Bible Commentaries

Genesis 2:24 — "Therefore shall man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." This verse was quoted by Christ and designated the "Word of God" in Matthew 19:5-6. The prophetic power of Adam is inherent in such a declaration in the given circumstances. Christ used this verse as a condemnation of divorce, as did also the prophet Malachi (Malachi 2:15), as teaching the indissoluble nature of marriage and the condemnation

Job 7 overview — THE CONCLUSION OF JOB'S SECOND SPEECH Job, in his agony and suffering, is not altogether coherent in this speech. Having affirmed his righteousness (Job 6:29), yet he wonders why God has not forgiven his transgression, some iniquity, perhaps, of which he has no knowledge (Job 7:20). He stated here that those who go down into Sheol shall come up no more (Job 7:9); but afterward he would declare that after

Psalms 106:28-31 — SIN NO. 6 This was the disastrous worship of the Moabite god, Baal, whom Delitzsch identified as the "Priapus of Greek and Roman mythology,"Ibid., p. 156. the same being essentially a worship of the male sex organ, as the name suggests. "They joined themselves

Psalms 116:5-6 — Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me." "Gracious… righteous… merciful" Delitzsch stated that, "The term `righteous' here comprehends within itself everything that Yahweh asserts concerning Himself in Exodus 34:6 ff."F. Delitzsch, Vol. V-C. p. 216. Thus this passage exhibits familiarity with the Pentateuch and also with Psalms 112:4 where these same three attributes of God are mentioned together. In fact, in the language of this psalm, there are so many allusions,

Psalms 42:11 — out from before thine eyes, yet I will look again toward thy holy temple." (Jonah 2:4). And again, he prayed, "The earth with its bars closed upon me forever, yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit… and my prayer came in unto thee" (2:6-7). Note the recurrence of the word "yet" and its position here in Psalms 42:10.

Psalms 83:6-8 — Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre: Assyria also is joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot. (Selah)" The peoples mentioned here are: (1) the Edomites; (2) the Ishmaelites; (3) the Moabites; (4) the Hagarenes; (5) Gebal; (6) Ammon; (7) Amalek; (8) Philistines; (9) Tyre; and (10) Assyria. All of these are well known, except Gebal and the Hagarenes. Gebal was "An ancient Phoenician city situated on a bluff overlooking the Mediterranean sea."International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Psalms 9:9-10 — beyond merely being able to pronounce it. For one truly to know God's name when this psalm was written meant loving and serving him; and in our times, it means to confess his Son Jesus Christ, obey the Gospel, and walk righteously before him. See Luke 6:46. The blessed promise of these verses is that God never forsakes his children. They may indeed be sorely tried and tempted as was Job, hunted like a wild beast by vicious enemies as was David himself, or even, at times, feel forsaken, as did the Christ

Proverbs 19:18 — America is the widespread neglect of this duty, the results of which threaten the total ruin of our civilization. "Proverbs 19:18 b (the second line) may set a limit to discipline";Broadman Bible Commentary (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1971), op. cit., p. 62. and in keeping with that interpretation, we have this: "But be careful not to flog him to death."The New English Bible. Even the New Testament strongly suggests that there is a limit beyond which discipline should not go. "Fathers, provoke not your

Proverbs 30 overview — Solomon; but to this writer it appears to be impossible that David was ever known as Jakeh (Proverbs 30:1). Toy subdivided the chapter as follows: "Title (Proverbs 30:1 a). the words of Agur (Proverbs 30:1 b-4), an exhortation to trust God (Proverbs 30:5-6), a prayer (Proverbs 30:7-9), an isolated maxim (Proverbs 30:10), a series of tetrads (Proverbs 30:11-31), and a sextet on pride and anger (Proverbs 30:32-33)."Ibid.

John 20:6 — Gospel is far more than enough to indicate the extraordinary implications of "the linen cloths lying." Matthew has a remarkable corroboration of this account in the words of the angel, "Come see the place where the Lord lay" (Matthew 26:6), thus emphatically implying all that John here related.

