Bible Commentaries

Exodus 4:4 — Una varilla. Esto aludía a los tres estados en los que los hebreos habían vivido en Egipto: 1. Como sosteniendo el cetro; 2. perseguido de manera astuta y cruel; y 3. liberado por Moisés. (Menochius) &mdash- El dragón [es decir, la serpiente] era tan terrible que incluso hizo huir a Moisés. (Filón.)

2 Kings 1:13 — De nuevo. Se supone comúnmente que este tercer capitán es Abdias, (3 Reyes xviii. 3.) aunque sin mucha razón. (Calmet) &mdash Pero es muy diferente del profeta, cuyos escritos aún se conservan. (Calmet) &mdash No desprecies. En hebreo, "sea mi vida ... preciosa a tus ojos", 1 Reyes xxvi. 21., y Salmo cxv. 15.

Psalms 118:52 — Of old. Upon the rebel angels, and sinful men, whom thou wilt punish for ever. This encourages me to adhere to the cause of virtue. (Worthington) --- In many dangers our ancestors have been protected by God. Is his arm shortened, or are we no longer his people? (Calmet) (1 Peter iv. 12.)

Proverbs 29:24 — Soul, and exposeth himself to death, though this was only inflicted for stealing a man, Exodus xxi. 16. The night-thief might also be killed in the fact, Exodus xxii. 2. But if the person who had stolen denied it on oath, he was put to death for perjury, Leviticus v. 1.

Ecclesiastes 3:5 — Stones, with a sling, or to render a field useless, 4 Kings iii. 25., and Isaias v. 2. --- Embraces. Countenance was sometimes prescribed for married people, Leviticus xx. 18., and 1 Corinthians vii. (St. Jerome) (St. Augustine, Enchiridion 78.) (Calmet) --- Hatred often succeeds love, ver. 8., and 2 Kings xiii. 14. (Haydock)

Isaiah 66:21 — Of them, Gentiles; (ver. 19.) some of whom alone will be properly priests, though all enjoy the title in a figurative sense, 1 Peter ii. 9. The Jews strive in vain to elude this text. (Calmet) --- Under the law, one family alone enjoyed this honour: but Christ chooses the most deserving pastors. (Worthington)

Ezekiel 11:13 — Pheltias, the prince, (ver. 1.; Haydock) or false prophet, whose death Ezechiel does not bewail, but fears the great destruction of the people; (Worthington; Menochius) though, if Pheltias died impenitent, his death might justly call for tears. (Haydock) --- This happened in a vision. Yet (Calmet) he probably died suddenly about his time. (Lyranus)

Daniel 1:2 — His god; Bel, or Belas, the principal idol of the Chaldeans. (Challoner) --- The king pretended to derive his pedigree from Belus, (Abyd. Eusebius, præp. 1.) and greatly enriched his temple, (Calmet) which Xerxes demolished. (Arrian.) --- God. Some part might be kept in the palace. (Chap. v. 10. and 2 Paralipomenon xxxvi. 7.)

Daniel 2:39 — Another kingdom; viz. that of the Medes and Persians. (Challoner) --- Inferior; later, of less duration and extent. (Calmet) --- Third, &c. That of Alexander the Great. (Challoner) --- World. Alexander received ambassadors at Babylon, from the most distant nations, testifying their submission. He conquered beyond the river Indus, &c. (Diodorus A. 1. Olym. 14.) (Calmet)

Numbers 16:5 — Los santos, a quienes ha elegido para el sumo sacerdocio. El salmista, hablando de esta sedición, dice, provocaron ... Aarón, el santo del Señor, Salmo cv. 16. (Calmet) Ver 1 Timoteo ii. 19. &mdash- Sólo aquellos que son elegidos por Dios, pueden ejercer legítimamente este sagrado oficio, como el Todopoderoso declara por milagro. (Haydock)

Habakkuk 2:20 — Temple. Hebrew, "palace," or heaven. House is generally put for the temple. --- Silence, out of respect, &c. The guards of the eastern princes observe the utmost silence and modesty. God is very different from idols. He is the arbiter of life and death. (Calmet) --- Silence often denotes subjection, 1 Machabees i. 3. (Menochius)

Zechariah 8:10 — Hire, or "reward;" merces. (Haydock) --- All their toils proved useless: (Calmet) the land would not yield her fruit. (Haydock) See Aggeus ii. 16. --- The temple had now been building two years, and then God sent his prophets and many blessings. --- Neighbour. Civil broils and the enemy rendered all wretched, 1 Esdras iv.

Acts 4:1 — The officer[1] (of the guard) of the temple: literally, the magistrate of the temple. But this magistrate, by the Greek, was an officer over soldiers; we may presume, over those who were to guard the temple. (Witham) =============================== [BIBLIOGRAPHY] An officer of the guard of the temple. Magistratus templi, Greek: strategos tou ierou.

2 Corinthians 9:11-13 — All bountifulness,[1] by which is signified, a sincere and free liberality, by giving with a sincere heart, and good intention. St. Paul encourages them to contribute willingly for God’s sake, and out of a true charity for their indigent brethren, who will praise, and thank God, and pray for them, &c. (Witham)

Joshua 10:40 — Colinas de Judea. &mdash Llanura. En hebreo, Sephela, un país llano cerca de Eleutheropolis. (San Jerónimo en Abd. I. 19; 1 Macabeos xii. 38.) &mdash Restos. Dios ordenó que este pueblo fuera completamente destruido, en castigo por sus múltiples abominaciones; y para que no arrastraran a los israelitas a pecados semejantes. (Challoner)

Joshua 13:2 — Galilea. Como Josué había estado haciendo tales conquistas en esa parte últimamente, algunos traducirían Geliloth, "los confines" de los filisteos, en cuyo sentido parece tomarse, cap. xviii. 18. y xxii. 10. (Calmet) &mdash Gessuri, ya sea cerca del monte Hermón, (Menochius) o en la frontera con Arabia, 1 Reyes xv. Y xxvii. 10.

Expanded Esther 8:21 — Continent. All good must come from God. (Haydock) --- Chastity cannot be preserved without his aid. (St. Augustine, Confessions vi. 11.) --- Yet this seems not to be the literal sense. Solomon prays for the acquisition of wisdom, (Calmet; Ecclesiasticus vi. 28., and xv. 1.; Menochius) which includes continence, religion, and every virtue. (Haydock)

Wisdom of Solomon 15:1 — Good. Greek, "these things, and he who possess the knowledge of the law will find her," (Calmet) or, "he who keeps the law, will receive her." (Grabe) (1 Corinthians iv. 20.) (Haydock) --- All who resolve to be virtuous, will have God’s grace, which preventeth them, and continueth to afford them assistance. (Worthington)

2 Samuel 6:10 — Getita, natural de Get-remmón, ciudad levítica; (Josué xxi. 24,) o podría haber nacido en Geth; (Calmet) o su padre podrían haber residido allí por mucho tiempo, (Serarius; Tirinus) a menos que estuviera allí con David. (Salien) &mdash- Era un levita, 1 Paralipomenon xv. 18. y xvi. 5. y xxvi. 4. (Calmet)

2 Samuel 7:7 — Tribus. 1 Paralipomenon xvii. 6, por la sustitución de p por b, dice Shophete, "juzga", que parece más natural. Allí se da más información y aprendemos que la razón por la que a David se le negó el privilegio de construir un templo fue porque había estado muy involucrado en la guerra. (Calmet)