Bible Commentaries

Proverbs 19:1-29 — riquezas (caps. 15:16, 17; 16:8). 2. La segunda oración ilustra a la primera. La precipitación, que resulta de la ignorancia, trae consecuencias funestas. 3. tuerce—lo desvía de lo justo (cap. 13:6; Santiago 1:13); y culpa a Dios por su fracaso. 4. (Cf. el cap. 14:20). Tales actos a menudo se presentan con la insinuada desaprobación. 5. Cf. el v. 9, donde perecerá explica el no escapará aquí (Cf. el Salmo 88:9). 8. (Cf. Marginal; 15:32.) ama su alma—o se ama a sí mismo, lo que evidencia guardando

Proverbs 8:1-36 — hallan encuentran el favor de Dios, y los que la rechazan causan su propia ruina. Muchos opinan que este pasaje es una descripción del Hijo de Dios por el título, Sabiduría, que los judíos más antiguos usaban (y por el cual se le llama en Lucas 11:49), así como Juan 1:1, etc., le llama por el de Logos, la Palabra (Verbo). Pero se puede entender que se usa el término aquí como la personificación de la sabiduría: porque: 1. Aunque se dice que estaba con Dios, no se declara que sea Dios. 2. El uso

Isaiah 15:1-9 — ser que haya tomado las fortalezas de Moab. Es probable que Moab haya hecho causa común con Israel y Siria mediante una liga contra Asiria. De aquí el que incurriese en la venganza de Asiria. Jeremías introdujo buena parte de esta profecía en el cap. 48 de sus profecías. 1. Cierto—liter., Yo afirmo que [Maurer]. de noche—el tiempo más apropiado para una incursión hostil (cap. 21:4; Jeremias 39:4). Ar—que en el hebreo significa la ciudad; la metrópoli de Moab, al sur del río Arnón. Kir—liter, una

Ezekiel 1:6 — His commands. The face expresses their intelligence; the wings, their rapidity in fulfilling God's will. The Shekinah or flame, that signified God's presence, and the written name, JEHOVAH, occupied the intervening space between the cherubim Genesis 4:14; Genesis 4:16; Genesis 3:24 ("placed"; properly, "to place in a tabernacle"), imply that the cherubim were appointed at the fall as symbols of God's presence in a consecrated place, and that man was to worship there. In the patriarchal dispensation

Ezekiel 45:1-25 — CAPITULO 45 Vv. 1-25. EL REPARTO DE LA TIERRA PARA EL SANTUARIO, LA CIUDAD Y EL PRINCIPE. 1. apartaréis una suerte—de una raíz hebrea que quiere decir “levantar”; porque cuando alguna cosa era ofrecida a Dios, el ofrendante levantaba la mano. La división territorial

Amos 5:25 — 25, 26. Have ye offered? c.—Yes: ye have. "But (all the time with strange inconsistency) ye have borne (aloft in solemn pomp) the tabernacle (that is, the portable shrine, or model tabernacle: small enough not to be detected by Moses compare Acts 19:24) of your Molech" (that idol is "your" god; I am not, though ye go through the form of presenting offerings to Me). The question, "Have ye," is not a denial (for they did offer in the wilderness to Jehovah sacrifices of the cattle which they took with

Haggai overview — probably was one of the Jewish exiles (of the tribes Judah, Benjamin, and Levi) who returned under Zerubbabel, the civil head of the people, and Joshua, the high priest, 536 B.C., when Cyrus (actuated by the striking prophecies as to himself, Isaiah 44:28; Isaiah 45:1) granted them their liberty, and furnished them with the necessaries for restoring the temple (2 Chronicles 36:23; Ezra 1:1; Ezra 2:2). The work of rebuilding went on under Cyrus and his successor Cambyses (called Ahasuerus in Ezra

Zechariah overview — he was a priest as well as a prophet, which adapts him for the sacerdotal character of some of his prophecies (Zechariah 6:13). He is called "the son of Berechiah the son of Iddo" (Zechariah 6:13- :); but simply "the son of Iddo" in Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14. Probably his father died when he was young; and hence, as sometimes occurs in Jewish genealogies, he is called "the son of Iddo," his grandfather. Iddo was one of the priests who returned to Zerubbabel and Joshua from Babylon (Nehemiah 12:4). Zechariah

Matthew 23:37 — than yield them to an enemy's talons. How significant all this of what Jesus is and does for men! Under His great Mediatorial wing would He have "gathered" Israel. For the figure, see Deuteronomy 32:10-12; Ruth 2:12; Psalms 17:8; Psalms 36:7; Psalms 61:4; Psalms 63:7; Psalms 91:4; Isaiah 31:5; Malachi 4:2. The ancient rabbins had a beautiful expression for proselytes from the heathen—that they had "come under the wings of the Shekinah." For this last word, see on Malachi 4:2- :. But what was the result

Matthew 4:11 — 11. Then the devil leaveth him—Luke says, "And when the devil had exhausted"—or "quite ended," as in Luke 4:2 —"every (mode of) temptation, he departed from him till a season." The definite "season" here indicated is expressly referred to by our Lord in John 14:30; Luke 22:52; Luke 22:53. and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him—or supplied Him with

