Bible Commentaries

Genesis 23:3 — 3. Abraham stood up, c.—Eastern people are always provided with family burying-places but Abraham's life of faith—his pilgrim state—had prevented him acquiring even so small a possession (Acts 7:5). spake unto the sons of Heth—He bespoke their kind offices to aid him in obtaining possession of a cave that belonged to Ephron—a wealthy neighbor.

Genesis 38:8 — 8. Judah said unto Onan . . . marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother—The first instance of a custom, which was afterwards incorporated among the laws of Moses, that when a husband died leaving a widow, his brother next of age was to marry her, and the issue, if any, was to be served heir to the deceased (compare Deuteronomy 25:5).

Exodus 20:1-26 — LOS DIEZ MANDAMIENTOS. 1. Habló Dios todas estas palabras—El Ser Supremo mismo fué el orador ( Deuteronomio 5:12, Deuteronomio 5:32), en tono tan alto para ser oído, tan distinto para ser inteligible a toda la multitud de pie en los valles abajo, en medio de los fenómenos aterradores de la naturaleza agitada. Si hubiera estado hablando a criaturas racionales

2 Chronicles 22:5 — 5. went . . . to war against Hazael, king of Syria—It may be mentioned as a very minute and therefore important confirmation of this part of the sacred history that the names of Jehu and Hazael, his contemporary, have both been found on Assyrian sculptures; and there is also a notice of Ithbaal, king of Sidon, who was the father of Jezebel.

2 Chronicles 34:5 — 5. he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars—A greater brand of infamy could not have been put on idolatrous priests than the disinterment of their bones, and a greater defilement could not have been done to the altars of idolatry than the burning upon them the bones of those who had there officiated in their lifetime.

Esther 9:5 — 5-16. Thus the Jews smote all their enemies—The effect of the two antagonistic decrees was, in the meantime, to raise a fierce and bloody war between the Jews and their enemies throughout the Persian empire; but through the dread of Esther and Mordecai, the provincial governors universally favored their cause, so that their enemies fell in great numbers.

Psalms 35:1-28 — Salmo 35 El salmista invoca el socorro divino, contrastando la hipocresía, la astucia y la malicia de sus enemigos con su propia integridad y generosidad. Las imprecaciones de la primera parte con una breve mención de su conducta, la exposición plena de la hipocresía

Proverbs 12:1-28 — o instrucción (cap. 1:2). aborrece la reprensión—insensato, sin tomar en cuenta su propio bienestar (Salmo 49:10; Salmo 73:22). 3. La iniquidad no puede dar permanentemente prosperidad. raíz … movida—firme como un arbol vigoroso—(Salmo 1:3; Salmo 15:5; Jeremias 17:8). 4. mujer virtuosa—en el sentido amplio de estar bien dispuesta a todos los deberes morales (cap. 31:10). mala—lit., la que avergüenza, eso es, por su inconducta. carcoma—un mal incurable. 5. pensamientos—o propósitos. rectitud—decisiones

Isaiah 1:1-31 — relación (caps. 7-9). Jerusalén se especifica de modo particular, por ser el asiento del templo, el centro de la teocracia y el futuro trono del Mesías (Salmo 48:2, Salmo 48:9; Jeremias 3:17). Jesucristo es el “León de la tribu de Judá” ( Apocalipsis 5:5). Uzzías—llamado también Azarías ( 2 Reyes 14:21; 2 Crónicas 26). Las profecías del Antiguo Testamento interpretan espiritualmente las partes históricas, del mismo modo que las Epístolas del Nuevo Testamento interpretan los Evangelios y Los Hechos.

Isaiah 59:1-21 — EL PECADO DEL PUEBLO ES CAUSA DE JUICIOS. AL FIN, LO CONFIESAN: LA FUTURA INTERPOSICION DEL REDENTOR EN SU NECESIDAD. La razón por la cual Jehová no libra a su pueblo, no obstante sus oficios religiosos (cap. 58:3), no es por falta de poder por su parte, sino por causa de los pecados de ellos (vv. 1-8); los vers. 9-15 contienen su confesión; los vers. 16-21, encierran la consiguiente promesa del envío del Mesías. 1. acortado la mano—(Nota, cap. 50:2). agravado

