Bible Commentaries

1 Chronicles 22:5 — PREPARATION FOR THE LORD’S HOUSE ‘David prepared abundantly for it before his death.’ 1 Chronicles 22:5 I. The great distinction of David’s work of preparation for the Temple is its unselfishness.—David did not think of the Temple as having to be built either for his own glory or Solomon’s glory, but for the glory of God. If it was to

Esther 1:1-3 — it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus … that in those days … Esther arose, and stood before the king, and said, … how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?’ Esther 1:1-3; Esther 8:4-6 I. Let us observe the outward stage of these events.—In the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, the Persian court forms, as it were, the background of all the transactions of the history. Cyrus, Darius, Artaxerxes, figure as the deliverers

Esther 8:4-6 — it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus … that in those days … Esther arose, and stood before the king, and said, … how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?’ Esther 1:1-3; Esther 8:4-6 I. Let us observe the outward stage of these events.—In the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, the Persian court forms, as it were, the background of all the transactions of the history. Cyrus, Darius, Artaxerxes, figure as the deliverers

Psalms 139:1-2 — THE INDWELLING GOD ‘O Lord, Thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off.’ Psalms 139:1-2 ‘Our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.’ 1 St. John 1:3 What do you mean by God? On a man’s answer to that question depends ultimately all his thinking about the world and all his living within it. We cannot escape from

Psalms 139:1-24 — EL DIOS QUE VIVE 'Oh Señor, me has examinado y me has conocido. Tú conoces mi caída y mi levantamiento, Tú comprendes mi pensamiento de lejos '. Salmo 139:1 'Nuestra comunión es con el Padre y con Su Hijo Jesucristo'. 1 San Juan 1:3 ¿Qué quieres decir con Dios? De la respuesta de un hombre a esa pregunta depende, en última instancia, todo su pensamiento sobre el mundo y todo su vivir dentro de él.

Psalms 76:9 — again made His name glorious in His chosen dwelling-place in Jerusalem, by the annihilalation of the forces of the enemy, which before His rebuke sank down into the sleep of death ( Psalms 76:2-7). II. From this the inference is drawn ( Psalms 76:8-10 ) that God, in the terribleness of His wrath, is irresistible when He arises to judgment for the deliverance of His suffering ones. III. To this, after presenting God’s truthfulness in support of this declaration, the Psalmist adds an exhortation

Daniel 1:1-21 — UN NIÑO HÉROE 'Daniel se propuso en su corazón.' Daniel 1:8 Dejemos que los jóvenes tomen nota del ejemplo de Daniel. Fue porque de niño podía actuar con tanto coraje y fe que llegó a ser uno de los personajes más nobles de las Escrituras. I. La tentación de Daniel. —Él y sus compañeros fueron elegidos, entre

Daniel 1:8 — A BOY HERO ‘Daniel purposed in his heart.’ Daniel 1:8 Let young people take note of Daniel’s example. It was because as a boy he could act with such courage and faith that he grew to be one of the noblest of Scripture characters. I. Daniel’s temptation.—He and his companions were chosen, among others,

Malachi 2:1 — A CORRUPT PRIESTHOOD ‘O ye priests!’ Malachi 2:1 I. In contrast with the disgraceful traits which the prophet had described as characteristic of the priesthood, he proceeds to paint with a few bold touches the noble priest whose burning zeal for God’s honour averted His wrath from the people, and

Mark 1:3 — THE VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS ‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness.’ Mark 1:3 In dealing with the character and work of John the Baptist as the forerunner of our Lord’s first coming, it may be pointed out that neither the man himself, nor his work, and the effects it produced, are, perhaps, sufficiently regarded. Archbishop

Mark 1:3 — LA VOZ EN EL DESIERTO 'La voz del que clama en el desierto'. Marco 1:3 Al tratar con el carácter y la obra de Juan el Bautista como precursor de la primera venida de nuestro Señor, se puede señalar que ni el hombre mismo, ni su obra, y los efectos que produjo, son, quizás, suficientemente considerados. El arzobispo Trench,

