Bible Commentaries

1 Kings 13:24 — Porque la mayoría de los teólogos [teólogos] opinan que el pecado de este profeta, considerado con todas sus circunstancias, no fue mortal. (Challoner) &mdash- Había recibido una orden positiva, y debería haber probado los espíritus, ya fueran de Dios, 1 Juan IV. 1., y Gálatas vi. 18. Toda profecía que contradice la palabra de Dios, proviene de un principio maligno. (Calmet) &mdash Serenus observa que Dios a menudo inflige la muerte por las faltas más pequeñas. (Casiano vii. 26.) (San Gregorio, Dial.

Psalms 137:1 — But the psalmist would rather pray before the angels, who would attend in the temple, and present his petitions. (Berthier) (Apocalypse v., and viii.) (Apostolic Constitutions viii. 4.) --- Their presence ought to full us with awe, (Luke xii. 8., and 1 Timothy v. 21.) and with confidence, if our prayer comes from the heart. (Haydock) --- Such God will hear, and the angels will present, Tobias xii., Acts x., and 1 Corinthians xi. 10., and Psalm xxiv. 10.

Psalms 23:4 — intentions are pure, as well as their actions. --- Vain, by neglecting good works, (St. Jerome) or seeking after trifles; (St. Augustine) or rather, according to the Hebrew, "who hath not sworn in vain by his soul," 2 Corinthians i. 23., and 1 Kings i. 26. To take the name of God in vain, means to swear falsely. (Calmet) --- Protestants, "who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity;" to swell with pride, (Haydock) or to swear by idols. (Pr. in disc.) --- To his, &c. This is

Psalms 95:1 — house was built, &c. Alluding to that time, and then ordered to be sung; but principally relating to the building of the Church of Christ, after our redemption from the captivity of satan. (Challoner) --- Captivity. The greater canticle of David, (1 Paralipomenon xvi.) was probably divided, on that occasion, (Calmet) into three. This forms the second part, from ver. 23; as the psalm civ., to ver. 16., does the first. The three last verses of David’s canticle, (ver. 34.) occur [in] Psalm cv.

Jeremiah 31:22 — licencia concedida por Ciro. (Calmet) &mdash Los padres generalmente explican esto de la encarnación. (Calmet) &mdash Él era el resplandor de la gloria de su Padre, hebreo i. 3. Incluso algunos judíos antiguos aplican esto al Mesías. (Galatin. Vii. 14.) Pero los modernos entienden que las mujeres se ofrecerían en matrimonio; los tiempos serían tan felices. Esto no era tan inusual en países donde prevalecía la poligamia, Rut iii. 9., Isaías iv. 1., y Cantar de los Cantares viii. 1. (Calmet) &mdash

Ezekiel 24:17 — calamities, if thou canst screen thyself from the enemy, who will otherwise take offence, as he has brought them on. (Haydock) --- Dead. Priests were allowed to mourn only for father or mother, and their unmarried brothers and sisters, Leviticus xxi. 1. Ezechiel (xliv. 25.) adds, Son and daughter. Many think the wife must also be understood, as she is nearer than a brother. The reasons for these prohibitions did not then subsist, as no sacrifice could be offered in Chaldea; and therefore God here

Numbers 15:22 — Ignorancia. Se prescriben otras víctimas; (Levítico 4,13), por lo que la ignorancia aquí mencionada debe ser de una naturaleza diferente. El primero fue quizás un pecado de comisión, y este un pecado de omisión; como si todo el pueblo dejara de comer el cordero pascual. Los rabinos piensan que la ley alude

Numbers 24:20 — Nations, which rose up to attack the Hebrews. (Onkelos) --- Saul will punish them, 1 Kings xv. The Amalecites were a very ancient people, known in the days of Abraham, Genesis xiv. 7. But now they are no more. (Haydock)

Zechariah 14:5 — shall be filled, as it was filled at the earthquake," &c. (Calmet) --- The Romans had to raise many works in the vale of Cedron, so that the trees all round were cut down, and the garden walls removed thither. (Josephus, Jewish Wars vi. 4, 14.) --- Ozias, when he attempted to offer incense. (Josephus, Antiquities ix. 11.) (Amos i. 1., and 4 Kings xv. 15.) --- Yet the earthquake is not specified in the sacred historical books. (Worthington) --- On that occasion, the people retired into the

