Bible Commentaries

Job 3:13 — en silencio - - שׁקט shâqaṭ. Una palabra de significado más fuerte que la que se usaba antes. Significa descansar, acostarse, tener tranquilidad. Se usa para alguien que nunca está preocupado, acosado o infestado por otros, Jueces 3:11; Jueces 5:31; Jueces 8:25; y de alguien que no tiene miedo ni temor, Salmo 76:9. El significado es que no solo se habría acostado, sino; habría sido perfectamente tranquilo. Nada lo habría acosado, nada le habría molestado. Debería haber dormido - - ישׁן yâshên.

Job 42:8 — oficiante al ofrecer el sacrificio. Es observable que en este libro no se hace ninguna alusión al oficio sacerdotal, y la conclusión es obvia de que la escena se presenta ante la institución de ese oficio entre los judíos; compare las notas en Job 1:5. Y ofrécete a ti mismo - Es decir, con la ayuda de Job. Debían hacer la ofrenda, aunque Job evidentemente sería el sacerdote oficiante. Una ofrenda quemada - Notas, Job 1:5. Y mi siervo Job orará por usted - En relación con la ofrenda, o como

Psalms 19:9 — El temor del Señor - La palabra dio miedo en este lugar - יראה yir'âh - significa miedo , terror, Jonás 1:1; entonces, reverencia o temor santo, Salmo 2:11; Salmo 5:7; y, por lo tanto, reverencia hacia Dios, piedad, religión, en cuyo sentido se usa a menudo. Compare Proverbios 1:7; Job 28:28; Isaías 11:2. Por lo tanto, por metonimia, significa los preceptos de la piedad o la religión. Aquí se usa evidentemente

Psalms 59 overview — David’s house to watch him, and to slay him in the morning.” There is nothing in the psalm inconsistent with this statement in regard to the time and the occasion of its composition, unless it is in the word “heathen” - גוים gôyim - twice used Psalms 59:5, Psalms 59:8 - a term, which (DeWette maintains) belongs properly to people of a foreign nation, and a foreign religion. It is true, however, that while the word originally had this meaning, it came to be used to denote any people or persons who

Psalms 59 overview — de David para vigilarlo y matarlo por la mañana". No hay nada en el salmo que sea inconsistente con esta declaración con respecto al tiempo y la ocasión de su composición, a menos que esté en la palabra "paganos" - גוים gôyim - dos veces usó Salmo 59:5, Salmo 59:8 - un término que (según DeWette) pertenece adecuadamente a personas de una nación extranjera y una religión extranjera. Es cierto, sin embargo, que si bien la palabra originalmente tenía este significado, se usó para denotar a cualquier

Jonah 1:9 — was known to foreigners. It is used in the Old Testament, only when they are spoken of by foreigners, or speak of themselves to foreigners, or when the sacred writers mention them in contrast with foreigners . So Joseph spoke of his land Genesis 40:15, and the Hebrew midwives Exodus 1:19, and Moses’ sister Exodus 2:7, and God in His commission to Moses Exodus 3:18; Exodus 7:16; Exodus 9:1 as to Pharaoh, and Moses in fulfilling it Exodus 5:3. They had the name, as having passed the River Euphrates,

Micah 4:4 — But - AndThey shall sit every man, under his vine and under his fig-tree - Palestine was a home of the vine and the fig-tree. Vineyards were a common property, possessed by all but the very poor , or even by them Nehemiah 5:4; Jeremiah 39:10. The land was “a land of bread and vineyards” 2 Kings 18:32. The vine was the emblem of the people, in Psalmists and prophets (Psalms 80:8 ff; Isaiah 3:14; Isaiah 5:1 ff; Isaiah 27:2; Jeremiah 2:21; Jeremiah 12:10; Ezekiel 15:1-8;

Haggai 1:9 — “a looking;” as though he said, it has all been one looking, “for much,” for increase, the result of all sowing, in the way of nature: “and behold it came to little,” i. e., less than was sown; as Isaiah denounced to them of old by God’s word, Isaiah 5:10. “the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah,” i. e., one tenth of what was sown. “And ye brought it home, and I blew upon it,” so as to disperse it, as, not the wheat, but the chaff is blown before the wind. This, in whatever way it came to pass,

Zechariah 3:2 — may be that God, by such sayings , also accustomed people, before Christ came, to believe in the Plurality of Persons in the One Godhead. The rebuke of God must be with power. “Thou hast rebuked the nations, Thou hast destroyed the ungodly” Psalms 9:5. “Thou hast rebuked the proud, accursed” Psalms 119:21. “They perish at the rebuke of Thy Countenance” Psalms 80:16. “At Thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a deep sleep” Psalms 76:6. “God shall rebuke him, and he fleeth

