Bible Commentaries

Genesis 25:5 — 5, 6. Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac . . . unto the sons of the concubines . . . Abraham gave gifts—While the chief part of the inheritance went to Isaac; the other sons (Ishmael included) migrated to "the East country," that is, Arabia, but received each a portion of the patrimony, perhaps in cattle and other things; and this settlement of Abraham's must have given satisfaction, since it is still the rule followed among the pastoral tribes. :-. DEATH OF ABRAHAM.

Genesis 46:5 — 5. And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba—to cross the border and settle in Egypt. However refreshed and invigorated in spirit by the religious services at Beer-sheba, he was now borne down by the infirmities of advanced age; and, therefore, his sons undertook all the trouble and toil of the arrangements, while the enfeebled old patriarch, with the wives and children, was conveyed by slow and leisurely stages in the Egyptian vehicles sent for their accommodation.

Psalms 25:1-22 — Salmo 25 El tono general de este salmo es el de súplica de la liberación de los enemigos. Temas prominentes son: la aflicción—si bien excita una sensación de pecado, la humilde confesión, el perdón pedido, la preservación del pecado, y la dirección divina. 1.

Psalms 45 overview — PSALM 45 :-. Shoshannim—literally, "Lilies," either descriptive of an instrument so shaped, or denoting some tune or air so called, after which the Psalm was to be sung (see on :-, title). A song of loves, or, of beloved ones (plural and feminine)—a conjugal

Proverbs 21:1-31 — CAPITULO 21 1. repartimientos—acequias, canales de irrigación (Salmo 1:3), cuya dirección fácilmente se cambia ( Deuteronomio 11:10). Dios dispone hasta la voluntad de los reyes como quiere (cap. 16:9; Salmo 33:15). 2. (Cf. los caps. 14:2; 16:2-25.) 3. (Cf. el Salmo 50:7; Isaías 1:11, Isaías 1:17.) 4. Altivez de ojos—(Cf. el Salmo 131:1). orgullo de corazón—o corazón de holgura, hinchado (cf. el Salmo 101:5). brillo—figura frecuente de la prosperidad (cap.

Proverbs 24:1-34 — CAPITULO 24 1, 2. (Cf. el cap. 23:3, 17; el Salmo 37:1.) hablan—su expresa intención es de hacer mal. 3, 4. (Cf. el cap. 14:1; Isaías 54:14.) la casa—inclusive la familia. con ciencia—o conocimiento ( Isaías 8:18; Isaías 21:20). 5, 6. La aseveración general ( Eclesiastés 9:16, Eclesiastés 9:18) está especialmente ilustrada (cf. el cap. 21:22; el Salmo 144:1). 7. (Cf. el cap. 14:16.)

Leviticus 10:4 — 4, 5. Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan—The removal of the two corpses for burial without the camp would spread the painful intelligence throughout all the congregation; and the remembrance of so appalling a judgment could not fail to strike a salutary fear into the hearts both of priests and people. The interment of the priestly vestments along with Nadab and Abihu, was a sign of their being polluted by the sin of their irreligious wearers.

Jeremiah 39:1-18 — consta de dos partes: la primera describe la toma de Jerusalén, la deportación del pueblo a Babilonia, y la suerte de Sedequías y la de Jeremías. La segunda, las seguridades dadas a Ebed-melec. 1. el noveno año … el mes décimo—y en el décimo día (cap. 52:4; 2 Reyes 25:1). Por las frases “el onceno año, el día noveno del mes cuarto”, del v. 2, sabemos que el sitio duró año y medio, excepto la suspensión de éste causada por Faraón. Nabucodonosor estuvo presente al principio del sitio, pero a su fin

Ezekiel 35:1-15 — CAPITULO 35 Vv. 1-15. EL JUICIO SOBRE EDOM. Otro aspecto de la prosperidad de Israel; los que se gloriaban en la humillación de Israel, serán ellos mismos una “presa”. Esto se ha dicho ya en el cap. 25:12-14. y se repite aquí en detalle naturalmente como comentario

