Bible Commentaries

Exodus 17:10 — COLABORADORES CON DIOS "Josué peleó con Amalec; y Moisés, Aarón y Hur subieron al borde del billete". Éxodo 17:10 He aquí una parábola histórica del más profundo significado. Nos muestra I. La dependencia de Dios de su pueblo como colaboradores consigo mismo. En el misterio de su condescendencia, se ha unido a nosotros como colaboradores con él. Está el otro

Exodus 5:1 — ¡DEJA IR A MI GENTE! "Así ha dicho el Señor Dios de Israel: Deja ir a mi pueblo". Éxodo 5:1 La historia de la liberación del pueblo de Dios de la esclavitud de Egipto, su peregrinaje por el desierto y su asentamiento final en la Tierra Prometida, tiene una analogía sorprendente con la historia del alma humana. I. Se puede decir que las palabras

1 Kings 10:8 — LA COMUNIDAD DE LOS SABIOS "Bienaventurados tus hombres, dichosos estos tus siervos, que están continuamente delante de ti, y que oyen tu sabiduría". 1 Reyes 10:8 La reina de Saba era más que una admiradora de la sabiduría, ella misma era sabia. Es mérito de ella que el informe de la magnificencia y la sabiduría de Salomón la indujera a acudir a su corte, contemplar su gloria y escuchar su discurso.

Matthew 17:1-2 — THE MOUNT OF TRANSFIGURATION ‘And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, and was transfigures before them.’ Matthew 17:1-2 We have to do with the Transfiguration as it stands before us a fact in history. I. Transfigured only once.—This manifestation was only once in Christ’s life on this earth, and that once was only given to a chosen few. Some Christians seem to

Matthew 18:21-22 — THE SPIRIT OF FORGIVENESS ‘Then came Peter to Him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive Him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.’ Matthew 18:21-22 The true spirit of forgiveness is essentially a Christian spirit. I. Where it is to be won.—It is to be won only before the Cross of Christ. The natural heart resents all injury and wrong and cries for vengeance on the offender; there are some

Matthew 23:12 — CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHRISTIAN ‘And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.’ Matthew 23:12 Thus does our Lord sum up the lesson of the preceding verses of this remarkable chapter. I. The teacher and his office.—‘The scribes and Pharisees sat in Moses’ seat’: rightly or wrongly, they occupied the position of the chief public teachers of

Deuteronomy 17:1-20 — UN VERDADERO LIDER 'Lo pondrás ... por rey sobre ti, a quien el Señor tu Dios escoja'. Deuteronomio 17:15 Tomadas estrictamente, estas palabras sólo se refieren a los reyes; pero, en principio y con adaptaciones, se aplican a todos los que tienen autoridad: líderes, pastores, padres, etc. I. El líder debe ser dado por Dios. —¿Necesitamos un verdadero

Mark 10:29 — MULTUM IN PARVO ‘For My sake.’ Mark 10:29 Here indeed is multum in parvo. Here is the concentrated essence of religion. Here is a terse compendium of piety. Here are big thoughts in three little words. I. The words are unique.—Read Moses and David and all the prophets of the Old Testament,

Luke 21:19 — PATIENCE ‘In your patience possess ye your souls.’ Luke 21:19 I. Patience never seems to be an heroic remedy, least of all in the face of action so overwhelming and scenes so terrific as those which Christ predicted as He sat with that little knot of anxious men on the summit of Olivet on that momentous evening.

John 1:14 — THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF RELIGION ‘We beheld His glory … full of grace and truth.’ John 1:14 In what does the attractiveness of our religion consist? There are multitudes to whom the Christian religion has no attractiveness whatever. There are others to whom it is the supremest attraction of their lives. I. The religion of Jesus Christ

John 21:1 — CHRIST’S RESURRECTION LIFE ‘And on this wise shewed he himself.’ John 21:1 The appearings of Christ after His resurrection teach us many lessons. I. They were designed to convey to the mind some idea as to the manner in which Christ should, at all times, according to His promise, visit and manifest Himself to His people. (

Romans 10:1 — ‘THE HEART’S DESIRE AND PRAYER’ ‘Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.’ Romans 10:1 Observe, it begins with the ‘heart’s desire,’ and this issues in a prayer. The source of the prayer is in the recesses of the heart. I. The Apostle’s desire.—I appeal to you, ‘Are you saved?’ Has that religion you profess given you peace with

Romans 13:1 — THE CHRISTIAN CITIZEN ‘Let every soul be subject unto the higher power. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.’ Romans 13:1 St. Paul is enforcing obedience to authority as a duty owed to God, and doubtless he realised the deep importance of the advice he was giving. He lays stress upon it for many reasons. I. Because the Jews in Rome were, as a race, antagonistic to

2 Corinthians 5:17 — A NEW CREATION ‘Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.’ 2 Corinthians 5:17 Had you asked St. Paul to define a Christian he would have answered, ‘a man in Christ.’ Had you further asked what he meant by being ‘in Christ’ I think he would have said, united to Christ. Christ’s own mystic words to His disciples in the upper

Joshua 24:15 — UNA DECISIÓN PARA TOMAR 'Escogeos hoy a quién sirváis'. Josué 24:15 A lo largo de la vida, continuamente hacemos nuestra elección. Pero hay momentos en que la voz de Dios en el texto parece atraernos especialmente. I. La necesidad de elegir. —Todos tenemos corazón, y el corazón nace para amar. Todos tenemos voluntad

1 Thessalonians 3:2 — THE ESTABLISHED CHRISTIAN CHARACTER ‘To establish you … concerning your faith.’ 1 Thessalonians 3:2 All the Epistles are addressed to Christian people. This fact should be borne in mind when we consider the contents of any of them. I. The Christian is to be established.—Consider what this means:— ( a) Progress. The foundation

1 Peter 2:11 — FLESHLY LUSTS ‘Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.’ 1 Peter 2:11 A fleshly lust is either the desire for anything inherently sinful, or the inordinate and excessive appetite for anything inherently harmless or indifferent. The attribute ‘fleshly’ points to the origin and sphere and aim of such lusts.

1 Peter 2:7 — THE PRECIOUSNESS OF CHRIST ‘Unto you therefore which believe He is precious.’ 1 Peter 2:7 How unspeakably precious is Christ ‘set forth as a propitiation for sin’—‘Who Himself bare our sins in His own body on the tree!’ I. It is therefore for every one of us a practical question, Have we received Christ into our own hearts? Is

Revelation 4:1 — THE VISION OF HEAVEN ‘Come up hither.’ Revelation 4:1 This is the first of a series of visions which St. John had in Patmos—the vision of the temple in heaven, the vision of the throne of God and the Lamb, the vision of the seven angels with the trumpets, the vision of the seven vials, of the last things,

Revelation 4:2 — enthroned Jehovah.—St. John was permitted ‘in the Spirit’ to pass the bounds of mortals, and as Moses (Exodus 24), as Isaiah (6), as Daniel (8), to behold the eternal Father— ( a) In His ineffable majesty; ‘like a jasper and a sardine stone’ ( Revelation 21:11). These describe His majesty, and are taken to represent symbolically that God is holy and just. ( b) In His glory as a covenant God. He is surrounded (like the vision of Ezekiel, chap. 1) with the rainbow of promise ( cf. Genesis 9:12-17). The