Bible Commentaries

Exodus 38:24 — Verse Exodus 38:24. All the gold that was occupied for the work, c. — To be able to ascertain the quantum and value of the gold, silver, and brass, which were employed in the tabernacle, and its different utensils, altars, c., it will be necessary to enter into

Nehemiah 1:1 — BOOK OF NEHEMIAH --------------------------------- Chronological Notes relative to this Book Year from the Creation, according to Archbishop Usher, whose system of chronology is the most generally received, 3558. -Year before the birth of Christ, 442. -Year before the vulgar era of Christ's nativity, 446. -Year of the Julian period, 4268. -Year since the flood of Noah, according to the English Bible, 1902. -Year of the Cali Yuga, or Indian era of the Deluge, 2656. -Year from the vocation of Abram,

Job 39:30 — feed her young with carrion, but with prey newly slain, so that they may suck up blood.Where the slain are, there is she. — These words are quoted by our Lord. "Wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together," Matthew 24:28. It is likely, however, that this was a proverbial mode of expression; and our Lord adapts it to the circumstances of the Jewish people, who were about to fall a prey to the Romans. See the notes there.IN the preceding notes I have referred to Dr.

Numbers 21:35 — Verse Numbers 21:35. So they smote him, and his sons — There is a curious note of Dr. Lightfoot here, of which I should think it wrong to deprive the reader."Sihon and Og conquered, A. M. 2553. Of the life of Moses, 120. From the Exodus, 40. It is now six and twenty generations from the creation, or from Adam to Moses; and accordingly doth Psalms 136:0, rehearse the durableness of God's mercy six and twenty times over, beginning the story with the creation, and ending it in the conquest

Matthew 2:1 — CHAPTER II. Wise men come from the east to worship Christ, 1, 2. Herod, hearing of the birth of our Lord, is greatly troubled, 3; and makes inquiry of the chief priests and scribes, where the Christ should be born, 4. They inform him of the prophecy relative to Bethlehem, 5, 6. The wise men, going to Bethlehem, are desired by Herod to bring him word when they have found the child, pretending that he wished to do him homage, 7, 8. The wise men are directed by a star

Matthew 2:1 — CAPITULO DOS. Magos vienen de oriente a adorar a Cristo , 1, 2. Herodes, al oír hablar del nacimiento de nuestro Señor, se turbó mucho , 3; y pregunta a los principales sacerdotes y a los escribas dónde está el Cristo debe nacer , 4. Le informan de la profecía relativa a Belén , 5, 6. Los magos, yendo a Belén, son requeridos por Herodes para traer él palabra cuando han encontrado al niño, fingiendo que él quiso rendirle homenaje , 7, 8. Los reyes magos son dirigidos por una estrella

Deuteronomy overview — Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh; Deuteronomy 3:0.Moses exhorts them to observe the Divine precepts; threatens those who should violate them; and appoints Bezer, Ramoth, and Golan, to be the cities of refuge on the east side of Jordan; Deuteronomy 4:0.Repeats the decalogue, and tells the people what effect the publication of it had on their fathers, when God spoke to them from the mount; Deuteronomy 5:0.Exhorts them to love God with all their heart, and promises them an abundance of good things;

Deuteronomy 34:12 — properly the Law of God; and Torath Yehovah, the Law of Jehovah, is the grand title of the Pentateuch. Such a definition of this term as comports with the nature, structure, and design of the Pentateuch, has already been given in the note, Exodus 12:40, to which the reader is requested to refer. Could we conceive Moses to have been the author of this system, we must consider him more than mortal: no wisdom of man has ever yet been able to invent such a code of laws.This merit however has been disputed,

Luke 2:52 — Verse Luke 2:52. Jesus increased in wisdom — Luke 2:40.THE following remarks, taken chiefly from Mr. Claude, on the foregoing subject, are well worth the reader's attention.I. The birth of Christ is announced to the shepherds.1. God causes his grace to descend not only on the great and powerful of the

Luke 2:52 — Verso Lucas 2:52. Jesús creció en sabiduría ] Lucas 2:40. Las siguientes observaciones, tomadas principalmente del Sr. Claude, sobre el tema anterior, merecen la atención del lector. I. El nacimiento de Cristo es anunciado a los pastores. 1. Dios hace descender su gracia no sólo sobre los grandes y poderosos