1 Corinthians 10:3 — Christian's baptism, their being fed with "spiritual food," that is, food of supernatural origin, as in the manna, and the water from the rock, corresponded to the Christian's eating the flesh of Christ and drinking his blood in the manner of John 6:54-58. John Wesley said that this spiritual food was "typical of the bread which we eat at Christ's table." John Wesley, One Volume New Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1972), in loco. Dummelow noted that "Only

Philippians 4:19 — all of his creation, including even plants and animals, and "the very special providence of which believers are the objects," Ibid., p. 210. applying the latter to the Philippians as promised in this verse. Paul's teaching in 2 Corinthians 9:6-10, coupled with this emphatic blessing upon the Philippians, surely supports such a view. However, as Hendriksen further commented on this: This does not mean that the Philippians would now be justified in becoming lazy. "God's word does not advocate

Colossians 1:14 — in him is eternal life. Out of Christ there is condemnation; in him is redemption. Out of Christ there is guilt; in him is forgiveness, pardon and salvation. The holy Scriptures repeatedly declare that "we are baptized into Christ" (Romans 6:3); and this truth is repeated here because so many seem unaware of it. Findlay quoted Lightfoot as seeing in this passage Paul's refutation of a Gnostic claim that "redemption" consisted of being initiated into Gnostic "mysteries";

Colossians 4:2 — 19 (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1950), p. 209. With thanksgiving … Paul, more than any other, stressed the need of thankfulness "in all things." See further comment on this above, under Philippians 4:6.

1 Timothy 5:3 — Publishing House, 1959), p. 201. This construction of the word "honor" goes back to our Lord's command that "honor thy father and mother" forbade use of the device of Corban to avoid their financial assistance" (Matthew 15:4-6). The same word occurs again in 1 Timothy 5:17, below, where likewise the meaning includes financial remuneration. Despite the duty of helping needy widows, however, Paul moved quickly to countermand any intention of the church's assuming financial

2 Timothy 1:7 — letter as referring to the inner and abiding quality and character of Christian men, yet this spirit is not native to man, nor is it his achievement. It is God's gift. The spirit of the Christian man is really God's Spirit. Fred D. Gealy, op. cit., p. 464. Fearfulness … Timidity and cowardice are also implied by this word. "Christians do not need to have such feelings, for God wishes them to be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might (Ephesians 6:10)." E. M. Zerr, Bible Commentary,

Hebrews 11:25 — "by faith" is implicit in the fact that even today so few find the power really to make it. Too many are unaware that the triumph of the wicked is short (Job 20:5), and that the righteous shall be held in everlasting remembrance (Psalms 112:6).

Hebrews 11:30 — Just think of the frustrations of marching around a walled city, the soldiery and priests both in the procession, and the priests carrying the ark of the Lord and blowing on all those ram's horn trumpets! But Jericho fell, just as God promised (Joshua 6). But note that no Israelite could have "seen" how it would fall, or even could fall; and for that matter, after all those intervening centuries, there is no clear view yet as to what, exactly, happened; but FALL the city did and became the

James 4:16 — But now ye glory in your vauntings: all such glorying is evil. All glorying … is not evil, but "all such glorying." There is a type of glorying "in Christ" that is helpful and necessary in the Christian pilgrimage. Hebrews 3:6 has the instruction that Christians should "hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end." Paul gloried in the churches (2 Thessalonians 1:4), in Christ, and in Christians (2 Corinthians 7:4). He commanded that "He

Jude 1:16 — by Wallace which pointed out the numerous charges against the evil men enumerated in this single verse: (1) they are grumblers; (2) they are complainers; (3) they are malcontents; (4) their sole guide is their lusts; (5) they are noisy boasters; and (6) all that they do is directed to procuring some personal benefit for themselves. How many on earth today are described by this same analysis?