Bible Commentaries

Exodus 36:1 — CONSECRATED ART ‘Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab.’ Exodus 36:1 It is sadly instructive to notice that the first application of mechanical skill among the liberated Hebrews was the construction of an idol. The golden calf is the earliest specimen of their art after they obtained their independence. The readiness

Exodus 6:3 — in the immutable power, wisdom, and love of the eternal God. In introducing this subject the preacher should describe the great expectations of the unhappy people when Moses and Aaron came to them as the accredited messengers of God (chap. Exodus 4:31). He should then emphasise their intense disappointment when the word of God to Pharaoh was treated with contempt, their loss of faith in Moses and Aaron, and Moses’ dejection, and discouragement. Then it was that God bid Moses instruct the people as

1 Kings 13:1-25 — THE PROPHET OF JUDAH ‘The prophet of Judah.’ 1 Kings 13:1-25 The altar at Beth-el was an ill-omened altar. The shadow of ruin was on it from the first. On the very morning of its inauguration, when Jeroboam stood with the incense ready, an unknown prophet of Judah strode forward from the crowd—and

1 Kings 16:25 — THE HOUSE OF OMRI ‘Omri did worse than all that were before him.’ 1 Kings 16:25 I. Omri was commander of the army that was besieging Gibbethon, when by the acclamation of the camp, he was proclaimed King of Israel. Those who know something of Roman history, will remember what tremendous power passed into the hands

2 Kings 5:1 — THE ONE DRAWBACK ‘But he was a leper.’ 2 Kings 5:1 I. How often is it seen, in human experience, that a condition, otherwise of perfect prosperity, has one alloy, one drawback, which damages or spoils it for its possessor.—We need not confine our observation to lives of great men—written in history

Psalms 36:1-2 — GUILT! ‘My heart showeth me the wickdness of the ungodly: that there is no fear of God before his eyes. For he flattereth himself in his own sight: until his abominable sin be found out.’ Psalms 36:1-2 (Prayer Book Version) The word ‘guilt,’ like the German ‘schuld,’ means a debt. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon verb ‘gildan,’ to pay. How natural the metaphor is we may see from the fact that our Lord chose it in the parable of the unforgiven

Matthew 2:16 — SLAIN FOR CHRIST’S SAKE ‘Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth.’ Matthew 2:16 The Festival of the Innocents dates as far back as the third century. Its celebration has been universally observed from the first. Dying so early, these little ones are called Innocentes, or Innocui—harmless babes. They were slain for Christ’s sake.

Matthew 2:16 — ASESINADO POR CRISTO "Entonces Herodes, cuando vio que los sabios se burlaban de él, se enojó mucho". Mateo 2:16 El Festival de los Inocentes se remonta al siglo III. Su celebración ha sido observada universalmente desde el principio. Al morir tan temprano, estos pequeños se llaman Innocentes o Innocui, bebés inofensivos. Fueron muertos por amor a Cristo. I.

Mark 1:12-13 — LENTEN LESSONS ‘And immediately the Spirit driveth Him into the wilderness. And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan.’ Mark 1:12-13 In the desert country the Manhood of our Saviour was as completely isolated as it could be from contact with humanity, yet that long retreat was but a still more emphatic example of that retirement which we often find our Lord desirous to obtain.

Mark 1:12-13 — LECCIONES DE CUARESMA Y luego el Espíritu lo condujo al desierto. Y estuvo allí en el desierto cuarenta días, siendo tentado por Satanás. Marco 1:12 En el país desértico, la humanidad de nuestro Salvador estaba completamente aislada del contacto con la humanidad, pero ese largo retiro no fue sino un ejemplo aún más enfático de ese retiro que a menudo nuestro Señor desea obtener. I. El ayuno

