Bible Commentaries

Exodus 1:21 — 21.He made them houses. (23) It is not at all my opinion that this should be expounded as referring to the women, and I am surprised that many interpreters have been grossly mistaken on so dear a point. All are agreed that the pronoun is masculine, and

Psalms 78:9 — by these it is proved that they were reprobates. Since they were a warlike people, it was an evidence of the divine displeasure for them to turn their backs in battle. And it is expressly declared, that they were skillful in shooting with the bow; (317) for it is an additional stigma to represent such as were armed with weapons to wound their enemies at a distance as fleeing through fear. From this, it is the more abundantly manifest that they had incurred the displeasure of God, who not only deprived

Isaiah 14:12 — 12.How art thou fallen from heaven! Isaiah proceeds with the discourse which he had formerly begun as personating the dead, and concludes that the tyrant differs in no respect from other men, though his object was to lead men to believe that he was some

Isaiah 27:11 — 11.When its harvest shall wither. (207) Some think that the Prophet has in his eye the metaphor of a vineyard, which he employed at the beginning of the chapter, and therefore they translate קציר (kātzīr,) branches.

Isaiah 40:9 — commendation which God bestows on his Church, that it may not be without a clear mark of distinction; for an assembly in which the preaching of heavenly doctrine is not heard does not deserve to be reckoned a Church. In this sense also, Paul calls it (1 Timothy 3:15) “the pillar and foundation of the truth;” for although God might have governed us by himself, and without the agency of men, yet he has assigned this office to his Church, and has committed to it the invaluable treasure of

Isaiah 41:27 — 27.The first to Zion. (149) In this verse God states more clearly that he predicts future events to the Jews, in order to encourage them to believe; because if prophecies had not their end and use, it would not in itself be of very great advantage to know future events. God

Isaiah 49:21 — 21.And thou shalt say in thy heart. By these words he declares that the restoration of the Church, of which he now speaks, will be wonderful; and therefore he represents her as wondering and amazed on account of having been restored in a strange and unexpected

Isaiah 52:11 — 11.Depart ye, depart ye. He now exhorts the people to be always ready to set out, and at the same time to bear their misery with patience. As the excessive haste of the people needed to be restrained, so it was also proper to shake off their slothfulness;

Jeremiah 19:3 — proclaim what God commanded. Hear, he says, ye kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. We see how the Prophet did not spare even kings, according to what God had before commanded him, that he should act boldly and shew no respect of persons, (Jeremiah 1:8.) He then faithfully performed his office, as he did not flatter kings, and was not terrified by their dignity and power. But he addressed them first, and then the people, because they who had most grievously sinned, were made rightly to bear the

Jeremiah 8:9 — arrogated to themselves wisdom, and under this pretense rejected all admonitions, and sought to be spared. “This wisdom, “he says, “avails you nothing, for God, as it is said in another place, will take you unawares.” (Isaiah 29:14; 1 Corinthians 1:19.) Ashamed, then, he says, are they; not that they were then ashamed; for be said before, in Jeremiah 6:15, and will state the same presently, that they were so hardened that they could not be made ashamed, nor be made to blush:

Numbers 10:29 — another fault, viz., that, generally speaking, all set their affections on this present life: thus Hobab despises the promise of God, and holds fast to the love of his native land. (7) So De Lyra, S.M., Fagius, Tostatus, the 70, etc. See note on Exodus 2:18, ante, vol. 1, p. 54. (8) “(Comme il adviendra souventes fois que les hommes font des rencheris);” as it will often happen that people want to be pressed to stay. — Fr. (9) “Comme l’isle en laquelle Ulysses estoit ne,

Matthew 24:9 — It was therefore an authentic seal of the gospel, when the apostles advanced without terror to the tribunals of kings, and there made an open profession of the name of Christ. Accordingly, Peter calls himself a witness of the sufferings of Christ, (1 Peter 5:1,) whose badges he wore; and Paul boasts that he was placed for the defense of the gospel, (Philippians 1:17.) This is eminently worthy of attention, that those on whom God bestows so great an honor as to make them defenders of his truth,

Matthew 24:9 — sello auténtico del evangelio, cuando los apóstoles avanzaron sin terror a los tribunales de los reyes, y allí hicieron una profesión abierta del nombre de Cristo. En consecuencia, Peter se llama a sí mismo un testigo de los sufrimientos de Cristo, ( 1 Pedro 5:1,) cuyas insignias llevaba; y Paul se jacta de que él era colocado para la defensa del evangelio, ( Filipenses 1:17 .) Esto es eminentemente digno de atención, que aquellos a quienes Dios otorga un honor tan grande como para hacerlos defensores

Luke 1:15 — 15.For he shall be great He confirms what he said about joy, for John had been selected for a great and extraordinary purpose. These words are not so much intended to extol his eminent virtues as to proclaim his great and glorious office; as Christ, when

Luke 1:15 — 15. Porque él será grandioso Él confirma lo que dijo sobre la alegría, porque Juan había sido seleccionado para un gran y extraordinario propósito. Estas palabras no tienen la intención de ensalzar sus virtudes eminentes, sino de proclamar su gran y

John 19:34 — con su lanza, lo hizo con el propósito de determinar si estaba muerto; pero Dios tenía un objeto superior a la vista, como veremos de inmediato. Fue una invención infantil de los papistas, cuando, de la palabra griega λόγχε, que significa una lanza, (186) ellos fabricó el nombre propio de un hombre, y llamó a este soldado Longinus, y, para dar un aire de plausibilidad a su historia, tontamente alegó que había sido ciego y que, después de haber recibido la vista, se convirtió a la fe. . Así lo han

John 6:11 — 11. Después de haber dado las gracias. Cristo se ha enseñado más de una vez con su ejemplo de que, cada vez que comemos, debemos comenzar con la oración. Para aquellas cosas que Dios ha designado para nuestro uso, como evidencias de su infinita bondad

1 Corinthians 8:7 — todo lo que había presentado anteriormente en nombre de ellos, demostrando que no es suficiente que sepan qué es lo que hacen, si no tienen al mismo tiempo respeto por sus hermanos. Cuando dijo anteriormente: "Sabemos que todos tenemos conocimiento" ( 1 Corintios 8:1), se refirió a aquellos a quienes reprobó por abusar de su libertad. Ahora, por otro lado, los llama a considerar que hay muchas personas débiles e ignorantes asociadas con ellos, a quienes deberían acomodarse. “Tienes, es verdad, un juicio

Galatians 2:2 — 2. Y subí según la revelación. (41) Ahora procede a demostrar su apostolado y su doctrina, no solo por obras, sino también por una revelación divina. Como Dios dirigió ese viaje, que tenía por objeto la confirmación de su doctrina, la doctrina fue confirmada, no solo por la concurrencia

Galatians 2:20 — человеческих чувств. Посему жизнь, которую мы получаем через веру, не видима для человеческих глаз, но внутренне постигается нашей совестью через действенность Святого Духа. Поэтому наша телесная жизнь не мешает нам через веру владеть жизнью небесной. Esther 1:20. Он поместил нас на небесах, и т.д. А также: вы уже сограждане святым и свои Богу (Esther 2:19). Также в Послании к Philippians 3:20: Жительство наше на небесах. У Павла можно найти много подобных свидетельств. В них он утверждает: мы живем в этом