of God, not that Abram himself should possess it, but that his posterity should, till the manifestation of Christ in the flesh. And this is chiefly what is to

Genesis 13:15 — Verso Génesis 13:15. A tì te la daré y a tu simiente para siempre.  Esta tierra fue entregada a Abram, para que pudiera descender lineal y legalmente a su posteridad; y aunque no se puede decir que el mismo Abram la haya tomado, Hechos 7:5, sin embargo, fue un regalo de Dios para él en nombre de su simiente; y este fue siempre el diseño de Dios, no que Abram mismo la poseyera, sino que su posteridad debería hacerlo, hasta la manifestación de Cristo en la carne. Y esto es principalmente

Genesis 35:22 — la Septuaginta ha proporcionado así: και πονηρον εφανη εναντιον αυτον, y parecía maligno a sus ojos. Ahora bien, los hijos de Jacob eran doce... Llamados después los doce patriarcas, porque llegaron a ser jefes  de numerosas familias o tribus, Hechos 7: 8; y el pueblo que descendió de ellos se llama las doce tribus, Hechos 26: 7; Santiago 1: 1. Doce príncipes vinieron de Ismael, Génesis 25:16, quienes eran jefes de familias y tribus. Y en referencia a los doce patriarcas, nuestro Señor eligió a doce

Exodus 17:7 — Verse Exodus 17:7. He called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah — מסה Massah signifies temptation or trial; and מריבה Meribah, contention or litigation. From 1 Corinthians 10:4, we learn that this rock was a type of Christ, and their drinking of it is

1 Kings 16:1 — CHAPTER XVI Jehu the prophet denounces the destruction of Baasha,1-7. Zimri conspires against him, and slays him and his family, and reigns seven days, 8-15. The people make Omri king, and besiege Zimri in Tirzah; who, finding no way to escape, sets fire to his palace, and consumes himself in it, 16-20. The people are

Psalms 148:1 — PSALM CXLVIII The psalmist calls on all the creation to praise the Lord. The angels and visible heavens, 1-6; the earth and the sea, 7; the meteors, 8; mountains, hills, and trees, 9; beasts, reptiles, and fowls, 10; kings, princes, and mighty men, 11; men, women, and children, 12, 13; and especially all the people of Israel, 14. NOTES ON PSALM CXLVIIIThis Psalm has no title: but

Psalms 148:1 — SALMO CXLVIII El salmista llama a toda la creación a alabar al Señor:  los ángeles y cielos visibles , 1-6; la tierra y el mar , 7; los meteoros , 8; montañas, colinas y árboles , 9; bestias, reptiles y aves , 10; reyes, príncipes y valientes , 11; hombres, mujeres y niños , 12, 13; y especialmente a todo el pueblo de Israel , 14. NOTAS SOBRE EL SALMO CXLVIII Este Salmo no tiene

Leviticus 26:22 — Verse Leviticus 26:22. I will also send wild beasts among you — God fulfilled these threatenings at different times. He sent fiery SERPENTS among them, Numbers 21:6; LIONS, 2 Kings 17:25; BEARS, 2 Kings 2:24, and threatened them with total desolation, so that their land should be overrun with wild beasts, c., see Ezekiel 5:17. "Spiritually," says Mr. Ainsworth, "these are wicked rulers and tyrants that kill and spoil, Proverbs 28:15;

Matthew 21:8 — Verse Matthew 21:8. Cut down branches from the trees — Carrying palm and other branches was emblematical of victory and success. See 1 Mac. xiii. 51; 2 Mac. x. 7; and Revelation 7:9.The rabbins acknowledge that the prophecy in Zechariah refers to the Messiah; so Rab. Tancum, and Yalcut Rubeni has a strange story about the ass. "This ass is the colt of that ass which was created in the twilight of the sixth day.