John 21:25 — utilizan hipérboles del mismo tipo y significado.  En Números 13:33, los espías que regresaron de la búsqueda de la tierra de Canaán dicen que vieron gigantes allí de un tamaño tan prodigioso que eran en su propia vista como saltamontes . En Daniel 4:11, se menciona un árbol, del cual la altura alcanzaba el cielo y la vista del mismo hasta el fin de toda la tierra . Y el autor de Eclesiástico, en 47:15, hablando de la sabiduría de Salomón, dice: Tu alma cubrió toda la tierra, y lo llenaste

Romans 5:21 — have any influence or control over passion; and,2ndly, it is demonstrated by the death of millions in a state of infancy. It could not, therefore, be personal transgression that produced the evil propensities in the one case, nor death in the other.4. While misery, death, and sin are in the world, we shall have incontrovertible proofs of the fall of man. Men may dispute against the doctrine of original sin; but such facts as the above will be a standing irrefragable argument against every thing

Romans 5:21 — tener alguna influencia o control sobre la pasión; y, 2º, lo demuestra la muerte de millones de personas en estado de infancia. No puede, pues, ser la transgresión personal la que produzca las malas propensiones en un caso, ni la muerte en el otro. 4. Mientras la miseria, la muerte y el pecado estén en el mundo, tendremos pruebas incontrovertibles de la caída del hombre. Los hombres pueden disputar contra la doctrina del pecado original; pero hechos como los anteriores serán un argumento permanente

1 Corinthians 16:24 — Verse 1 Corinthians 16:24. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. — It appears exceedingly strange that the apostle should say, My love be with you; as he said, The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. We can easily conceive what the latter means: the grace of

1 Corinthians 16:24 — Versículo 1 Corintios 16:24 . Mi amor esté con todos vosotros en Cristo Jesús... Parece muy extraño que el apóstol diga: Mi amor esté con vosotros, como dijo: La gracia de nuestro Señor Jesucristo esté con vosotros. Podemos concebir fácilmente lo que significa esto último: la

Ephesians 5:33 — of instruction, God intended these things as figurative representations of the regeneration of believers by the death of Christ, and of his eternal union with them in heaven; and that Adam and Eve were taught by God himself to consider them as such.4. "It is no small confirmation of the apostle's emblematical interpretation of the formation and marriage of Eve, that in Scripture we find a variety of images and expressions founded on that interpretation. For example, Romans 5:14, Adam is expressly

Ephesians 5:33 — instrucción, Dios quiso que estas cosas fueran representaciones figurativas de la regeneración de los creyentes por la muerte de Cristo, y de su unión eterna con ellos en el cielo; y que Adán y Eva fueron enseñados por Dios mismo a considerarlos como tales. 4. "No es una pequeña confirmación de la interpretación emblemática del apóstol sobre la formación y el matrimonio de Eva, el hecho de que en la Escritura encontremos una variedad de imágenes y expresiones fundadas en esa interpretación. Por ejemplo,

1 Timothy 3:16 — — Και ὁμολογουμενες· And confessedly, by general consent, it is a thing which no man can or ought to dispute; any phrase of this kind expresses the meaning of the original.God was manifest in the flesh — If we take in the whole of the 14th, 15th, and 16th verses, 1 Timothy 3:14-16 we may make a consistent translation in the following manner, and the whole paragraph will stand thus: Hoping to see thee shortly; but should I tarry long, these things I now write unto thee, that thou mayest

1 Timothy 3:16 — controversia... Και ὁμολογουμενες· Y confesadamente, por consenso general , es una cosa que nadie puede ni debe disputar ; cualquier frase de este tipo expresa el significado del original. Dios fue manifestado en carne... Si tomamos la totalidad de los versículos 14 , 15 y 16 , 1 Timoteo 3:14 , podemos hacer una traducción consistente de la siguiente manera, y todo el párrafo quedará así : Esperando verte pronto; pero si me tardo mucho, estas cosas te escribo ahora, para que sepas cómo debes conducirte en la

Philemon 1:25 — brother.2. Christianity makes no change in men's civil affairs; even a slave did not become a freeman by Christian baptism.3. No servant should be either taken or retained from his own master, without the master's consent, Philemon 1:13; Philemon 1:14.4. We should do good unto all men, and not be above helping the meanest slave when we have the opportunity.5. Restitution is due where an injury has been done, unless the injured party freely forgive, Philemon 1:18.6. We should do all in our power to