Bible Commentaries

Genesis 23:1 — 1, 2. Abraham mourns for her, and requests a burial-place from the sons of Heth, 24. They freely offer him the choice of all their sepulchres, 5, 6. Abraham refuses to receive any as a free gift, and requests to buy the cave of Machpelah from Ephron, 7-9. Ephron proffers the cave and the field in which it was situated as a free gift unto Abraham, 10, 11. Abraham insists on giving its value in money, 12, 13. Ephron at last consents, and names the sum of four hundred shekels, 14, 15. Abraham weighs

Genesis 27:28 — Verse Genesis 27:28. God give thee of the dew of heaven — Bp. Newton's view of these predictions is so correct and appropriate, as to leave no wish for any thing farther on the subject."It is here foretold, and in Genesis 27:39, of these two brethren, that as

Genesis 30:43 — own regular and conscientious example. How far God approved of the whole of Jacob's conduct I shall not inquire; it is certain that he attributes his success to Divine interposition, and God himself censures Laban's conduct towards him; see Genesis 31:7-12. But still he appears to have proceeded farther than this interposition authorized him to go, especially in the means he used to improve his own breed, which necessarily led to the deterioration of Laban's cattle; for, after the transactions referred

Genesis 38:1 — CHAPTER XXXVIII Judah marries the daughter of a Canaanite, 1, 2; and begets of her Er, 3, Onan, 4, and Shelah, 5. Er marries Tamar, 6; is slain for his wickedness, 7. Onan, required to raise up seed to his brother, refuses, 8, 9. He also is slain, 10. Judah promises his son Shelah to Tamar, when he should be of age; but performs not his promise, 11. Judah's wife dies, 12. Tamar in disguise receives her father-in-law,

Isaiah 1:3 — elegante, pero no tiene tanto espíritu y severidad como la de Isaías. "Hasta la cigüeña en los cielos conoce su estación; Y la tortuga, y la golondrina, y la grulla, observan el tiempo de su venida: Pero mi pueblo no conoce el juicio de Jehová.  Jeremias 8:7 . Oseas ha dado un giro muy elegante a la misma imagen, a modo de metáfora o alegoría: - "Los atraje con cuerdas humanas, con lazos de amor: Y yo era para ellos como el que levanta el yugo sobre su mejilla; Y puse su forraje delante de ellos". Oseas

Isaiah 40:3 — nociones comunes de sus compatriotas: "Porque Dios ha dispuesto que toda colina alta, y las riberas de largo trecho, sean derribadas, y los valles rellenados, para allanar la tierra, a fin de que Israel pueda ir seguro en la gloria de Dios." Baruc 5:7. La Iglesia judía, a la que Juan fue enviado para anunciar la venida del Mesías, se encontraba en aquel tiempo en una condición estéril y desértica, no apta, sin reforma, para la recepción de su Rey. Fue en este país desierto, desprovisto en aquel tiempo

Daniel 3:1 — un pedestal muy alto) era de sesenta codos, y la la anchura de seis, ordenó a una numerosa asamblea, que había que había convocado, que se postrase y la adorase; amenazando, al mismo tiempo, que quien se negara sería arrojado a un horno  de fuego, 1-7; un castigo no infrecuente en aquel país, (ver Jeremias 29:22 ). Los tres compañeros de Daniel, Sadrac, Mesac y Abed-nego, que estaban presentes, se les observó que se abstuvieron de este culto idolátrico, y fueron acusados ante el rey, quien, con gran ira,

Matthew 12:1 — fulfils certain prophecies, 15-21. Heals the blind and dumb demoniac, 22, 23. The malice of the Pharisees reproved by our Lord, 24-30. The sin against the Holy Ghost, 31, 32. Good and bad trees known by their fruits-evil and good men by their conduct, 33-37. Jonah, a sign of Christ's death and resurrection, 38-40. The men of Nineveh and the queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment against the Jews, 41, 42. Of the unclean spirit, 43-45. Christ's mother and brethren seek him, 46-50. NOTES ON CHAP.

Matthew 3:2 — hell. Hence, a true penitent has that sorrow, whereby he forsakes sin, not only because it has been ruinous to his own soul, but because it has been offensive to God.The kingdom of heaven is at hand — Referring to the prophecy of Daniel, Daniel 7:13-14, where the reign of Christ among men is expressly foretold. This phrase, and the kingdom of God, mean the same thing, viz. the dispensation of infinite mercy, and manifestation of eternal truth, by Christ Jesus, producing the true knowledge of

