Bible Commentaries

Genesis 49:1 — CHAPTER XLIX Jacob, about to die, calls his sons together that he may bless them, or give prophetic declarations concerning their posterity, 1, 2. Prophetic declaration concerning Reuben, 3, 4. Concerning Simeon and Levi, 57; concerning Judah, 8-12; concerning Zebulun, 13; concerning Issachar, 14, 15; concerning Dan, 16-18; concerning Gad, 19; concerning Asher, 20; concerning Naphtali, 21; concerning Joseph, 22-26; concerning Benjamin, 27.

Exodus 12:40 — Verse Exodus 12:40. Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, c. — The statement in this verse is allowed on all hands to be extremely difficult, and therefore the passage stands in especial need of illustration. "That the descendants of Israel did not dwell

Exodus 22:1 — CHAPTER XXII Laws concerning theft, 1-4; concerning trespass, 5; concerning casualties, 6. Laws concerning deposits, or goods left in custody of others, which may have been lost, stolen, or damaged, 7-13. Laws concerning things borrowed or let out on hire, 14, 15. Laws concerning seduction,

Exodus 28:30 — Urim y el Thummim Creo que aún no se ha descubierto lo que eran. 1. No se describen en ninguna parte. 2. No se da ninguna instrucción a Moisés ni a ningún otro sobre cómo hacerlos. 3. Sea lo que sea, no parece que se hayan hecho en esta ocasión. 4. Si fueron obra del hombre, deben haber sido los artículos del antiguo tabernáculo, asuntos usados por los patriarcas, y no descritos aquí particularmente, porque eran bien conocidos. 5. Es probable que no se haya diseñado nada material. Esta es la

Exodus 4:17 — Verse Exodus 4:17. Thou shalt take this rod — From the story of Moses's rod the heathens have invented the fables of the thyrsus of Bacchus, and the caduceus of Mercury. Cicero reckons five Bacchuses, one of which, according to Orpheus, was born of the river

1 Kings 17:24 — Versículo 1 Reyes 17:24 . La palabra del Señor en tu boca es verdad. Tres grandes efectos fueron producidos por esta aflicción temporal: 1. La mujer fue guiada a examinar su corazón y probar sus caminos; 2. El poder de Dios se hizo sumamente manifiesto en la resurrección del

Psalms 15:5 — corazón". 2°. En particular , es un hombre que evita el mal. 1. En sí mismo no es calumniador: "No calumnia con su lengua". 2. No es malhechor: "Ni hace mal a su prójimo". 3. No es injuriador, ni chismoso, ni chismoso: "No acepta reproches contra su prójimo". 4. No es partidario del pecado: "A cuyos ojos es despreciado el malvado". 5. No es opresor ni extorsionador: No pone su dinero a usura a su hermano pobre . 6. Ningún sobornador: "Él no toma recompensa contra el inocente". 3°. Tal es el hombre que honra

Leviticus 1:16 — Genesis 15:10. See Ainsworth.WE have already seen, on Leviticus 1:2, that four kinds of animals might be made burnt-offerings to the Lord.1. Neat cattle, such as bulls, oxen, cows, and calves.2. He-goats, she-goats, and kids.3. Rams, ewes, and lambs.4. Pigeons and turtle-doves; and in one case, viz., the cleansing of the leper, sparrows or some small bird.All these must be without spot or blemish - the most perfect of their respective kinds, and be wholly consumed by fire. The RICH were to bring

Numbers 13:33 — is very likely that the growth of the Israelites had been greatly cramped with their long and severe servitude in Egypt. And this may in some measure account for their alarm. On this subject the reader is desired to turn back to the note on Genesis 6:4.CANAAN was a type of the kingdom of God; the wilderness through which the Israelites passed, of the difficulties and trials to be met with in the present world. The promise of the kingdom of God is given to every believer; but how many are discouraged

Numbers 9:1 — CHAPTER IX The Israelites are reminded of the law that required them to keep the passover at its proper time, and with all its rites, 1-3. They kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month, 4, 5. The case of the men who, being unclean through touching a dead body, could not keep the passover, 6, 7. Moses inquires at the Lord concerning them, 8; and the Lord appoints the fourteenth day of the second month for all those who through any accidental

Deuteronomy 34:1 — CHAPTER XXXIV Moses goes up Mount Nebo to the top of Pisgah, and God shews him the whole extent of the land which he promised to give to the descendants of Abraham, 1-4. There Moses died, and was so privately 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

Luke 7:50 — consecuencia inseparable del perdón del pecado, aquí parece que se usa como una bendición o despedida. : como si hubiera dicho: ¡Que el bien y la misericordia sigan siguiéndote! En este sentido ciertamente se usa Jueces 18:6; 1 Samuel 1:17; 1 Samuel 20:42; 1 Samuel 29:7; 2 Samuel 15:9; Santiago 2:16. EL conmovedor relato de resucitar al hijo de la viuda, Lucas 7:11, puede mejorarse aún más. Los siguientes pueden considerarse usos piadosos y sobrios de esta historia. En esta resurrección del hijo

Acts 28:1 — 1. They are received with great hospitality by the inhabitants, 2. A viper comes out of the bundle of sticks, laid on the fire, and seizes on Paul's hand, 3. The people, seeing this, suppose him to be a murderer, and thus pursued by Divine vengeance, 4. 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,

Romans 4:25 — Verse Romans 4:25. Who was delivered for our offences — Who was delivered up to death as a sacrifice for our sins; for in what other way, or for what other purpose could He, who is innocence itself, be delivered for our offences?And was raised again for our

Romans 4:25 — Versículo Romanos 4:25 . Quien fue entregado por nuestras ofensas... Quien fue entregado a muerte como sacrificio por nuestros pecados ; porque ¿de qué otra manera, o para qué otro propósito podría Él, que es la inocencia misma, ser entregado por nuestras ofensas ? Y resucitó

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

Joshua 24:1 — CHAPTER XXIV Joshua gathers all the tribes together at Shechem, 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.

1 Peter 1:1 — de la era constantinopolitana del mundo, o el usado por los historiadores bizantinos y otros escritores orientales, 5568. -Año de la era alejandrina del mundo, 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

Judges 8:35 — kingdom when it was offered to him and to his heirs after him. But, consistently with the belief he had in God, he could not accept it, as this would have been a complete alteration of the Jewish constitution, which acknowledged no ruler but God himself.4. His motive in making the ephod is not well understood; probably it was done with no reprehensible design. But the act was totally wrong; he had no Divine authority to make such an innovation in the religious worship of his country. The ark was at Shechem;

1 Samuel 4:12 — Verse 1 Samuel 4:12. Came to Shiloh the same day — The field of battle could not have been at any great distance, for this young man reached Shiloh the same evening after the defeat.With his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. — These were signs