Bible Commentaries

Exodus 17:6 — Ante ti, dispuesto a conceder tu petición en Horeb, una roca al oeste del Sinaí, y una figura de Jesucristo, según San Pablo; quien dice, (1 Corintios x. 4,) que la roca espiritual siguió a los hebreos. Algunos dicen que una parte de la roca real se llevó en un carro. (San Crisóstomo) Otros, que el riachuelo de aguas los acompañó hasta que cayó al mar cerca de Asiengaber. (Usher.) &mdash-

Leviticus 25:40 — siempre han odiado la esclavitud. Nunca hemos sido esclavos de ninguno, Juan viii. 33. No se les permitió desprenderse de su libertad, excepto por absoluta angustia; (Maimónides) y luego no se someten a lo que llaman esclavitud intrínseca. &mdash- [Ver. 41.] Niños. Su esposa e hijos no fueron esclavizados por él. Pero si su amo le daba una segunda esposa, sus hijos pertenecían a su amo común. (Selden, Jur. Vi. 1.)

Numbers 14:23 — Eso. Ninguno de los que murmuraron entró jamás en la tierra prometida. Orígenes (hom. 27) cree que los levitas se comportaron con fidelidad y no fueron incluidos en el castigo. En efecto, Eleazar ciertamente entró en Chanaan, Josué xiv. 1. Salmón también, que se desposó con Rahab, había visto las maravillas de Dios, pero no se había unido al resto; de modo que, cuando se dice (ver.2) que todos murmuraban, debemos explicarlo por S. El gobierno de Jerónimo, en su mayor parte; como, sin

Numbers 23:28 — Phogor. Hebreo: "Pehor, que mira hacia Jeshimon, o el desierto". Esta era una parte de la misma cadena de montañas Abarim, con Phasga, ver. 14. Balac supuso tontamente que en un aspecto diferente, todavía podría obtener lo que quería; y el adivino no estaba menos enamorado de seguirlo. Pero pronto sintió un monitor interno, que le informó que no necesitaba tomarse más molestias, retirarse

Numbers 3:12 — una confirmación por su celo, Éxodo xxxii. 29. y Deuteronomio xxxiii. 9. Dios parece haberle revelado a Moisés el destino de la familia de Aarón, mucho antes de que fueran designados para ejercer las funciones del sacerdocio, Éxodo xix. 22, 24 y xxiv. 1. (Calmet)

Deuteronomy 17:14 — Altísimo. . Sin embargo, Dios testificó su disgusto cuando los israelitas pidieron un rey, porque lo hicieron de manera sediciosa, para rechazar al profeta Samuel, a quien les había dado por gobernante, en quien no podían encontrar falta. (Calmet) (1 Reyes viii. 7. y x. 19.)

1 Corinthians 11:16 — In this chapter are three instructions: 1. That women must have a veil on their heads at public prayers, to ver. 17. --- 2ndly, he corrects the abuses in their banquets of charity, called Agape, to ver. 23. --- 3rdly, he teaches that in the sacrament of the holy Eucharist, is the body and blood

2 Corinthians 5:1 — Of this habitation.[1] In the Greek, of this tabernacle; i.e. of the body. St. John Chrysostom take notice that a tabernacle, or tent, is not to dwell in for a long time, but only to lodge in for a while, as this life is short; but the building God has prepared for his elect

Joshua 11:1 — Jabin, "el inteligente", era quizás el nombre común de los reyes de Asor, la ciudad más poderosa en las partes del norte del país, (ver. 10 .; Calmet) no lejos de la Cesarea, (Menochius) que fue construida por Philip, donde Lais estaba antes. (Haydock) &mdash- Josue quemó a Asor hasta los cimientos; pero fue reconstruida por los cananeos, y un rey poderoso reinó aquí, y subyugó a los israelitas

Joshua 15:8 — para impedir que se oyeran sus lamentos, hizo que tal vez se llamara Tophet. Estaba al este de Jerusalén, (Calmet) inclinado hacia el sur. (Haydock) &mdash- Hacia el norte. El valle se extiende hacia el sur hasta Belén. (Josefo, [¿Antigüedades?] Vii. 10.) Su David obtuvo una gran victoria, 2 Reyes v. 23. (Calmet) &mdash El arca permaneció en esta ciudad por algún tiempo, 1 Reyes xv. 6. Estaba a 10 millas al norte de Jerusalén.

