Bible Commentaries

2 Kings 25:1-30 — Judá. Este capítulo relata su tercera y última invasión, que él condujo en persona a la entre todas las naciones tributarias bajo su dominio. Habiendo invadido todas las partes septentrionales del país y tomado casi todas las ciudades fuertes (Jeremias 34:7), marchó directamente a sitiar a Jerusalem. La fecha del principio y del fin del sitio está marcada cuidadosamente (cf. Ezequiel 24:1; Jeremias 39:1; Jeremias 52:4); de lo cual parece que, con una breve interrupción causada por la ida de Nabucodonosor

Job 34:1-37 — CAPITULO 34 1. Respondió—Prosiguió. 2. Este capítulo está dirigido también a los “amigos”, como el cap. 33, a Job solo. 3. paladar—Nota, 12:11; 33:2. 4. juicio—Escojamos entre los sentimientos contradictorios ya aducidos cuál pasaría la prueba del examen. 5.

Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 — (lugares) santos” (el Santísimo) (Éxodo 26); “siervo de siervos” ( Génesis 9:25). La repetición aumenta la fuerza. todo—en hebreo “el todo,” todo sin excepción, a saber, las cosas terrenas. vanidad—no en sí mismas, pues Dios nada hace en vano ( 1 Timoteo 4:4), sino vanas cuando son puestas en lugar de Dios, y hechas el fin en vez de los medios (Salmo 39:5; Salmo 62:9; Mateo 6:33); vanas también a causa de la “vanidad” a la que fueron “sujetadas” por la caída ( Romanos 8:20). 3. qué provecho … trabajo—eso

Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 — Criador—“Acuérdate” que no eres tu propio dueño; eres propiedad de Dios; porque él te creó (Salmo 100:3). Por tanto, sírvele con tu “todo” (Marco 12:30), y con tus mejores días, no con la escoria de ellos ( Proverbios 8:17; Proverbios 22:6; Jeremias 3:4; Lamentaciones 3:27). El hebreo es Creadores, en plural, que sugiere la pluralidad de personas, como en Génesis 1:26; asimismo el hebreo en Isaías 54:5, “Hacedores.” antes que vengan—( Proverbios 8:26.) malos días—la calamidad y la vejez, cuando

Amos 3:2 — 2. You only have I known—that is, acknowledged as My people, and treated with peculiar favor (Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 4:20). Compare the use of "know," Psalms 1:6; Psalms 144:3; John 10:14; 2 Timothy 2:19. therefore I will punish—the greater the privileges, the heavier the punishment for the abuse of them; for to the other offenses there is added, in this case, ingratitude. When God's people do not glorify Him, He glorifies Himself by punishing them.

Amos 5:6 — 6. break out like fire—bursting through everything in His way. God is "a consuming fire" (Deuteronomy 4:24; Isaiah 10:17; Lamentations 2:3). the house of Joseph—the kingdom of Israel, of which the tribe of Ephraim, Joseph's son, was the chief tribe (compare Lamentations 2:3- :). none to quench it in Beth-el—that is, none in Beth-el to quench it; none of the Beth-el idols on which Israel so depended, able to remove the divine judgments.

Amos 9:8 — 8. eyes . . . upon the sinful kingdom—that is, I am watching all its sinful course in order to punish it (compare Amos 9:4; Psalms 34:15; Psalms 34:16). not utterly destroy the house of Jacob—Though as a "kingdom" the nation is now utterly to perish, a remnant is to be spared for "Jacob," their forefather's sake (compare Psalms 34:16- :); to fulfil the covenant whereby "the seed of Israel" is hereafter to be "a nation for ever" (Psalms 34:16- :).

Zechariah 1:2 — 2. God fulfilled His threats against your fathers; beware, then, lest by disregarding His voice by me, as they did in the case of former prophets, ye suffer like them. The special object Zechariah aims at is that they should awake from their selfish negligence to obey God's command to rebuild His temple (Haggai 1:4-8). sore displeased—Hebrew, "displeased with a displeasure," that is, vehemently, with no common displeasure, exhibited in the destruction of the Jews' city and in their captivity.

Zechariah 1:21 — 21. These are the horns—rather, Those, namely, the horns being distinguished from the "carpenters," or destroying workmen ("skilful to destroy," Exodus 21:31), intended in the "these" of the question. no man . . . lift up his head—so depressed were they with a heavy weight of evils (Exodus 21:31- :). to fray—to strike terror into them (Ezekiel 30:9). lifted up . . . horn—in the haughtiness of conscious strength (Psalms 75:4; Psalms 75:5) tyrannizing over Judah (Ezekiel 34:21).

