Bible Commentaries

Genesis 10:1 — 1. Estas son las generaciones. Si alguien desea examinar más detenidamente las genealogías relatadas por Moisés en este y el siguiente capítulo, no condeno su diligencia. (306) Algunos intérpretes han aplicado su diligencia y estudio a este punto con

Genesis 4:23 — mención: “Vosotros, esposas de Lamech, escuchen mi voz, Y escucha mi discurso; Maté a un hombre que me hirió, Un joven que me hirió de golpe Si Caín será vengado siete veces, Entonces Lamec setenta veces siete. Poesía de Caunter del Pentateuco, vol. 1, p. 81. Caunter elogia la traducción del obispo Lowth por haberse librado de la conjunción copulativa en la cuarta línea. Esto, sin embargo, es un error al que lo ha llevado a leer Lowth no en el original, sino en la traducción del Dr. Gregory. Un

Exodus 25:8 — was a more express image of His glory in the Ark of the Covenant; because the Law, whereby God bound the people to Himself, was there deposited. The material was shittim-wood, covered or overlaid with plates of gold. As to the species of the tree, (121) not even the Hebrews are agreed among themselves, although we may conjecture that it was beautiful and costly; yet God would have gold over its whole surface, and even shining on its staves, that the dignity of the Law might be enhanced But here

Jeremiah 17:16 — obtruded himself, the Jews might have justly contended with him, and might have done so with impunity; but as he had waited for the call of God, they had no ground to contend with him, and by opposing the servant of God, they discovered their own impiety. (183) Jeremiah prescribes here a law for all prophets and teachers, and that is, that they are not to aspire to this office as many do, who, as we have already said, are guided by ambition. He then alone is to be deemed a lawful minister and prophet of

Jeremiah 9:24 — Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise glory, etc (255) By way of concession he calls those wise who were without the fear of God, which yet we know is the beginning of wisdom. (Psalms 111:10; Proverbs 1:7.) But the Prophet speaks according to the common opinion; and the meaning may be thus given, “Let; not him who seenas wise to himself glory in his own wisdom:” and so the other words may be understood. It is then added,

Jeremiah 9:24 — Así dice Jehová: No permitas que el sabio se gloríe, etc. (255) A modo de concesión, llama a los sabios que estaban sin el temor de Dios, lo cual aún sabemos. Es el comienzo de la sabiduría. (Salmo 111:10; Proverbios 1:7.) Pero el Profeta habla de acuerdo con la opinión común; y así se puede dar el significado: "Let; no el que vio como sabio para sí mismo gloria en su propia sabiduría: "y así se pueden entender las otras palabras. Luego se agrega,

Ezekiel 16:63 — On the other hand, we cannot be otherwise truly humble before God, unless we judge ourselves, as I have said. If we desire, therefore, our sins to be blotted out before God, and to be buried in the depths of the sea, as another Prophet says, (Micah 7:19,) we must recall them often and constantly to our remembrance: for when they are kept before our eyes we then flee seriously to God for mercy, and are properly prepared by humility and fear. The Prophet adds also, that you may be ashamed: for it is

Ezekiel 3:18 — condemn or absolve at his own discretion. When, therefore, God sends forth his servants, he does not resign that power, for still the supreme authority remains with himself: because there is one lawgiver, as James says, who can save and destroy. (James 4:12; Ezekiel 13:19.) And elsewhere Ezekiel reproves the false prophets, because they keep alive the souls which were dying, and slay the souls not devoted to death. For we know that proud men always tyrannize over the conscience when they take upon themselves

Ezekiel 3:18 — condenar o absolver a su propia discreción. Por lo tanto, cuando Dios envía a sus siervos, no renuncia a ese poder, ya que la autoridad suprema permanece consigo misma: porque hay un legislador, como dice James, que puede salvar y destruir. ( Santiago 4:12; Ezequiel 13:19.) Y en otros lugares Ezequiel reprende a los falsos profetas, porque mantienen vivas las almas que estaban muriendo y matan a las almas que no estaban dedicadas a la muerte. Porque sabemos que los hombres orgullosos siempre tiranizan

Habakkuk 2:1 — We have seen in the first chapter Habakkuk 1:2 that the Prophet said in the name of all the faithful. It was indeed a hard struggle, when all things were in a perplexed state and no outlet appeared. The faithful might have thought that all things happened by chance, that there was no divine providence;

