Bible Commentaries

Psalms 16 overview — Señor era su porción, y su herencia, Salmo 16:4. (4) Agradecimiento de que las líneas le habían caído en lugares tan agradables; que había tenido su nacimiento y suerte donde se adoraba al Dios verdadero, y no en una tierra de idólatras, Salmo 16:6. (5) Una expectativa segura, sobre la base de su apego a Dios, de que sería feliz para siempre; que no lo dejarían perecer en la tumba; que obtendría la vida eterna a la diestra de Dios, Salmo 16:8. Esta expectativa implica los siguientes detalles: (a)

Psalms 84:6 — un cierto árbol, no probablemente un árbol de morera, sino algunas especies de bálsamo, por su llanto; es decir, porque parecía destilar lágrimas, o gotas de bálsamo que se asemejan a lágrimas en tamaño y apariencia. Se traduce moreras en 2 Samuel 5:23; 1 Crónicas 14:14; y así, en el margen aquí, "los moreras lo hacen un pozo". Sin embargo, no hay razón para pensar que tiene ese significado aquí. La verdadera interpretación es "valle de lamentación" o llanto; y puede hacer referencia a algún valle

Isaiah 7:18 — En ese día el Señor silbará - vea la nota en Isaías 5:26. Para la mosca - Es decir, para el ejército o la multitud de personas. La comparación de un ejército numeroso con "moscas" no es infrecuente; ver la "Ilíada" de Homero, B. ii. 469, etc. - Gruesos como juegan los insectos, La nación errante de un

Daniel 2:21 — asegura las revoluciones que verá que sean las mejores, y en todas ellas debe considerarse su mano alta. Las palabras "estaciones" y "tiempos" son frecuentes en Daniel, y a veces se usan en un sentido peculiar (vea las notas en Daniel 7:12, Daniel 7:25), pero parece estar aquí empleado en su significado general y habitual, para denotar que "todas" las revoluciones que ocurren en la tierra están bajo su control. Elimina reyes y establece reyes - Él tiene control absoluto sobre todos los soberanos

Daniel 8:9 — sucesión de príncipes que reinó en Antioquía, desde Seleuco hasta Antíoco Epífanes, fue la siguiente: (1) Seleuco Nicator, 312-280 a.C. (2) Antiochus Soter, su hijo, 280-261. (3) Antíoco Theos, su hijo, 261-247. (4) Seleuco Calinico, su hijo, 247-226. (5) (Alexander), o Seleucus Ceraunus, su hijo, 226-223. (6) Antíoco el Grande, su hermano, 223-187. (7) Seleucus Philopater, su hijo, 187-176. (8) Antíoco Epífanes, su hermano, 176-164. - Clinton’s Fasti Hellenici, vol. iii. Appendix, ch. iii. La sucesión

Zephaniah 3:17 — the same time of the Christ, Isaiah saith almost in the same words; “Strengthen ye the weak hands and confirm the feeble knees, Say to them that are of a feeble heart, Be strong, fear not, behold your God will come, He will come and save you” Isaiah 35:3-4; and of the Holy Trinity, “He will save us” Isaiah 33:22.He will rejoice, over thee with joy - Love, joy, peace in man are shadows of that which is in God, by whom they are created in man. Only in God they exist undivided, uncreated. Hence, God

Matthew 12:22-30 — Matthew 4:24. The same account, substantially, is found in Mark 3:22-27, and Luke 11:14-26.Matthew 12:23Is not this the Son of David? - That is, Is not this the promised “descendant” of David, the Messiah? They were acquainted with the prophecy in Isaiah 35:5, “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped,” and they inferred that he must be the promised Messiah who was able to do this. This inference was drawn by the common people, and not by the proud and haughty

Matthew 28:15 — requires not more than one or two competent witnesses, but here were eleven plain, honest men, who affirmed in all places and at all times that they had seen him. Can it be possible that they could be deceived Then all faith in testimony must be given up.5. They gave every possible evidence of their sincerity. They were persecuted, ridiculed, scourged, and put to death for affirming this. Yet not one of them ever expressed the least doubt of its truth. They bore everything rather than to deny that they

Acts 9:36 — At Joppa - This was a seaport town situated on the Mediterranean, in the tribe of Dan, about 30 miles south of Caesarea, and 45 northwest of Jerusalem. It was the principal seaport of Palestine; and hence, though the harbor was poor, it hind considerable celebrity. It was occupied by Solomon to receive the timber brought for the building of the temple from Tyre 2 Chronicles

1 Corinthians 12:3 — Spirit of God. Just in proportion as he shall disparage that work or name, just in that proportion does he give evidence that he is not influenced by the Divine Spirit; but by proud reason, or by imagination, or by a heart that is not reconciled to God.(5) All true religion is the production of the Holy Spirit. For religion consists essentially in a willingness to honor, and love, and serve the Lord Jesus Christ; and where that exists, it is produced by the Holy Spirit.(6) The influence of the Holy Spirit

