Bible Commentaries

Genesis 37:2 — Generaciones. Esto conecta su historia con el cap. xxxv. Lo que le sucedió a Jacob y sus hijos, y particularmente a José, forma el tema de la parte restante del Génesis. (Haydock) &mdash tantos años siempre significa el año en curso sin terminar. (Bochart 1. R. xiii. 1.) &mdash- Los hijos. Quizás estos no estaban tan enfurecidos contra José, hasta que le contó a su padre de su comportamiento escandaloso, para que él pudiera ponerle fin. &mdash Crimen: quizás de sodomía o bestialidad (Santo Tomás de Aquino);

Exodus 20:12 — Honour. Love, respect, feed, if requisite; support the infirmities of parents. See Numbers xxiv. 1; 1 Timothy v. 3, 17. They are ministers of God in the production of children; and those who offer an affront to his minister, irritate God. (Philo) --- Land of Chanaan. The promises are of a temporal nature; but they should bring to our reflection the

Exodus 20:12 — Honor. Amar, respetar, alimentar, si es necesario; Apoyar las enfermedades de los padres. Ver Números xxiv. 1; 1 Timoteo v. 3, 17. Son ministros de Dios en la producción de hijos; y los que ofrecen una afrenta a su ministro, irritan a Dios. (Philo) &mdash- Tierra de Chanaan. Las promesas son de carácter temporal; pero deben traer a nuestra reflexión las recompensas

2 Kings 18:17 — Tharthan, or Thathania, (1 Esdras v. 3.) and in the Greek of Isaias xx. 1., means "the president of tributes," or presents. The two other names denote "the chief eunuch," and "the chief butler," and are not proper names. These officers were sent

Job 40:11 — Loins. The towers were fastened here by an iron chain. --- Belly. Yet it is nowhere so easily wounded, 1 Machabees vi. 45. (Pliny, viii. 20.) --- Hence some would translate Hebrew, "and its pain in the belly," (Calmet) as it is only subject to an inflammation and flux; profluvium alvi. (Pliny) (Ælian xvii. 44.) --- But the original rather

Job 40:14 — Beginning, or prince. (Haydock) --- The elephant may be considered as the king of beasts for strength, agility, gratitude, longevity, &c. None approaches so near to man. (Pliny viii. 1.; Calmet; Lipsius, 1 ep. 50.; Amama) --- Sword; which is the rhinoceros, killing the elephant under the belly with its horn; (Pliny viii. 20.; Grotius) or God seems to have entrusted his sword to the elephant, for the destruction of his enemies. Nothing

Psalms 65:3 — thee, (Psalm xvii. 46., &c.) notwithstanding the evidence of thy wonders, and their deceitful professions. Thus the Samaritans pretended they wished to assist the Jews to build the temple; yet soon after obtained an order from court to hinder it, 1 Esdras iv. 1., and viii. 36. (Calmet) --- Pharao frequently promised to let the people go, but as often broke his word. (Worthington) --- They had been moved with servile fear. (Menochius) --- The sight of God’s judgments upon the world was enough

Song of Solomon 5:14 — xxviii.) with which his rings were ornamented. (Calmet) --- Sapphires. His belt or garment is thus ornamented. (Sanchez) --- The works of Christ proceeded from his infinite charity for mankind, whose salvation he greatly desired, (Mark vii. 37., and 1 Corinthians xv. 22., and 1 Timothy ii. 4.) so that none can perish but by their own fault. (Calmet)

Lamentations 4:7 — natural?] Iii. 8.) &mdash En hebreo poninim puede significar (Haydock) "perlas", cuyas conchas están teñidas con un delicado color rojo. ; aunque el epíteto rubicundo puede significar "brillante", en cuyo sentido se usa purpureus. (Horacio, iv. Od. 1.) &mdash- La tez de los nazareos era clara, con una mezcla de rojo, Cántico de los cánticos v. 10. Probablemente iban vestidos de blanco y eran muy respetados, 1 Macabeos ii. 49., Amós ii. 11. y Números vi. 18. (Calmet)

Joel 2:28 — After. From this verse to the end the prophet speaks of the times succeeding the captivity, and more especially of the propagation of the gospel. The enemies of God’s people shall be destroyed, (chap. iii. 1.) which seems to refer to Cambyses, Ezechiel xxxviii. (Calmet) --- My spirit. This plainly foretells the coming of the Holy Ghost, Acts ii. (Worthington) --- The Jews never had such a multitude of prophets after the captivity as the Church had, 1 Corinthians

