Bible Commentaries

Genesis 29:1-35 — Jacob in Mesopotamia with Laban The divine care and blessing promised to Jacob at Bethel (Genesis 28:15) are illustrated in the narrative of the sojourn of the patriarch at Haran, which apparently lasted for twenty years (Genesis 31:41), after which he returned to the land of promise, blessed with a numerous family, and rich in goods. But equally marked

Genesis 9:9 — palabra aparece unas doscientas veces en el AT, y la idea se encuentra en la raíz de toda la concepción de la ley entre los judíos. Los pactos, tal como se hacen entre hombres, forman los comienzos del gobierno civilizado: cp. Génesis 26:26 ; Génesis 31:44 , etc. La palabra también se usa para la relación de Dios con el hombre; de Su justicia, Su naturaleza inmutable y Su poder protector, por un lado, y los deberes correspondientes que recaen sobre el hombre, especialmente como están incorporados en

Job 13:1-28 — Job’s Third Speech (continued) 1-12. Job claims to understand as much about God as the friends. He rejects their opinion as to the cause of his troubles, and regards it as an attempt to curry favour with God. 1. The v. is in close connexion with Job 12. Eye refers to Job 12:7-8, ear

Job 30:1-31 — Job’s Present Misery Job bitterly contrasts his present with his past condition, as described in Job 29. It must be borne in mind that Job was now outcast and beggared. 1-8. Job complains that he is insulted by abject outcasts, the class of broken men who are expelled from respectable tribes and live by thieving. They are common E. of Jordan in the nomadic regions. 2b. RV ’Men in whom ripe age’ (or vigour)

Job 39:1-30 — The First Speech of the Almighty (concluded) Chs. Job 38:39-41 and Job 38:39 depict the wonders of animate creation, and the instincts with which animals are gifted by the providence of God. In view of His works Job must learn to trust Him and to believe in His goodness. 1-4. The wild goat or ibex. 1. Knowest thou?]

Job 4:1-21 — sufferings must be the punishment of some sin, and that therefore the correction which God is sending should be received with humility and the sin repented of. These premises, which are held by all the friends, are throughout denied and combated by Job. 1-11. Eliphaz gently rebukes Job for yielding to despair, since the godly do not perish under their affliction, but it is the wicked who reap the evil they have sown. 2. Note the courtesy of Eliphaz. He loses his temper in later speeches. 2-5. Eliphaz

Psalms 72:1-20 — it is nowhere expressly quoted in this sense in the NT. The justice and beneficence of the king’s reign, the world-wide extent of his dominion, the prosperity of his country, and the perpetuity of his fame, are successively described. Psalms 72:18-19 are the closing doxology of Book 2 of the Psalter, and Psalms 72:20 is an instructive editorial note. 1. Judgments.. righteousness] the qualities of a great and upright ruler: see Psalms 72:2. The king’s son] a parallel expression for the

Psalms 73:1-28 — This, like Psalms 37, 49, and the book of Job, deals with the perplexing problempresented to thoughtful minds by the prosperity of the wicked and the sufferings of the righteous. The Psalmist has been deeply exercised by this question (Psalms 73:2-14), and after struggling with doubt (Psalms 73:15-16) has learned in the sanctuary of God to understand the end of the wicked (Psalms 73:17-20), and to repent of his own unbelieving thoughts (Psalms 73:21-22). He has found rest in the conviction that

Proverbs 30:1-33 — stupid to be a man.’ Nothing is known of Agur or Yakeh, and we can only say of these proverbs that they are unlike any that have preceded, and are evidently of later date. The grouping of objects in twos, threes, and fours reminds us of Job 5:19; Psalms 62:11; Amos 1, 2, and of later Jewish books, such as ’The Ethics of the Fathers’ and the Talmudic treatise ’Horajoth.’ 1-4. He lays no claim to the wisdom of which some boast: he does not profess to understand the ’Holy

Ecclesiastes 8:1-17 — Kings’Courts Need Wary Walking 1-17. Be discreet in relation with a ruler. God’s purpose must be carried out. His rule must be righteous, though this is often not seen in actual life. God’s ways are just, and past finding out. The writer now enters on a subject which it