Matthew 4:5 — commentators follow the order of St. Matthew. In Palestine, all buildings had a flat roof, with a balustrade or a parapet. It was probably upon the parapet that the devil conveyed Jesus. The three temptations comprise the three principal sources of sin: 1. sensuality; 2. pride; and 3. concupiscence. 1st epistle John ii. 16. We may hope to conquer the first by fasting and confidence in divine Providence; the second by humility; the third by despising all sublunary things, as unworthy of a Christian’s

Matthew 7:1 — Judge not,[1] or condemn not others rashly, that you may not be judged or condemned. (Witham) --- St. Jerome observes, Christ does not altogether forbid judging, but directs us how to judge. Where the thing does not regard us, we should not undertake to judge. Where

Matthew 7:1 — No juzguéis, [1] ni condenéis a otros precipitadamente, para que no seáis juzgados ni condenados. (Witham) &mdash- San Jerónimo observa, Cristo no prohíbe del todo juzgar, pero nos indica cómo juzgar. Donde la cosa no nos mira, no debemos emprender a juzgar. Donde

Matthew 8:32 — Many reasons might be brought why our Saviour suffered the devils to enter into the swine: 1. To shew that the devils had no power even over swine without his permission. 2. That such as were freed from their power, might acknowledge the greatness of the favour done them, by seeing from how great a multitude they were liberated. 3. To punish

Matthew 8:32 — Se podrían aducir muchas razones por las que nuestro Salvador permitió que los demonios entraran en los cerdos: 1. Para mostrar que los demonios no tenían poder ni siquiera sobre los cerdos sin su permiso. 2. Que los que fueron liberados de su poder, reconozcan la grandeza del favor que se les ha hecho, viendo de qué gran multitud fueron liberados. 3. Castigar

Deuteronomy 12:5 — It, where the ark was to be kept. (Haydock) --- Before the building of the temple, it was removed from one tribe or place to another. Jerusalem was thenceforward styled the city of the great king, Psalm xlvii. 1, 9.

Deuteronomy 28:27 — Egypt. See chap. vi. 15., xxviii. 60., Exodus ix. 9, and xv. 25., or with such diseases as those with which he afflicted Egypt. (Calmet) --- Out. Hebrew, "with the emerods, scab, and itch," (Haydock) 1 Kings v. 6, 12.

Luke 1:13 — 2, p. 249. Ed. Ben.) Que estaba orando para tener hijos, cuando su esposa estaba tan avanzado en años; que no creía posible; pero estaba orando por el pueblo y por la venida del Mesías. Véase San Juan Crisóstomo, hom. ii. de incomprehensibili, tom. 1, pág. 454. Ed. De noviembre. Ben. (Witham) &mdash- Zacarías estaba tan desesperado de tener descendencia que no le creyó al ángel cuando le hizo la promesa. Por tanto, cuando el ángel dice, tu oración es escuchada, debemos entenderla de la oración que

Joshua 19:2 — Judá. Así se verificó la predicción de Jacob, que Simeón y Leví, que habían estado demasiado unidos para la destrucción de Siquem, serían esparcidos entre sus hermanos, Génesis xxxiv. Y xlix. 6. La tribu de Simeón no era muy numerosa, Números xxvi. 14. Sin embargo, no se enumeran aquí todas sus ciudades, sino sólo las que sirvieron para señalar los límites. Los judíos suponen que esta tribu ocupó las ciudades de Judá solo mientras ésta quisiera, y que fue expulsada de ellas en los días de David,

Judges 8:7 — Desert. An usual mode of punishment, (2 Kings xii., and 1 Paralipomenon xx. 3.; Calmet) which the cruel irrision of Gedeon and his army, who were fighting in the cause of God and of the nation, richly called for.

2 Samuel 23:13 — la cosecha, (Paralipomenon más correctamente, a las rocas) y dentro de la cueva", etc. (Calmet) &mdash- Tres es sin duda la palabra adecuada, aunque las copias impresas en hebreo tienen treinta en el texto; excepto la edición más antigua de Ximenes, 1515, que conserva tres, con todas las versiones, y algunos manuscritos hebreos y como ver. 17. si lee entre sería mejor arriba; (ver. 23), ya que los tres oficiales antes mencionados no eran del cuerpo de treinta, sino de un orden aún más alto. &mdash-