Bible Commentaries

Genesis 19:29 — 29. when God destroyed the cities, c.—This is most welcome and instructive after so painful a narrative. It shows if God is a "consuming fire" to the wicked [Deuteronomy 4:24 Hebrews 12:29], He is the friend of the righteous. He "remembered" the intercessions of Abraham, and what confidence should not this give us that He will remember the intercessions of a greater than Abraham in our behalf.

Psalms 103:1-22 — mismo (3:3; 25:1), con alusión al acto, como acto de inteligencia. entrañas—( Deuteronomio 6:5.) su santo nombre—( Deuteronomio 5:11), su completa perfección moral. 2, 3. dolencias—como inflicciones penales ( Deuteronomio 29:2; 2 Crónicas 21:19). 4. rescata—o redime, lo que representa un costo. del hoyo—lit., abismo de corrupción ( 2 Crónicas 16:10). corona.—o bien, adorna ( 2 Crónicas 65:11). misericordias—compasiones (cf. el Salmo 25:6; el 40:11). 5. Por la providencia divina, el santo conserva

Leviticus 2:4 — 4. if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven—generally a circular hole excavated in the floor, from one to five feet deep, the sides of which are covered with hardened plaster, on which cakes are baked of the form and thickness of pancakes. (See on :-). The shape of Eastern ovens varies considerably according to the nomadic or settled habits of the people.

Ecclesiastes 8:1-17 — CAPITULO 8 1. Se continúa la alabanza de la sabiduría verdadera (cap. 7:11, etc.). ¿“Quién” ha de ser tenido por “igual al sabio”? ¿“Quién (como él) sabe la interpretación” de las providencias divinas (v. gracia, cap. 7:8, 13, 14), y la palabra de Dios (cf. 7:29, Proverbios 1:6)? relucir su rostro—(cap. 7:14; Hechos 6:15.) Un rostro brillante, el reflejo de la conciencia tranquila y de la mente serena. Lo da la comunión con Dios ( Éxodo 34:29). tosquedad—austeridad. mudaráse—se

Isaiah 5:1-30 — PARABOLA DE LA VIÑA DE JEHOVA. Una nueva profecía completa en sí misma. Es probable que fuese pronunciada casi al mismo tiempo que los caps. 2 y 3, durante el reinado de Uzzías. Cf. vv. 15 y 16 con el 3:14. Sin embargo, al fin del capítulo, se alude generalmente a la todavía lejana invasión de los asirios en un reinado posterior (cf. el v. 26 con el cap. 7:18; y el v. 25 con el cap. 9:12). Al acercarse el momento, de acuerdo con el uso profético ordinario

Jeremiah 24:1-10 — RESTAURACION DE LOS CAUTIVOS EN BABILONIA, Y LA DESTRUCCION DEL PARTIDO DE JUDEA Y EGIPTO, REPRESENTADO BAJO EL TIPO DE UN CESTO DE HIGOS BUENOS Y DE OTRO DE HIGOS MALOS. 1. Mostróme Jehová— Amós 7:1, Amós 7:4, Amós 7:7; Amós 8:1, contiene la misma fórmula, con el agregado de “así” prefijado. trasportado … a Jechonías—(Cap. 24:24; 2 Reyes 24:12; etc.; 2 Crónicas 36:10). oficiales, etc.—un millar de artesanos fueron llevados a Babilonia para trabajar para

Micah 2:1-13 — andaréis como ahora con el cuello arrogantemente levantado, porque el yugo lo hará encorvarse. el tiempo será malo—más bien: “Pues aquel tiempo será un tiempo malo,” es decir el tiempo de llevárselos a cautividad (Véase Amós 5:13; Efesios 5:16). 4. se levantará … refrán—es decir, algunos de vuestros enemigos lo harán en mofa, sacando de vuestra boca misma vuestra lamentación, “del todo fuimos destruídos.” se endechará …—lit., se lamentará con una lamentación de lamentaciones. El hebreo: “naha,

Luke 12:4 — 4, 5. I say, c.—You will say, That may cost us our life. Be it so but, "My friends, there their power ends." He calls them "my friends" here, not in any loose sense, but, as we think, from the feeling He then had that in this "killing of the body" He and they were going to be affectingly one with each other.

