Bible Commentaries

Exodus 18:9 — Verse Exodus 18:9. And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness — Every part of Jethro's conduct proves him to have been a religious man and a true believer. His thanksgiving to Jehovah (Exodus 18:10) is a striking proof of it; he first blesses God for the preservation of Moses, and next for the deliverance of the people from their bondage.

Exodus 22:9 — Verse Exodus 22:9. Challengeth to be his — It was necessary that such a matter should come before the judges, because the person in whose possession the goods were found might have had them by a fair and honest purchase; and, by sifting the business, the thief might be found out, and if found, be obliged to pay double to his neighbour.

Exodus 9:24 — Verse Exodus 9:24. Hail, and fire mingled with the hail — It is generally allowed that the electric fluid is essential to the formation of hail. On this occasion it was supplied in a supernatural abundance; for streams of fire seem to have accompanied the descending hail, so that herbs and trees, beasts and men, were all destroyed by them.

2 Kings 9:7 — Verse 2 Kings 9:7. Thou shalt smite the house of Ahab — For their most cruel murders they have forfeited their own lives, according to that immutable law, "HE that sheddeth man's blood by man shall his blood be shed." This and the two following verses contain the commission which Jehu received from the Lord against the bloody house of Ahab.

1 Chronicles 23:22 — Verse 1 Chronicles 23:22. Their brethren the sons of Kish took them. — This was according to the law made Numbers 27:1, &c., and Numbers 36:5-9, in favour of the daughters of Zelophehad, that women who were heiresses should marry in the family of the tribe of their father, and that their estates should not be alienated from them.

1 Chronicles 9:3 — Verse 1 Chronicles 9:3. And in Jerusalem dwelt — Several of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, took advantage of the proclamation of Cyrus to return to Jerusalem, and so mingled with the Israelites, and those to whom Jerusalem had previously appertained; and this was necessary in order to provide a sufficient population for so large a city.

Nehemiah 3:9 — Verse Nehemiah 3:9. Ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. — Probably the city was divided into two parts; one for Judah, and the other for Benjamin, each having its proper governor. Rephaiah mentioned here was one of these governors, and Shallum, mentioned Nehemiah 3:12, was the other. There were other rulers or governors of particular country or village districts.

Job 35:9 — Versículo Job 35:9 . A causa de la multitud. O más bien, "De entre la multitud" los oprimidos claman, יזעיקו yaziku: gritan , ישועו yeshavveu, a causa de los poderosos. Los malvados ricos oprimen a los malvados pobres; estos claman en voz alta a causa de sus opresores; pero no tienen alivio, porque no invocan a Dios.

Job 9:7 — Verse Job 9:7. Which commandeth the sun — Obscures it either with clouds, with thick darkness, or with an eclipse.Sealeth up the stars. — Like the contents of a letter, wrapped up and sealed, so that it cannot be read. Sometimes the heavens become as black as ebony, and no star, figure, or character, in this great book of God can be read.

Psalms 109:9 — Verse Psalms 109:9. Let his children be fatherless, c. — It is said that Judas was a married man, against whom this verse, as well as the preceding is supposed to be spoken and that it was to support them that he stole from the bag in which the property of the apostles was put, and of which he was the treasurer.

Psalms 112:9 — Verse Psalms 112:9. He hath dispersed — He has scattered abroad his munificence; he has given particularly to the poor; his righteousness - his almsgiving, his charity, remaineth for ever. See on Psalms 112:3.His horn — His power and authority shall be exalted with honour. He shall rise to influence only through his own worth, and not by extortion or flattery.

Psalms 44:9 — Versículo Salmo 44:9 . Pero has desechado. nuestros enemigos tienen dominio sobre nosotros. Y no sale con nuestros ejércitos. Si intentáramos reunir a nuestras varias tribus y formar un ejército , como nuestros padres cuando salieron de Egipto, no nos acompañarías como lo hiciste con ellos: los caballos y carros de los babilonios pronto nos alcanzarían y destruirían.

Psalms 9:11 — Versículo Salmo 9:11 . Declarad entre el pueblo sus obras.  Es el deber de todos aquellos que han recibido la salvación de Dios, recomendarlo a él y su salvación a todo el círculo de sus conocidos. ¡Los así llamados cristianos, cuando se encuentran, rara vez hablan de Dios! ¿Por qué pasa esto? Porque no tienen nada que decir.

Proverbs 9:12 — Verse Proverbs 9:12. If thou be wise — It is thy own interest to be religious. Though thy example may be very useful to thy neighbours and friends, yet the chief benefit is to thyself. But if thou scorn - refuse to receive - the doctrines of wisdom, and die in thy sins, thou alone shalt suffer the vengeance of an offended God.

Proverbs 9:17 — Verse Proverbs 9:17. Stolen waters are sweet — I suppose this to be a proverbial mode of expression, importing that illicit pleasures are sweeter than those which are legal. The meaning is easy to be discerned; and the conduct of multitudes shows that they are ruled by this adage. On it are built all the adulterous intercourses in the land.

Leviticus 23:1 — CHAPTER XXIII The feast of the Lord, 1, 2. The Sabbath, 3. The passover and unleavened bread, 4-8. The feast of first-fruits, 9-14. The feast of pentecost, 15-21. Gleanings to be left for the poor, 22. The feast of trumpets, 28-25. The great day of atonement, 26-32. The feast of tabernacles, 33-44. NOTES ON CHAP. XXIII

Isaiah 13:11 — Verse Isaiah 13:11. I will punish the world - "I will visit the world"] That is, the Babylonish empire; as η οικουμενη, for the Roman empire, or for Judea, Luke 2:1; Acts 11:28. So the universus orbis Romanus, for the Roman empire; Salvian. lib. v. Minos calls Crete his world: "Creten, quae meus est orbis," Ovid. Metamorph. viii. 9.

Joshua 24:9 — Verse Joshua 24:9. Then Balak - arose and warred against Israel — This circumstance is not related in Numbers 22:1-41, nor does it appear in that history that the Moabites attacked the Israelites; and probably the warring here mentioned means no more than his attempts to destroy them by the curses of Balaam, and the wiles of the Midianitish women.

1 Peter 2:8 — ofensa, particularmente de los judíos, contra Cristo, la piedra angular, fue afirmado y predicho hace mucho tiempo por los profetas, por Cristo y por otros ; comparar Isaías 8:14 ; Isaías 8:15 ; Mateo 21:42 ; Mateo 21:44 ; Lucas 2:34 ; y Romanos 9:32 ; Romanos 9:33 . Isaías 8:14, Isaías 8:15, Mateo 21:42, Mateo 21:44, Lucas 2:34, Romanos 9:32, Romanos 9:33. Ahora bien, esta interpretación de Kypke es más probable, porque es evidente que San Pedro se refiere a Isaías 8:14 ; Isaías 8:15

Judges 9:20 — Verse Judges 9:20. Let fire come out from Abimelech — As the thorn or bramble may be the means of kindling other wood, because it may be easily ignited; so shall Abimelech be the cause of kindling a fire of civil discord among you, that shall consume the rulers and great men of your country. A prophetic declaration of what would take place.