Bible Commentaries

Genesis 5:24 — 24. And Enoch walked with God—a common phrase in Eastern countries denoting constant and familiar intercourse. was not; for God took him—In Hebrews 11:5, we are informed that he was translated to heaven—a mighty miracle, designed to effect what ordinary means of instruction had failed to accomplish, gave a palpable proof to an age of almost universal unbelief that the doctrines which he had taught (Judges

Exodus 12:3 — to have yielded implicit obedience at this time to Moses. It is observable that, amid all the hurry and bustle of such a departure, their serious attention was to be given to a solemn act of religion. a lamb for an house—a kid might be taken (Exodus 12:5). The service was to be a domestic one, for the deliverance was to be from an evil threatened to every house in Egypt.

2 Chronicles 27:1-9 — REINANDO BIEN, JOATAM PROSPERA. 1. De veinte y cinco años era Joatham—(Véase 2 Reyes 15:32). El nombre de su madre fué Jerusa, hija de Sadoc—O descendiente del famoso sacerdote de aquel nombre. 2. hizo lo recto—La rectitud general de su gobierno se describe representándolo como conducido sobre los excelentes principios que habían guiado

Psalms 29:1-11 — poder manifestado en su dominio sobre el mundo natural, en las exhibiciones terribles y maravillosas. 1. dad—o bien, tributad ( Deuteronomio 32:3). hijos de fuertes—Seres celestiales, como los ángeles ( Deuteronomio 89:6). 2. nombre—( Deuteronomio 5:11; Deuteronomio 8:1.) santuario—“En la hermosura de la santidad,” de un culto espiritual, del cual la hermosura patente del culto del santuario no era sino un tipo. 3. voz de Jehová—demostración audible de su poder en la tempestad, del cual el trueno

Psalms 46:1-11 — Salmo 46 Sobre Alamoth—lo más probablemente denota el tiple, o la parte cantada por las voces femeninas, significando la palabra vírgenes; la que era cantada con algún instrumento de propia elevación de tono (cf. 1 Crónicas 15:19; el título del Salmo 6). El tema puede ponerse en las bien conocidas palabras de Lutero, “Castillo fuerte es nuestro Dios.” La grande liberación ( 2 Reyes 19:35; Isaías 37:36) puede haber sido la ocasión de su composición. 1. amparo—lit., un lugar

Leviticus 12:2 — 2. If a woman, c.—The mother of a boy was ceremonially unclean for a week, at the end of which the child was circumcised (Genesis 17:12 Romans 4:11-13); the mother of a girl for two weeks (Leviticus 12:5) —a stigma on the sex (1 Timothy 2:14; 1 Timothy 2:15) for sin, which was removed by Christ; everyone who came near her during that time contracted a similar defilement. After these periods, visitors might approach her though she was still excluded

Numbers 23:9 — a distinct, peculiar people, separated from the rest of the nations in government, religion, customs, and divine protection ( :-). So that although I might be able to gratify your wishes against other people, I can do nothing against them (Exodus 19:5; Leviticus 20:24).

Deuteronomy 1:10 — 10. ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude—This was neither an Oriental hyperbole nor a mere empty boast. Abraham was told (Genesis 15:5; Genesis 15:6) to look to the stars, and though they "appear" innumerable, yet those seen by the naked eye amount, in reality, to no more than three thousand ten in both hemispheres. The Israelites already far exceeded that number, being at the last

Deuteronomy 4:5 — 5, 6. this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes—Moses predicted that the faithful observance of the laws given them would raise their national character for intelligence and wisdom. In

Philippians 2:13 — effect, but the effect itself is our act and our duty (Ezekiel 11:19; Ezekiel 18:31; Ezekiel 36:26) [EDWARDS]. worketh—rather as Greek, "worketh effectually." We cannot of ourselves embrace the Gospel of grace: "the will" (Psalms 110:3; 2 Corinthians 3:5) comes solely of God's gift to whom He will (John 6:44; John 6:65); so also the power "to do" (rather, "to work effectually," as the Greek is the same as that for "worketh in"), that is, effectual perseverance to the end, is wholly of God's gift (Philippians

Colossians 1:23 — His appearing ( :-). grounded—Greek, "founded," "fixed on the foundation" (compare Note, see on :- Luke 6:48; Luke 6:49). settled—"steadfast." "Grounded" respects the foundation on which believers rest; "settled," their own steadfastness (1 Peter 5:10). 1 Peter 5:10- : has the same Greek. not moved away—by the false teachers. the hope of the gospel— (Ephesians 1:18). which ye have heard . . . which was preached to every creature . . . whereof I . . . am . . . a minister—Three arguments against

