Bible Commentaries

Genesis 3:8 — manifestó Dios; pero Moisés habría empleado incorrectamente el aire de la tarde como el del día. Otros toman la palabra para describir la parte o región del sur; y ciertamente רוח (ruach) a veces entre los hebreos significa una u otra región del mundo (183). Otros piensan que se especifica el momento como el menos expuesto a los terrores, ya que en la luz clara hay una mayor seguridad; y así, conciben, se cumple lo que la Escritura declara, que aquellos que tienen conciencias acusadoras están siempre

Exodus 20:13 — ira se considera asesinato; sí, en la medida en que penetra hasta los sentimientos más secretos, mantiene incluso el odio oculto como asesinato; porque entonces debemos entender las palabras de Juan: "Quien odia a su hermano es un asesino" ( 1 Juan 3:15), es decir, el odio concebido en el corazón es suficiente para su condena, aunque puede que no aparezca abiertamente.

Exodus 28:4 — Him, He esteems us above all the wealth and splendor of the world. As to the Urim and Thummim, it appears probable to me that they were two conspicuous marks on the breastplate, corresponding to these names; for the supposition of some of the Jews, (163) that the ineffable name of God was placed beneath its texture, is not free from foolish and dangerous superstition. I pass over other fancies, which are equally frivolous; nor am I anxious to know what was the form of either of them; the fact itself

Psalms 74:13 — 13.Thou hast divided the sea by thy power. The prophet now collects together certain kinds of deliverances highly worthy of remembrance; all of them, however, belonging to the first deliverance by which God emancipated his people from the tyranny of Egypt.

Isaiah 39:8 — they were ready to obey God, they would listen to him when he spoke by his prophets, not less than when he thundered from heaven. I admit that we ought to distinguish between true and false prophets, between “the voice of the shepherd (John 10:3) and the voice of the stranger;” but we must not reject all without distinction, if we do not wish to reject God himself; and we ought to listen to them, not only when they exhort or reprove, but also when they condemn, and when they threaten,

Isaiah 42:1 — manner as to lay the whole charge upon him, as masters commonly do to their faithful servants; and it is a proof of extraordinary fidelity, that God the Father will deliver all things to him, and will put into his hand his own power and authority. (John 13:3.) Yet I do not object to the active signification, “I will raise him up,” or, “I will exalt him,” or, “I will support him in his rank;” for what immediately follows, I will put my Spirit in him, is a repetition

Isaiah 43:10 — prophets, whom the Lord chose for the purpose of maintaining his truth; and yet, in making use of the singular number, there can be no doubt that he looked chiefly to Christ, in whom all the prophecies are contained and accomplished. (John 1:45; Acts 3:24, and 10:43; Romans 1:2; Hebrews 1:1.) It is also certain that by him chiefly, as the highest witness, all men are convinced. Yet we ought to observe God’s design, which I formerly mentioned, to call the Jews to be witnesses, that he might accuse

Isaiah 9:7 — the message to the virgin; and he gave the true exposition of this passage, for it cannot be understood to refer to any other than to Christ. He shall reign, says he, over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (Luke 1:33.) We see that the mightiest governments of this world, as if they had been built on a slippery foundation, (Psalms 73:18,) are unexpectedly overturned and suddenly fall. How fickle and changeable all the kingdoms under heaven are, we learn from history

Jeremiah 31:20 — they could, the favor of adoption: for by the word son, he refers to that special favor, the covenant which he had made with the seed of Abraham. In the first place, he calls him a son, בן, ben, and then a child, ילד, ilad, which refers to his birth: but by these two names, God here intimates that they were to him a peculiar people, as he everywhere calls those his sons who were the descendants of Abraham; for circumcision was to them a symbol and pledge of the

Jeremiah 5:31 — Thus, then, at this day, the lower orders, the multitude, seek to cast off every blame from themselves. But the Prophet says here, that the people loved to have things so. And, doubtless, we shall find that to be ever true which is said in Deuteronomy 13:3, that when false prophets come, it is for the purpose of trying God’s people, whether they from the heart love God. It is then his object to try our religion, whenever he gives loose reins to impostors and false prophets: for every one who truly