2 Timothy 1:14 — Keep the good (doctrine) deposited or committed[7] in trust to thee. This is different, though the word be the same, from what he spoke of, ver. 12. There he mentioned what he had committed and deposited in the hands of God, here he speaks of what God hath committed, and deposited in the hands of Timothy, after it was delivered to him by St. Paul and the other preachers of the gospel: that is,

Hebrews 9:26 — Augustine observes, Christ has bound the devil in a chain, so that he can tempt us no further than we are able to resist: he may bark, he may tempt, he may solicit us; but he can bite none, except those that wilfully cast themselves within his reach. (Serm. 1. post Trin.)

James 3:2 — For in many things we all offend,[1] fall into many, at least failings. --- If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man. He that in all occurrences can govern his tongue, has attained to a great degree of perfection. --- He is able also with a bridle to lead about he whole

1 Peter 3:1 — Let wives, &c. In the first six verses he gives instructions to married women. 1. By their modest and submissive dispositions to endeavour to gain and convert their husbands, shewing them such a respect as Sara did, (whose daughters they ought to esteem themselves) who called Abraham her lord, or master; (Genesis xviii. 12.) 2.

Expanded Esther 13:1 — "foolish by nature, who are ignorant of God." (Haydock) --- In this and the three following chapters, the miseries of idolatry are described, to shew the value of wisdom and piety. (Calmet) --- Without the knowledge of God, all is darkness, 1 Corinthians ii. 2. (St. Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho) --- Is. He who is, must be the most proper name of God, Exodus iii. 14. Philosophers could perceive that all creatures had a beginning, and that there must be some first cause or God, whom

Expanded Esther 13:2 — Stars. The zodiac, or pleiads. This species of idolatry was most ancient and general. --- Water. The ocean, Neptune, &c. The Egyptians adored water above all, as the origin of other things. Hence they were punished first by it. (Philo, vit. Mor. 1.) --- Moon. These were mostly the objects of worship, under the names of Baal, Astarte, (Calmet) the Phœbus, or Dianæ of the Romans. (Haydock)

Wisdom of Solomon 4:1 — (Cornelius a Lapide) --- Turn. Greek, "draw not after thee indigent eyes." (Haydock) --- Make not the poor wait, long for relief, 2 Corinthians ix. 7., Romans xii 8., and Proverbs viii. 28. (Calmet) --- Qui tarde dat, diu noluit. (Seneca, Ben. i. 1.) --- Fames et mora bilem in nasum concitant. (Plaut.)

Wisdom of Solomon 6:23 — Name. Perhaps the author may compare the Greek word Sophia, (Calmet) with Tsopuie, (Haydock) "hidden," or with the Greek term, zophos, which means "darkness." See chap. xliii. 8,. and xlvi. 1. The original Hebrew test is lost, so that we cannot determine to what word allusion is made. See Cornelius a Lapide, who has written the best commentary on this book. --- But, &c., is not in Greek. (Calmet) --- Many prefer learning before piety.

Baruch 14:41 — Prophet. This limitation was proper, as the people had chosen this family. The Jews expected the faithful prophet shortly, chap. iv. 46., and Malachias iii. 1., and Aggeus ii. 7. God was pleased that none should appear for some time before that event. (Calmet) --- The high priesthood continued in this family till Herod began to sell it,---soon after which Christ appeared. (Worthington) --- The sceptre seemed

Letter of Jeremiah 4:21 — some deity. Apollonius was sent under the pretence of honouring Philometor, but in reality to sound the dispositions of the nobility respecting the claims of Epiphanes to be the king’s tutor. Cleopatra died this year, the year [of the world] 3831. The regents of Egypt demanded Celosyria, her portion, and war commenced. (Calmet) --- Epiphanes pretended to defend Philometor against his younger brother, (Livy xliv.) but he wished to seize the kingdom, 1 Machabees i. 17. (Worthington)