Bible Commentaries

Genesis 3:24 — expulsó. Note el fracaso del hombre bajo cada dispensación. colocado . Heb shakan, colocar en. Tabernáculo, por lo tanto , habitar. Los Querubines colocados más tarde en las tiendas de Sem, Génesis 9:26 ; Génesis 9:27 . Compárese con Génesis 4:3 ; Génesis 4:7 ; Génesis 4:14 ; Génesis 4:16 . Querubines. Ver App-41. 1 Samuel 4:4 . Salmo 80:1 ; Salmo 99:1 . a . debe ser "el". en todos los sentidos , no natah (a un lado), savav (sobre), sug (atrás), panah (hacia), sino haphak (en todos los

Jeremiah 27:1 — fourth year of Zedekiah: i.e. in 485. Compare Jeremiah 26:12 .Jeremiah 27:0 and Jeremiah 28:0 were written by Jeremiah, or at his dictation. Compare "me", Jeremiah 27:2 ; Jeremiah 28:1 . Some codices, with Syriac, read "Zedekiah", as in Jeremiah 26:3 and Jeremiah 26:12 . In the beginning. The Massorah ( App-30 ) notes the fact that this expression occurs three times at the commencement of a verse (Genesis 1:1 .Genesis 26:1 ; Genesis 27:1 ). came. At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim;

Ezekiel 10:2 — man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14 . Not the same word in verses: Ezekiel 10:8 , Ezekiel 10:14 , Ezekiel 10:21 . Ish is used of the man clothed with linen. between = amid. the wheels = the whirling [wheels]. The word here and in verses: Ezekiel 10:6-13 is galgal. Not the same word as in verses: Ezekiel 10:6 , Ezekiel 10:9 , Ezekiel 10:10 , Ezekiel 10:12 , Ezekiel 10:19; Ezekiel 10:19 , and chs. Ezekiel 1:15 and Ezekiel 11:22 . In these it is orphan, from aphan, to turn round: as in Exodus 14:25

Ezekiel 20:5 — when I chose Israel, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 6:7 ; Exodus 20:2 .Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 7:6 ). App-92 . Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for "I sware". Compare verses: Ezekiel 20:6 , Ezekiel 20:15 , Ezekiel 20:23 , Eze 6:28 , Eze 6:42 , Genesis 14:22 .Deuteronomy 32:40 . Used seven times in Ezekiel 20:0 . made Myself known , &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 6:3 ), Egypt . Ezekiel speaks about Israel in Egypt more than any other prophet. See Ezekiel

Micah 5:1 — gather thyself, &c.: or, thou shalt have sore tribulation [for thy sins], thou daughter of affliction. he: i.e. the enemy. The Assyrian. us. The prophet includes himself. the judge. Or, the then ruler (compare 1 Kings 22:24 .Lamentations 3:30 ; Lamentations 4:20 ; Lamentations 5:8 , Lamentations 5:12 ), who would thus be the type of the Messiah (Matthew 27:30 ). rod = sceptre. Hebrew shebet = the club (of defence), as in Micah 7:14 ; hence, of office; not matteh, the rod or staff

Malachi 1:6 — son , &c. Ref to Pentateuch (Exodus 20:12 ), App-92 . Note the Figure of speech Anacoenosis ( App-6 ). An appeal to opponents as having a common interest. Compare Isaiah 5:4 .Luke 11:19 . Acts 4:19 . 1Co 4:21 ; 1 Corinthians 10:15 ; 1 Corinthians 11:13 , 1 Corinthians 11:14 Galatians 1:4 , Galatians 1:21 . master. The Hebrew accents place the chief pause here, where the statement ends on which the appeal is based. if then, &c. These two appeals are marked off by minor accents My name: which

Matthew 10:10 — scrip = that which is written: then a small wallet that holds such a writing. Greek. pera. Only here, Mark 6:8 . Luke 9:3 ; Luke 10:4 , and Luke 22:35 , Luke 22:36 . Not a "purse", because no money: not a "bread bag" because no bread (Luke 9:4 . Deissmann quotes an Inscription at Kefr-Hauar, in Syria, in which a slave of a temple, "sent by the lady" on a begging expedition,

Matthew 16:28 — Verily. See note on Matthew 5:18 . be = are. some = some of those. till. The particle an, with the Subjunctive Mood, gives this a hypothetical force. Compare the four "tills" (Matthew 10:23 ; Matthew 16:28 ; Matthew 23:39 ; Matthew 24:34 ; Matthew 26:29 ). see = may have seen. App-133 . See notes on " an " above and below. Greek. eidon. App-133 . coming, &c. The promise of this coming was definitely repeated later, in Acts 3:19-26

Mark 10:46 — Jericho. This is the second mention in N.T. Compare Matthew 20:20 , the first. Over 100,000 inhabitants (according to Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus, 368-403. Works vol. i. 702). as He went out = as He was going out. The three c ases of healing here were : (1) as He drew near (Luke 18:35 ); (2) "as He was going out"; and (3) after He had left "two" (not beggars) who sat by the wayside. See App-152

Mark 6:8 — Divine supplement. in. Greek. eis . App-104 . Not the same as in verses: Mark 6:2 , Mark 6:4 , Mark 6:11 , Mark 2:25 , Mark 2:27 , Mar 2:29 , Mar 2:47 , Mar 2:48 , Mar 2:55 , Mar 2:56 . purse = belt or girdle. Occurs only here, and in Matthew 3:4 ; Matthew 10:9 . Matthew 1:6 ; Matthew 6:8 . Acts 21:1 Acts 21:1 .Revelation 1:13 ; Revelation 15:6 .