Joel 2:28 — Después. Desde este versículo hasta el final, el profeta habla de los tiempos que sucedieron al cautiverio y, más especialmente, de la propagación del evangelio. Los enemigos del pueblo de Dios serán destruidos (capítulo iii. 1), que parece referirse a Cambises, Ezequiel xxxviii. (Calmet) &mdash Los judíos nunca tuvieron tal multitud de profetas después del cautiverio como la tuvo la Iglesia, 1 Corintios xiv. 24. Lo que se relaciona con ellos fue solo una sombra de lo que

Numbers 16:3 — ti"; o "te basta", Septuaginta. &mdash En la misma súplica, Lutero (de abrog. Missa,) rechaza toda jerarquía eclesiástica, y no tendrá un sacerdocio distinto, porque todos los cristianos son llamados sacerdotes, (Apocalipsis i. ) y un sacerdocio santo, 1 Pedro ii. 5. (Worthington) &mdash- Pero no se dan cuenta de que el apóstol inmediatamente se explica a sí mismo, al decir, ofrecer sacrificios espirituales y declarar las virtudes de Cristo; en cuyo sentido también se les llama un sacerdocio real, 1

Zephaniah 1:9 — Entereth the temple, as if to shew themselves, Amos vi. 1. Hebrew, "jumpeth over," &c., denoting the Philistines. (Chaldean) (1 Kings v. 5.) (Calmet) --- Septuagint, "I will take vengeance on all openly before the gate in that day," (Haydock) on all who have cast themselves out of the

Matthew 20:28 — A redemption for many; i.e. for all, as it is sometimes the style of the Scriptures. See St. Paul, 1 Timothy ii. 6. (Witham) --- Certain Puritans pretend from this part of holy Scripture, that all superiority is forbidden; but it is merely pride, ambition, and haughtiness, not superiority, that is here proscribed. Jesus Christ himself, as Son of man,

Ephesians 4:8 — He led captivity captive.[1] St. Jerome and others expound these words of Christ’s delivering the pious souls that had died before his ascension, and which were detained in a place of rest which is called Limbus Patrum [i.e. Limbo of the Fathers; sometimes called Paradise

Hebrews 13:2 — Y la hospitalidad no se olvide, ... algunos sin darse cuenta [1] de ella, han entretenido a los Ángeles. Imaginaban que recibían a los hombres, cuando eran Ángeles. El intérprete latino siguió exactamente el griego, aunque la expresión es inusual en ambos idiomas. Se refiere a Abraham, (Génesis xviii. 2.) y de Lot,

1 Samuel 7:12 — some take it to be the same with Bethchar. (Malvenda) --- It was before ignoble, (Salien) and the situation not known, till this monument was erected, with the inscription, Thus far, &c. --- Help; "Aben-ezer," mentioned before, chap. iv. 1. The religious monuments were not prohibited by the law, Leviticus xxvi. 1. Samuel would take every precaution that they should not become objects of idolatry, as he was under the immediate influence of the Holy Spirit. (Calmet)

1 Samuel 7:14 — Geth, cuyas dos ciudades seguían en posesión. Otros, que habían caído en la parte de Dan, se rindieron, lo que explica Jueces xviii. 1, 31. &mdash Salien (el año del mundo 2860) piensa más bien que terminó con la muerte de Sansón, cuando se juzgó conveniente confiar las riendas del gobierno en manos de un hombre viejo, Heli, el sumo sacerdote. , como no había necesidad de un general

2 Samuel 23:32 — Jonathan. David’s nephew, (1 Paralipomenon) of the sons of Assem, a Gezonite. This ought, perhaps, to be "Gouni, of the sons," &c., otherwise the name will be lost, contrary to the design of the sacred writer. The verse is not terminated at Jonathan. But he was the

2 Samuel 23:32 — Jonathan. Sobrino de David, (1 Paralipomenon) de los hijos de Assem, un gezonita. Esto debería, quizás, ser "Gouni, de los hijos", etc., de lo contrario el nombre se perderá, contrario al designio del escritor sagrado. El verso no termina en Jonathan. Pero él era el hijo de Sage,