Bible Commentaries

Genesis 32:1-32 — years, and with dangers at hand, God renews this assurance by another heavenly vision. 2. God’s host] Heb. Mahanaim. It was an important city in Gilead. 3. The land of Seir] or Edom, S. of the Dead Sea, where Esau settled (Genesis 36:8). 6, 7. Esau’s large retinue alarms Jacob, since their parting had been a hostile one. 9-12. Jacob’s prayer is a pattern of humility, earnestness, and faith in God’s promises. 10. With my staff, etc.] When Jacob first left Canaan he was

Exodus 28:1-43 — are specially set apart and consecrated for use in the sanctuary. 3. Whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom] God is the source not only of all spiritual grace, but of every intellectual faculty and artistic gift: cp. Isaiah 28:23-29; James 1:17, and see on Exodus 31:4 6-12. The Ephod. This is a kind of waistcoat, made of variegated material, supported by straps passing over the shoulders and bound round the waist with a girdle. On each of the shoulder-straps is an onyx stone engraved with

1 Kings 22:1-53 — possible that the change in the relations of the two countries had been brought about by success on the part of the northern kingdom, and that Judah had become a vassal of its neighbour: at any rate, both on this occasion and on a later one (2 Kings 3:7.), the king of Judah is found aiding the king of Israel in a war which only promoted the interests of the latter. The cessation of hostilities between the two kingdoms was in many ways a benefit to both; but for Judah the connexion with Israel was attended

Job 19:1-29 — for unfeeling conduct. Job again rejects their insinuations as to the reason of his calamities. He declares that God is treating him with unjustifiable severity, and that he has become estranged from all. 3. Ten times] i.e. continually: cp. Genesis 31:7; Numbers 14:22. 4. Mine error remaineth with myself] i.e. ’is my own affair,’ or, perhaps, ’injures myself alone.’ 6. Job maintains, rightly, that his calamities were not due to his sins, but, wrongly, that they were the result

Job 29:25 — agotado su caso. Pero dado que en otros casos Bildad y Zofar repiten sustancialmente lo que ha dicho Elifaz, el poeta muy bien podría haberlos hecho seguir las mismas líneas aquí. Además, la simetría se estropea si Zofar no habla. Ya que tenemos enJob 27:13 una descripción del destino de los malvados repitiendo exactamente los sentimientos de los amigos, es una conjetura probable que esto es parte del discurso perdido de Zofar. En ese caso, sin embargo, hay verosimilitud en la opinión de que el discurso

Leviticus 1:17 — está perdida por sus pecados, pero cree que se le permite graciosamente sustituir a una víctima, a la cual sus pecados son transferidos de alguna manera, y que muere en su lugar: ver Levítico 1:4 ; Levítico 16:8 ; Levítico 16:20 y cp. Levítico 17:11 . Otros han sostenido que la eficacia del sacrificio expiatorio consiste en ser una expresión de los sentimientos y deseos del oferente, su penitencia, humildad y oración pidiendo perdón, y que es este último el que procura la remisión de sus pecados.

Leviticus 13:1-59 — disfiguring and corrupting effects, and its treatment was in many points symbolical. 3. Plague] i.e. plagued spot. 4. Shut up him] i.e. place him in quarantine: separate the affected person from the society of others and the service of the tabernacle. 9-17. The case of the reappearance of leprosy after it has been cured. 11. Shall not shut him up] there is no need for quarantine as the case is undoubtedly one of leprosy. 13. When the eruption is complete, the disease is supposed to have reached its

Isaiah 43:1-28 — even the Chaldeans.’ Whose cry, etc.] RV ’in the ships of their rejoicing.’ Babylonia was famous for its shipping; ships belonging to it and other cities on the Persian Gulf are referred to in the earliest Babylonian legends. 16, 17. The imagery for this second exodus is borrowed from the exodus from Egypt. 18, 19. The mighty works of the past shall be forgotten, in view of a still greater deliverance: cp. Jeremiah 23:7, Jeremiah 23:8. 20. Dragons.. owls] RV’jackals.. ostriches.’ 22-24.

Jeremiah 44:1-30 — the women that stood by] Probably the occasion was an idolatrous festival in which the women were taking a leading part. All the people, etc.] not, of course, to be taken literally, but meaning that they were very numerous and represented the whole. 17. Whatsoever thing goeth forth] RV ’every word that is gone forth.’They refer to their religious vows: cp. Numbers 30:2; Deuteronomy 23:23. Queen of heaven] see on Jeremiah 7:18. Then had we plenty of victuals] They perversely attribute the

Ezekiel 17:1-24 — had been placed on the throne of Judah as a vassal of Babylon, but was led by his nobles to intrigue with Egypt and to throw off the Babylonian yoke. The revolt actually took place in 588 b.c., but it had been contemplated much earlier: see Jeremiah 27:1-11, where ’Zedekiah’ should be read for ’Jehoiakim’ in Jeremiah 27:1. Jeremiah 27:15 of this chapter refers to an embassy to Egypt, of which Ezekiel had heard in BabyIonia. The prophet exposes this rebellious policy in an allegory,

