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Genesis 45:16 — 16.And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house. What Moses now relates, was prior in the order of events. For before Joseph sent for his father, the report of the coming of his brethren had reached the palace. And Joseph would not have promised
Exodus 25:3 — sacred offerings not less than gold, purple, and precious stones. Again, by the varied and manifold contributions, He would shew, as in a glass, that a variety of gifts are necessary to the building of the spiritual temple, as Paul sets forth in Romans 12:0 and 1 Corinthians 12:0 The liberality of the rich was indeed more splendid; but, as they did not scruple to mix their gold and silver, blue, purple, and precious stones, with brass, iron, and other common materials, so also, now-a-days, those who
Exodus 38:22 — shekel, which was half a shekel of the sanctuary, was imposed on every head, as we (304) have already seen. Moses now shews that this entire sum was collected and paid without fraud, and so applied as that none should be lost. (304) See on Exodus 30:12, vol. 1, p. 482.
Psalms 141:1 — 1.O Jehovah! I have cried unto thee. From such an exordium and manner of praying, it is evident that David was laboring under no small trial, as he repeats his requests, and insists upon receiving help. Without venturing to say anything definite upon
Isaiah 37:22 — the defencelessness of a wretched people, as if the aid of heaven had been of no avail. Thus he censures the blindness of Sennacherib, in disregarding God and haughtily despising an afflicted Church. Cities are frequently called daughters. (Psalms 9:14.) Sometimes also, as we have formerly seen, delicate cities are called virgins. (Isaiah 1:8.) But here he intended to express the weakness of the city of Jerusalem, because she was like an orphan and destitute virgin, who was insulted by this base
Lamentations 3:45 — They say here that they were exposed to reproach, so as to become, as it were, the sweepings of the world. Some render סחי, sachi, “refuse;” some by other words; and some “filth:” But the word properly means sweepings or scraping’s, called by the Greeks περιψήματα. Paul says,
Numbers 28:1 — 1.And the Lord spake unto Moses. Moses, being about to speak again of the “continual” sacrifice, premises in general that the people should diligently follow in their offerings whatever God has enjoined; for by the word “observe,”
Matthew 12:42 — 42.The queen of the south. As Ethiopia lies in a southerly direction from Judea, I willingly concur with Josephus and other writers, who assert that she was the queen of Ethiopia. In sacred history she is called the queen of Sheba, (2 Chronicles 9:1.) We must not suppose this Sheba to be the country of Saba, which rather lay toward the east, but a town situated in Meroe, an island on the Nile, which was the metropolis of the kingdom. Here, too, we must attend to the points of contrast. A woman
Deuteronomy 9:17 — 17.And I took the two tables, and cast them out Moses here accuses himself of no transgression; he does not, therefore, give us to understand that he was urged to break the tables by the impetuosity of excessive anger; but rather he again repeats what
Mark 1:45 — Mark 1:45.So that Jesus could no longer enter openly into cities Hence we learn the reason why Christ did not wish the miracle to be so soon made known. It was that he might have more abundant opportunity and freedom for teaching. Not that his enemies rose
Mark 7:36 — for. Yet what they unwisely attempted to do, was made by Christ to promote his own glory; for not only was the miracle made known, but the whole of that district, in despising the Author of heavenly gifts, was rendered inexcusable. (424) Harmony, vol. 1. p. 374.
Luke 6:1 — Luke 6:1.On the second-first Sabbath It is beyond all question that this Sabbath belonged to some one of the festival-days which the Law enjoined to be observed once every year. Some have thought that there were two festival-days in immediate succession; but
John 10:7 — that he is the door The amount of what is stated is, that the principal point of all spiritual doctrine, on which souls are fed, consists in Christ. Hence also Paul, one of the shepherds, says: I reckon nothing to be worth knowing but Jesus Christ,(1 Corinthians 2:2.) And this mode of expression conveys the same meaning as if Christ had testified that to him alone we must all be gathered together. Therefore, he invokes and exhorts all who desire salvation to come to him. By these words, he means
John 4:26 — тобой, являюсь Мессией Сыном Божиим, – Христос именем Мессии как бы запечатлевает Свое евангельское учение. Ведь отсюда явствует, что Он помазан Отцом, и в Нем пребывает Дух Божий, дабы возвестить нам грядущее спасение. Об этом свидетельствует Исаия в 61:1.
John 5:34 — Не от человека принимаю Я свидетельство. Но ведь Бог не напрасно избрал Иоанна Своим свидетелем. И в другом месте Христос говорит, что свидетелями Ему будут ученики (Acts 1:8). Отвечаю: Христос пользуется свидетельством Иоанна не потому, что в нем нуждается, но постольку, поскольку мы можем почерпнуть из него некоторую уверенность. Люди свидетельствуют друг о друге, потому что не могут без этого обойтись. Но положение
John 6:36 — признали Господним Мессией, говорит об их крайнем нечестии. Верно, что люди никогда не воюют с Богом осознанно, то есть понимая, что враждуют именно с Ним. Посему Павел и говорит: они никогда не распяли бы Господа славы, если бы признали Его таковым (1 Corinthians 2:8). Однако о неверующих, добровольно слепнущих в присутствии света, заслуженно говорится, что они тут же забывают видимое, поелику сатана затмил их разум. Бесспорно то, что слово «видели» относится не к телесному зрению, но скорее к добровольной
Acts 7:50 — followeth that his true worship is not contained in ceremonies. For he desireth none of all these things which we offer unto him, for his own sake, but only that he may exercise us in the study of godliness; which argument is handled more at large, Psalms 1:0. For although this be a shameful foolishness to go about to feed God with sacrifices, yet unless hypocrites were drowned in the same, they would make no such account of toys, because all that is unsavory before God which dissenteth from the spiritual
Romans 15:27 — римлян. Ибо коринфяне и македоняне не были большими должниками иудеев, чем римляне. Апостол говорит и о причине сего долга, состоящей в том, что Евангелие пришло к ним от иудеев. Апостол доказывает здесь от большего к меньшему. Как и в другом месте (1 Corinthians 9:11) он говорит: тем, кто за духовное получает плотское, которое значительно менее ценно, чем духовное, это воздаяние не должно казаться чрезмерным. Этим он показывает цену Евангелия, уплатить которую надо не только самим служителям, но
Ephesians 5:9 — святой и благочестивой жизни. Желая же в одной фразе объять все, он отсылает их к воле Божией и как бы говорит: кто хочет жить правильно, без опасности заблуждения, пусть покорится Богу и правилом для себя считает Его волю. Ведь, как учит Павел в Romans 12:1, поклонение Богу лишь тогда разумно, когда живут только по Его заповедям. Согласно сказанному: послушание лучше жертвы. Удивительно, что во многих греческих кодексах встречается слово «Дух», хотя больше подходит говорить о сынах света. Однако это
1 Thessalonians 4:14 — Ибо если мы веруем. За аксиому веры апостол принимает следующее: Христос воскрес из мертвых для того, чтобы мы стали участниками Его воскресения. Отсюда он выводит: мы будем жить вместе с Ним вечно. А это учение (как было сказано в 1 Corinthians 15:13) в свою очередь зависит от другого принципа: Христос умер и воскрес не для Себя, но для нас. Посему сомневающиеся в воскресении тяжко оскорбляют Христа, больше того, неким образом низвергают Его с неба. Подобно сказанному в Romans
 
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