Bible Commentaries

Genesis 12:1-20 — El llamado de Abraham. La Mudanza a Canaán. La visita a Egipto 1. Había dicho] RV 'dijo,' cuando estaba en Harán. De qué manera llegó el llamado a Abraham, ya sea por algún incidente externo que él reconoció como el impulso de la Providencia, o por las sugerencias del Espíritu Divino en lo más íntimo de su alma,

Genesis 13:18 — Simple] RM 'terebintos'; ver Génesis 12:6 . Génesis 12:6 . Mamre ] un jefe amorreo. Es evidente por Génesis 14:13 que Abraham se estableció ahora entre esta comunidad de amorreos y entró en una confederación con ellos. Hebrón ] una ciudad antigua a 20 m. Al S. de Jerusalén, antes llamado

Genesis 2:6 — antiguos suponían que el cielo era una sólida cúpula abovedada que se extendía sobre la tierra, sus extremos descansaban sobre las montañas y los cuerpos celestes estaban sujetos a su superficie interior. Sirvió como el trono de Dios, cp. Éxodo 24:10 ; Ezequiel 1:26 . Su propósito aquí era dividir en dos la masa primigenia de aguas. Arriba, sostenía las aguas superiores que caían sobre la tierra por 'las ventanas de los cielos ( Génesis 7:11 ) en forma de lluvia; abajo estaban las aguas sobre

Genesis 6:2 — Los hijos de Dios ] Esta expresión aparece en otros pasajes, por ejemplo, Job 1:6 ; Job 38:7 ; Daniel 3:25 RV, donde es evidente que se refiere a los ángeles, y esta parece la única explicación posible aquí. Se solía suponer que los 'hijos de Dios' significaban los setitas, quienes se corrompieron por el matrimonio con los cainitas.

Job 26:1-14 — Job’s Eighth Speech (Job 26, 27) 1-4. Job taunts Bildad with the worthlessness of his remarks as a solution of the problem. 2, 3, 4 are spoken ironically. 2. Him that is without power] i.e. Job himself. 4. To whom hast thou uttered words?] i.e. surely not to Job who knows it already. 5-14.

Job 29:1-25 — recalls the days of God’s favour, and the prosperity and honour he once enjoyed. In this chapter we have the picture of a great and worthy chieftain looked up to and respected by all. It confirms the description of Job’s importance in Job 1. 3. Candle] RV ’lamp’; a figure of God’s favour. 4. Days of my youth] RV ’ripeness of my days.’ Secret] RM’ friendship.’ Tabernacle] RV ’tent.’ 6. A figure of prosperity: cp. Deuteronomy 33:24. 7.

Psalms 107:1-43 — The Psalmist sings the lovingkindness of the Lord, giving examples from (a) Israel in the wilderness (Psalms 107:4-9), (b) people in captivity (Psalms 107:10-16), (c) people in sickness (Psalms 107:17-22), (d) vicissitudes of sea-going men (Psalms 107:23-32), (e) and a rescue from drought (33-42). The Ps. has a refrain at intervals (Psalms 107:8, Psalms 107:15,

Psalms 114:1-8 — post-exilic psalm wherein, under the figure of the old exodus from Egypt, the Psalmist chants the return from Babylon. In all ages of the Church it has been used to celebrate the release from the bondage of sin. Hence it is a hymn for Easter night. 1. Strange language] i.e. unintelligible speech—foreign. 2. Was] RV ’became.’ 3. Saw it] i.e. the presence of God. The allusion is to the dividing of the Red Sea and of Jordan, the opening and closing events of the deliverance from

Psalms 135:1-21 — A Ps. of praise suitable for public worship, beginning and ending with the liturgical Hallelujah. It is full of rich mosaics illustrating Jehovah’s greatness and the vanity of idols. Psalms 134, 135 were sometimes taken as one by the Jews, Psalms 135 being an expansion of 134, with certain elements from Psalms 115. 4. Peculiar treasure] see on Exodus 19:5. 7. For the rain] i.e. to produce rain, as it was thought: cp. Zechariah 10:1 RV.

