Bible Commentaries

Genesis 10:26 — Verse Genesis 10:26-30. Joktan — He had thirteen sons who had their dwelling from Mesha unto Sephar, a mount of the east, which places Calmet supposes to be mount Masius, on the west in Mesopotamia, and the mountains of the Saphirs on the east in Armenia, or of the

Genesis 22:4 — Genesis 22:4. The third day — "As the number SEVEN," says Mr. Ainsworth, "is of especial use in Scripture because of the Sabbath day, Genesis 2:2, so THREE is a mystical number because of Christ's rising from the dead the third day, Matthew 17:23; 1 Corinthians 15:4; as he was crucified the third hour after noon, Mark 15:25: and Isaac, as he was a figure of Christ, in being the only son of his father, and not spared but offered for a sacrifice, Romans 8:32, so in sundry particulars he resembled

Genesis 27:29 — thee, and nations bow down to thee. Cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. The same promise was made to Abraham in the name of God: I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee, Genesis 12:3; and it is here repeated to Jacob, and thus paraphrased in the Jerusalem Targum: 'He who curseth thee shall be cursed as Balaam the son of Beor; and he who blesseth thee shall be blessed as Moses the prophet, the lawgiver of Israel.' It appears that

Genesis 9:4 — holiest.1. Before the deluge it was not eaten, because animal food was not in use.2. After the deluge it was prohibited, as we find above; and, being one of the seven Noahic precepts, it was not eaten previously to the publication of the Mosaic law.3. At the giving of the law, and at several times during the ministry of Moses, the prohibition was most solemnly, and with awful penalties renewed. Hence we may rest assured that no blood was eaten previously to the Christian era, nor indeed ever since

Psalms 113:9 — Versículo Salmo 113:9 . Hace guardar casa a la mujer estéril. Esta es una figura para señalar el estado desolado y menguante de los cautivos en Babilonia, y el feliz cambio que tuvo lugar al regresar a su propia tierra. Estas son casi las palabras de Ana, 1 Samuel 2:5

Psalms 117:2 — misericordia . Es fuerte; confirmado para con nosotros, al enviar a su Hijo para salvar a judíos y gentiles de sus pecados. 2. Porque se cumple la verdad de sus promesas . El Mesías prometido ha venido , y ha cumplido todo lo que fue profetizado de él. 3. Porque esta verdad es para siempre . Sus promesas y su cumplimiento pertenecen a todas las generaciones . Nunca habrá otro Mesías; Jesús es el verdadero: probó la muerte por todos; perdona la iniquidad, la transgresión y el pecado; y su sangre limpia

Psalms 119:16 — santificarse para ser feliz , muestra cómo se debe alcanzar esta santidad y aduce su propia experiencia. 1. Busca a Dios con "todo tu corazón". Sea verdaderamente sensible a sus deseos. 2. Guardar y recordar lo que Dios dice: "Tus palabras he escondido"... 3. Reduzca todo esto a la práctica: "Para que no peque contra ti". 4. Bendice a Dios por lo que ha dado: "Bendito eres tú". 5. Pide más: "Enséñame tus estatutos". 6. Está listo para comunicar su conocimiento a los demás: "Con mis labios he declarado". 7.

Ecclesiastes 12:13 — Versículo 13. ¡Después de todo, la suma del gran negocio de la vida humana está contenida en esta breve oración, sobre la cual ya se han escrito algunos millones de libros! TEME A DIOS Y GUARDA SUS MANDAMIENTOS  1. Sabed que ÉL ES, y que es galardonador de los que

Ecclesiastes 3:1 — CAPÍTULO III Cada cosa tiene su tiempo y su sazón , 1-8. Los hombres se ejercitan con el trabajo , 9, 10. Todo es hermoso en su tiempo , 11. Los hombres deben gozar con gratitud de los dones de Dios , 12, 13. Lo que Dios hace es para siempre , 14. No hay nada nuevo , 15. La corrupción del juicio; pero los juicios de Dios son justos , 16, 17. El hombre es bruto, y los hombres y los brutos mueren de la misma manera , 18-21. El hombre puede disfrutar del fruto

