Bible Commentaries

Genesis 46:7 — Verse Genesis 46:7. All his seed brought he with him into Egypt. — When Jacob went down into Egypt he was in the one hundred and thirtieth year of his age, two hundred and fifteen years after the promise was made to Abraham, Genesis 12:1-4, in the year of the world 2298, and before Christ 1706.

Exodus 6:7 — Verso Éxodo 6:7.  Te llevaré conmigo por pueblo... Este era precisamente el pacto que había hecho con Abraham. Ver Génesis 17:7. Y sabréis que yo soy el SEÑOR vuestro Dios... Al cumplir así mis promesas, sabréis lo que está implícito en mi nombre. Éxodo 6:3 Pero,

1 Kings 7:40 — Verse 1 Kings 7:40. So Hiram made an end — It is truly surprising, that in so short a time one artist could design and execute works of such magnitude, taste, and variety, however numerous his assistants might be. The mere building of the house was a matter of little difficulty in comparison of these internal works.

1 Kings 9:7 — Verse 1 Kings 9:7. A proverb and a by-word among all people — And so they are to the present; the unbelieving Jews, the stubborn, stiff-necked Jews, are words still in common use. They forsook the Lord, rejected his Christ, and are cast off, their temple destroyed, and they scattered over the face of the earth.

2 Kings 21:3 — Verse 2 Kings 21:3. Made a grove — He made Asherah, the Babylonian Melitta or Roman Venus. See 2 Kings 17:10, and the observations at the end of that chapter; and see here on 2 Kings 21:7.Worshipped all the host of heaven — All the stars and planets, but particularly the sun and the moon.

2 Kings 24:7 — Verse 2 Kings 24:7. The king of Egypt came not again — He was so crushed by the Babylonians that he was obliged to confine himself within the limits of his own states, and could no more attempt any conquests. The text tells us how much he had lost by the Babylonians. See on 2 Kings 24:1.

Job 42:6 — continúa declarando, Job 40:5 : "Sí, DOS VECES; pero no avanzaré más.” Esta segunda vez es aquella en la que usa estas palabras: después de lo cual no habló más; y el Señor concluyó con la parte restante de estos catorce versículos, a saber, de Job 40:7 , inclusive. Luego se reanuda el hilo de la historia, en forma de narración , en Job 42:7 .

Job 7:20 — Versículo Job 7:20 . He pecado; ¿Qué debo hacer?  El Dr. Kennicott sostiene que estas palabras se dirigen a Elifaz, y no a DIOS, y las parafrasea así "Dices que debo haber sido un pecador. ¿Qué, pues? No he pecado contra ti, oh espía de la humanidad. ¿Por qué me has

Leviticus 23:11 — Verse Leviticus 23:11. He shalt wave the sheaf — He shall move it to and fro before the people, and thereby call their attention to the work of Divine Providence, and excite their gratitude to God for preserving to them the kindly fruits of the earth. Exodus 29:27; Exodus 29:27, and "Leviticus 7:38" at end.

Leviticus 6:23 — que el hecho de no comer de su propia ofrenda por el pecado supone estar libre de todo pecado; pero el Sr. Ainsworth da una razón mejor: "La ofrenda del pueblo era comida por los sacerdotes que hacían expiación por ellos, Levítico 6:15-3, Levítico 7:7;  pero como ningún sacerdote, siendo pecador, podía hacer expiación por sí mismo, por lo tanto su ofrenda no podía ser comida, sino toda quemada en el altar, para enseñarle a esperar la salvación, no por su servicio legal o por sus obras, sino por

Amos 7:1 — growth; the first luxuriances of the crop being probably mowed for the king's horses, 1-3. The next vision threatens a judgment by fire, which would consume a great part, 4-6; and the third a total overthrow of Israel, levelling it as it were by a line, 7-9. The rest of the chapter is a denunciation of heavy judgments against Amaziah, priest of Beth-el, who had brought an accusation to the king against the prophet, 10-17. NOTES ON CHAP. VIIVerse Amos 7:1. Behold, he formed grasshoppers — גבי gobai

Deuteronomy 18:8 — Verse Deuteronomy 18:8. The sale of his patrimony. — So we find that, though the Levites might have no part of the land by lot, yet they were permitted to make purchases of houses, goods, and cattle, yea, of fields also. See the case of Abiathar, 1 Kings 2:26, and of Jeremiah, Jeremiah 32:7-8.

Deuteronomy 28:7 — Verse Deuteronomy 28:7. The Lord shall cause thine enemies, &c. — This is a promise of security from foreign invasion, or total discomfiture of the invaders, should they enter the land. They shall come against thee one way - in the firmest and most united manner. And flee seven ways - shall be utterly broken, confounded, and finally routed.

Deuteronomy 34:7 — Verse Deuteronomy 34:7. His eye was not dim — Even at the advanced age of a hundred and twenty; nor his natural force abated - he was a young man even in old age, notwithstanding the unparalleled hardships he had gone through. See the account of his life at the end of this chapter (Deuteronomy 34:10).

Hebrews 13:9 — las instituciones levíticas, y especialmente sus sacrificios, siendo éstos denominados enfáticamente carnes, porque a los oferentes se les permitía hacer un festín con ellos después de que la sangre había sido derramada ante el Señor.  Véase  Levítico 7:15 ; Deuteronomio 12:6 ; Deuteronomio 12:7 . Que no les han servido de nada... Porque no quitaban la culpa, ni limpiaban el corazón, ni daban poder sobre el pecado.

James 5:6 — Verso 6. Habéis condenado y matado al justo; y él no os resiste] Varios por τονδικαιον, el justo , entienden a Jesucristo, que es así llamado, Hechos 3:14 ; Hechos 7:52 ; Hechos 22:14 ; pero la estructura de la oración, y la conexión en la que se encuentra, parecen requerir que consideremos que esto se aplica a los justos o rectos en general , quienes fueron perseguidos y asesinados por aquellos ricos opresores;

Judges 7:6 — Verse Judges 7:6. The number of them that lapped — From this account it appears that some of the people went down on their knees, and putting their mouths to the water, sucked up what they needed; the others stooped down, and taking up water in the hollow of their hands, applied it to their mouth.

1 Samuel 22:9 — Verse 1 Samuel 22:9. Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul — In 1 Samuel 21:7 he is said to be the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul, and the Septuagint intimate that he was over the mules of Saul. Probably he was what we call the king's equery or groom.

1 Samuel 5:7 — Verse 1 Samuel 5:7. His hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god. — Here the end was completely answered: they now saw that they had not prevailed against Israel, on account of their god being more powerful than Jehovah; and they now feel how easily this God can confound and destroy their whole nation.

2 Samuel 14:27 — Verse 2 Samuel 14:27. Unto Absalom there were born — These children did not survive him; see 2 Samuel 18:18.Tamar — The Septuagint adds, And she became the wife of Roboam, the son of Solomon, and bare to him Abia; see Matthew 1:7. Josephus says the same. This addition is not found in the other versions.