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Thursday, October 31st, 2024
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Exodus 2:18 — Reuel - Or, as in Numbers 10:29, “Raguel.” The name means “friend of God.” It appears to have been not uncommon among Hebrews and Edomites; e. g. Genesis 36:4, Genesis 36:10. If Reuel be identified with Jethro, a point open to grave objection (see Exodus 3:1), then Reuel was his proper name, and Jether or Jethro, which means “excellency,” was his official designation.
Leviticus 2:14 — Green ears of corn - Rather, “fresh ears of corn;” that is, just-ripe grain, freshly gathered. Parched grain, such as is here spoken of, is a common article of food in Syria and Egypt, and was very generally eaten in ancient times.Beaten out - Not rubbed out by the hands, as described in Luke 6:1, but bruised or crushed so as to form groats.
Leviticus 9:1-6 — Leviticus 9:1On the eighth day - i. e., on the first day after the week of consecration.Leviticus 9:2A young calf - A bull calf, which might have been what we should call a yearling ox.Leviticus 9:3A kid of the goats - A shaggy he-goat. See Leviticus 4:23 note.Leviticus 9:6The glory of the Lord - Compare Exodus 16:7.
Micah 4:1 — de aquellos días anteriores, que cerraron los tiempos de "la ley", emitida en su primera venida. Entonces estamos viviendo al mismo tiempo en los últimos tiempos, y estamos esperando una última vez por venir. En el sentido en que Pedro habla Efesios 1:2 de los últimos tiempos, o el fin de los tiempos, en que Cristo se manifestó por nosotros, en contraste con los fundamentos del mundo, antes de lo cual fue preordenado. Y Pablo contrasta el Hebreos 1:1 de Dios hablando a los padres en los profetas,
Matthew 26:2 — After two days is - the feast of the Passover.See the notes at Matthew 12:1-8. The festival of the Passover was designed to preserve among the Jews the memory of their liberation from Egyptian servitude, and of the safety of their first-born in that night when the firstborn of the Egyptians perished, Exodus 12:0. The name
John overview — Preface to JohnJohn, the writer of this Gospel, was the son of Zebedee and Salome; compare Matthew 27:56 with Mark 15:40-41. His father was a fisherman of Galilee, though it would appear that he was not destitute of property, and was not in the lowest condition of life. He had hired men in his employ, Mark 1:20. Salome is described as one who attended our Saviour
2 Corinthians overview — Introduction to 2 CorinthiansSection 1. The Design of the Second Epistle to the CorinthiansIn the Introduction to the First Epistle to the Corinthians, the situation and character of the city of Corinth, the history of the church there, and the design which Paul had in view in writing to
Joshua 13:2 — This and Joshua 13:3 name the still unconquered districts in the southern half of the land, Joshua 13:4-6 those in the north.Geshuri - A district on the south of Philistia, the inhabitants of which are again named in 1 Samuel 27:8; but are not to be confounded with the land of the Geshurites mentioned in Joshua 13:13; Joshua 12:5.
Joshua 13:6 — The King James Version would exhibit the sense more clearly if the words from the beginning of Joshua 13:2 to the words “the Sidonians” in this verse were placed in a parenthesis, and the order of the words before us changed thus: “I will drive them out.” The “them” meaning the inhabitants of the “very much land to be possessed,” spoken of in Joshua 13:1.
Joshua 15:1 — The inheritance of the tribe of Judah is described first by its general boundaries on all four sides Joshua 15:1-12; then reference is again made, for the sake of completeness, to the special inheritance of Caleb which lay within these boundaries Joshua 15:13-20; and lastly a list of the towns is given Joshua 15:21-63. Consult the marginal references.
Hebrews 1:14 — otros, a saber, a los cristianos. "Enviado". Designado por Dios para esto. Ellos son "enviados", están bajo su control, están en una capacidad subordinada. Por lo tanto, Gabriel fue enviado para transmitir un mensaje importante a Daniel; Daniel 9:21. "Para ministrar". Por la ayuda o socorro de los mismos. Vienen a prestarles ayuda, y si se emplean en este humilde oficio, ¡cuán inferior a la dignidad del Hijo de Dios, el Creador y Gobernante de los mundos! "¿Quiénes serán los herederos de la salvación?"
1 Peter 3:22 — Quién se fue al cielo - Vea las notas en Hechos 1:9. Y está a la diestra de Dios - Vea las notas en Marco 16:19. Ángeles, autoridades y poderes sujetos a él - Vea las notas en Efesios 1:20. La razón por la cual el apóstol aquí anuncia el hecho de que el Señor Jesús es levantado a la diestra de
Judges 21:22 — Ye did not give ... - i. e., they had not broken the oath mentioned in Judges 21:1, so as to be guilty of taking the Lord’s name in vain. They did not give their daughters to Benjamin: the Benjamites had taken them by force. Such casuistry as this condemns the system of oaths, and illustrates the wisdom of our Lord’s precept Matthew 5:33-37.
Judges 21:4 — It is not certain whether the brass altar was at Bethel at this time, or whether it may not have been elsewhere, e. g., at Shiloh with the tabernacle. Some, however, think that the altar here mentioned was “additional” to the brass altar, in consequence of the unusual number of sacrifices caused by the presence of the whole congregation (compare 1 Kings 8:64 note).
1 Samuel 13:5 — Thirty thousand chariots - Probably a copyist’s mistake for 300. (Compare, for a similar numerical variation, 1 Chronicles 18:4 with 2 Samuel 8:4.)Eastward from Bethaven - Or more simply “to the east of Bethaven,” which Joshua 7:2 lay “on the east side of Bethel.” Bethaven (thought to be the same as Deir Diwan) lay between Bethel and Michmash, which had been evacuated by Saul.
1 Samuel 25:20 — The covert of the hill - Probably a defile or glen, literally a “secret place,” as in 1 Samuel 19:2. She was riding down into this glen from one side, while David and his men were descending the opposite hill. It is perhaps mentioned that she came by this “secret place,” because she chose this path to escape the observation of her husband or of anyone else.
1 Samuel 27:5 — David, with characteristic Oriental subtlety (compare 1 Samuel 21:2), suggests as a reason for leaving Gath that his presence was burdensome and expensive to the king. His real motive was to be more out of the way of observation and control, so as to act the part of an enemy of Saul, without really lifting up his hand against him and his own countrymen of Israel.
2 Samuel 1:10 — The Amalekite was one of those who came “to strip the slain” on “the morrow” after the battle 1 Samuel 31:8, and had the luck to find Saul and possess himself of his crown and bracelet. He probably started off immediately to seek David, and invented the above story, possibly having heard from some Israelite prisoner an account of what really did happen.
2 Samuel 20:24 — Adoram - Not mentioned before by name or office. Apparently, therefore, the office was not instituted until the latter part of David’s reign, and its duties probably were the collection of the tribute imposed upon vanquished nations, or the command of the forced levies employed in public works. Adoram was stoned to death in the beginning of the reign of Rehoboam 1 Kings 12:18.
2 Samuel 7:18 — Sat before the Lord - In the tent where the ark was. Standing or kneeling was the usual attitude of prayer (1Ki 8:22, 1 Kings 8:54-55; but compare Exodus 17:12). Modern commentators mostly take the word here in the sense of waiting, abiding, not sitting: but sat is the natural rendering. David sat down to meditate, and then rose up to pray.
 
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