1 Corinthians 3:22 — theirs. See Matthew 6:33; Mark 10:29-30; 1 Timothy 4:8, “Godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.” And such was the result of the long experience and observation of David, Psalms 37:25, “I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.” See Isaiah 33:16.Or life - Life is theirs, because:(1) They enjoy life. It is real life to them, and not a vain show. They live for a real

1 Corinthians 3:9 — church at Corinth was the field on which God had bestowed the labor of tillage, or culture, to produce fruit. The word is used by the Septuagint in Genesis 26:14, as the translation of צבדה ‛abudaah; “For he had ‘possession’ of flocks,” etc.; in Jeremiah 51:23, as the translation of צמד tsemed “a yoke;” and in Proverbs 24:30; Proverbs 31:16, as the translation of שׂדי saadeh, “a field;” “I went by the ‘field’ of the slothful,” etc. The sense here is, that all their culture was of God; that as a church

2 Corinthians 5:10 — concealment, and will be seen at the judgment-seat. The secret things of the heart and the life will all be made manifest and known.The judgment-seat of Christ - The tribunal of Christ, who is appointed to be the judge of quick and dead; see the John 5:25 note; Acts 10:42; Acts 17:31 notes. Christ is appointed to judge the world; and for this purpose he will assemble it before him, and assign to all their eternal allotments; see Matthew 25:0.That every one may receive - The word rendered “may receive”

Ephesians 6:12 — Greek, “The wrestling to us;” or, “There is not to us a wrestling with flesh and blood.” There is undoubtedly here an allusion to the ancient games of Greece, a part of the exercises in which consisted in wrestling; see the notes on 1 Corinthians 9:25-27. The Greek word used here - πάλη palē - denotes a “wrestling;” and then a struggle, fight, combat. Here it refers to the struggle or combat which the Christian has to maintain - the Christian warfare.Not against flesh and blood - Not with people;

Philippians 4:8 — his fellow-men favorable to religion, it is indispensable that he manifest uncorrupted integrity in his dealings.Whatsoever things are pure - Chaste - in thought, in feeling, and in the conversation between the sexes; compare the notes at 1 Timothy 5:2.Whatsoever things are lovely - The word used here means properly what is dear to anyone; then what is pleasing. Here it means what is amiable - such a temper of mind that one can love it; or such as to be agreeable to others. A Christian should not

1 Thessalonians 4:17 — Then we which are alive - Those who shall then be alive; see 1 Thessalonians 4:15. The word here rendered “then” (ἔπειτα epeita), does not necessarily mean that this would occur immediately. It properly marks succession in time, and means “afterward, next, next in the order of events;” Luke 16:7; Galatians 1:21; James 4:14. There

1 Timothy 4:3 — the married state is to be preferred to a state of virginity, or celibacy, and that it is not better and more blessed to remain in virginity, or celibacy, than to be joined in marriage; let him be accursed!” Compare Peter Dens’ Moral Theology, pp. 497-500.And commanding to abstain from meats, ... - The word “meat” in the Scriptures, commonly denotes “food” of all kinds; Matthew 3:4; Matthew 6:25; Matthew 10:10; Matthew 15:37. This was the meaning of the word when the translation of the Bible was made.

1 Timothy 5:23 — water only;” see numerous instances in Wetstein. The Greek word here used does not elsewhere occur in the New Testament.But use a little wine - Mingled with the water - the common method of drinking wine in the East; see Robinson’s Bibliotheca Sacra, 1:512, 513.For thy stomach’s sake - It was not for the pleasure to be derived from the use of wine, or because it would produce hilarity or excitement, but solely because it was regarded as necessary for the promotion of health; that is, as a medicine.And

James 2 overview — 2:12-13. III. The subject of justification, showing that works are necessary in order that a man may be justified, or esteemed righteous before God, James 2:14-26. For a general view of the design of this part of the Epistle, see Introduction, Section 5. The object here is to show that in fact no one can be regarded as truly righteous before God who does not lead an upright life; and that if a man professes to have faith, and has not works, he cannot be justified; or that if he have real faith, it

Revelation 13:14 — Great; he says: “The credulity or the prudence of Gregory was always disposed to confirm the truths of religion by the evidence of ghosts, miracles, and resurrections” (Decline and Fall, 3:210). Even within a month of the time that I am writing (October 5, 1850), intelligence has been received in this country of extraordinary privileges conferred on some city in Italy, because the eyes of a picture of the Virgin in that city have miraculously moved - greatly to the “confirmation of the faithful.”Such