Zechariah 6:11 — 11. The high priest wore a crown above the miter (Zechariah 3:5; Leviticus 8:9). Messiah shall wear many crowns, one surmounting the other (Leviticus 8:9- :). It was a thing before unknown in the Levitical priesthood that the same person should wear at once the crown of a king and that of a high priest (Psalms 110:4; Hebrews 5:10). Messiah shall be revealed fully in this twofold dignity when He shall "restore the kingdom to Israel" (Hebrews 5:10- :).

Luke 1:59 — 59. eighth day—The law ( :-) was observed, even though the eighth day after birth should be a sabbath (John 7:23; and see Philippians 3:5). called him—literally, "were calling"—that is, (as we should say) "were for calling." The naming of children at baptism has its origin in the Jewish custom at circumcision (Genesis 21:3; Genesis 21:4); and the names of Abram and Sarai were changed at its first performance (Genesis 17:5; Genesis 17:15).

John 18:4 — 4-9. Jesus . . . knowing all things that should come—were coming. upon him, went forth—from the shade of the trees, probably, into open view, indicating His sublime preparedness to meet His captors. Whom seek ye?—partly to prevent a rush of the soldiery upon the disciples [BENGEL]; and see Mark 14:51; Mark 14:52, as showing a tendency to this: but still more as part of that courage and majesty which so overawed them. He would not wait to be taken.

Acts 15:4 — 4. And when they were come to Jerusalem—This was Paul's THIRD VISIT TO JERUSALEM after his conversion, and on this occasion took place what is related in Galatians 2:1-10. (See there). were received of the church, and the apostles and elders—evidently at a meeting formally convened for this purpose: the deputation being one so influential, and from a church of such note. they declared all things that God had done with them—(See on Galatians 2:1-48.2.10- :).

1 Corinthians 1:8 — 8. Who—God, :- (not Jesus Christ, 1 Corinthians 1:7, in which case it would be "in His day"). unto the end—namely, "the coming of Christ." blameless in the day of . . . Christ— (1 Thessalonians 5:23). After that day there is no danger (Ephesians 4:30; Philippians 1:6). Now is our day to work, and the day of our enemies to try us: then will be the day of Christ, and of His glory in the saints [BENGEL].

2 Corinthians overview — THE following reasons seem to have induced Paul to write this Second Epistle to the Corinthians: (1) That he might explain the reasons for his having deferred to pay them his promised visit, by taking Corinth as his way to Macedonia (1 Corinthians 4:19; 2 Corinthians 1:15; 2 Corinthians 1:16; compare 1 Corinthians 16:5); and so that he might set forth to them his apostolic walk in general (2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Corinthians 1:24; 2 Corinthians 6:3-13; 2 Corinthians 7:2). (2) That he might commend

Galatians 3:23 — 23. faith—namely, that just mentioned (Galatians 3:22), of which Christ is the object. kept—Greek, "kept in ward": the effect of the "shutting up" (Galatians 3:22; Galatians 4:2; Romans 7:6). unto—"with a view to the faith," c. We were, in a manner, morally forced to it, so that there remained to us no refuge but faith. Compare the phrase, Romans 7:6- :, Margin Psalms 31:8. which should afterwards, &c.—"which was afterwards to be revealed."

Galatians 4:23 — 23. after the flesh—born according to the usual course of nature: in contrast to Isaac, who was born "by virtue of the promise" (so the Greek), as the efficient cause of Sarah's becoming pregnant out of the course of nature (Romans 4:19). Abraham was to lay aside all confidence in the flesh (after which Ishmael was born), and to live by faith alone in the promise (according to which Isaac was miraculously born, contrary to all calculations of flesh and blood).

Colossians 3:8 — like other unbelievers formerly. put off—"Do ye also put away all these," namely, those just enumerated, and those which follow [ALFORD]. anger, wrath—(See on :-). blasphemy—rather, "reviling," "evil-speaking," as it is translated in Ephesians 4:31. filthy communication—The context favors the translation, "abusive language," rather than impure conversation. "Foul language" best retains the ambiguity of the original.

2 Peter 2:2 — 2. follow—out: so the Greek. pernicious ways—The oldest manuscripts and Vulgate read, "licentiousness" (Judges 1:4). False doctrine and immoral practice generally go together (2 Peter 2:18; 2 Peter 2:19). by reason of whom—"on account of whom," namely, the followers of the false teachers. the way of truth shall be evil spoken of—"blasphemed" by those without, who shall lay on Christianity itself the blame of its professors' evil practice. Contrast 1 Peter 2:12.

1 John 3:10 — 10. children of the devil—(See on 1 John 3:8; 1 John 3:8- :). There is no middle class between the children of God and the children of the devil. doeth not righteousness—Contrast 1 John 3:8- :. he that loveth not his brother— (1 John 4:8); a particular instance of that love which is the sum and fulfilment of all righteousness, and the token (not loud professions, or even seemingly good works) that distinguishes God's children from the devil's.