2 Corinthians 1:9-10 — TRUST ‘We had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God Which raiseth the dead: Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in Whom we trust that He will yet deliver us.’ 2 Corinthians 1:9-10 The first duty of a child of God is to exercise faith by believing God’s Word and submitting to His authority; but in order to secure the true blessings of life in action instead of enjoyment we must turn the objective gifts of God into subjective

Philippians 1:18 — 'CRISTO ES PREDICADO' '¿Entonces que? No obstante, en todos los sentidos, ya sea fingiendo o en verdad, Cristo es predicado; y en él me regocijo, sí, y me regocijaré '. Php_1: 18 Nuestras circunstancias difieren mucho de aquellas en las que se encontraba San Pablo. Cualesquiera que sean las diferencias que puedan existir ahora entre los cristianos, difícilmente se puede decir que alguien 'predique al Cristo de la discordia'.

Joshua 23:1 — A BRAVE SOLDIER ‘And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.’ Joshua 23:1 At the death of Moses a sudden gleam of heaven, as it were, came over the elder Church. The law seemed for a while suspended as regards its threats and punishments; all was privilege on the one side, all was obedience on the other. Joshua led the people

Hebrews 10:23-26 — RESULTADOS DE LA ORACIÓN "Mantengamos firme la profesión de nuestra fe sin vacilar ... y mucho más, mientras veis que se acerca el día". Hebreos 10:23 Aquí tenemos los resultados de la oración ofrecida de acuerdo con la voluntad de Dios. I. Lealtad a Dios y la verdad . Esto es. ( a ) Basado en la claridad y el brillo de nuestra esperanza sostenida . La Versión Revisada traduce la primera oración

James 1:21 — INJERTO ESPIRITUAL 'La Palabra injertada.' Santiago 1:21 La cifra es la de injertar un buen brote sobre una cepa inferior. Sin llevar la cifra demasiado lejos, podemos aprender de ella algo sobre la naturaleza del cambio producido por el cristianismo en el individuo y en la sociedad. I. El injerto interfiere

Judges 5:23 — help Him in this mighty work in which He makes us fellow-labourers with Himself, then that word will be spoken to us that Abigail spoke to David: ‘The Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house: because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord’ ( 1 Samuel 25:28). Canon Rhodes Bristow. Illustrations (1) ‘Notice the closing words. So shall God’s enemies perish, while those that love Him shall be as the sun which goeth forth in his strength (St. Matthew 13:43). Always in life and history there are

1 John 2:15 — ¿QUÉ ES 'EL MUNDO'? 'No améis al mundo, ni las cosas que hay en el mundo. Si alguno ama al mundo, el amor del Padre no está en él. ' 1 Juan 2:15 El "mundo" aquí es una especie de orden moral que corresponde al "país lejano" descrito en la parábola del hijo pródigo, ese país donde no se obedece a Dios, no se cuida, quizás ni siquiera se reconoce; pero que está bajo la influencia y el

1 John 3:2-4 — LA MANIFESTACIÓN DE LOS HIJOS DE DIOS 'Aún no parece lo que seremos; pero sabemos que, cuando Él aparezca, seremos como Él; porque le veremos tal como es. ' 1 Juan 3:2 Los creyentes se acercan a Dios en una relación entrañable y duradera. Grandes y gloriosos son los privilegios de los que ahora disfrutan los creyentes como hijos de Dios, pero más allá de la muerte y la tumba les esperan privilegios mayores

1 Samuel 14:12 — A REAL HERO ‘And Jonathan said to his armourbearer, Come up after me.’ 1 Samuel 14:12 I. In marked contrast to the dispirited father is the splendid courage of his heroic son. There are great gulfs between some Bible fathers and their sons. But never was there a wider separation between a father’s heart and the heart of

1 Samuel 9:2 — THE KING AFTER MAN’S HEART ‘Higher than any of the people.’ 1 Samuel 9:2 Already Saul’s character crops out. Big as he was he was not trusted to go alone; the servant carried the money; he soon tired of the search for the asses and showed signs of homesickness, and he seems to have been apt only in finding difficulties