Ecclesiastes 3:14 — Versículo 14. Yo sé que todo lo que Dios haga, será para siempre. לעולם leolam , para la eternidad ; en referencia a esa gran consumación de los hombres y de las cosas insinuada en Eclesiastés 3:11 . Dios no ha producido ningún ser que tenga la intención de destruir en última instancia. Él hizo todo en referencia a la eternidad; y, por mucho que la materia sea cambiada y refinada, los seres animales e intelectuales no serán privados de su existencia

Isaiah 1:2 — la misma terrible pompa que lo acompañó en el Monte Sinaí: - "Un fuego consumidor va delante de él Y alrededor de él ruge una tempestad violenta: Él llama a los cielos desde lo alto. y la tierra, para que contienda en juicio con su pueblo". Salmo 50:3 . Por la misma figura audaz, Miqueas llama a las montañas, es decir, a todo el país de Judea, para que lo atiendan, Isaías 6:1 : - "Levántate, aboga ante los montes, Y que las colinas escuchen tu voz. Oíd, oh montes, la controversia de JEHOVÁ; Y vosotros,

1 Corinthians 16:13 — Verse 1 Corinthians 16:13. Watch ye — You have many enemies; be continually on your guard; be always circumspect:-1. Watch against evil;2. Watch for opportunities to receive good;3. Watch for opportunities to do good;4. Watch over each other in love;5. Watch, that none

1 Corinthians 16:2 — day of the week — The apostle prescribes the most convenient and proper method of making this contribution.1. Every man was to feel it his duty to succour his brethren in distress.2. He was to do this according to the ability which God gave him.3. He was to do this at the conclusion of the week, when he had cast up his weekly earnings, and had seen how much God had prospered his labour.4. He was then to bring it on the first day of the week, as is most likely, to the church or assembly, that

2 Corinthians 11:30 — Verse 30. I will glory - which concern mine infirmities. — I will not boast of my natural or acquired powers; neither in what God has done by me; but rather in what I have suffered for him.Many persons have understood by infirmities what they call the

1 Timothy 5:25 — satisfied and edified, I have gained my end.2. On the subject of the imposition of hands, or what is vulgarly but improperly called ordination, I have not said much here, having given my views of the subject elsewhere in these notes. See note on 1 Timothy 3:1, c. I must again state my conviction that what is said on this subject in this chapter, and indeed in the epistle, is rather to be understood prophetically and to have been intended for a much lower age of the Christian Church. That any person should,

Hebrews 3:4 — Verse Hebrews 3:4. For every house is builded by some man] The literal sense is plain enough: "Every structure plainly implies an, architect, and an end for which it was formed. The architect may be employed by him for whose use the house is intended; but the efficient

James 1:25 — diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life." He who studies and forgets is like to a woman who brings forth children, and immediately buries them. Aboth R. Nathan, cap. 23.Shall be blessed in his deed. — In Pirkey Aboth, cap. v. 14, it is said: "There are four kinds of men who visit the synagogues,1. He who enters but does not work;2. He who works but does not enter. 3. He who enters and works. 4. He who neither

3 John 1:14 — Verse 3 John 1:14. Peace be to thee. — Mayest thou possess every requisite good, both of a spiritual and temporal kind.Our friends salute thee. — Desire to be affectionately remembered to thee. Greet the friends by name - remember me to all those

Revelation 1:8 — So in Yalcut Rubeni, fol. 17, 4: Adam transgressed the whole law from aleph to tau; i.e., from the beginning to the end.Ibid., fol. 48, 4: Abraham observed the law, from aleph to tau; i.e., he kept it entirely, from beginning to end.Ibid., fol. 128, 3: When the holy blessed God pronounced a blessing on the Israelites, he did it from aleph to tau; i.e., he did it perfectly.The beginning and the ending — That is, as aleph or alpha is the beginning of the alphabet, so am I the author and cause

Revelation 13:3 — Verse Revelation 13:3. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death — This is the second and last place where the heads of the beast are mentioned with any description; and therefore the meaning here must be forms of government, as these were noticed last