Bible Commentaries

Genesis 3:6 — lo cual puede ser aceptado. Pero como Moisés simplemente relata que comió el fruto tomado de las manos de su esposa, se ha aceptado comúnmente la opinión de que fue más seducido por los encantos de ella que persuadido por las imposturas de Satanás. (168) Con este propósito se añade la declaración de Pablo: "Adán no fue engañado, sino la mujer"  ( 1 Timoteo 2:14.) Pero Pablo en ese lugar, al enseñar que el origen del mal provenía de la mujer, solo habla de manera comparativa. En realidad, no fue

Psalms 118:25 — people of God, and yet they retained the dignity and honor which belonged to their office, until they were denuded of it. Hence the words of Isaiah, “Who is blind, but my servant; and who is foolish., but he whom I have sent?” Isaiah 42:19 Now, though their intention was to undermine the whole constitution of the Church, yet, as they were divinely called for a different object, he calls them the servants and the sent of God. In our day, also, the Pope and his filthy clergy, who usurp

Psalms 118:25 — antiguos pueblos de Dios, y aun así conservaron la dignidad y el honor que pertenecían a su cargo, hasta que fueron despojados de él. De ahí las palabras de Isaías, “¿Quién es ciego, sino mi criado? ¿Y quién es necio, sino el que yo he enviado? Isaías 42:19 Ahora, aunque su intención era socavar toda la constitución de la Iglesia, sin embargo, como fueron llamados divinamente por un objeto diferente, los llama siervos y enviados de Dios. En nuestros días, también, el Papa y su sucio clero, que usurpan

Isaiah overview — his advice in intricate and difficult matters. In order, therefore, to deprive them of every pretense, and to hinder them from polluting themselves by the abominable practices of the Gentiles, God promises that he will raise up Prophets, (Deuteronomy 18:15,) by whom he will make known his will, and who shall faithfully convey the message which he has entrusted to them; so that in future there will be no reason to complain that they are in want of anything. There is an exchange (ἑτέρωσις)

Jeremiah 18:18 — all his masked bishops can shew any difference in the present day, why we ought not to dread wolves: how so? “There were formerly,” says the Apostle, “false prophets, so also there will be false teachers among you.” (2 Peter 2:1) He shews that at this time no less than formerly we ought to beware of false bishops, of false prophets, and of false teachers, however high their titles may be. When therefore the Papists vainly boast that the Church cannot err, they are justly objects

Ezekiel 1:4 — although this is a shrewd conjecture it has no solidity. Some take the contrary view, and think that four passions are here intended, viz. fear and hope, sorrow and joy. Some think that three faculties of the mind are denoted. For in the soul, τὸ λόγικον, is the seat of reason; θύμικον , that of the passions; ἐπιθυμήτικον , that of the lusts; and

Ezekiel 1:4 — majestad de Dios podría ser para los judíos, dice, vi cuatro criaturas vivientes y cuatro ruedas conectadas por las cuatro criaturas vivientes que él entiende querubines: y no necesitamos ninguna otra explicación, porque él lo explica así. en el capítulo 10., cuando vio a Dios en el templo, las cuatro criaturas vivientes estaban debajo de sus pies, y él dice que son querubines. Ahora debemos ver por qué se enumeran aquí cuatro animales, cuando dos querubines solo abrazaron el Arca del Pacto; y luego,

Ezekiel 11:14 — they could never be collected together again in one body. thus their wrestling with these temptations was a sign of no little piety; and as some of the faithful did not demonstrate their obedience at once, yet because God knows his own, (2 Timothy 2:19,) and watches for their safety, hence he here opposes to all their miseries that protection on which their safety was founded. Because, therefore, they were dispersed through the lands, hence, says he, I will be to them a small sanctuary The third

Ezekiel 11:14 — desesperación, como si nunca pudieran reunirse nuevamente en un solo cuerpo. así, su lucha con estas tentaciones era un signo de no poca piedad; y como algunos de los fieles no demostraron su obediencia de inmediato, porque Dios conoce a los suyos, ( 2 Timoteo 2:19) y vela por su seguridad, por lo tanto, aquí se opone a todas sus miserias, esa protección en la cual Su seguridad fue fundada. Porque, por lo tanto, se dispersaron por las tierras, por lo tanto, dice él, seré para ellos un pequeño santuario Aquí se

Daniel 11:36 — view, but there is no soundness in their conclusion, and we shall perceive this better in the progress of our exposition. We must now discover what king the angel here designates. First of all, I apply it entirely to the Roman Empire, but I do not (185) consider it to begin at the reign of the Caesars, for this would be unsuitable and out of date, as we shall see. By the word “king” I do not think a single person indicated, but an empire, whatever be its government, whether by a senate,

