Bible Commentaries

Genesis 48:1-22 — señalar las promesas espléndidas reservadas para su posteridad, de ganar el interés de José y asegurar su continuada conexión con el pueblo de Dios, antes que con los egipcios. He aquí, yo te haré crecer—Esta es una repetición del pacto (cap. 28:13-15; 35:12). Si estas palabras han de entenderse en sentido limitado, como señalando los muchos siglos que los judíos fueron ocupantes de la Tierra Santa, o si las palabras tienen un significado más amplio, e indican que las tribus esparcidas han de ser

Isaiah 13:1-22 — Carga—grave o luctuosa profecía [Grocio]. En otras palabras, declaración simplemente profética, de una raíz hebrea que significa publicar de viva voz una cosa, como en Números 23:7 [Maurer]. de Babilonia—tocante a Babilonia. 2. Levantad bandera—(Cap. 5:26; 11:10). sobre un alto monte—más bien, sobre una desnuda montaña, (pelada, esto es, sin árboles), para que se pudiera ver desde lejos, a fin de poder reunir a los puebles contra Babilonia. a ellos—a los medos (v. 17), los asaltadores de Babilonia.

Numbers 28:1-31 — prescripción es de poner en ejecución la regularidad y el cuidado en la observancia de ellas. 9, 10. Es el holocausto del sábado en cada sábado—Anteriormente no se menciona holocausto en día sábado que fuera adicional a los sacrificios diarios. 11-15. en los principios de vuestros meses ofreceréis en holocausto a Jehová—Estos eran guardados como días festivos sagrados; y aunque no poseían el carácter de fiestas solemnes, se distinguían por el son de las trompetas sobre los sacrificios (cap. 10:10),

John 10:33 — 33. for a blasphemy—whose legal punishment was stoning ( :-). thou, being a man—that is, a man only. makest thyself God—Twice before they understood Him to advance the same claim, and both times they prepared themselves to avenge what they took to be the insulted honor of God, as here, in the way directed by their law (John 5:18; John 8:59).

John 18:38 — hearing of our Lord, who had been brought forth. I find in him no fault—no crime. This so exasperated "the chief priests and elders" that, afraid of losing their prey, they poured forth a volley of charges against Him, as appears from Luke 23:4; Luke 23:5: on Pilate's affirming His innocence, "they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place." They see no hope of getting Pilate's sanction to His death unless they can fasten

John 19:4 — 4, 5. Pilate . . . went forth again, and saith . . . Behold, I bring him forth to you—am bringing, that is, going to bring him forth to you. that ye may know I find no fault in him—and, by scourging Him and allowing the soldiers to make sport of Him, have gone as far to meet your exasperation as can be expected from a judge.

Acts 14:5 — 5. an assault made . . . to stone them—rather here, "an impetuous movement" with a view to stoning them: for in 2 Corinthians 11:25, Paul says, "Once I was stoned," and that was at Lystra, as expressly related in 2 Corinthians 11:25- :. (PALEY'S remarks—Horæ Paulinæ—on this singular coincidence between the Epistle and the history are very striking). fled—(See 2 Corinthians 11:25- :).

Romans 2:16 — 16. In the day, c.—Here the unfinished statement of Romans 2:12 is resumed and closed. shall judge the secrets of men—here specially referring to the unfathomed depths of hypocrisy in the self-righteous whom the apostle had to deal with. (See Ecclesiastes 12:14 1 Corinthians 4:5). according to my gospel—to my teaching as a preacher of the Gospel.

Galatians 1:14 — 14. profited—Greek, "I was becoming a proficient"; "I made progress." above—beyond. my equals—Greek, "Of mine own age, among my countrymen." traditions of my fathers—namely, those of the Pharisees, Paul being "a Pharisee, and son of a Pharisee" (Acts 23:6; Acts 26:5). "MY fathers," shows that it is not to be understood generally of the traditions of the nation.