John 13:13 — THE CALL TO SERVICE ‘Ye call Me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.’ John 13:13 The underlying foundation for every call to a definite step in the Christian life must be the plain teaching of our Lord Himself. I. If we ask what Christ saves men for, we find it summed up in a sentence thus: That we ‘might serve Him without

John 13:13 — LA LLAMADA AL SERVICIO 'Vosotros me llamáis Maestro y Señor: y decís bien; porque así soy. Juan 13:13 El fundamento subyacente de cada llamado a dar un paso definido en la vida cristiana debe ser la clara enseñanza de nuestro Señor mismo. I.Si preguntamos para qué salva Cristo a los hombres , lo encontramos resumido en una frase así: Para que 'le

Colossians 2:19 — CHRIST THE HEAD ‘And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.’ Colossians 2:19 This chapter contains a series of warnings together with the conditions of deliverance; Colossians 2:19 shews the danger of not holding the Head. Christ is to His people what the Father is to the Son. In 1 Corinthians 11:3 we read that the head of

Colossians 2:19 — CRISTO LA CABEZA "Y no sosteniendo la Cabeza, de la cual todo el cuerpo por articulaciones y ligaduras que se alimentan y se entrelazan, aumenta con el crecimiento de Dios". Colosenses 2:19 Este capítulo contiene una serie de advertencias junto con las condiciones de liberación; Colosenses 2:19 muestra el peligro de no sujetar la cabeza. Cristo es para su pueblo lo que el Padre es para el Hijo. En 1 Corintios 11:3 leemos que la cabeza

1 Samuel 23:12 — ‘IN PERILS AMONG FALSE BRETHREN’ ‘They will deliver thee up.… God delivered him not into Saul’s hand.’ 1 Samuel 23:12; 1 Samuel 23:14 I. Base ingratitude.—The treachery of the people of Keilah was like that of Judas. David had risked his life to save the town from the Philistines. Notwithstanding the danger he was already in from Saul, and against the

1 Samuel 23:12 — 'EN PELIGROS ENTRE FALSOS HERMANOS' 'Ellos te entregarán ... Dios no lo entregó en manos de Saúl'. 1 Samuel 23:12 ; 1 Samuel 23:14 I. Base ingratitud. —La traición del pueblo de Keilah fue como la de Judas. David había arriesgado su vida para salvar la ciudad de los filisteos. A pesar del peligro que ya corría por parte de Saúl, y contra la ferviente

1 Samuel 23:14 — ‘IN PERILS AMONG FALSE BRETHREN’ ‘They will deliver thee up.… God delivered him not into Saul’s hand.’ 1 Samuel 23:12; 1 Samuel 23:14 I. Base ingratitude.—The treachery of the people of Keilah was like that of Judas. David had risked his life to save the town from the Philistines. Notwithstanding the danger he was already in from Saul, and against the

1 Samuel 23:14 — 'EN PELIGROS ENTRE FALSOS HERMANOS' 'Ellos te entregarán ... Dios no lo entregó en manos de Saúl'. 1 Samuel 23:12 ; 1 Samuel 23:14 I. Base ingratitud. —La traición del pueblo de Keilah fue como la de Judas. David había arriesgado su vida para salvar la ciudad de los filisteos. A pesar del peligro que ya corría por parte de Saúl, y contra la ferviente

2 Samuel 9:1-13 — BONDAD PARA VIVIR POR LOS MUERTOS Amabilidad por el amor de Jonathan. 2 Samuel 9:1 I. Nunca debemos olvidar a aquellos que han sido amables con nosotros. —Incluso si las personas se han ido más allá de nuestro alcance, debemos recordar la bondad. Tales recuerdos mantienen nuestros corazones calientes en el frío invierno de este mundo.