Daniel 11:38 — peculiar; y Dios ha infundido este afecto mutuo en los sexos para hacer que permanezcan unidos mientras retengan cualquier chispa de humanidad. Por lo tanto, se dice que David había amado a Jonathan más allá o superando el amor de las mujeres. ( 2 Samuel 1:26.) No hay ningún error en este acuerdo, de lo contrario, el amor de David hacia Jonathan se vería marcado por la desgracia. Sabemos lo sagrados que eran sus sentimientos hacia él, pero "el amor de la mujer" se usa aquí por excelencia, lo que implica

Hosea 1:2 — supersticiones impías. Deberían haber retenido en sus mentes el recuerdo de este oráculo, Lord El Señor ha elegido el monte Sion, donde ha deseado ser adorado; esto ", dijo," es mi descanso para siempre; aquí habitaré, porque lo he elegido, ’(Salmo 132:13.) Y sabemos que esta predicción no se había repetido una o diez veces, sino cien veces, para que pudiera fijarse más firmemente en los corazones de los hombres. Dado que, entonces, deberían haber tenido esta verdad totalmente impresa en sus corazones,

Hosea 4:15 — his own deceptions. The same also must be said of Bethel: its name was given it, we know, by the holy father Jacob, because God appeared there to him. ‘Terrible,’ he said, ‘is this place; it is the gate of heaven,’ (Genesis 28:17.) He hence called it Bethel, which means the house of God. Since Jacob sacrificed there to God, posterity thought this still allowable: for hypocrites weigh not what God enjoins, but catch only at the Fathers’ examples, and follow as their rule

Micah 3:11 — had proceeded from them; for though all orders were then corrupt, yet the cause and the beginning of all the evils could not have been ascribed to any but to the chief men themselves. And he says, Princes for reward judge, priests teach for reward, (111) the prophets divine for money: as though he had said, that the ecclesiastical as well as the civil government was subject to all kinds of corruptions, for all things were made matters of sale. We know that what the Holy Spirit declares elsewhere

Habakkuk 2:6 — to be the singing of triumph before the victory is no matter of wonder; for our faith, as it is well known, depends not on the judgement of the flesh, nor regards what is openly evident; but it is a vision of hidden things, as it is called in Hebrews 11:1, and the substance of things not seen. As then the firmness of faith is the same, though what it apprehends is remote, and as faith ceases not to see things hidden,—for through the mirror of God’s word it ascends above heaven and earth,

Habakkuk 2:6 — parece ser el canto del triunfo antes de la victoria no es de extrañar; porque nuestra fe, como es bien sabido, no depende del juicio de la carne, ni de lo que es abiertamente evidente; pero es una visión de cosas ocultas, como se llama en Hebreos 11:1, y la sustancia de las cosas que no se ven. Como entonces, la firmeza de la fe es la misma, aunque lo que aprehende es remoto, y como la fe deja de no ver las cosas ocultas, porque a través del espejo de la palabra de Dios asciende por encima del

Zephaniah 1:5 — creada en el trono de Dios mismo. En cuanto al término מלכם, melkom, se puede representar correctamente, su rey; para מלך, melak, como es bien sabido, significa un rey; pero aquí se pone en construcción, מלכם, melkom, su rey; juran por su cuenta, rey (71) El Profeta, dudo que no, alude a la palabra מולך, Molok, que es derivado del verbo reinar: porque aunque esa palabra era comúnmente utilizada por todos como un nombre propio, es cierto que ese falso dios fue llamado así, como si fuera un rey: y el

Zephaniah 3:11 — the Prophet should say, that sins should be covered by oblivion, which the Jews ought indeed to have thought of often and almost at all times, according to what Ezekiel says, ‘Thou wilt then remember thy ways, and be ashamed,’ (Ezekiel 16:61) that is, when God shall be pacified. Ezekiel says, that the fruit of repentance would be, that the faithful, covered with shame, would condemn themselves. Why so? Because the reprobate proceed in their wicked courses, as it were, with closed eyes,

Matthew 4:1 — Matthew 4:1.Then Jesus was led. There were two reasons why Christ withdrew into the wilderness. The first was, that, after a fast of forty days, he might come forth as a new man, or rather a heavenly man, to the discharge of his office. The next was, that he might

Romans 7:15 — 15.For what I do I know not, etc. He now comes to a more particular case, that of a man already regenerated; (221) in whom both the things which he had in view appear more clearly; and these were, — the great discord there is between the Law of