Psalms 138:1-8 — Although the title ascribes this Ps. to David, it is generally considered to belong to the post-exilic period, of whose earnest piety it is one of the best examples. According to some scholars the speaker is Israel, but this is doubtful. 1. Before] i.e. in front of, in opposition to the (false) gods. 2. Thy name] Thy character, as hitherto revealed. The present fulfilment of thy promise surpasses the renown of all thy former doings. 3. Strengthenedst me] RV ’Thou didst encourage

Psalms 17:1-15 — The Psalmist makes his appeal to the justice of God (Psalms 17:1-2), and supports his prayer by an assertion of his conscious innocence (Psalms 17:3-5) and an account of the eager cruelty of his enemies (Psalms 17:9-12). The concluding thought, that true satisfaction is found in God alone (Psalms 17:14-15), recalls

Psalms 95:1-11 — This Ps. (the ’Venite,’ ’Invitatory Psalm’) consists of a call to praise God as King, as the Creator of the world, and the Shepherd of His people (Psalms 95:1-7), followed by a warning against unbelief, drawn from the fate of the rebellious Israelites in the wilderness (Psalms 95:7-11). There is nothing to mark its date, but like the other Pss. of the same group it may be referred to the days of the return

Isaiah 18:1-7 — Ethiopia Reassured Isaiah here addresses the Ethiopians, who, agitated at the advance of the Assyrians west-ward, were sending ambassadors to other states to organise resistance. He foretells the sudden overthrow of the Assyrians, as in Isaiah 10:28-34; Isaiah 14:24-27; Isaiah 17:12-14 and this prophecy should accordingly be grouped with those, as relating to Sennacherib’s great invasion in the reign of Hezekiah,701 b.c. 1-3. The Ethiopians need not be anxious, but are bidden, with all

Jeremiah 32:1-44 — Jeremiah’s purchase with all legal formality of a field of which he had the right of redemption, in order to encourage the people while the Chaldeans were investing the city by showing thus his faith in the return which he foretells in these chs. 1-5. The general position. 2. Of the prison] RV ’of the guard,’ i.e. of the palace sentries. For Jeremiah’s imprisonment see Jeremiah 37, 38. 6-15. Jeremiah’s purchase at Anathoth. 6. An interesting example of legal proceedings

Ezekiel 38:1-29 — very ends of the earth. Ezekiel is alone among the Old Testament prophets in expecting another crisis to arise after the restoration has been accomplished. His conception is reproduced in the New Testament in the book of Revelation (Revelation 20:7-10), and the underlying idea in both cases is that what seems the triumph of God’s kingdom may be followed by a fresh assault of the forces of evil, which, however, are destined to be overthrown at last. The picture of Gog may have been suggested

Ezekiel 47:1-12 — Ezekiel this river was not a mere symbol of spiritual refreshment. The perfect kingdom, of God still presented itself to him in an earthly form, accompanied by outward fertility and other material blessings. This passage is the basis of Revelation 22:1, Revelation 22:2. For a similar, yet different, picture of physical change in the future age see Zechariah 14:8. 1. Right side] i.e. S.: so in Ezekiel 47:2. 2. Ezekiel was led from the inner court through the inner and outer N. gates, round to the

Matthew 21:18-22 — Maldición de la higuera ( Marco 11:12 y Marco 11:20 ). San Marcos deja en claro que la higuera fue maldecida el lunes por la mañana cuando salieron de Betania, pero que el efecto de la maldición no se notó hasta el martes por la mañana. Este, el único milagro de ira realizado por Jesús,

Luke 10:1-42 — Los setenta. El buen samaritano. Marta y María 1-16. Elección y misión de los Setenta (peculiar de Lk). Otro paso en la organización de la Iglesia. Los Setenta reciben una comisión subordinada, similar a la de los apóstoles, de predicar y expulsar demonios ( Lucas 10:9 ; Lucas 10:17 ). Se pueden

Luke 6:20-49 — Gran sermón a los discípulos y en parte a las multitudes. Aquí forma el discurso de ordenación de los Doce. En qué sentido es idéntico al Sermón de la Montaña se explica en Mateo 5:1 . Que es a todos los efectos prácticos el mismo sermón, pero abreviado, se demuestra por el hecho de que contiene sólo cinco versos ( Lucas 6:24 ; Lucas 6:39 ) que no están en la versión de San Mateo, y que sigue la orden de San Mateo. Análisis: (1)

2 Corinthians 10:1-14 — (B) Chapters 10-13. St. Paul’s Defence of his Ministry As explained in the Introduction, this section is regarded as part of the intermediate letter, referred to in 2 Corinthians 2:3-4 and 2 Corinthians 7:8, in which the Apostle rebuked his converts, and sought