Amos overview — pastoral than for agricultural purposes. Amos therefore owned and tended flocks, and collected sycamore figs; not that the former was a menial office, kings themselves, as Mesha of Moab (2 Kings 3:4), exercising it. Amos, however (from Amos 7:14; Amos 7:15), seems to have been of humble rank. Though belonging to Judah, he was commissioned by God to exercise his prophetical function in Israel; as the latter kingdom abounded in impostors, and the prophets of God generally fled to Judah through fear of

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)

Numbers 1:5 — 5. these are the names of the men that shall stand with you, &c.—Each is designated by adding the name of the ancestors of his tribe, the people of which were called "Beni-Reuben," "Beni-Levi," sons of Reuben, sons of Levi, according to the custom of the Arabs still, as well as other nations which are divided into clans, as the Macs of Scotland, the Aps of Wales, and the O's and the Fitzes of Ireland [CHALMERS].

Numbers 12:10 — 10. the cloud departed from the tabernacle—that is, from the door to resume its permanent position over the mercy seat. Miriam became leprous—This malady in its most malignant form (Exodus 4:6; 2 Kings 5:27) as its color, combined with its sudden appearance, proved, was inflicted as a divine judgment; and she was made the victim, either because of her extreme violence or because the leprosy on Aaron would have interrupted or dishonored the holy service.

Haggai 2:7 — coming as the healer of the nations' agitations. The previous shaking shall cause the yearning "desire" for the Prince of peace. MOORE and others translate "the beauty," or "the desirable things (the precious gifts) of all nations shall come" (Isaiah 60:5; Isaiah 60:11; Isaiah 61:6). He brings these objections to applying "the desire of all nations" to Messiah: (1) The Hebrew means the quality, not the thing desired, namely, its desirableness or beauty, But the abstract is often put for the concrete.

Ephesians 5:10 — 10. Proving—construed with "walk" (Ephesians 5:8; Romans 12:1; Romans 12:2). As we prove a coin by the eye and the ear, and by using it, so by accurate and continued study, and above all by practice and experimental trial, we may prove or test "what is acceptable unto the Lord." This is the office of "light," of which believers are "children," to manifest what each thing is, whether sightly or unsightly.

Joshua 1:1-18 — Moisés, continuarían impartiéndose al nuevo guía, aunque Dios no le hablase “boca a boca” ( Números 12:8). Josué—El nombre original, Oseas ( Números 13:17), que según la costumbre oriental, había sido cambiado como los de Abram y Sarai ( Génesis 17:5) en Jehosua o Joshua, i. e., “salvación de Jehová”, era significativo de los servicios que había da rendir, y tipificaba los del gran Salvador ( Hebreos 4:8). ministro de Moisés—i. e., acompañante oficial, quien, siendo constantemente empleado en servicios

Hebrews 13:22 — 22. suffer the word—The Hebrews not being the section of the Church assigned to Paul (but the Gentiles), he uses gentle entreaty, rather than authoritative command. few words—compared with what might be said on so important a subject. Few, in an Epistle which is more of a treatise than an Epistle (compare 1 Peter 5:12). On the seeming inconsistency with Galatians 6:11, compare Note, see on Galatians 6:11- :.

Hebrews 7:9 — 9. as I may so say—to preclude what he is about to say being taken in the mere literal sense; I may say that, virtually, Levi, in the person of his father Abraham, acknowledged Melchisedec's superiority, and paid tithes to him. who receiveth tithes—(Compare Hebrews 7:5). in Abraham—Greek, "by means of (by the hand of) Abraham"; through Abraham. "Paid tithes," literally, "hath been tithed," that is, been taken tithes of.

1 Peter 5:5 — 5. ye younger—The deacons were originally the younger men, the presbyters older; but subsequently as presbyter expressed the office of Church ruler or teacher, so Greek "neoteros" means not (as literally) young men in age, but subordinate ministers and

1 Samuel 10:5 — 5. the hill of God—probably Geba (1 Samuel 13:3), so called from a school of the prophets being established there. The company of prophets were, doubtless, the pupils at this seminary, which had probably been instituted by Samuel, and in which the chief branches of education taught were a knowledge of the law, and of psalmody with instrumental music, which is called "prophesying" (here and in 1 Chronicles 25:1; 1 Chronicles 25:7).