Matthew 5:8 — to the Old Testament; and though it was an understood thing that this was not possible in the present life ( :-; and compare Job 19:26; Job 19:27; Isaiah 6:5), yet spiritually it was known and felt to be the privilege of the saints even here (Genesis 5:24; Genesis 6:9; Genesis 17:1; Genesis 48:15; Psalms 27:4; Psalms 36:9; Psalms 63:2; Isaiah 38:3; Isaiah 38:11, c.). But oh, with what grand simplicity, brevity, and power is this great fundamental truth here expressed! And in what striking contrast would

Luke 8:1-56 — ocasión memorable han inmortalizado de nombre. “Donde quiera que fuere predicado este evangelio en todo el mundo, también esto que ella ha hecho”, en ministrar al Señor de su sustancia en su gira por Galilea, “será dicho para memoria de ella” (Marco 14:9). y otras muchas—es decir, muchas otras mujeres sanadas. ¡Qué séquito! y ¡todas sirviendo al Señor de sus haciendas, y él lo permitía y subsistía de ello! “El que era el sostén de la vida espiritual de su pueblo, no menospreciaba ser sostenido por

2 Corinthians 11:1-33 — LOS FALSOS PROFETAS QUE A EL, PABLO SE VE OBLIGADO A RECOMENDARSE COMO SUPERIOR EN MUCHOS SENTIDOS. 1. Ojalá—tradúzcase como el griego: “Yo quisiera que”. toleraseis—No puedo pedir irracionalmente que me toleraseis; no así los profetas falsos (vv. 4, 20). mi—No está en los manuscritos más antiguos. locura—El griego usa un término más suave para “necedad”, en 1 Corintios 3:19; Mateo 5:22; Mateo 25:2. El griego por “locura” aquí da a entender imprudencia; el de “necedad” ( 1 Corintios 3:19) incluye

Philippians 1:1 — "Christ Jesus." Paul does not call himself "an apostle," as in the inscriptions of other Epistles; for the Philippians needed not to be reminded of his apostolic authority. He writes rather in a tone of affectionate familiarity. all—so Philippians 1:4; Philippians 1:7; Philippians 1:8; Philippians 1:25; Philippians 2:17; Philippians 2:26. It implies comprehensive affection which desired not to forget any one among them "all." bishops—synonymous with "presbyters" in the apostolical churches; as

Philippians 3:1-21 — CRISTO, EN LA QUE PROSIGUE HACIA LA PERFECCION; ADVERTENCIA CONTRA LOS CARNALES; CONTRASTE DE LA VIDA Y LA ESPERANZA DEL CREYENTE. 1. Resta—Lit., “lo demás”, “además”, que hace la transición a otro tema general [Bengel y Wahl], como en 1 Tesalonicenses 4:1. Muchas veces se halla a la conclusión de las Epístolas con el sentido de “finalmente” ( Efesios 6:10; 2 Tesalonicenses 3:1). Pero no se limita a este sentido, como piensa Alford, quien supone que Pablo pensaba terminar la Epístola aquí, pero que

2 Thessalonians 2:8 — the destruction of her foe. As the reign of Israel in Canaan was ushered in by judgments on the nations for apostasy (for the Canaanites were originally worshippers of the true God: thus Melchisedek, king of Salem, was the "priest of the most high God," Genesis 14:18: Ammon and Moab came from righteous Lot), so the Son of David's reign in Zion and over the whole earth, is to be ushered in by judgments on the apostate Christian world. consume . . . and . . . destroy—So Daniel 7:26, "consume and destroy"; Daniel

1 Timothy 2:1-15 — por los magistrados y reyes ( Tito 3:1). [Olshausen]. Algunos gunos cristianos profesos despreciaban a todos los no cristianos, como condenados a perdición; pero dice Pablo que había que orar por todos los hombres, ya que Cristo murió por todos (vv. 4-6). rogativas—término que da a entender el sentido de necesidad del suplicante, y sentido de su propia insuficiencia. oraciones—dando a entender devoción. peticiones—o, “intercesiones”; propiamente el acercamiento a Dios con una confianza propia de

1 Timothy 4:14 — 14. Neglect not the gift—by letting it lie unused. In 2 Timothy 1:6 the gift is represented as a spark of the Spirit lying within him, and sure to smoulder by neglect, the stirring up or keeping in lively exercise of which depends on the will of him on whom

2 Peter 3:16 — 16. also in all his epistles— Romans 2:4 is very similar to Romans 2:4- :, beginning. The Pauline Epistles were by this time become the common property of all the churches. The "all" seems to imply they were now completed. The subject of the Lord's coming is handled in 1 Thessalonians 4:13; 1

Revelation 15:3 — fire, shall first catch up His elect people "in the clouds to meet Him in the air," and then shall with fire destroy the enemy. The Lamb leads the song in honor of the Father amidst the great congregation. This is the "new song" mentioned in Revelation 14:3. The singing victors are the 144,000 of Israel, "the first-fruits," and the general "harvest" of the Gentiles. servant of God— (Exodus 14:31; Numbers 12:7; Joshua 22:5). The Lamb is more: He is the SON. Great and marvellous are thy works, c.—part