Zephaniah 2:3 — chastised the good and the bad, the whole people, from the least to the greatest; they had all been laid prostrate by many evils, yet the same ferocity remained, as God complains in Isaiah, that he labored in vain in punishing that refractory nation. Isaiah 1:5 But we are here taught that though ministers of the word may think that they spend their labor to no purpose, while they sing to the deaf, as the proverb is, they ought not yet to depart from the course of their vocation; for there will ever be some

Zephaniah 3:6 — thus recalled to himself, except that they were of a disposition wholly desperate and irreclaimable? We now then see why the Prophet enlarges on the punishments which, having been inflicted on the nations, ought to have been considered by the Jews. (111) He now subjoins the object which God had in view, I said, Surely thou wilt fear me. Here God assumes the character of man, as he does often elsewhere: for he does not wait for what is future, as though he was doubtful; but all things, as we know,

Haggai 2:6 — desesperes, aunque la grandeza del Templo todavía no parece ser tan grande como la has concebido; pero, por el contrario, deja que tus mentes pasen a esa restauración que aún está muy lejos. Hasta ahora es pequeño; y moveré los cielos y la tierra. ” (146) En una palabra, Dios aquí les ordena que ejerzan paciencia, hasta que él presente el poder inefable de su mano para restaurar completamente su Iglesia; y esto es lo que se entiende por la sacudida del cielo y la tierra. Pero este es un pasaje notable.

Matthew 23:37 — reason he had for indignation, that Jerusalem, which God had chosen to be his sacred, and — as we might say — heavenly abode, not only had shown itself to be unworthy of so great an honor, but, as if it had been a den of robbers, (Jeremiah 7:11,) had been long accustomed to suck the blood of the prophets. Christ therefore utters a pathetic exclamation at a sight so monstrous, as that the holy city of God should have arrived at such a pitch of madness, that it had long endeavored to extinguish

Deuteronomy 13:1 — que no vacilen, sino que persistan constantemente en la verdad que se les entrega. Porque verdaderamente Isaías declara respetar la Ley, que en ella no se ha dicho en vano a la simiente de Jacob, que deben buscar el rostro de Dios. (297) ( Isaías 45:19.) Pero, al buscar a Dios, no sería suficiente enseñar lo que es correcto, a menos que las mentes de los hombres están establecidos en ella; Por lo tanto, es requisito que la religión sea segura y firme, o no se ordenará debidamente. Tampoco hay ninguna

Acts 2:38 — in them no corruption; but they urge nothing else in a manner but reigned trifles, wherewith men are wearied in vain. Wherefore, let us know that this is the true repentance, when a man is renewed in the spirit of his mind, as Paul teacheth, (Romans 12:2.) Neither need we to doubt of this; but that Peter did preach plainly of the force and nature of repentance; but Luke doth only touch the chief points, and doth not reckon up the words of the oration which he made. We must, therefore, know thus much,

1 Corinthians 11:24 — 24.Having given thanks. Paul observes elsewhere, that every gift that we receive from the hand of God is sanctified to us by the word and prayer. (1 Timothy 4:5.) Accordingly, we nowhere read that the Lord tasted bread along with his disciples, but there is mention made of his giving thanks, (John 6:23,) by which example he has assuredly instructed us to do the like. This giving of thanks, however,

Ephesians overview — THE ARGUMENT Ephesus, which is familiarly known in history under a great variety of names, (106) was a very celebrated city of Lesser Asia. The remarkable events connected with the work of God in “forming there a people for himself,” (Isaiah 43:21,) through the labors of Paul, together with the commencement and progress of that church,

Hebrews 1:3 — design of the Apostle; for it was not his object to show what likeness the Father bears to the Son; but, as I have said, his purpose was really to build up our faith, so that we may learn that God is made known to us in no other way than in Christ: (11) for as to the essence of God, so immense is the brightness that it dazzles our eyes, except it shines on us in Christ. It hence follows, that we are blind as to the light of God, until in Christ it beams on us. It is indeed a profitable philosophy

James 5:16 — 16Confess your faults one to another. In some copies the illative particle is given, nor is it unsuitable; for though when not expressed, it must be understood. He had said, that sins were remitted to the sick over whom the elders prayed: he now reminds