Bible Commentaries

Genesis 15:1 — LA VISIÓN DE ABRAM "La palabra del Señor vino a Abram en una visión". Génesis 15:1 Notemos tres lecciones en esta visión; y I. El aumento del conocimiento trae consigo un aumento del dolor. —Cuando se puso el sol, leemos, un horror, incluso una gran oscuridad, cayó sobre Abraham. Cuando se dirigió a Canaán por primera vez, era

Genesis 18:2 — EL INVITADO DIVINO Cuando los vio, corrió a su encuentro. Génesis 18:2 Acerquémonos y veamos este gran espectáculo. I. Primero, el Señor mismo se convierte en huésped del hombre mortal. —Tres hombres vinieron a la tienda, pero en presencia de Aquel a quien Abraham se dirigió como Señor, los otros apenas se notaron.

Exodus 14:13 — LA SALVACION DEL SEÑOR "Quédense quietos y vean la salvación del Señor". Éxodo 14:13 I. Estas palabras, que al Israel carnal deben haberle parecido tan extrañas, y que a la fe débil resuenan tan extrañamente todavía, contienen dos partes, un deber y una bendición. —Habían de 'quedarse quietos', y así deberían ver la salvación de

Exodus 24:1-18 — CON DIOS POR CUARENTA DÍAS "Y Moisés entró en medio de la nube, y lo subió al monte; y estuvo Moisés en el monte cuarenta días y cuarenta noches". Éxodo 24:18 Una vez más, el pueblo, con la fuerza de su propia resolución, promete obediencia. ¡Qué poco se conocían a sí mismos! Solo aquellos en quienes habita y poseen el Espíritu Santo pueden hacer lo que prometen. Sin embargo, el pacto en el que entraron

Psalms 146:2 — THE PRAISE BOOK OF THE JEWISH CHURCH ‘I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.’ Psalms 146:2 Consider the glory and the use of the Book of Psalms. I. Think, first, of the rareness and preciousness of that unique gift to the Church.—The Hebrew’s characteristic was his religion, and not his literature. The Hebrew race left behind it a trophy

Psalms 56:8 — book?’ Psalms 56:8 I. The human side of life.—It is described under two forms: wandering and tears; and the division, though brief, is very comprehensive. Life has its active part in wanderings, its passive in tears. This description of life is true (1) in its changefulness; (2) in its imperfection; (3) in its growing fatigue. II. We come to the Divine side of life.—This belongs only to the man who can feel, know, and be regulated by it, as the polestar shines for those who take it for their guide.

Psalms 93:1 — THE KINGDOM OF GOD ‘The Lord reigneth.’ Psalms 93:1 Our psalm is the first of several beginning with the words, “The Lord reigneth,” and there must have been a time in the Old Testament when the notion of a reign or kingdom of God was one of the predominant notes of religion. I. Coronation ( Psalms

Deuteronomy 11:11-12 — CANAAN A DIFERENCIA DE EGIPTO 'Pero la tierra a la que van para poseerla, es tierra de picos y valles, y bebe agua de la lluvia del cielo', etc. Deuteronomio 11:11 I. El judío debía entender desde su primera entrada a la tierra de Canaán que su prosperidad dependía completamente de Dios. —Las leyes del tiempo, por las que la lluvia cae del mar, le eran desconocidas. Ahora son casi desconocidos para nosotros.

Deuteronomy 31:14 — LA MUERTE SE ACERCA "He aquí, se acercan tus días en que tienes que morir". Deuteronomio 31:14 I. Aquellos que viven principalmente para este mundo tratan de no pensar en la muerte, porque nada les gustaría más que vivir aquí para siempre. Pero el cerrar los ojos ante la proximidad de la muerte no lo hace apartarse de nosotros, y por lo tanto,

Mark 1:23 — AN ACT OF POWER ‘And there was in their synagogue a men with an unclean spirit.’ Mark 1:23 All unobserved, a poor demoniac had entered the synagogue at Capernaum when our Lord was speaking with authority. Perhaps he came thinking it to be a sanctuary, where for a moment he might be soothed by memories of Sabbath days passed away for ever.

Mark 3:34-35 — blessed ones. There is a wonderful rest in acknowledging the claims of God’s will above all other claims in our lives. There are three ways in which we may do God’s will. I. Pray according to His will.—This is to pray in the spirit of adoption ( Romans 8:15). It was thus Christ prayed, and through Him we have access. It is also to know what to pray for by the Holy Spirit’s guidance ( 2 Chronicles 1:12; 1 Kings 3:11-13). II. Suffer according to His will.—There is a suffering which comes direct from God’s

Luke 22:19 — IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME ‘This do in remembrance of Me.’ Luke 22:19 We may, perhaps, obtain clear views of the nature of this central rite of the Christian Church if we regard it from four standpoints. Let us look upon it as— I. An act of obedience. II. A feast of thanksgiving. III. A service of allegiance. IV.

John 11:43-44 — THE RAISING OF LAZARUS ‘Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth.’ John 11:43-44 I. The sympathy of Jesus. ( a) He was vehemently moved against the havoc wrought by sin in the world, and the necessity of submitting to the presence of the prying Jews. ( b) He shed quiet tears for Martha and Mary, showing His feeling for

John 15:5 — APART FROM THE VINE ‘Without Me ye can do nothing.’ John 15:5 These are the words of our Lord Himself about Himself. They might be more accurately translated thus—‘Apart from Me ye can do nothing’—the idea being not merely that the help of Jesus is required in order that we may have spiritual life and bear

Romans 8:26 — apprehending Christ as Light. We must know we cannot of ourselves know how to pray or for what. II. But ‘likewise,’ or ‘in like manner the Spirit helpeth.’—This links the text with what goes before. The Apostle is speaking of burdens resting upon (1) creation ( Romans 8:22), (2) upon the soul of believers ( Romans 8:23), and (3) upon the Holy Ghost ( Romans 8:26), which burdens are expressed by groanings in each instance. Thus, by a mystic system of spiritual evolution, an unutterable and intolerable

1 Corinthians 1:8 — UNTO THE END ‘Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.’ 1 Corinthians 1:8 Weak faith, weak love, weak resolves, weak prayer, a weak watch, these are the roots of almost all which we have most to regret in life. Therefore, the great question is, What are the strengtheners of this great scheme of religion? It

1 Corinthians 3:13 — TESTED BY FIRE ‘The fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.’ 1 Corinthians 3:13 How best can we prepare for the ordeal that awaits us all? The day of Christ’s appearing will be a day of joy and gladness, but it will be a solemn day too. The day of the Lord’s Advent will be a searching day even to His own. If we

1 Timothy 1:18-19 — THE CHARGE TO TIMOTHY ‘This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; holding faith, and a good conscience.’ 1 Timothy 1:18-19 Such was the commission which St. Paul laid upon his son Timothy when he left him in charge of the Church at Ephesus, in his own stead. He was ‘to war a good warfare; holding faith, and a good conscience.’ I. The image recurs more

1 Timothy 2:1-2 — BISHOPS AND PEOPLE ‘I exhort … that … prayers … be made … for all that are in authority.’ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 It is a hard thing to be in authority. The man in authority must live his whole life in the fierce glare of public criticism. It also appears hard to realise that we have a duty to those in authority. The man in authority seems so far

1 Peter 1:14 — CHRISTIAN OBEDIENCE ‘As obedient children.’ 1 Peter 1:14 There are three, and only three, motives for obedience: Interest; Fear; Love. There is the obedience of the hireling; of the slave; of the child. I. The obedience of the hireling.—It has often been mistaken for Christian obedience. Here