Bible Commentaries

1 Kings 4:20 — Verse 1 Kings 4:20. Eating and drinking, and making merry. — They were very comfortable, very rich, very merry, and very corrupt. And this full feeding and dissipation led to a total corruption of manners.

2 Chronicles 27:1 — CHAPTER XXVII Jotham succeeds his father Uzziah, and reigns well, 1, 2. His buildings, 3, 4. His successful wars, 5, 6. General account of his acts, reign, and death, 7-9. NOTES ON CHAP. XXVII

Job 35:4 — Verse Job 35:4. I will answer thee — I will show thee the evil of a sinful way, and the benefit of righteousness; and supply what thy friends have omitted in their discourses with thee.

Psalms 107:14 — Verse Psalms 107:14. He brought then out of darkness —1. Gave them again peace and prosperity.2. Repealed the sentence of death.3. "Unbound the poor prisoners."4. Broke their iron bonds in sunder.

Psalms 65:13 — a public ministry among them, and an atoning sacrifice.2. He directs and hears their prayers; and to him by sacrifice, prayer, and praise, may all human beings come.3. Though evil tongues may prevail against them for a time, yet he will deliver them.4. The transgressions committed against him he will accept an atonement for, and pardon, Psalms 65:1-4. See the notes.5. All that truly worship him in his ordinances shall be made partakers of spiritual blessedness: "We shall be satisfied with the goodness

Psalms 74:23 — Verse Psalms 74:23. Forget not the voice — While we pray to thee for our own salvation, we call upon thee to vindicate thy injured honour: and let all the nations see that thou lovest thy followers, and hatest those who are thy enemies. Let not man prevail against

Psalms 86:17 — petición de seguridad, extraída de su propia persona , Salmo 86:1 . II. El segundo , un avivamiento de la misma petición, extraído de la persona y naturaleza de Dios , Salmo 86:5 . III. El tercero , tomado de la calidad de sus adversarios , Salmo 86:14 . IV. El cuarto , una conjunción de estos tres ; el primero , Salmo 86:15 ; el segundo , Salmo 86:16 ; el tercero , Salmo 86:17 . I. Las razones de su petición, extraídas de sí mismo . 1. "Inclina tu oído". Motivo: "Soy pobre y necesitado", Salmo 86:1

Psalms 99:9 — verses.ANALYSIS OF THE NINETY-NINTH PSALMThere are two parts in this Psalm: - I. A description of the kingdom of God.1. From the majesty and terror of it against his enemies, Psalms 99:1-3.2. From its equity in the execution of judgment and justice, Psalms 99:4.3. From his patience and clemency in giving audience to his servants, Psalms 99:6-8.II. A demand of praise and honour of all that acknowledge him for their King, begun at the third verse, repeated at the fifth, and continued in the last. The Psalm contains

Proverbs 10:4 — Verse Proverbs 10:4. He becometh poor — God has ordered, in the course of his providence, that he who will not work shall not eat. And he always blesses the work of the industrious man.

Leviticus 26:4 — Verse Leviticus 26:4. Rain in due season — What in Scripture is called the early and the latter rain. The first fell in Palestine at the commencement of spring, and the latter in autumn. - Calmet.

Ecclesiastes 4:5 — Verse Ecclesiastes 4:5. The fool foldeth his hands — After all, without labour and industry no man can get any comfort in life; and he who gives way to idleness is the veriest of fools.

Jeremiah 37:4 — Verse Jeremiah 37:4. Now Jeremiah came in and went out — After the siege was raised, he had a measure of liberty; he was not closely confined, as he afterwards was. See Jeremiah 37:16.

Jeremiah 40:4 — Verse Jeremiah 40:4. Come; and I will look well unto thee — Thou art now at full liberty to do as thou pleasest; either to come to Babylon or to stay in thy own land.

Ezekiel 5:1 — CAPÍTULO V En este capítulo el profeta muestra, bajo el tipo de cabello, los juicios que Dios iba a ejecutar sobre los habitantes de Jerusalén por el hambre, la espada y la dispersión , 14. Luego se elimina el tipo o la alegoría y se presenta a Dios, declarando en términos claros la venganza que se avecinaba toda la nación que había resultado tan indigna de aquellas misericordias con que hasta ahora se habían distinguido , 5-17. NOTAS

Hosea 4:9 — Verse Hosea 4:9. Like people, like priest — "The priest a wanderer from the narrow way; The silly sheep, no wonder that they stray." I will punish them — Both priest and people; both equally bad.

Numbers 15:24 — Verse Numbers 15:24. If aught be committed by ignorance — Leviticus 4:2, and "Leviticus 5:17". The case here probably refers to the whole congregation; the cases above, to the sin of an individual.

Deuteronomy 18:4 — Verse Deuteronomy 18:4. The first-fruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, &c. — All these firstfruits and firstlings were the Lord's portion, and these he gave to the priests.

Deuteronomy 4:21 — Verse Deuteronomy 4:21. The Lord was angry with me — And if with me, so as to debar me from entering into the promised land, can you think to escape if guilty of greater provocations?

Acts 4:26 — Verse Acts 4:26. Against the Lord and against his Christ. — κατα του χριστου αυτου should be translated, against his ANOINTED, because it particularly agrees with ονεχρισας, whom thou hast ANOINTED, in the succeeding verse.

Judges 4:22 — Verse Judges 4:22. Behold, Sisera lay dead — What impression this made on the victorious Barak is not said: it could not give him much pleasure, especially when he learned the circumstances of his death.