Bible Commentaries

Exodus 15:1-27 — at the Passover when the deliverance from Egypt was celebrated. 1. The Lord] Jehovah—so throughout the song, in which the might of Israel’s God is contrasted with the powerlessness of the Egyptian idols: see e.g. Exodus 15:3, Exodus 15:6-7, Exodus 15:11. 2. I will prepare him an habitation] RV ’praise him.’ 8. Blast of thy nostrils] referring to the east wind (Exodus 14:21). The whole v. is figurative and highly poetical. 10. See on Exodus 14:27. 11. The gods] see on Exodus

Exodus 22:1-31 — housebreaking by night and by day. 5. Of the best of his own field] This is a case of wilful damage. In the next v. the damage is accidental, such as might result from the burning of weeds or thorns, in which case an exact equivalent only is required. 7. Deliver unto his neighbour] This practice was common in days when there were no banks. Otherwise, treasure might be buried in a field: cp. Matthew 13:44. 8. Unto the judges] RV ’unto God.’ See on Exodus 21:6. 11. Oath of the Lord] an

Exodus 7:1-25 — 10:10; 1 Samuel 19:20; 1 Corinthians 14:1; 4, 5. The purpose of the miraculous events connected with the exodus was not only the deliverance of the Israelites, but the manifestation of Jehovah’s character to the Egyptians: see on Exodus 4:21. 7. See on Exodus 2:21. 9. Thy rod] Moses had entrusted his rod to Aaron: cp. Exodus 2:15, which is spoken to Moses. 11. Magicians] lit. ’engravers, sacred scribes’: cp. Genesis 41:8 RV. They are depicted on the monuments with a quill pen

2 Kings 23:1-37 — By a pillar] or, ’upon a platform’: cp. Nehemiah 11:14 4. The priests of the second order] probably to be corrected into ’the second priest’ (as in 2 Kings 25:18), i.e. the high priest’s deputy. Grove] see on 2 Kings 21:7. 5. The planets] or, ’the signs of the zodiac’ The word is said to mean ’mansions,’ the stars being the abodes of gods. 6. Of the children of the people] RV ’of the common people’: cp. Jeremiah 26:23. The graves

Job 38:1-41 — and ordering? 1. Whirlwind] rather, ’storm.’ Theophanies, or manifestations of God to man, are usually represented in OT. as accompanied by convulsions of nature: cp. Exodus 19:16-20. There is no necessary reference to the storm in Job 37. 2. The question evidently refers to Job. ’God condemns Job for making dark the divine plan of the world. He had spoken as though it was all a tangled riddle. Really there is in it a beautiful luminous order’ (Peake). But this makes Job

Ecclesiastes 7:1-29 — the present or the future. We can, however, guide ourselves in the conduct of life by bearing in mind useful truths. These he now proceeds to give. 1. Precious ointment] This was a much-prized luxury in the East (cp. Psalms 45:8; Amos 6:6; Matthew 26:7; Luke 7:37), but to be held in esteem is still better. There is a play on words in the Heb. (Shem, ’a name,’ and Shemen, ’ointment’), which can scarcely be reproduced in English. Plumptre suggests, ’A good name is better

Daniel 9:1-27 — to have mercy on His people (Daniel 9:3-19), Thereupon the angel Gabriel explains to him (Daniel 9:20-24) that Jeremiah’s seventy years are seventy ’weeks,’ or ’sevens,’ of years (=490 years), which are to be made up of (7+62+1) ’weeks.’ The seven ’weeks’ begin with ’the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem,’ and end with ’the anointed one, the prince,’ and the sixty-two ’weeks’ include

Matthew 10:22 — tierra encuentra su camino y se practica ... Se aprehendió una gran multitud que fue condenada, no tanto por el crimen de incendiar Roma, como de odio a la humanidad ... Eran criminales, merecedores de los más severos castigos ': cp. también Hechos 7:54 . Hasta el final] a saber. de las pruebas y persecuciones.

Matthew 5:1-48 — El sermón del monte Juan 5:1 a Juan 7:29 . El Sermón de la Montaña: ver Lucas 6:20 . Este sermón es tan similar al sermón informado por San Lucas ( Lucas 6:20 , Lucas 6:20 ), que es mejor considerarlos idénticamente iguales. Es cierto que se ha sugerido de manera plausible que nuestro

Deuteronomy 6:1-25 — with every faculty of the being. Consequently they became the Jewish Confession of Faith; and under the name of the ’Shema’ (the first word of Deuteronomy 6:4 in the Hebrew) are still recited, along with Deuteronomy 11:13-21 and Numbers 15:37-41, as the first act of worship in the Jewish synagogue, and twice a day by every adult male Jew. 5. Love goes deeper than fear. It is the fulfilling of all law, and includes obedience. Both in the OT. and in the New it is the effect of God’s

Luke 9:1-62 — Feeding the Five Thousand. Peter’s Confession. The Transfiguration 1-6. Mission of the Twelve (Matthew 10:1, Matthew 10:5-15; Mark 6:7-13). See on Mt. 7-9. Herod thinks that John is risen again (Matthew 14:1; Mark 6:14). See on Mt. 10-17. Feeding of the five thousand (Matthew 14:13; Mark 6:30; John 6:1). See on Mt and Jn. 18-27. Confession of Peter (Matthew 16:13; Mark 8:27). See on