Matthew 21:8 — Verso Mateo 21:8. Cortar ramas de los árboles.  Llevar palmas y otras ramas fue emblemático de la victoria y el éxito. Ver 1 Mac. xiii. 51; 2 Mac. X. 7; y Apocalipsis 7:9. Los rabinos reconocen que la profecía de Zacarías se refiere al Mesías; así que Rab. Tancum y Yalcut Rubeni tiene una extraña historia sobre el asno. "Este asno es el pollino de ese asno que fue creado en el crepúsculo del sexto

Luke 1:32 — Revolutions may destroy the kingdoms of the earth, but the powers and gates of hell and death shall never be able to destroy or injure the kingdom of Christ. His is the only dominion that shall never have an end. The angel seems here to refer to Isaiah 9:7; Isaiah 16:5; Jeremiah 23:5; Daniel 2:44; Daniel 7:14. All which prophecies speak of the glory, extent, and perpetuity of the evangelical kingdom. The kingdom of grace and the kingdom of glory form the endless government of Christ.

John 2:20 — Verso Juan 2:20. Cuarenta y seis años estuvo en construcción este templo... El templo del que hablaban los judíos comenzó a ser reconstruido por Herodes el Grande, en el año 18 de su reinado: Jos. Ant. b. xv. c. 11, s. 1; y xx. c. 9, s. 5, 7. Pero aunque terminó la obra principal en nueve años y medio, algunos edificios adicionales o reparaciones se llevaron a cabo constantemente durante muchos años después. Herodes comenzó la obra dieciséis años antes del nacimiento de nuestro Señor: las

John 21:14 — salieron del sepulcro. Mateo 28:9. 3º, A los dos discípulos que fueron a Emaús, Lucas 24:13. 4° A San Pedro solo, Lucas 24:34. 5°. A los diez , en ausencia de Thomas, Juan 20:19. 6°.  Ocho días después a los once , estando presente Tomas Juan 20:26. 7°. A los  siete , mencionadas en Juan 21:2; que fue entre el octavo y el cuadragésimo día después de su resurrección. Además de estas siete apariciones, se mostró a sí mismo, 8. A los discípulos en cierta montaña en Galilea, Mateo 28:16. Si la

John 5:42 — crimes, you would have known that the Messiah, who is equal with God, must be the Son of man also, and the inheritor of David's throne; and that the very works which I do are those which the prophets have foretold the Messiah should perform. See Daniel 7:13-14; Isaiah 9:6-7; Isaiah 11:1-5, Isaiah 11:10; Isaiah 35:4-6.

Acts 2:2 — small still voice; so, this sound, and the mighty rushing wind, prepared the apostles to receive the influences and gifts of the Holy Spirit. In both cases, the sound, strong wind, and fire, although natural agents, were supernaturally employed. Acts 9:7; Acts 9:7.

1 Corinthians 10:9 — followed them: and that it was he, not the rock, that did follow or accompany the Israelites in the wilderness. This was the angel of God's presence who was with the Church in the wilderness, to whom our fathers would not obey, as St. Stephen says, Acts 7:38, Acts 7:39. Instead of χριστον, Christ, several MSS. and a few versions have κυριον, the Lord, and some few θεον, God. But though some respectable MSS. have the Lord instead of Christ, yet this latter has the greatest proportion of authority on its

Joshua 19:1 — CHAPTER XIX The lot of Simeon, 1-9. Of Zebulun, 10-16. Of Issachar, 17-23. Of Asher, 24-31. Of Naphtali, 32-39. Of Dan, 40-48. Joshua's portion, 49, 50. The conclusion of the division of the land, 51. NOTES ON CHAP. XIXVerse Joshua 19:1. The second lot came forth to Simeon — In this appointment the providence of

Joshua 7:7 — Verse Joshua 7:7. Alas, O Lord God — Particles of exclamations and distress, or what are called interjections, are nearly the same in all languages: and the reason is because they are the simple voice of nature. The Hebrew word which we translate alas is אהה

1 Thessalonians 4:4 — in general, has several other meanings. That the rabbins frequently express wife by it, Schoettgen largely proves; and to me it appears very probable that the apostle uses it in that sense here. St. Peter calls the wife the weaker VESSEL, 1 Peter 3:7. Others think that the body is meant, which is the vessel in which the soul dwells. In this sense St. Paul uses it, 2 Corinthians 4:7: We have this treasure in earthen VESSELS; and in this sense it is used by both Greek and Roman authors. There is a

1 Samuel 7:16 — Verse 1 Samuel 7:16. He went from year to year in circuit — When he was at BETH-EL, the tribe of Ephraim, and all the northern parts of the country, could attend him; when at GILGAL, the tribe of Benjamin, and those beyond Jordan, might have easy access to him;