Jeremiah 47:1-7 — PROFECIA CONTRA LOS FILISTEOS. 1. Es probable que Faraón-necao destruyese a Gaza cuando regresaba de derrotar a Josías en Megído ( 2 Crónicas 35:20). [Grocio]. O, bien se alude a Faraón-hofra (cap. 37:5, 7); probablemente, al regresar de su inútil intento por salvar a Jerusalén de los caldeos, atacó a Gaza, a fin de que no se fuera a pensar que su expedición había sido completamente vana [Calvino]

Hosea 6:1-11 — CAPITULO 6 SE EXHORTAN LOS ISRAELITAS UNOS A OTROS A BUSCAR AL SEÑOR. Con el v. 4 empieza un nuevo discurso de queja contra ellos, porque los vv. 1-3 evidentemente pertenecen al v. 15 del cap. 5, y representan la feliz terminación del castigo de Israel; en primer orden, el retorno de Babilonia, y por fin el regreso de su larga dispersión actual. El v. 8 acaso se refiere al asesinato de Pecaías; el discurso no puede ser posterior

Numbers 24:5 — 5-7. How goodly are thy tents, . . . O Israel!—a fine burst of admiration, expressed in highly poetical strains. All travellers describe the beauty which the circular area of Bedouin tents impart to the desert. How impressive, then, must have been the view, as seen from the heights of Abarim, of the immense camp of Israel extended over the subjacent plains.

Deuteronomy 17:1 — 1. Thou shalt not sacrifice . . . any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish—Under the name of bullock were comprehended bulls, cows, and calves; under that of sheep, rams, lambs, kids, he- and she-goats. An ox, from mutilation, was inadmissible. The qualifications required in animals destined for sacrifice are described (Exodus 12:5; Leviticus 1:3). Leviticus 1:3- :. IDOLATERS MUST BE SLAIN.

1 Corinthians 6:1-20 — permitía a los cristianos que tuviesen arbitrios cristianos. 2. O no sabéis—Como si fuese una verdad universalmente reconocida por los cristianos. No obstante vuestra jactancia en vuestro “conocimiento,” estáis obrando contrariamente a él (cap. 1:4, 5; 8:1). “¿O no sabéis?” es una expresión que indica sorpresa. que los santos han de juzgar al mundo?—Es decir, “regirán,” inclusive el juicio: como asesores de Cristo. Mateo 19:28 : “juzgando,” equivale a “rigiendo,” o “reinando.” Comp. Salmo 49:14;

Galatians 1:6 — the Gauls (another form of Kel-t-s, the progenitors of the Erse, Gauls, Cymri, and Belgians), whence the Galatians sprang, see Hebrews 7:12- : and CÆSAR [Commentaries on the Gallic War, 3.19]. from him that called you—God the Father (Galatians 1:15; Galatians 5:8; Romans 8:30; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Thessalonians 2:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:24). into—rather, as Greek, "IN the grace of Christ," as the element in which, and the instrument by which, God calls us to salvation. Compare Note, see on 1 Thessalonians

Galatians 3:13 — redeemed the Jews primarily, and through them the Gentiles. The ransom price He paid was His own precious blood (1 Peter 1:18; 1 Peter 1:19; compare Matthew 20:28; Acts 20:28; 1 Corinthians 6:20; 1 Corinthians 7:23; 1 Timothy 2:6; 2 Peter 2:1; Revelation 5:9). being made—Greek, "having become." a curse for us—Having become what we were, in our behalf, "a curse," that we might cease to be a curse. Not merely accursed (in the concrete), but a curse in the abstract, bearing the universal curse of the

Joshua 10:5 — 5. the five kings of the Amorites—The settlement of this powerful and warlike tribe lay within the confines of Moab; but having also acquired extensive possessions on the southwest of the Jordan, their name, as the ruling power, seems to have been given to the region generally ( :-), although Hebron was inhabited by Hittites or Hivites ( :-), and Jerusalem by Jebusites ( :-). :-. JOSHUA RESCUES IT.

Revelation 18:21 — 21. a—Greek, "one." millstone—Compare the judgment on the Egyptian hosts at the Red Sea, Exodus 15:5; Exodus 15:10; Nehemiah 9:11, and the foretold doom of Babylon, the world power, Jeremiah 51:63; Jeremiah 51:64. with violence—Greek, "with impetus." This verse shows that this prophecy is regarded as still to be fulfilled.

1 Samuel 12:5 — 5. the Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness—that, by their own acknowledgment, he had given them no cause to weary of the divine government by judges, and that, therefore, the blame of desiring a change of government rested with themselves. This was only insinuated, and they did not fully perceive his drift. :-. HE REPROVES THE PEOPLE FOR INGRATITUDE.