Bible Commentaries

Genesis 1:1 — EL PRINCIPIO "En el principio, Dios creó los cielos y la tierra". Génesis 1:1 I. ¿Qué se entiende por creación? El ser que da a lo que antes no era. La expresión "los cielos y la tierra" es la frase más exhaustiva que los hebreos podrían emplear para nombrar el universo, que se considera como un todo doble, que consta de partes

Genesis 15:1 — ABRAM’S VISION ‘The word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision.’ Genesis 15:1 Let us note three lessons in this vision; and I. Increase of knowledge brings increase of sorrow.—When the sun went down, we read, a horror, even a great darkness, fell on Abraham. When he first started for Canaan, he was very ignorant. He only

Genesis 18:2 — THE DIVINE GUEST ‘When he saw them, he ran to meet them.’ Genesis 18:2 Let us draw near and see this great sight. I. First, the Lord Himself becomes the guest of mortal man.—Three men came to the tent, but in the presence of the One, whom Abraham addressed as Lord, the others are hardly noticed. When that mysterious

Exodus 14:13 — THE LORD’S SALVATION ‘Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord.’ Exodus 14:13 I. These words, which to fleshly Israel must have seemed so strange, and which to weak faith echo so strangely still, contain two parts, a duty and a blessing.—They were to ‘stand still,’ and so should they see the salvation of God. And this condition

Exodus 24:18 — WITH GOD FOR FORTY DAYS ‘And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.’ Exodus 24:18 Again the people in the strength of their own resolution promise obedience. How little they knew themselves! Only those who are indwelt and possessed by the Holy Spirit can do what they promise. The covenant into which they entered with God was, however,

2 Kings 2:14 — ELISHA’S SUCCESSION ‘And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? And when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.’ 2 Kings 2:14 Elisha was anxious to make his work in his day and generation to be one of service, and this anxiety showed itself in the petition he presented. The answer which was given by Elijah was that he could have that spirit of fitness if he had another spirit,

2 Kings 8:1 — FAMINE—GOD’S MESSENGER ‘The Lord hath called for a famine.’ 2 Kings 8:1 I. What is the meaning of this expression?—Simply, the Lord hath produced it—ordered it; it is part of His Providence. ‘God said, Let there be light: and there was light.’ A wonderful thing is this we find in the whole Bible—God calling for circumstances

Job 42:1-17 — ahora mis ojos te ven. Por tanto, me aborrezco y me arrepiento en polvo y ceniza. Job 42:5 Hay algunos versículos en el libro de Job que son bastante familiares para todos. Tales como, 'El Señor dio, y el Señor quitó; bendito sea el Nombre del Señor '(1:21). O esto, 'El hombre que nace de mujer es de pocos días y está lleno de problemas. Como flor sale, y se corta; como sombra también huye y no se detiene '(14: 1, 2). O esto: 'Yo sé que mi Redentor vive, y que estará en el postrer día sobre la tierra;

Job 42:5-6 — seeth Thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.’ Job 42:5-6 There are some verses in the book of Job which are familiar enough to us all. Such as, ‘The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the Name of the Lord’ (1:21). Or this, ‘Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not’ (14:1, 2). Or this, ‘I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand

Psalms 11:3 — FOUNDATIONS ‘If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?’ Psalms 11:3 I. Look at true foundations.—(1) God is God, before all things pre-ordaining, revolving within Himself and all things else, as He pleases, the great foundation given to Moses in the bush—‘I am!’ (2) This good God has given us a revelation. We can

Psalms 2:1 — THE IDEAL KING ‘Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?’ Psalms 2:1 This psalm is full of that great national hope of the Jews concerning Him that was to come. The noblest kind of national hope is not simply a great event. It is the ideal of a great character that is to come to them, and then to create great character

Psalms 28:1 — A SILENT GOD ‘Be not silent to me.’ Psalms 28:1 I. The Psalmist used the words of the text in what we may describe as their lowest, their least alarming, sense.—His fears extended only to a temporary, an apparent, silence, to a want of comfort and of happiness, rather than an actual withdrawal of

Psalms 48:8 — only with the eye of faith, the fulfilment of those ancient promises and predictions in the marvellous preservation and enlargement of the Church. IV. Notice one or two reflections as to our own duty in the Church into which we have been baptized.—(1) Take on trust the doctrine of the Church’s life, even if you can only hear of it at present. (2) Abide in the Church. We must not try to stand outside the Church or above it, but where Christ is, in it. (3) Though faith tarry, wait for it. Fullness

Deuteronomy 1:1 — ‘The words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Iordan.’ Deuteronomy 1:1 Deuteronomy being a recapitulation of the law, and in a certain sense a summary of the preceding books, we might expect to find emphasised in it the lessons of these books. And this we do find. I. The Divine election of Israel, so prominent in Genesis,

Deuteronomy 31:14 — DEATH APPROACHING ‘Behold, thy days approach that thou must die.’ Deuteronomy 31:14 I. Those who live chiefly for this world try not to think of death, because they would like nothing better than to live on here for ever. But the shutting of our eyes to the approach of death does not make him turn away from us, and therefore our

Deuteronomy 9:6 — Lord thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.’ Deuteronomy 9:6 I. The address of Moses is very different from the addresses of most captains of armies under similar circumstances. (1) He makes no attempt to underrate the power of the enemies with whom the Israelites had to contend. He begins his address by telling the people that they are that day to pass over Jordan, to go in and possess nations greater and mightier than themselves.

Acts 10:4 — ALMSGIVING ‘Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.’ Acts 10:4 Sermons on almsgiving aim at setting forth the rationale of giving to God; and they are not so frequent as they ought to be, considering the prominence given to the subject in Holy Scripture; because ( a) they are unpopular. People who never forget

Acts 22:1 — ST. PAUL’S DEFENCE ‘Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you., Acts 22:1 We recall the scene on the stairs mentioned in the last chapter. The excited crowd, the crush, so great that the soldiers had to carry St. Paul, the people following, shouting ‘Away with him!’ Lysias, the captain, was perplexed—did not know how to act,

1 Samuel 22:1 — THE CAVE OF ADULLAM ‘David escaped to the cave Adullam.’ 1 Samuel 22:1 So well did David play his part that King Achish is deceived, and dismisses him, humorously remarking to his servants that he has enough mad men around him already, and does not care to increase their number. Thus liberated, David flees

1 Samuel 22:1-23 — LA CUEVA DE ADULLAM David escapó a la cueva de Adullam. 1 Samuel 22:1 David hizo tan bien su papel que el rey Aquis es engañado y lo despide, comentando con humor a sus sirvientes que ya tiene suficientes locos a su alrededor y que no le importa aumentar su número. Así liberado, David huye a la cueva de Adullam,