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 11:22 — 22. sent . . . Barnabas . . . as far as Antioch—implying that even on the way to Antioch he found churches to visit [OLSHAUSEN]. It was in the first instance, no doubt, a mission of inquiry; and no one could be more suitable to inquire into the proceedings of those Cyprians and Cyrenians than one who was himself a "Grecian" of Cyprus (Acts 4:36), and "a son of consolation."

Acts 23:3 — 3, 4. God shall smite thee—as indeed He did; for he was killed by an assassin during the Jewish war [JOSEPHUS, Wars of the Jews, 2.17.9]. thou whited wall—that is, hypocrite ( :-). This epithet, however correctly describing the man, must not be defended as addressed to a judge, though the remonstrance which follows—"for sittest thou," &c.—ought to have put him to shame.

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.

Romans 3:3 — 3, 4. For what if some did not believe?—It is the unbelief of the great body of the nation which the apostle points at; but as it sufficed for his argument to put the supposition thus gently, he uses this word "some" to soften prejudice. shall their unbelief make the faith of God—or, "faithfulness of God." of none effect?—"nullify," "invalidate" it.

1 Corinthians 1:4 — 4. He puts the causes for praise and hope among them in the foreground, not to discourage them by the succeeding reproof, and in order to appeal to their better selves. my God— (Romans 1:8; Philippians 1:3). always—(Compare Philippians 1:3- :). the grace . . . given you—(Compare 1 Corinthians 1:7). by . . . Christ—literally, "IN Jesus Christ" given you as members in Christ.

1 Corinthians 4:4 — 4. by myself—Translate, "I am conscious to myself of no (ministerial) unfaithfulness." BENGEL explains the Greek compound, "to decide in judgments on one in relation to others," not simply to judge. am I not hereby justified—Therefore conscience is not an infallible guide. Paul did not consider his so. This verse is directly against the judicial power claimed by the priests of Rome.

2 Corinthians 5:1 — 1. For—Assigning the reason for the statement (2 Corinthians 4:17), that affliction leads to exceeding glory. we know—assuredly (2 Corinthians 4:14; Job 19:25). if—For all shall not die; many shall be "changed" without "dissolution" (1 Corinthians 15:51-53). If this daily delivering unto death (1 Corinthians

1 Thessalonians 4:13 — "we would not." My fellow labourers (Silas and Timothy) and myself desire that ye should not be ignorant. them which are asleep—The oldest manuscripts read present tense, "them which are sleeping"; the same as "the dead in Christ" (1 Thessalonians 4:16), to whose bodies (1 Thessalonians 4:16- :, not their souls; Ecclesiastes 12:7; 2 Corinthians 5:8) death is a calm and holy sleep, from which the resurrection shall waken them to glory. The word "cemetery" means a sleeping-place. Observe, the glory

2 Timothy 4 overview — CHAPTER 4 :-. SOLEMN CHARGE TO TIMOTHY TO DO HIS DUTY ZEALOUSLY, FOR TIMES OF APOSTASY ARE AT HAND, AND THE APOSTLE IS NEAR HIS TRIUMPHANT END: REQUESTS HIM TO COME AND BRING MARK WITH HIM TO ROME, AS LUKE ALONE IS WITH HIM, THE OTHERS HAVING GONE: ALSO HIS CLOAK AND PARCHMENTS: WARNS HIM AGAINST ALEXANDER: TELLS WHAT BEFELL HIM AT HIS FIRST DEFENSE: GREETINGS: BENEDICTION.

1 John 1:6 — 6. say—profess. have fellowship with him— (1 John 1:3). The essence of the Christian life. walk—in inward and outward action, whithersoever we turn ourselves [BENGEL]. in darkness—Greek, "in the darkness"; opposed to "the light" (compare 1 John 2:8; 1 John 2:11). lie— (1 John 2:11- :). do not—in practice, whatever we say. the truth— (Ephesians 4:21; John 3:21).

Revelation 21:4 — 4. all tears—Greek, "every tear." no more death—Greek, "death shall be no more." Therefore it is not the millennium, for in the latter there is death (Isaiah 65:20; 1 Corinthians 15:26; 1 Corinthians 15:54, "the last enemy . . . destroyed is death," 1 Corinthians 15:54- :, after the millennium). sorrow—Greek, "mourning." passed away—Greek, "departed," as in 1 Corinthians 15:54- :.