Bible Commentaries

Exodus 23:6 — Verso Éxodo 23:6. No pervertirás el juicio de tu pobre...  No lo tolerarás en sus crímenes, ni lo condenarás en su justicia. Consulte Éxodo 23:5; Éxodo 23:7.

1 Kings 5:1 — and specifies the assistance which he will afford, 7-9. He sends cedars and fir trees, 10. The return made by Solomon, 11. They form a league, 12. Solomon makes a levy of men in Israel to prepare wood and stones, 13-18. NOTES ON CHAP. VVerse 1 Kings 5:1. Hiram king of Tyre — It must have been at the beginning of Solomon's reign that these ambassadors were sent; and some suppose that the Hiram mentioned here is different from him who was the friend of David; but there seems no very solid reason

2 Chronicles 5:14 — Versículo 2 Crónicas 5:14 . Los sacerdotes no podían soportar. ¡Qué prueba del ser de Dios y de la presencia divina! ¡Qué habrán sentido aquellos santos hombres en este momento!

Job 37:1 — CHAPTER XXXVII Elihu continues to set forth the wisdom and omnipotence of God, as manifested in the thunder and lightning, 1-5; in the snows and frosts, 6-8; in various meteors; and shows the end for which they are sent, 9-13. Job is exhorted to consider the wondrous works of God in the light, in the clouds, in the winds, in heat and cold, in the formation of the heavens, and

Psalms 59:5 — Verse Psalms 59:5. O Lord God of hosts — This was a proper view to take of God. when Israel, a handful of poor distressed captives were surrounded and oppressed by the heathen chiefs above mentioned, and their several tribes. But Jehovah, God of hosts, was the

Psalms 78:5 — Verse Psalms 78:5. A testimony in Jacob — This may signify the various ordinances, rites, and ceremonies prescribed by the law; and the word law may mean the moral law, or system of religious instruction, teaching them their duty to God, to their neighbour, and

Isaiah 25:2 — Verse Isaiah 25:2. A city - "The city"] Nineveh, Babylon, Ar, Moab, or any other strong fortress possessed by the enemies of the people of God.For the first מעיר meir, of a city, the Syriac and Vulgate read העיר hair, the city; the Septuagint and Chaldee read ערים

Daniel 5:4 — Versículo Daniel 5:4 . Y alabó a los dioses de oro. Tenían dioses de todas clases , y de todos los metales ; ¡ con dioses de madera y dioses de piedra , además!

Numbers 34:12 — side, and the people passed over on dry ground. Both Elijah and Elisha separated its waters in a miraculous way, 2 Kings 2:8-14. Naaman, the Syrian general, by washing in it at the command of the prophet, was miraculously cured of his leprosy, 2 Kings 5:10-14. In this river John baptized great multitudes of Jews; and in it was CHRIST himself baptized, and the Spirit of God descended upon him, and the voice from heaven proclaimed him the great and only Teacher and Saviour of men, Matthew 3:16-17; Mark

Matthew 15:22 — Verse Matthew 15:22. A woman of Canaan — Matthew gives her this name because of the people from whom she sprung-the descendants of Canaan, Judges 1:31-32; but Mark calls her a Syrophenician, because of the country where she dwelt. The Canaanites and Phoenicians

Luke 6:29 — Verse 29. Thy cloak - thy coat — In Matthew 5:40, I have said that COAT, χιτωνα, signifies under garment, or strait coat; and CLOAK, ιματιον, means upper garment, or great coat. This interpretation is confirmed by the following observations of Bishop Pearce. The χιτων was a tunica, or vestcoat,

John 17:2 — universal inheritance made to Christ, Psalms 2:8, which was to be made up of the heathen, and the uttermost parts of the land, all the Jewish people. So that he got all from God, that he might give his life a ransom for the whole. See 2 Corinthians 5:14-15; Romans 5:21; 1 Timothy 2:4; 1 Timothy 2:6.That he should have eternal life, c.] As all were delivered into his power, and he poured out his blood to redeem all, then the design of God is that all should have eternal life, because all are given

Acts 20:2 — εις την ελλαδα, Into Hellas, Greece properly so called, the regions between Thessaly and Propontis, and the country of Achaia. He did not, however, go there immediately: he passed through Macedonia, Acts 20:1, in which he informs us, 2 Corinthians 7:5-7, that he suffered much, both from believers and infidels; but was greatly comforted by the arrival of Titus, who gave him a very flattering account of the prosperous state of the Church at Corinth. A short time after this, being still in Macedonia,

Acts 5:13 — Verse Acts 5:13. And of the rest, durst no man join him self to them — Who were these called the rest, των λοιπων? Dr. Lightfoot thinks the 120 are intended, of which he supposes Ananias to have been one; who, all seeing such wonders wrought by the apostles,

2 Corinthians 5:5 — Verse 2 Corinthians 5:5. Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing — God has given us our being and our body for this very purpose, that both might be made immortal, and both be glorified together. Or, God himself has given us this insatiable hungering and

Joshua 1:5 — Versículo Josué 1:5 . Ser capaz de estar delante de ti.  Porque Dios estará contigo , por lo tanto, serás irresistible. Esta promesa se cumplió literalmente de la manera más puntual.

Colossians 1:21 — themselves from God, and were alienated or rejected by him, because of their wickedness and idolatry.Enemies in your mind — They had the carnal mind, which is enmity against God; and this was expressed in their outward conduct by wicked works. Romans 5:10; Romans 5:10. The mind is taken here for all the soul, heart, affections, passions, &c.

1 John 5:1 — CHAPTER V. He that believeth is born of God; loves God and his children; and keeps his commandments, which are not grievous, 1-3. Faith in Christ overcomes the world, 4, 5. The three earthly and heavenly witnesses, 6-9. He that believeth hath the witness in himself, 10. God has given unto us eternal life in his Son, 11, 12. The end for which St. John writes these things, 13-16. The sin unto death, and the sin not unto

Revelation 5:8 — Verse Revelation 5:8. The four beasts - fell down before the Lamb — The whole Church of God, and all his children in heaven and earth, acknowledge that Jesus Christ is alone worthy and able to unfold and execute all the mysteries and counsels of God. Revelation

1 Samuel 5:5 — Verse 1 Samuel 5:5. Tread on the threshold — Because the arms, c., of Dagon were broken off by his fall on the threshold, the threshold became sacred, and neither his priests nor worshippers ever tread on the threshold. Thus it was ordered, in the Divine providence,