Bible Commentaries

1 Kings 16:1-34 — The Reigns of Elah, Zimri, and Omri 1. Jehu the son of Hanani] Hanani is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 16:7-10. Jehu’s denunciation of Baasha is similar to Ahijah’s denunciation of Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:7-11). 9. As he was.. drunk] Elah’s incapacity and dissoluteness doubtless tempted Zimri to aspire to the throne. 13. Vanities] i.e. idols,

Ezra 3:1-13 — The Refounding of the Temple 1. The seventh month] i.e. Sept.-Oct. of (probably) 537 b.c. 2. Jeshua] called in Haggai 1:1; ’Joshua.’ His father Jozadak had been carried into exile by Nebuchadnezzar (1 Chronicles 6:15). Son of Shealtiel] In 1 Chronicles 3:19; Zerubbabel is called the son of Pedaiah, the brother of Shealtiel

Job 1:1-22 — reveals to his readers the source and purpose of Job’s trials these are unknown to Job and his friends. It is the mystery of his suffering which forms the problem of the book. Job 1, 2 are in prose. The rest of the book, except Job 32:1-5 and Job 42:7-17, is in poetry. See on Job 3. 1-5. The prosperity and piety of Job. 1. The land of Uz] a district to the E. of Palestine, and near Arabia and Edom: cp. Jeremiah 25:20; Lamentations 4:21. The word Uz occurs (a) as the name of a son of Aram (Genesis

Job 10:1-22 — Job’s Second Speech (concluded) 1-7. Job seeks the reason of his trial, and protests against God’s treatment as inconsistent with the natural relations between Creator and created, and with God’s knowledge of his innocence and inability to escape Him. 1. I will leave, etc.]

Psalms 51:1-19 — evil of his nature. 6. Truth in the inward parts] truth as opposed to self-deception or conscious hypocrisy, in the inward parts as opposed to mere superficial goodness. Thou shalt make me to know] God is willing to give what He desires men to have. 7. Hyssop] employed in the OT. ceremonies of purification, a bunch of the herb being used to sprinkle blood (Leviticus 14:6-7) or water (Numbers 19:18) on the unclean. Snow] cp. Isaiah 1:18. 8. Bones which thou hast broken] see on Isaiah 42:10. 10. Create

Psalms 72:1-20 — though 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 74:1-23 — Psalms 74, 79 seem to reflect the same historical situation, and are usually ascribed to the same author. Both were written in a time of national calamity, when the Temple was profaned (Psalms 74), and the Israelites ruthlessly slaughtered (Psalms 79) by a heathen

Proverbs 30:1-33 — does not profess to understand the ’Holy One’ (RV), or to be Master of Nature (Job 38). The garment is the clouds. 5, 6. Men should attend to the word of revelation, which is pure as refined gold; they add to its teachings at their peril. 7-9. Two desirable things. 8. Each household slave had an allotted portion of food (Proverbs 31:15): God is here the head of the family, weighing out to me ’the bread of my portion’ (RM). 9. When in great distress men often blaspheme (Isaiah

Ecclesiastes 5:1-20 — ’with a.’ 4. Defer not to pay it] A vow is not essential, but once made it is binding: cp. Deuteronomy 23:21-23. Vows had an important place in the religion of Israel, as we see from Genesis 28:20; Numbers 6:2.; Judges 11:30; 1 Samuel 1:11; Mark 7:11; Acts 18:18; Acts 21:23; Acts 23:21. Cp. also the rule of the Pharisees (Matthew 5:33), which, however, does not add the caution to think before speaking. 6. Suffer not, etc.] i.e. suffer not your hasty vow to lead you into wrongdoing. The angel]

Jeremiah 1:1-19 — Jeremiah had long mourned over his people’s sins, and yet perhaps hesitated to undertake the burden of witnessing against them. At length he became conscious of a divine call to the prophetic office, which was not to be restricted: cp. Jeremiah 20:7. 5. I knew thee] approved, selected thee: cp. Genesis 18:19; Psalms 1:6; Nahum 1:7. Sanctified] consecrated: cp. John Baptist (Luke 1:15-17) and St. Paul (Galatians 1:15-16). Unto the nations] This points out a distinction between the work of Jeremiah

Amos 4:2 — debidas cada día están estrictamente definidas. 5 . Según la legislación levítica, la levadura no se podía quemar como parte de un sacrificio ( Éxodo 23:18 ; Levítico 2:12 ); pero incluso en esas leyes hay rastros de cierto grado de libertad ( Levítico 7:13 ; Levítico 23:17 ). Y en el norte de Israel, parece que las tortas con levadura se consumían en el altar como una alabanza o una ofrenda de agradecimiento. Esto te gusta ] es decir, esto es lo que te gusta. 6 . Doughty habla de un árabe que "a menudo