John 5:29 — of their graves. This was the language which he used when he raised up Lazarus, John 11:43-44.They that have done good - That is, they who are righteous, or they who have by their good works “shown” that they were the friends of Christ. See Matthew 25:34-36.Resurrection of life - Religion is often called life, and everlasting life. See the notes at John 5:24. In the resurrection the righteous will be raised up to the full enjoyment and perpetual security of that life. It is also called the resurrection

Acts 2:47 — Praising God - See Luke 24:53.And having favour - See Luke 2:52.With all the people - That is, with the great mass of the people; with the people generally. It does not mean that all the people had become reconciled to Christianity; but their humble, serious, and devoted lives

Acts 23:2 — And the high priest Ananias - This Ananias was doubtless the son of Nebedinus (Josephus, Antiq., book 20, chapter 5, section 3), who was high priest when Quadratus, who preceded Felix, was president of Syria. He was sent bound to Rome by Quadratus, at the same time with Ananias, the prefect of the temple, that they might give an account of their conduct to Claudius

Romans 5:17 — offence of one, death hath exerted so wide a dominion; we have reason much more to expect under that administration, that they who are brought under his plan of saving mercy shall be brought under a dispensation of life.”Death reigned - Note, Romans 5:14.By one - By means of one man.Much more - We have much more reason to expect it. It evidently accords much more with the administration of a Being of infinite goodness.They which receive abundance of grace - The abundant favor; the mercy that shall

Romans 5:6 — next, which he now states, is, that God had given the most ample proof that he would save us by giving his Son when we were sinners; and that he who had done so much for us when we were enemies, would not now fail us when we are his friends; Romans 5:6-10. He has performed the more difficult part of the work by reconciling us when we were enemies; and he will not now forsake us, but will carry forward and complete what he has begun.We were yet without strength - The word used here ἀσθενῶν asthenōn

1 Corinthians 1:9 — The word “called” here does not refer merely to “an invitation” or an “offer of life,” but to the effectual influence which had been put forth; which had inclined them to embrace the gospel note at Romans 8:30; note at Romans 9:12; see Mark 2:17; Luke 5:32; Galatians 1:6; Galatians 5:8, Galatians 5:13; Ephesians 1:4; Colossians 3:15. In this sense the word often occurs in the Scriptures, and is designed to denote a power, or influence that goes forth “with” the external invitation, and that makes it

1 Corinthians 2:4 — which attended the gospel - The word “Spirit” here refers, doubtless, to the Holy Spirit; and Paul says that this Spirit had furnished demonstration of the divine origin and nature of the gospel. This had been by the gift of tongues (1 Corinthians 1:5-7. Compare 1 Corinthians 14:0), and by the effects of his agency in renewing and sanctifying the heart.And of power - That is, of the power of God 1 Corinthians 2:5; the divine power and efficacy which attended the preaching of the gospel there. Compare

1 Thessalonians 5:12 — evident, however, that the church was not left without appointed persons to minister to it when its founders should be away. We know that there were presbyters ordained over the church at Ephesus, and over the churches in Crete (Acts 20:17; Titus i. 5), and that there were bishops and deacons at Philippi Philippians 1:1, and there is every reason to believe that similar officers would be appointed in every newly organized church, The word “know” seems to mean that they were not to make themselves

Hebrews 1 overview — exalted and valuable inheritance than the angels, in proportion as his name is more exalted than theirs; Hebrews 1:3-4. IV. Proofs that what is here ascribed to him belongs to him, particularly that he is declared to be superior to the angels; Hebrews 1:5-14. (1)The angels have never been addressed with the title of Son: Hebrews 1:5. (2)He is declared to be the object of worship by the angels, while they are employed merely as the messengers of God; Hebrews 1:6-7. (3)He is addressed as God, and his throne

1 Peter 2:2 — As new-born babes - The phrase used here would properly denote those which were just born, and hence Christians who had just begun the spiritual life. See the word explained in the notes at 2 Timothy 3:15. It is not uncommon, in the Scriptures, to compare Christians with little children. See the notes at Matthew 18:3, for the reasons of this comparison. Compare the 1 Corinthians 3:2 note; Hebrews 5:12, Hebrews 5:14 notes.Desire the sincere milk of the

1 John 4 overview — that Jesus Christ had come in the flesh, 1 John 4:2; (b) They who denied that, had not the Spirit of God and the denial of this was the real spirit of antichrist, 1 John 4:3;They who had the Spirit of God had not the spirit of this world,1 John 4:4-5; 1 John 4:4-5; and, (d) They who had the Spirit of God would hear those who were his apostles, or who were sent by him, 1 John 4:6. II. The duty, power, and influence of love, 1 John 4:7-21. This is a favorite subject with John, and he here considers