Isaiah 66:1-24 — 1. Where, etc.] RV ’what manner of house.. what place shall be my rest.’ The v. is a strong rebuke of such as, without a really religious spirit, idly trusted in the inviolability of Zion, and the protection they thought the sanctuary would

Jeremiah 25:1-38 — army under the walls of Jerusalem. The prophet advises submission to Babylon as God’s agent, but promises its overthrow at the end. of the seventy years’ captivity which impends. He announces the judgment that shall descend on the nations. 1-7. The people’s prolonged waywardness. 3. The three and twentieth year] of Jeremiah’s prophetic ministry. 7. The works of your hands] i.e. your idols. 8-14. Babylon’s victory and subsequent overthrow. 9. Families of the north] the

Jeremiah 48:1-47 — Against Moab Moab, in recompense for its pride and security, and for its triumphing over Israel in the day of her calamity, shall itself be laid waste and taken captive: cp. the ’burden of Moab ’in Isaiah 15, 16. 1. Nebo] not the mountain, but the Reubenite town (Numbers 32:38), which had been annexed by Mesha, king of Moab (about 895 b.c.), according to the ’Moabite Stone ’records. Several places mentioned in this chapter have not been certainly

Matthew 16:19 — mismo. Pedro no se compara aquí con el portero de una casa, que solo tiene la llave de la puerta, sino que, como posee todas las llaves, con un mayordomo que ejerce plena autoridad sobre la casa y todos sus habitantes, en nombre del amo. : cp. Isaías 22:15. El poder de las llaves es, (1) el poder de gobernar la Iglesia; (2) el poder de ejercer disciplina en él; (3) el poder de decidir quién será admitido en él y en qué condiciones (sujeto, por supuesto, a la Ley de Cristo); (4) e indirectamente, dado

Mark 16:9-20 — Jesús mismo también envió por ellos desde el oriente hasta el occidente la predicación santa e incorruptible de la salvación eterna. ' La evidencia interna apunta definitivamente a la conclusión de que los últimos doce vv. no son de San Marcos. Porque, (1) la verdadera conclusión ciertamente contenía una apariencia galilea ( Marco 16:7 cp. Marco 14:28), y esto no lo hace. (2) El estilo es el de un simple catálogo de hechos, y muy diferente a la riqueza habitual de detalles gráficos de San Marcos. (3)

John 20:23 — los pecados ] Esto incluye todos los medios por los cuales, mediante el ministerio de la Palabra, las almas se reconcilian con Dios; por ejemplo, el bautismo, la predicación del arrepentimiento y la disciplina moral, así como la absolución (ver Mateo 18:18 . Mateo 18:18 ). Como otros estaban presentes además de los Apóstoles ( Lucas 24:33 ), se ha sugerido que los poderes ministeriales aquí mencionados fueron conferidos no solo a los Apóstoles, sino a toda la Iglesia. San Juan, sin embargo, que

Acts 8:1-40 — Samaria. Simon Magus The graphic details of the ministry of Philip which follow, were doubtless obtained from Philip himself. St. Luke stayed at his house at Cæsarea, and made the acquaintance of his four virgin daughters, prophetesses (Acts 21:8). During St. Paul’s three years’ imprisonment at Caesarea, St. Luke doubtless had much intercourse with Philip, with whose liberal views he was in sympathy. The historical character of the following narratives stands upon a firm basis.

Galatians 5:1-26 — La naturaleza de la libertad cristiana 1-12. La inutilidad de buscar la justificación al intentar cumplir con las exigencias de la ley mosaica; la inconsistencia de las obras y la fe como métodos de salvación. Paráfrasis.'(1) Ya que Cristo nos ha liberado de la necesidad de obedecer estas

Colossians 1:1-29 — The Supremacy and All-Sufficiency of Christ 1-8. Salutation to the Colossian Christians, and thanksgiving for the news of their spiritual state. Paraphrase. ’(1, 2) Paul and Timothy salute the saints and believers in Colossæ. (3-5) We always thank God, when we pray for you, on account

Judges 8:1-35 — The Pursuit of the Kings. Gideon’s Subsequent Career and Death 1. Cp. Judges 12. Ephraim claimed to be the leading tribe; later the name was often used as a synonym for the northern kingdom. The natural jealousy of the tribe was appeased by Gideon’s ready wit; one might have suspected that, making such claims