Amos 8:1-14 — Ripe Fruit, followed by a Fifth Address 1-3. The vision. 4-14. The address, denouncing dishonest traders (Amos 8:4-6), threatening earthquakes, eclipse, mourning, a painful sense of abandonment by God, an utter destruction of the superstitious (Amos 8:7-14). 1-3. Notwithstanding the interference of Amaziah, the prophet finishes the recital of his visions. 1, 2. Another play on words—qayits is the word for ripe fruit, and qçts for end. We might represent it by, ’A basket of ripe fruit.

Habakkuk 2:1-20 — pronunciados por las naciones que los caldeos habían aplastado. 5-8 . ¡Ay del ansia de conquista! Habacuc 2:5 , que no tiene nada que ver con el vino, probablemente debería decir: "¡Ay del orgulloso y del infiel, del altivo que nunca se satisface!". 6, 7 . ¡Ay de aquel que asume una pesada carga de deuda, refiriéndose a la propiedad de la cual los caldeos saquearon las naciones! En lugar de "promesas" pesadas (RV), AV (al dividir la palabra heb. Simple en dos) dice arcilla espesa . Sin duda, ambos sentidos

Zechariah 10:1-12 — Restoration of God’s People 1, 2. A warning to trust in God and not in sorcerers. 3-7. The Lord will cast out the evil guides of the people, and under new leaders Ephraim and Judah will be victorious. 8-12. Ephraim will be gathered, but Egypt and Assyria will be humbled. 1. The connexion with Zechariah 9:17 is very slight, fertility

Zechariah 4:1-14 — God’s Holy Spirit he will finish the great work. 1. And waked me] The visions evidently occurred in the night, but so vivid were they that Zechariah seemed to awake. 2. A candlestick all of gold] In the first Temple ten candles gave light (1 Kings 7:49, but see Exodus 25:31). Bowl] holding the main supply of oil. From it a pipe flowed to each lamp. RV reads, ’seven pipes to each of the lamps,’ but LXX and Vulgate reading, followed in AV, is probably correct. 3. The lamps are supplied

Matthew 16:19 — que es el poder de admitir en la Iglesia mediante la predicación del evangelio, no son tanto erróneas como insuficientes. La figura de Lucas 11:52 , Lucas 11:52 ; ('la clave del conocimiento') es diferente. El mejor NT. paralelo es Apocalipsis 3:7 . Atar .. suelto ] Estas palabras, ininteligibles en griego e inglés, se vuelven llenas de significado cuando se remontan al arameo original. Todo rabino o escriba recibió en su ordenación, que era, como la de la Iglesia cristiana, por la imposición

Matthew 9:18-26 — importantes que sean como prueba de la benevolencia de Dios, son totalmente inadecuados para ilustrar la doctrina cardinal de una vida futura (2) Que Jesús mismo consideraba que resucitar a los muertos de su obra ministerial ordinaria ( Mateo 11:5 ; Lucas 7:22 ), y, según San Mateo, delegó el poder a los Apóstoles ( Mateo 10:8 ), según lo cual San Pedro levantó después a Tabita ( Hechos 9:40 ). Los tres milagros de la resurrección de Cristo forman una serie gradual. En el caso de la hija de Jairo, el

Mark 16:9-20 — 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) La sección contiene numerosas palabras y expresiones nunca utilizadas por San Marcos.

1 Samuel 17:1-58 — David slays Goliath 1 Samuel 17:1 to 1 Samuel 18:5 is evidently taken from a different document from 1 Samuel 16:14-23. In 1 Samuel 16:14-23; David is a man of war, and skilful in speech, and an expert harper, and has already become Saul’s musician and armourbearer. In 1 Samuel

1 Samuel 28:1-25 — eve of the battle, the account of which follows in 1 Samuel 31. 2. Keeper of mine head] i.e. captain of my body-guard. 3. This v. is inserted to explain what follows. By familiar spirits (Heb. ob) some form of witchcraft is intended. In 1 Samuel 28:7 the woman is said to be ’the mistress of an ob.’ In Leviticus 20:27 the ob is said to be in the man or woman: cp. 2 Kings 23:24. The wizards] From Leviticus 20:27 it is quite clear that this word denotes not the magician, but the spirit