Bible Commentaries

Genesis 31:55 — comentario sobre este tema. La edad de Jacob en el momento de su partida a Labán, se ha fijado (hasta hace muy poco), quizás universalmente, en setenta y siete años. Creo que ha sido demostrado por el erudito Sr. Skinner, en una excelente disertación, (4 a. 1765,) que el número setenta y siete no puede ser correcto aquí. "Jacob tenía ciento treinta cuando descendió (con sesenta y seis personas) a Egipto. José había sido entonces gobernador diez años; y cuando fue nombrado gobernador tenía treinta; por lo

Genesis 49:33 — strong lion" - the sign LEO. 4. ASHER - "His bread shall be fat" - the sign VIRGO or the Virgin, generally represented as holding a full ear of corn. 5. ISSACHAR - "A strong ass" or ox, both used in husbandry - the sign TAURUS or the Bull. 6. and 7. DAN - "A serpent biting the horse's heels" - Scorpio, the Scorpion. On the celestial sphere the Scorpion is actually represented as biting the heel of the horse of the archer Sagittarius; and Chelae, "his claws," originally occupied the space of Libra.

Exodus 15:27 — Verse Exodus 15:27. They came to Elim — This was in the desert of Sin, and, according to Dr. Shaw, about two leagues from Tor, and thirty from Marah or Corondel.Twelve wells of water — One for each of the tribes of Israel, say the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem.And

Exodus 28:30 — mouth of God, or they were the work of God himself, or a measure of the Holy Spirit."6. That God was often consulted by Urim and Thummim, is sufficiently evident from several scriptures; but how or in what manner he was thus consulted appears in none.7. This mode of consultation, whatever it was, does not appear to have been in use from the consecration of Solomon's temple to the time of its destruction; and after its destruction it is never once mentioned. Hence the Jews say that the five following

1 Kings 17:24 — Verse 1 Kings 17:24. The word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth. — Three grand effects were produced by this temporary affliction:1. The woman was led to examine her heart, and try her ways;2. The power of God became highly manifest in the resurrection of the

Psalms 42:11 — heads: -I. The zeal of the psalmist to serve God in God's own house; Psalms 42:1-2; Psalms 42:4; Psalms 42:6.II. His complaint and expressions of grief for his absence, for his affliction, and his enemies' insults on that ground; Psalms 42:3-4; Psalms 42:7; Psalms 42:10.III. His expostulation with his soul for its diffidence, Psalms 42:5-6; and again with God for his desertion, Psalms 42:9.IV. His faith and confidence in God's promises; Psalms 42:5; Psalms 42:8; Psalms 42:11.I. 1. He begins with an expression

Psalms 95:10 — example of unbelief. - Dodd.ANALYSIS OF THE NINETY-FIFTH PSALMThis Psalm contains two parts: - I. An exhortation to praise God, to adore, worship, kneel, Psalms 95:1-2; Psalms 95:6.II. Reasons to persuade to it.1. God's mercies, Psalms 95:3-5; Psalms 95:7.2. His judgments in punishing his own people Israel for neglect of this duty.I. The psalmist begins this Psalm with an earnest invitation, including himself; saying, - 1. "O come, let us;" come along with me. Though a king, he thought not himself exempted.2.

Psalms 98:9 — redemption. What marvels has not Christ done? 1. He was conceived by the Holy Ghost. 2. Born of a virgin. 3. Healed all manner of diseases. 4. Fed thousands with a few loaves and fishes. 5. Raised the dead. 6. And what was more marvellous, died himself. 7. Rose again by his own power. 8. Ascended to heaven. 9. Sent down the Holy Ghost. 10. And made his apostles and their testimony the instruments of enlightening, and ultimately converting, the world.2. "His right hand and his holy arm hath got him the

Leviticus overview — sins of ignorance.Leviticus 6:0. treats of the trespass-offerings for sins knowingly committed; and of the offerings for the priests, the parts which should be consumed, and the parts which should be considered as the priests' portion.And in Leviticus 7:0. the same subject is continued.Leviticus 8:0. treats of the consecration of Aaron and his sons; their sin-offering; burnt-offering; ram of consecration; and the time during which these solemn rites should continue.Leviticus 9:0. After Aaron and his

John 1:14 — begotten — That is, such a glory as became, or was proper to, the Son of God; for thus the particle ως should be here understood. There is also here an allusion to the manifestations of God above the ark in the tabernacle: see Exodus 25:22; Numbers 7:89; and this connects itself with the first clause, he tabernacled, or fixed his tent among us. While God dwelt in the tabernacle, among the Jews, the priests saw his glory; and while Jesus dwelt among men his glory was manifested in his gracious words

