Bible Commentaries

Exodus 13:21 — Verse Exodus 13:21. The Lord went before them — That by the LORD here is meant the Lord Jesus, we have the authority of St. Paul to believe, 1 Corinthians 10:9: it was he whose Spirit they tempted in the wilderness, for it was he who led them through the desert

Exodus 26:1 — CHAPTER XXVI The ten curtains of the tabernacle, and of what composed, 1. Their length, 2, 3; their loops, 4, 5; their taches, 6. The curtains of goats' hair for a covering, 7; their length and breadth, 8. Coupled with loops, 9, 10, and taches, 11. The remnant of the curtains, how to be employed, 12, 13. The covering of rams' skins, 14. The

1 Kings 3:5 — Verse 1 Kings 3:5. The Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream — This was the night after he had offered the sacrifices, (see 2 Chronicles 1:7), and probably after he had earnestly prayed for wisdom; see Wisdom 7:7: Wherefore I prayed, and understanding was given

Psalms 119:80 — seeing his conversion: "They - that fear thee will be glad," c.2. He acknowledges that, if he was at any time deserted, it was because he was unfaithful, and that it was in very faithfulness that God had corrected him therefore God's judgments were right.3. He prays that God's merciful kindness may be extended to him. But this prayer he would not presume to have offered, had he not been authorized and encouraged by God's word: "According to thy word." When God gives a promise, he binds himself to fulfil

Psalms 68:1 — PSALM LXVIII The psalmist calls upon God to arise, bless his people, and scatter his enemies, 1-3; exhorts them to praise him for has greatness, tenderness, compassion, and judgments, 4-6; describes the grandeur of his march when he went forth in the redemption of his people, 7, 8; how he dispensed his blessings, 9, 10; what he will still continue

Leviticus 1:2 — superior without a present or gift; and the offering thus brought was called korban, which properly means the introduction-offering, or offering of access. This custom has been often referred to in the preceding books. See also Clarke on "Leviticus 7:38".Of the cattle — הבהמה habbehemah, animals of the beeve kind, such as the bull, heifer, bullock, and calf; and restrained to these alone by the term herd, בקר bakar, which, from its general use in the Levitical writings, is known to refer to

Numbers 12:14 — her father had but spit in her face — This appears to have been done only in cases of great provocation on the part of the child, and strong irritation on the side of the parent. Spitting in the face was a sign of the deepest contempt. See Job 30:10; Isaiah 50:6; Mark 14:65. In a case where a parent was obliged by the disobedient conduct of his child to treat him in this way, it appears he was banished from the father's presence for seven days. If then this was an allowed and judged case in

Numbers 26:55 — portion out, i. e., fortuitously: it answers to the Greek κληρος, which some think comes from κλαω to break; because the lot, being a sort of appeal to God, ("The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord," Proverbs 16:33,) broke off all contentions and litigations relative to the matter in dispute. From this original division of the promised land by lot to the children of Israel, all portions, appointments, offices, shares, or divisions in spiritual and ecclesiastical

Matthew 26:28 — μιγειεν. ¡Todo glorioso Jove, y vosotros, los poderes del cielo! Quien viole este contrato primero, Así sea su sangre, la de sus hijos y la suya propia, se derrame, como esta libación, en el suelo Y que sus esposas den a luz a otros hombres. ILIAD l. iii. v. 298-301. Nuestro bendito Salvador es evidentemente llamado el διαθηκη, ברית berith, o sacrificio del pacto, , Isaías 42:6; Isaías 49:8; Zacarías 9:11. Y a esas Escrituras parece aludir, ya que en ellas el Señor promete darlo como pacto (sacrificio) a

Deuteronomy 1:1 — THE FIFTH BOOK OF MOSES CALLED DEUTERONOMY -Year before the common Year of Christ, 1451 -Julian Period, 3263. -Cycle of the Sun, 10. -Dominical Letter, B -Cycle of the Moon, 10. -Indiction, 15. -Creation from Tisri or September, 2553. CHAPTER I Introduction to the book, 1, 2. Moses addresses the people in the fortieth year after the exodus from Egypt,