Colossians 1:9 — filled—rather, "may be filled"; a verb, often found in this Epistle (Colossians 4:12; Colossians 4:17). knowledge—Greek, "full and accurate knowledge." Akin to the Greek for "knew" (see on Colossians 1:6). of his will—as to how ye ought to walk (Ephesians 5:17); as well as chiefly that "mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself; that in the fulness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ" (Ephesians 1:9; Ephesians 1:10); God's "will," whereby

1 Thessalonians 1:3 — of your faith; its alacrity in receiving the truth, and in evincing itself by its fruits. Not an otiose assent; but a realizing, working faith; not "in word only," but in one continuous chain of "work" (singular, not plural, works), 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10; James 2:22. So "the work of faith" in 2 Thessalonians 1:11 implies its perfect development (compare 2 Thessalonians 1:11- :). The other governing substantives similarly mark respectively the characteristic manifestation of the grace which follows

2 Timothy 1:3 — footing the Jewish and Christian service of God; but simply to assert his own conscientious service of God as he had received it from his progenitors (not Abraham, Isaac, c., whom he calls "the fathers," not "progenitors" as the Greek is here Romans 9:5). The memory of those who had gone before to whom he is about to be gathered, is now, on the eve of death, pleasant to him; hence also, he calls to mind the faith of the mother and grandmother of Timothy; as he walks in the faith of his forefathers

Titus 1:1 — 1. servant of God—not found elsewhere in the same connection. In :- it is "servant of Jesus Christ" (Galatians 1:10; Philippians 1:1; compare Acts 16:17; Revelation 1:1; Revelation 15:3). In Romans 1:1, there follows, "called to be an apostle," which corresponds to the general designation of the office first, "servant of GOD," here, followed by the special description, "apostle of Jesus Christ." The full expression of his apostolic

Hebrews 10:29 — body. suppose ye—an appeal to the Hebrews' reason and conscience. thought worthy—by God at the judgment. trodden under foot the Son of God—by "wilful" apostasy. So he treads under foot God Himself who "glorified His Son as an high priest" (Hebrews 5:5; Hebrews 6:6). an unholy thing—literally, "common," as opposed to "sanctified." No better than the blood of a common man, thus involving the consequence that Christ, in claiming to be God, was guilty of blasphemy, and so deserved to die! wherewith

Hebrews 3 overview — 2:18). Parallel with this line of argument as to His superiority to angels (Hebrews 2:18- :) runs that which here follows as to His superiority to Moses (Hebrews 3:3): (1) because as Son over the house; He is above the servant in the house (Hebrews 3:5; Hebrews 3:6), just as the angels were shown to be but ministering (serving) spirits (Hebrews 3:6- :), whereas He is the Son (Hebrews 3:7; Hebrews 3:8); (2) because the bringing of Israel into the promised rest, which was not finished by Moses, is accomplished

1 John 2:19 — free and sovereign grace that draws any to Himself and to heaven. To God the latter shall ascribe wholly their salvation from first to last: the former shall reproach themselves alone, and not God's decree, with their condemnation (1 John 3:9; 1 John 5:18). that they were not all of us—This translation would imply that some of the Antichrists are of us! Translate, therefore, "that all (who are for a time among us) are not of us." Compare 1 John 5:18- :, "There must be heresies among you, that they

1 John 2:20 — believers have wherewith to withstand. Antichrists ( :-), namely, the chrism (so the Greek: a play upon similar sounds), or "anointing unguent," namely, the Holy Spirit (more plainly mentioned further on, as in John's style, 1 John 3:24; 1 John 4:13; 1 John 5:6), which they ("ye" is emphatical in contrast to those apostates, 1 John 5:6- :) have "from the Holy One, Christ" (John 1:33; John 3:34; John 15:26; John 16:14): "the righteous" (1 John 2:1), "pure" (1 John 2:1- :), "the Holy One" (1 John 2:1- :) "of

1 John 5:20 — ALFORD wrongly says, He was the life, but not eternal life. The Father is indeed eternal life as its source, but the Son also is that eternal life manifested, as the very passage (John 17:3- :) which ALFORD quotes, proves against him. Compare also 1 John 5:11; 1 John 5:13. Plainly it is as the Mediator of ETERNAL LIFE to us that Christ is here contemplated. The Greek is, "The true God and eternal life is this" Jesus Christ, that is, In believing in Him we believe in the true God, and have eternal life.