John 12:34 — La gente comprende la alusión de Cristo a su muerte, y encuentra esto difícil de reconciliar con "la Ley", es decir, el AT. (ver Juan 10:34 ), que enseña que el reino del Mesías será eterno ( Salmo 45:6 ; Salmo 110:4 ; Isaías 9:6 ; Daniel 7:14 ). Por tanto, ¿puede Jesús ser el Mesías? ¿Ha afirmado siquiera ser Él? Solo ( Juan 12:23 ) ha afirmado ser el Hijo del hombre. ¿Es este Hijo del Hombre, que dice ser, el Mesías o no? Presionan para obtener una respuesta. 35, 36. Jesús no da una

John 14:5 — Tomás ] Para el carácter de Tomás, ver Juan 11:16 ; Juan 20:25 . Tomás esperaba una manifestación inmediata del reino mesiánico en la tierra, y esto le impidió comprender a Jesús. 6, 7. “El Reino que he venido a revelar no es terrenal; las mansiones de las que he hablado están en el cielo, no en la tierra. Compartir en Mi Reino, es compartir ese estado de exaltada y dichosa comunión con el Padre, que no es posible en la tierra. Partiré

Romans 2:1-29 — God’s judgment will fall impartially upon all sinners (Romans 2:1-11). Each man will be judged by the light which he has (Romans 2:12-16). The privileges and knowledge of the Jews only aggravated the guilt of their flagrant disobedience (Romans 2:17-24); and circumcision would not protect them, for God looks at the heart and life (Romans 2:25-29). 1-11 The Jew would agree in condemning the sins mentioned in Romans 1, yet he himself was equally guilty, and must be judged, like the Gentiles, by his

1 Corinthians 9:27 — autocomplacencia. Un gran objetivo del ayuno y la abstinencia es asegurar este control sobre nuestros cuerpos, de modo que 'la carne pueda ser sometida al espíritu'. La enfermedad a la que estaba sujeto San Pablo, su "aguijón en la carne" (2 2 Corintios 12:7 ), debió tentarlo a menudo a buscar su propia comodidad y comodidad ya vivir una vida más autocomplaciente y menos laboriosa; y luchó sin cesar contra esta tentación. Predicó a otros ] como el heraldo que proclamó las condiciones del concurso y sus

Joshua 15:1-63 — Smaller Cambridge Bible. 2-4. The S. Frontier. This coincides, of course, with the S. Frontier of the whole land as given in Numbers 34:3-5. 4. The river of Egypt] RV ’brook of Egypt,’ not the Nile, but the Wâdy el Arish: cp. Joshua 15:47. 5. The E. Frontier, viz. the Dead Sea. 5-11. The N. Frontier. Cp. the account in Joshua 18:15-20 of the S. Frontier of Benjamin. This is by far the most complicated of the four frontiers, but its line can be fairly well traced. It leaves the Jordan

Joshua 24:1-33 — a strict renunciation of any lingering idolatry among his contemporaries (cp. Joshua 24:14, Joshua 24:23). Through patriarchal times he draws his hearers on to the sojourn in Egypt (Joshua 24:4); then he refers to the miraculous exodus (Joshua 24:5-7); next he recounts the wanderings in the wilderness, and the victories E. of Jordan (Joshua 24:7-9); and concludes with the passage of Jordan, and the subsequent conquests (Joshua 24:11.). Finally Joshua offers them the great choice—loyalty or

Hebrews 7:1-3 — Es el rey de Salem, es decir, de Jerusalén. Pero Salem significa 'paz' y Cristo es Príncipe de Paz ( Isaías 9:6 ). Su nombre Melquisedec significa 'Rey de justicia', y la justicia es una característica del reino de Cristo ( Salmo 62:12 ; Isaías 9:7 ; Isaías 3:21 : ver Salmo 62:12 . Isaías 1:8 ). A diferencia del sacerdote levítico que debe poder rastrear su descendencia de Leví, Melquisedec no tiene genealogía, no tiene conexión con una familia sacerdotal y no tiene sucesor. Es 'sacerdote para

Hebrews 9:28 — esperada con ansiosa expectación por el pueblo como señal de que se había hecho todo lo necesario para su reconciliación con Dios, y que la ofrenda había sido cumplida. aceptado por Él: cp. Lucas 1:21 , y ver Romanos 8:19 ; Romanos 8:23 ; 1 Corintios 1:7 ; 1 Tesalonicenses 1:10 ; 2 Timoteo 4:8 .

Hebrews 9:5 — Querubines] RV 'querubines,' el heb. plural de 'querubín': ver Éxodo 25:17 ; Éxodo 37:6 . El propiciatorio , o propiciatorio, era la tapa de oro del arca ( Éxodo 25:17 ; Éxodo 25:21 ) sobre la cual se rociaba la sangre en el Día de la Expiación: Levítico 16:14 ; Levítico 16:15 . Particularmente] RV 'solidariamente'. 7,