Deuteronomy 20:19 — because God should go with them to lead and direct them, and should fight for them; and against his might none could prevail.2. All such interferences were standing proofs of the being of God, of his especial providence, and of the truth of their religion.3. Though God promised them such protection, yet they were to expect it in the diligent use of their own prudence and industry. The priests, the officers, and the people, had their respective parts to act in this business; if they did their duty respectively,

Deuteronomy 31:27 — Verse Deuteronomy 31:27. While I am yet alive - ye have been rebellious — Such was the disposition of this people to act contrary to moral goodness that Moses felt himself justified in inferring what would take place from what had already happened.1. NEVER was a

Romans overview — requested to refer.The occasion of writing this epistle may be easily collected from the epistle itself. It appears that St. Paul had been made acquainted with all the circumstances of the Christians at Rome, by Aquila and Priscilla, (see Romans 16:3), and by other Jews who had been expelled from Rome by the decree of Claudius, (mentioned Acts 18:2); and, finding that they consisted partly of heathens converted to Christianity, and partly of Jews who had, with many remaining prejudices, believed

Romans 8:39 — Verse Romans 8:39. Nor height - of honour, nor depth - of ignominy, nor any other creature, ουτε τις κτισις ετερα, (nor any other thing whatever,) shall be able to separate us, who love God, from the love of God, which he has vouchsafed to us in Christ Jesus. See Whitby.

Romans 8:39 — Versículo Romanos 8:39 . Ni la altura - de la honra, ni la profundidad - de la ignominia, ni ninguna otra criatura, ουτε τις κτισις ετερα, (ni ninguna otra cosa,) podrá separarnos, a los que amamos a Dios, del amor de Dios, que nos ha concedido en Cristo Jesús. Véase Whitby.

1 Corinthians 9:27 — prizes, exhort the combatants, excite the emulation of those who were to contend, declare the terms of each contest, pronounce the name of the victors, and put the crown on their heads. See my observations on this office in Clarke's notes at "Matthew 3:17".Should be a castaway. — The word αδοκιμος signifies such a person as the βραβευται, or judges of the games, reject as not having deserved the prize. So Paul himself might be rejected by the great Judge; and to prevent this, he ran, he contended,

1 Corinthians 9:27 — combatientes, excitar la emulación de los que iban a contender, declarar las condiciones de cada concurso, pronunciar el nombre de los vencedores y poner la corona sobre sus cabezas.  Véanse mis observaciones sobre este oficio en las notas de Clarke en " Mateo 3:17 " . Debe ser un desechado... La palabra αδοκιμος significa la persona que los βραβευται, o jueces de los juegos, rechazan por no haber merecido el premio. Así, el propio Pablo podría ser rechazado por el gran Juez; y para evitarlo, corrió, contendió,

Colossians 4:18 — mano de mi Pablo... La parte anterior de la epístola fue escrita por un escriba, de boca del apóstol; ésta, y lo que sigue, fue escrita por la mano del propio San Pablo. Una distinción similar encontramos en 1 Corintios 16:21 , y en 2 Tesalonicenses 3:17 y éste, al parecer, era el medio por el cual el apóstol autenticaba cada epístola que enviaba a las diferentes Iglesias. El saludo de Pablo con mi propia mano, que es la señal en cada epístola, así lo escribo. Recordad mis vínculos... Mirad qué prueba

1 Samuel 16:14 — the harp was one means to bring a disordered state of the nervous and fibrous system into a capacity of affording such uninterrupted tranquillity to the mind as to render it capable of receiving the prophetic influence; see the case of Elisha, 2 Kings 3:14-15. It has been said: - "Music hath charms to sooth the savage breast." This has been literally proved: a musician was brought to play on his instrument while they were feeding a savage lion in the tower of London; the beast immediately left his

1 Samuel 8:22 — God, he told them of it and dismissed them.ON this account we may observe:1. That GOD did not change the government of Israel; it was the people themselves who changed it.2. That though God permitted them to have a king, yet he did not approve of him.3. That, notwithstanding he did not suffer them to choose the man, he ordered his servant Samuel to choose him by lot, he disposing of that lot.4. That God never gave up the supreme government; he was still KING in Israel, and the king, so called, was