Matthew 3:2 — tanto, un verdadero penitente tiene ese dolor por el cual abandona el pecado, no solo porque ha sido ruinoso para su propia alma, sino porque ha sido ofensivo para Dios.  El reino de los cielos está cerca. Refiriéndose a la profecía de Daniel, Daniel 7:13 , donde se predice expresamente el reinado de Cristo entre los hombres. Esta frase, y el reino de Dios , significan lo mismo, a saber. la dispensación de la misericordia infinita, y manifestación de la verdad eterna, por Cristo Jesús, produciendo

Matthew 6:7 — Verse Matthew 6:7. Use not vain repetitions — μη βαττολογησητε, Suidas explains this word well: "πολυλογια, much speaking, from one Battus, who made very prolix hymns, in which the same idea frequently recurred." "A frequent repetition of awful and striking words

Luke 2:1 — CHAPTER II. The decree of Augustus to enrol all the Roman empire, 1, 2. Joseph and Mary go to their own city to be enrolled, 3-5. Christ is born, 6, 7. His birth is announced to the shepherds, 8-14. They go to Bethlehem, and find Joseph, Mary, and Christ, 15-20. Christ is circumcised, 21. His parents go to present him in the temple, 22-24. Simeon receives him: his song, 25-35. Anna the prophetess,

Acts 20:4 — Origen, and Bede, add πυρρου Sopater the SON OF PYRRHUS. Griesbach has received this into his text.Aristarchus of Thessalonica — This person occurs in Acts 19:29, and is mentioned there as a Macedonian. He attended Paul in his journey to Rome, Acts 27:2, and was his fellow labourer, Philemon 1:24, and his fellow prisoner, Colossians 4:10-11. Secundus is mentioned nowhere but in this place.Gaius of Derbe — This is supposed to be the same who is mentioned Acts 19:26, and who is there called a

Acts 5:15 — all eminent saints possess the same virtue;4. That the bones, c., of the dead, possess the same virtue with the shadow of the living5. That those whom they term saints were actually such;6. That miracles of healing have been wrought by their relics;7. That touching these relics as necessarily produces the miraculous healing as they suppose the shadow of Peter to have done.I think there is not sufficient evidence here that Peter's shadow healed any one, though the people thought it could; but, allowing

1 Corinthians 15:29 — enduring substance, Hebrews 10:34.6. As is the body, so are the members; those who were properly instructed, and embraced Christianity, believed that as all who had died in the faith of Christ should rise again, so they were baptized in the same faith.7. As so many of the primitive followers of Christ sealed the truth with their blood, and Satan and his followers continued unchanged, every man who took on him the profession of Christianity, which was done by receiving baptism, considered himself as

Galatians 6:1 — their own character rather from the evidence of their works than from any thing else, 3-5. To minister to the support of those who instruct them in righteousness, 6. He warns them against self-deception, because whatever a man soweth that he shall reap, 7, 8. Exhorts them not to be weary in well doing, and to embrace every opportunity to do good, 9, 10. Intimates that his love to them led him to write this whole epistle with his own hand, 11. Points out the object that those had in view who wished them

Philippians 1:1 — THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS. Chronological Notes relative to this Epistle. Usherian year of the world, 4066. -Alexandrian era of the world, 5564. -Antiochian era of the world, 5554. -Constantinopolitan era of the world, 5570. -Year of the Eusebian epocha of the Creation, 4290. -Year of the Julian period, 4772. -Year of the minor Jewish era of the world, 3822. -Year of the Greater Rabbinical era of the world, 4421. -Year from the Flood, according to Archbishop Usher, and

Hebrews 11:1 — CHAPTER XI. A definition of faith, 1, 2. What are its immediate objects, 3. What are its effects, instanced in Abel, 4 In Enoch, 5, 6. In Noah, 7. In Abraham, 8-10. In Sara, 11. In their righteous posterity, 12-16 In Abraham's offering of his son Isaac, 17-19. In Isaac, 20. In Jacob, 21. In Joseph, 22. In Moses, 23-28. In the Israelites in the wilderness, 29. In the fall of Jericho, 30. In Rahab,

Hebrews 5:10 — deep meaning of this salutation may be understood, I observe, First, that, by the testimony of the inspired writers, Jesus sat down at the right hand of God when he returned to heaven, after having finished his ministry upon earth; Mark 16:19; Acts 7:56; Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 8:1; 1 Peter 3:22. Not, however, immediately, but after that he had offered the sacrifice of himself in heaven, by presenting his crucified body before the presence of God; Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 10:10. Secondly, I observe, that

Revelation 13:13 — down from heaven-in the sight of men — Fire, in Scripture, when it signifies wrath, represents that species of indignation which is attended with the destruction of whatever is the cause of it. Thus the wrath of God is likened to fire, Psalms 18:7-8; Jeremiah 4:4. Therefore the fire which the false prophet bringeth down from heaven upon the earth, is the fiery indignation which he causes to come down from the heaven or throne of the Latin empire upon all those of the earth or Latin world who