Ezekiel 6:1-14 — and impure worship. The mountains and hills were the sites of the ’high places’—shrines of Canaanite origin (Deuteronomy 12:2). The ravines and valleys were the scenes of Baal-worship (Jeremiah 2:23) and of child-sacrifice (Isaiah 57:5): see also Ezekiel 6:13. 4, 6. Images] RV ’sun-images,’ probably obelisks representing the sun-god. 7. Ye shall know that I am the Lord] Ezekiel’s favourite expression for the result of God’s dealings with men in prophecy and

Hosea 3:1-5 — ’cakes of raisins,’ such as were offered to idols. 2. Bought her] She appears to have become the voluntary slave-concubine of her paramour. Fifteen.. silver] presumably the ordinary price for a female slave. Joseph was sold for twenty (Genesis 37:28). 3. For me] i.e. as my property. For another man] RV ’any man’s wife.’ For awhile Gomer was to live as though unmarried. 4. Gomer’s isolation is the symbol of that of exiled Israel, deprived of political organisation and

Micah 4:1-13 — Pero, si se oponen obstinadamente, serán derrocados ( Miqueas 4:11 ). Porque, dado que las verdades que Israel representa son divinas en su origen, estas deben ser una bendición o una maldición, según los hombres las acepten o rechacen ( Miqueas 5:7 ). Sion el centro espiritual de la tierra 1-10. Aquí el Israel purificado es la luz para las naciones, que reconocen gozosamente la supremacía de su Dios. El Templo será glorificado, porque se le conoce como la fuente de una ayuda que todos los hombres

Habakkuk 2:1-20 — pronounced by the nations which the Chaldeans had crushed. 5-8. Woe unto the lust of conquest! Habakkuk 2:5, which has nothing to do with wine, should probably read, ’Woe to the proud and the faithless, the haughty man who is never satisfied.’ 6, 7. Woe to him who takes upon himself a heavy burden of debt—referring to the property of which the Chaldeans had plundered the nations. Instead of heavy ’pledges’ (RV), AV (by dividing the single Heb. word into two) reads thick clay.

Matthew 27:31-34 — saben lo que hacen ”( Lucas 23:34 ). 2. "De cierto te digo que hoy estarás conmigo en el paraíso" ( Lucas 23:43 ). 3. ¡Mujer, ahí tienes a tu hijo! ¡Ahí tienes a tu madre! ( Juan 19:26 ). 4. Dios mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has desamparado? '( Mateo 27:46 ; Salmo 22:1 ). 5. 'Tengo sed' ( Juan 19:28 ). 6. 'Consumado es' ( Juan 19:30 ). 7. 'Padre, en tus manos encomiendo mi espíritu' ( Lucas 23:46 ; Salmo 31:5 ).

Deuteronomy 32:1-52 — have been suggested. RV has ’they have dealt corruptly with him (i.e. with Jehovah), they are not his children, it is their blemish; they are a perverse and crooked generation,’ which seems to express the general meaning of the original. 7-14. Think of the goodness of Jehovah in choosing Israel, rescuing them in the wilderness, and bringing them into a rich land. 8. Jehovah is not the God of Israel only, but of all the nations of the earth. He has, however, a special f avour towards Israel;

John 2:1-25 — Lord had a natural motive for working the miracle. 4. Woman] A very gentle rebuke, but still a rebuke. Now that His ministry has actually begun, not even His mother may presume to suggest or control His course of action: cp. Matthew 12:46; Luke 11:27. ’Woman,’ or, rather, ’Lady,’ is in Greek a title of respect, used even in addressing queens. Mine hour (i.e. for putting forth My miraculous power) is not yet come] Yet it came a few minutes later, when the Father, by an inward

Acts 21:1-40 — 280 b.c., it stood for 56 years, when it was overthrown by an earthquake. Its fragments remained where they fell till 656 a.d. Patara] an important Lycian seaport. After Patara, D adds ’and Myra,’ an accurate geographical touch: see Acts 27:5. 3. Tyre] The greatest maritime city of the ancient world, claiming to have been founded as early as 2750 b.c. It produced glass and purple dye, but its chief wealth came from the fact that it almost monopolised the carrying-trade of the world. The

Revelation 21:8 — Abominable ] es decir, aquellos que se unen a los libertinajes paganos: cp. Apocalipsis 17:4 . Hechiceros ] encendido. 'envenenadores': cp. Apocalipsis 18:23 ; Apocalipsis 22:15 ; Gálatas 5:20 RV. Había mucha magia en el paganismo, y se trataba de filtres y venenos. El lago ] ver Apocalipsis 19:20 . Segunda muerte ] ver Apocalipsis 20:6

Revelation 8:1-13 — trumpet, an eagle (not ’angel,’ as AV), whose swoop upon the prey is another symbol of judgment (cp. Hosea 8:1; Matthew 24:28), announces three woes upon the ungodly (Revelation 8:13). Each of the last three trumpets heralds one of these woes. 7. Hail and fire mingled, etc.] RV ’hail and fire, mingled,’ etc. Upon the earth] RV adds, ’and the third part of the earth was burnt up.’ 10. As it were a lamp] RV ’as a torch.’ 13. Angel] RV ’eagle.’