Galatians 4:4 — 4. the fulness of the time—namely, "the time appointed by the Father" ( :-). Compare Note, see on :-; Luke 1:57; Acts 2:1; Ezekiel 5:2. "The Church has its own ages" [BENGEL]. God does nothing prematurely, but, foreseeing the end from the beginning, waits till all is ripe for the execution of His purpose. Had Christ come directly after the fall, the enormity

Philippians 2:5 — 5. The oldest manuscripts read, "Have this mind in you," &c. He does not put forward himself (see on Philippians 2:4, and Philippians 2:4- :) as an example, but Christ, THE ONE pre-eminently who sought not His own, but "humbled Himself" (Philippians 2:8), first in taking on Him our nature, secondly, in humbling Himself further in that nature (Romans 15:3).

1 Thessalonians 2:5 — 5. used we flattering words—literally, "become (that is, have we been found) in (the use of) language of flattery"; the resource of those who try to "please men." as ye know—"Ye know" as to whether I flattered you; as to "covetousness," GOD, the Judge of the heart, alone can be "my witness." cloak of—that is, any specious guise under which I might cloak "covetousness."

1 Thessalonians 4:5 — 5. in the lust—Greek, "passion"; which implies that such a one is unconsciously the passive slave of lust. which know not God—and so know no better. Ignorance of true religion is the parent of unchastity (Ephesians 4:18; Ephesians 4:19). A people's morals are like the objects of their worship (Deuteronomy 7:26; Psalms 115:8; Romans 1:23; Romans 1:24).

1 Timothy 5:6 — 6. she that liveth in pleasure—the opposite of such a widow as is described in :-, and therefore one utterly undeserving of Church charity. The Greek expresses wanton prodigality and excess [TITTMANN]. The root expresses weaving at a fast rate, and so lavish excess (see on :-). dead while she liveth—dead in the Spirit while alive in the flesh (Matthew 8:22; Ephesians 5:14).

Titus 1:11 — 11. mouths . . . stopped—literally, "muzzled," "bridled" as an unruly beast (compare Psalms 32:9). who—Greek, "(seeing that they are) such men as"; or "inasmuch as they" [ELLICOTT]. subvert . . . houses—"overthrowing" their "faith" (Psalms 32:9- :). "They are the devil's levers by which he subverts the houses of God" [THEOPHYLACT]. for filthy lucre— (1 Timothy 3:3; 1 Timothy 3:8; 1 Timothy 6:5).

1 Peter 3:5 — 5. after this manner—with the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit (compare the portrait of the godly wife, :-). trusted—Greek, "hoped." "Holy" is explained by "hoped in (so as to be 'united to,' Greek) God." Hope in God is the spring of true holiness [BENGEL]. in subjection—Their ornament consisted in their subordination. Vanity was forbidden ( :-) as being contrary to female subjection.

2 Peter 1:13 — 13. Yea—Greek, "But"; though "you know" the truth ( :-). this tabernacle—soon to be taken down (2 Corinthians 5:1): I therefore need to make the most of my short time for the good of Christ's Church. The zeal of Satan against it, the more intense as his time is short, ought to stimulate Christians on the same ground. by—Greek, "in" (compare 2 Peter 3:1).

1 John 3:5 — 5. Additional proof of the incompatibility of sin and sonship; the very object of Christ's manifestation in the flesh was to take away (by one act, and entirely, aorist) all sins, as the scapegoat did typically. and—another proof of the same. in him is no sin—not "was," but "is," as in :-, "He is righteous," and :-, "He is pure." Therefore we are to be so.

1 John 4:5 — 5. of the world—They derive their spirit and teaching from the world, "unregenerate human nature, ruled over and possessed by Satan, the prince of this world" [ALFORD]. speak they of the word—They draw the matter of their conversation from the life, opinions, and feelings of the world. the world heareth them— (John 15:18; John 15:19). The world loves its own.

Revelation 21:5 — 5. sat—Greek, "sitteth." all things new—not recent, but changed from the old (Greek, "kaina," not "nea"). An earnest of this regeneration and transfiguration of nature is given already in the regenerate soul. unto me—so Coptic and ANDREAS. But A, B, Vulgate, and Syriac omit. true and faithful—so ANDREAS. But A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic transpose, "faithful and true" (literally, "genuine").