Bible Commentaries

Exodus 10:4 — locusts; and as they multiply faster than any other animal in creation, they are properly entitled to the name ארבה arbeh, which might be translated the numerous or multiplied insect. See this circumstance referred to, Judges 6:5; Judges 7:12; Psalms 105:34; Jeremiah 46:23; Jeremiah 51:14; Joel 1:6; Nahum 3:15; Judith 2:19, 20; where the most numerous armies are compared to the arbeh or locust. The locust has a large open mouth; and in its two jaws it has four incisive teeth, which traverse each other

Exodus 12:37 — Verse Exodus 12:37. From Rameses to Succoth — Rameses appears to have been another name for Goshen, though it is probable that there might have been a chief city or village in that land, where the children of Israel rendezvoused previously to their departure, called

Exodus 18:5 — that time that he established judges and captains over thousands and hundreds and fifties and tens, which appears to be the very transaction recorded in this place; the measure itself being recommended by Jethro, and done in consequence of his advice.3. From Numbers 10:11; Numbers 10:29, c., we find that when the cloud was taken up, and the Israelites were about to depart from Horeb, that Moses addressed Hobab, who is supposed to have been the same as Jethro, and who then was about to return to Midian,

2 Kings 4:1 — entertainment at the house of a respectable woman in Shunem, 8-10. He foretells to his hostess the birth of a son, 11-17. After some years the child dies, and the mother goes to Elisha at Carmel; he comes to Shunem, and raises the child to life, 18-37. He comes to Gilgal, and prevents the sons of the prophets from being poisoned by wild gourds, 38-41. He multiplies a scanty provision, so as to make it sufficient to feed one hundred men, 42-44. NOTES ON CHAP. IVVerse 2 Kings 4:1. Now there cried

Job 3:26 — Verse Job 3:26. I was not in safety — If this verse be read interrogatively, it will give a good and easy sense: Was I not in safety? Had I not rest? Was I not in comfort? Yet trouble came. It is well known that, previously to this attack of Satan, Job was

Job 38:26 — Verse Job 38:26. To cause it to rain on the earth — It is well known that rain falls copiously in thunder-storms. The flash is first seen, the clap is next heard, and last the rain descends. The lightning travels all lengths in no perceivable succession of

Psalms 126:6 — amplifies it three ways: - 1. From the cause, Jehovah. Cyrus gave a commission for it; but it was the Lord who disposed his heart so to do: "When the Lord turned," c.2. From the manner of it. It was strange and wonderful they could scarcely believe it.3. From the joy at it, inward and external. 1. Their "mouths were filled with laughter." 2. Their "tongue with singing." A thankful tongue expressed the feelings of a thankful heart.That God did this for them he proves by two evidences: - 1. The heathen:

Psalms 127:5 — judges, &c., would be of little value.And this he illustrates by an elegant hypothesis of an industrious man who strives to be rich, but looks not to God.1. "He riseth early." He is up with the rising of the sun.2. "He sits up late." Takes little rest.3. "He eats the bread of sorrow." Defrauds himself of necessary food. His mind is full of anxiety and fear: but all this without God's blessing is vain: "It is vain for you to rise up early," &c. On the contrary, he who loves and fears God has God's

Psalms 8:3 — Verse Psalms 8:3. When I Consider thy heavens — כי אראה ki ereh; because I will see. He had often seen the heavens with astonishment, and he purposes to make them frequent subjects of contemplation; and he could not behold them without being affected with the

Leviticus 10:1 — while the incense was burning, Luke 1:9-10. By this service God taught them that the prayers of his faithful people are pleasing to him, whilst our High Priest, Christ Jesus, by his mediation puts incense to their prayers; (see Psalms 141:2; Romans 8:34; Hebrews 8:1-2; Hebrews 9:24; Revelation 8:3-4;) for the priests under the law served unto the example and shadow of heavenly things; Hebrews 8:5." See Ainsworth in loco.In the preceding chapter we have seen how God intended that every part of his

Leviticus 16:29 — Verse 29. The seventh month, on the tenth day of the month — The commandment of fasting, and sanctifying this tenth day, is again repeated Leviticus 23:27-32; but in the last verse it is called the ninth day at even, because the Jewish day began with the evening. The sacrifices which the day of atonement should have more than other days, are mentioned Numbers 29:7-11; and the jubilee which was celebrated

Leviticus 19:19 — seeds and clothing. With respect to heterogeneous mixtures among cattle, there is something very unnatural in it, and it was probably forbidden to prevent excitements to such unnatural lusts as those condemned in the preceding chapter, Leviticus 18:22-23. As to seeds, in many cases it would be very improper to sow different kinds in the same plot of ground. It would be improvident to sow oats and wheat together: the latter would be injured, the former ruined. The turnip and carrot would not succeed

Isaiah 18:1 — XVIII This chapter contains a very obscure prophecy; possibly designed to give the Jews, and perhaps the Egyptians, whose country is supposed to be meant, 1, 2, and with whom many Jews resided, an indignation of God's interposition in favour of Sion, 3, 4; and of his counsels in regard to the destruction of their common enemy, Sennacherib, whose vast army, just as he thought his projects ripe, and ready to be crowned with success, 5, should become a prey to the beasts of the field, and to the fowls

Isaiah 19:18 — is not Heliopolis, as it is commonly supposed to be, but Leontopolis in the Heliopolitan Nome, as it is indeed called in the letter, whether real or pretended, of Onias to Ptolemy, which Josephus has inserted in his Jewish Antiquities, lib. xiii. c. 3. And I find that several persons of great learning and judgment think that Ikenius has proved the point beyond contradiction. See Christian. Muller. Satura Observ. Philolog. Michaelis Bibliotheque Oriental, Part v., p. 171. But, after ali, I believe

Matthew 1:23 — Versículo Mateo 1:23 . He aquí, una virgen concebirá.  Ya hemos visto, en el versículo anterior, que esta profecía está tomada de Isaías 7:14 ; pero puede ser necesario considerar las circunstancias de la promesa original más particularmente. En el tiempo referido, el

Matthew 2:23 — Versículo Mateo 2:23 . Para que se cumpliese lo que fue dicho por los profetas.  Es difícil saber por qué profetas fue dicho esto. El margen por lo general se refiere a Jueces 13:5 , donde el ángel, prediciendo el nacimiento de Sansón, dice: No pasará navaja sobre su cabeza;

Deuteronomy 32:52 — Verse Deuteronomy 32:52. Thou shalt see the land before thee — See Numbers 27:12, c. How glorious to depart out of this life with God in his heart and heaven in his eye! his work, his great, unparalleled usefulness, ending only with his life. The serious reader will

1 Corinthians 13:13 — Verse 1 Corinthians 13:13. And now [in this present life] abideth faith, hope, charity — These three supply the place of that direct vision which no human embodied spirit can have; these abide or remain for the present state. Faith, by which we apprehend spiritual blessings,

1 Corinthians 13:13 — Verso 1 Corintios 13:13 . Y ahora [en esta vida presente] permanecen la fe, la esperanza, la caridad...  Estos tres suplen el lugar de esa visión directa que ningún espíritu humano encarnado puede tener; éstos permanecen o permanecen para el estado presente. La fe, por

1 Samuel 3:21 — Verse 1 Samuel 3:21. The Lord appeared again — וישף יהוה להראה vaiyoseph Yehovah leheraoh, "And Jehovah added to appear; " that is, he continued to reveal himself to Samuel at Shiloh.By the word of the Lord. — By the spirit and word of prophecy.IN this chapter