Acts 28:1 — Having shook it off his hand, without receiving any damage, they change their minds, and suppose him to be a god, 5, 6. Publius, the governor of the island, receives them courteously, and Paul miraculously heals his father, who was ill of a fever, c., 7, 8. He heals several others also, who honour them much, and give them presents, 9, 10. After three months' stay, they embark in a ship of Alexandria, land at Syracuse, stay there three days, sail thence, pass the straits of Rhegium, and land at Puteoli

Romans 13:14 — their day clothes.6. He exhorts them to this that they may walk honestly, decently habited; and not spend their time, waste their substance, destroy their lives, and ruin their souls in such iniquitous practices as those which he immediately specifies.7. That they might not mistake his meaning concerning the decent clothing which he exhorts them to walk in, he immediately explains himself by the use of a common form of speech, and says, still following his metaphor, Put on the Lord Jesus Christ-receive

Romans 4:25 — were yet without strength, in due time Christ DIED FOR the UNGODLY, Romans 5:6. And when we were ENEMIES, we were RECONCILED to God by the DEATH of his Son, Romans 5:10. In whom we have REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD, the FORGIVENESS of SINS, Ephesians 1:7. Christ hath loved us, and GIVEN HIMSELF FOR US, an OFFERING and a SACRIFICE to God for a sweet-smelling savour, Ephesians 5:2. In whom we have REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD, the FORGIVENESS of SINS, Colossians 1:14. And having made PEACE THROUGH the

1 Corinthians 13:3 — says, a man might have and enjoy all those gifts, c., and be nothing in himself, and be nothing profited by them."The reader will consider that the charity or love, concerning which the apostle speaks, is that which is described from 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, inclusive: it is not left to the conjectures of men to find it out. What the apostle means is generally allowed to be true religion but if he had not described it, this true religion would have been as various as the parties are who suppose they have

2 Corinthians 1:24 — saying that the people called Quakers hold up their hand in a court of justice, when called upon to make affirmation, I take this opportunity to correct that expression, and to give the form of the oath, for so the law considers it, which the statute (7 and 8 of William III., cap. 34, sec. 1) required of this sect of Christians: "I, A. B., do declare in the presence of almighty God, the witness of the truth of what I say." Though this act was only intended at first to continue in force for seven years,

1 Thessalonians 5:28 — And should we not live and die so as to live again to all eternity, not with Satan and his angels, but with God and his saints? O thou man of God! thou Christian! thou immortal spirit! think of these things.2. The subject in verse 1 Thessalonians 5:27 of the last chapter I have but slightly noticed: I charge you, by the Lord, that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren. This is exceedingly strange; the Epistles to the Romans, the Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians,

Philemon overview — is very evident from this epistle. He had a Church in his house, Philemon 1:2, and was so opulent as to be extensive in works of charity, and in entertaining those Christians who from different quarters had occasion to visit Colosse. See Philemon 1:5-7.Whether he had any office in the Church is not clear: some think he was a bishop, others an elder or deacon; but of this there is no evidence. He was probably no more than a private member, whose house, hand, and property were consecrated to God, his

Hebrews 3:1 — CHAPTER III. Jesus is the High Priest of our profession, 1. And is counted worthy of more honour than Moses, as the Son Israelites did, and were excluded from the earthly rest in Canaan, 7-11. We should be on our guard against unbelief, 12. And exhort each other, lest we be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin; and we should hold fast the beginning of our confidence to the end, and not provoke God as the Israelites did, and who were

Hebrews 5:12 — or answer of a deity to a question proposed. It always implied a speech or declaration purely celestial, in which man had no part; and it is thus used wherever it occurs in the New Testament. 1. It signifies the LAW received from God by Moses, Acts 7:38.2. The Old Testament in general; the holy men of old having spoken by the inspiration of the Divine Spirit, Romans 3:2, and in the text under consideration.3. It signifies Divine revelation in general, because all delivered immediately from God,

James 3:6 — also say, a deluge of wickedness, a sea of troubles; and the Latins, oceanus malorum, an ocean of evils. I do not recollect an example of this use of the word among the Greek writers; but in this sense it appears to be used by the Septuagint, Proverbs 17:6: Του πιστου ὁλος ὁ κοσμος των χρηματων, του δε απιστου ουδε οβολος, which may be translated, "The faithful has a world of riches, but the unfaithful not a penny." This clause has nothing answering to it in the Hebrew text. Some think that the word