Luke 12:49 — I am come = Icame, &c. send. Greek. ballo. In fourteen out of the eighteen occurrences in Luke, rendered "cast". See verses: Luk 28:88 . fire . See Joel 2:30 , &c. Had the nation received Him, all that the prophets had spoken would have been fulfilled. So would it have been had Peter's proclamation been received (Acts 5:18-26 ). See note on Luke 12:51 . on = into. Greek. eis. App-104 . But all the

Luke 12:58 — . hale = haul. Anglo-Saxon holian. Occurs only here in N.T. officer = tax-gatherer:i.e. the adversary of the first clause. Greek. praktor = doer, or executive officer. Thus used in the Papyri. Occurs only here in N.T.; once in LXX, Isaiah 3:12 . He was the one who could cast a defaulter into prison.

Luke 17:1 — Then said He, &c. verses: Luke 17:1-2 contain matter which had been spoken by the Lord on a former occasion (Matthew 18:6 , Matthew 18:7 . Mark 9:42 ) and repeated here with a variation of certain words; verses: Luke 17:3 , Luke 17:4 also had been spoken before, and recorded in Matthew 18:21 , Matthew 18:22 (but not in Mark). The passage here is therefore not "out of its context", but is repeated with special reference to Luke 16:14-30 . See App-97 . unto . Greek.

Acts 27:12 — Same as "launch", Acts 27:2 . by any means = at least. attain . Greek. katantao . See Acts 16:1 . Phenice . Now Lutro. At the western end of the island. winter . Greek. paracheimazo. Only here, Acts 28:11 . 1 Corinthians 16:6 . Titus 3:12 . and lieth = looking. Greek. blepo. App-133 . toward = down. Greek. kata . south west = south-west wind. Greek. lips . Only here. north west = north-west wind. Greek. choros. Only here. The meaning is that the harbour looked in the

Romans 8:15 — have . Omit. the = a. spirit . App-101 . bondage . App-190 . adoption = sonship. Greek. huiothesia. Occurs here, Romans 8:23 ; Romans 9:4 .Galatians 1:4 , Galatians 1:5 .Ephesians 1:5 . An "adopted" child may partake of all the privileges of the family, yet it is not begotten and born in the family. But the subjects of this verse are begotten of the Spirit (John 3:6 ) and

1 Corinthians 16:11 — Let no man = Let not (Greek. me . App-105 ) any one (Greek. tis. App-123 ) despise . Greek. exoutheneo. See Acts 4:11 . Compare 1 Timothy 4:12 . conduct . . . forth . Greek. propempo, as in 1 Corinthians 16:6 . look for . Greek. ekdechomai. See 1 Corinthians 11:33 .Hebrews 10:13 ; Hebrews 11:10 . 1 Peter 3:20

2 Corinthians 12:20 — Greek. me pos. would = wish. Greek. thelo. App-102 . debates . Greek. eris, strife. See Romans 1:29 . envyings = jealousies. Greek. zelos. See Acts 5:17 . wraths . Greek. thumos. Occurs eighteen times. Transl, "wrath except Romans 2:3 (indignation), and Revelation 16:19 ; Revelation 19:15 (fierceness). strifes . Greek. eritheia. Occurs seven times. Translated "strife", except Romans 2:8 , Philippians 1:1 , Philippians 1:16 (contention). backbitinge . Greek. katalalia, speaking

Ephesians 1:18 — understanding = mind. Compare Matthew 22:37 ; &c. Greek. dianoia, but the texts read kardia, heart. being = having been. that . Greek. eis . See Ephesians 1:12 . know . App-132 . the hope of His calling . i.e. to the sonship, Ephesians 1:4-5 ; our acceptance as sons in the "Beloved"

Hebrews 11:37 — stoned . 1 Kings 21:13 (Naboth). 2 Chronicles 24:20 , 2 Chronicles 24:21 (Zechariah). Jeremiah after the scene in Pathros ( Hebrews 44 ), according to the Gemara. sawn asunder . Greek. pri z o . Only here. This was the death of Isaiah during the Manassean persecution

Revelation 11:8 — 22:2 . the great city. See Jeremiah 22:8 . Jerusalem will have been rebuilt only to be again destroyed. See Isaiah 25:2-9 . spiritually. See 1 Corinthians 2:14 . Sodom and Egypt. Compare Isaiah 1:9 , Isaiah 1:10 . Ezekiel 16:46 , Ezekiel 16:53 ; Ezekiel 23:3 , Ezekiel 23:8 , Ezekiel 23:19 , Ezekiel 23:27 . See Psalms 9:9 ; Psalms 10:1 . our. The texts read "their", The Holy Spirit thus points to the city in the plainest way. crucified. Only here in Rev.