Zechariah 4:10 — gente, a la que se le acusa de entretener este sentimiento equivocado; porque todos fueron abatidos en sus mentes, porque pensaron que el trabajo comenzado sería un deporte para los impíos, y que no llegaría a nada, según lo que leemos en Nehemías 3:12, que los viejos lloraron , de modo que casi todos arrojaron sus herramientas y dejaron el edificio del templo. Por lo tanto, vemos que no pocos despreciaron los pequeños comienzos, y que las mentes de todas las personas estaban abatidas, porque pensaban

Malachi overview — made with their fathers, so that the Redeemer would at length come. — This is the substance of the whole: I come now to the words. — (201) “It is probable that he was contemporary with Nehemiah. Compare Malachi 2:11 with Nehemiah 13:23; and Malachi 3:8, with Nehemiah 13:10.”—Newcome. He must then be several years after Zechariah, who began his Prophecy in the second year of Darius Hystaspes, about sixteen years after the first return from captivity, and Nehemiah returned

Matthew 6:9 — Matthew 6:9Do ye therefore pray thus Instead of this Luke says, when ye pray, say: though Christ does not enjoin his people to pray in a prepared form of words, (431) but only points out what ought to be the object of all our wishes and prayers. He embraces, therefore, in six petitions what we are at liberty to ask from God. Nothing is more advantageous to us than such instruction. Though this is the most important

John 1:1 — 1. Al principio era el Discurso. En esta introducción, afirma la Divinidad eterna de Cristo, para informarnos que él es el Dios eterno, que se manifestó en la carne, ( 1 Timoteo 3:16.) El diseño es, para mostrar que tiene ha sido necesario que la restauración de la humanidad sea realizada por el Hijo de Dios, ya que por su poder todas las cosas fueron creadas, ya que solo él respira en todas las criaturas vida y energía, para

Acts 13:27 — it was expedient that sins should be laid upon him, that he might make satisfaction for the same; that he should be offered upon the cross, that the shadowish sacrifices of the law might cease; for even the Scripture contained these things, (Isaiah 53:4; Daniel 9:26.) Therefore, the more violently the captains of the people sought to extinguish Christ, they did in very deed prove him to be Christ, and the Lord did wonderfully deceive [frustrate] them, so that their obstinate impiety doth more edify

1 Corinthians 15:27 — the chief power, and, so to speak, the rightful dominion, remain in Christ’s hands. Farther, we know, that Adam lost the right that had been conferred upon him, so that we can no longer call anything our own. For the earth was cursed, (Genesis 3:17,) and everything that it contains; and it is through Christ alone that we recover what has been taken from us. (57) It is with propriety, therefore, that this commendation belongs to Christ personally — that the Father has put all things under

2 Corinthians 12:4 — garden of God, it came from this to be customary among the Greeks to employ the term paradise to denote the heavenly glory, even previously to Christ’s advent, as appears from Ecclesiasticus. (Sirach 40:17.) It is also used in this sense in Luke 23:43, in Christ’s answer to the robber — “To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise, ” that is, “Thou shalt enjoy the presence of God, in the condition and life of the blessed.” Heard unspeakable words By words here

Titus 1:1 — himself to us by means of that truth, so it is alone worthy of the honor of being called “the truth” — a name which is bestowed on it in many parts of Scripture. “And the Spirit will lead you into all truth.” (John 16:13.) “Thy word is the truth.” (John 17:17.) “Who hath bewitched you that ye should not obey the truth?”(Galatians 3:1.) “Having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of the Son of God.” (Colossians 1:5.) “He

Hebrews 12:12 — the discipline of the cross, this doctrine ought to put new vigor in all your members, so that you may be ready and prompt, both with your hands and feet, to follow the call of God.” Moreover, he seems to allude to a passage in Isaiah, (Isaiah 35:3;) and there the Prophet commands godly teachers to strengthen trembling knees and weak hands by giving them the hope of favor; but the Apostle bids all the faithful to do this; for since this is the benefit of the consolation which God offers to

1 Peter 1:21 — speak in this manner; for it belongs to faith to penetrate into heaven, that it may find the Father there: how could it do so, except it had Christ as a leader? “By him,” says Paul, “we have confidence of access.”(Ephesians 3:12.) It is said also, in Hebrews 4:16, that relying on our high priest, we can come with confidence to the throne of grace. Hope is the anchor of the soul, which enter into the inner part of the sanctuary; but not without Christ going before. (Hebrews