Bible Commentaries

Job 11:1-20 — palabras huecas proferidas, e indirectamente, a sus dos amigos, las flojas contestacinoes de ellos. La taciturnidad se aprecia altamente entre los orientales ( Proverbios 10:8, Proverbios 10:19). 3. tus falacias—Tu jactancia vana ( Isaías 16:6; Jeremias 48:30). “Los hombres” es enfático; hombres de criterio; en antítesis a “tus falacias.” harás escarnio—¿Reprenderás a Dios con tus quejas? 4. mi conversar—dicho a propósito de los discursos de Job, que parecían lecciones de doctrina (V. Inglesa) ( Deuteronomio

Job 32:1-22 — conocido que los tres llamados “amigos” de Job: y que era justo que el poeta señalara en forma especial a aquel que había de resolver mayormente el problema del libro. más que a Dios—es decir, era más deseoso de vindicarse a sí mismo que a Dios. En el 4:17 Job niega que el hombre pueda ser más justo que Dios. Umbreit traduce: “Ante (en la presencia de) Dios”. 3. Aunque sus argumentos fueron refutados, conservaban aún su opinión. 4. esperado a Job—en la disputa: el hebreo: en palabras, se refiere

Psalms 67:1-7 — Salmo 67 Una oración para que, mediante las bendiciones de Dios sobre su pueblo, su salvación y su alabanza sean extendidas sobre toda la tierra. 1. haga resplandecer su rostro—que nos enseñe su favor ( Números 6:24; Salmo 31:16). 2. tu camino—tus tratos de gracia ( Isaías 55:8), explicados como tu salud—lit., tu salvación. 3-5. Alabanzas de gratitud serán ofrecidas por las bendiciones de su sapiente y santo gobierno (cf. Isaías 2:3; Isaías 11:4). 6, 7. Las

Song of Solomon overview — Septuagint, "The Song of Songs," from the opening words. This title denotes its superior excellence, according to the Hebrew idiom; so holy of holies, equivalent to "most holy" ( :-); the heaven of heavens, equivalent to the highest heavens (Deuteronomy 10:14). It is one of the five volumes (megilloth) placed immediately after the Pentateuch in manuscripts of the Jewish Scriptures. It is also fourth of the Hagiographa (Cetubim, writings) or the third division of the Old Testament, the other two being the

Isaiah 53:10 — addressed in the second person (Matthew 20:28- :), to Jehovah speaking in the first person in Matthew 20:28- :. The Margin rightly makes the prophet in the name of Jehovah Himself to speak in this verse. offering for sin— (Romans 3:25 1 John 2:2; 1 John 4:10). his seed—His spiritual posterity shall be numerous (1 John 4:10- :); nay, more, though He must die, He shall see them. A numerous posterity was accounted a high blessing among the Hebrews; still more so, for one to live to see them (Genesis 48:11; Psalms

Malachi 4:2 — 3:1) for the relief of His people. The beams of the Sun are His "wings." Compare "wings of the morning," Malachi 3:1- :. The "Sun" gladdening the righteous is suggested by the previous "day" of terror consuming the wicked. Compare as to Christ, 2 Samuel 23:4; Psalms 84:11; Luke 1:78; John 1:9; John 8:12; Ephesians 5:14; and in His second coming, 2 Peter 1:19. The Church is the moon reflecting His light (2 Peter 1:19- :). The righteous shall by His righteousness "shine as the Sun in the kingdom of the Father"

Luke 5:1-39 — LA PESCA MILAGROSA—EL LLAMAMIENTO DE PEDRO, JACOBO Y JUAN. Este no es el primer llamamiento de ellos, el cual está relatado en Juan 1:25; ni el segundo, relatado en Mateo 4:18, sino su tercero y último antes de su nombramiento al apostolado. Parece bien claro que estas vocaciones fueron todas distintas y progresivas. (Etapas progresivas similares son observables en otros eminentes servidores de Cristo). 3. enseñaba desde

1 Thessalonians 2:1-20 — predicación. 2. aun habiendo padecido antes—en Filipos (Hechos 16): una circunstancia que habría disuadido de continuar predicando a hombres naturales y desprovistos del Espíritu. afrentados—apaleados vilmente ( Hechos 16:22). tuvimos denuedo—( Hechos 4:29; Efesios 6:20). en Dios nuestro—El fundamento de nuestro denuedo en hablar fué la conciencia de Dios como “NUESTRO Dios”. con gran combate—es decir, lit., como de competidores en una contienda; ardor esforzado ( Colosenses 1:29; Colosenses 2:1).

2 Timothy 1:16 — 16. The Lord give mercy—even as ONESIPHORUS had abounded in works of mercy. the house of Onesiphorus—He himself was then absent from Ephesus, which accounts for the form of expression (2 Timothy 4:19). His household would hardly retain his name after the master was dead, as BENGEL supposes him to have been. Nowhere has Paul prayers for the dead, which is fatal to the theory, favored by ALFORD also, that he was dead. God blesses not only the righteous

2 Timothy 2:9 — 9. Wherein—in proclaiming which Gospel. suffer trouble—literally, "evil." I am a sufferer of evil as though I were a doer of evil. bonds— ( :-). word . . . not bound—Though my person is bound, my tongue and my pen are not (2 Timothy 4:17; Acts 28:31). Or he alludes not merely to his own proclamation of the Gospel, though in chains, but to the freedom of its circulation by others, even though his power of circulating it is now prescribed (Acts 28:31- :). He also hints to Timothy that

2 Timothy 3:1-17 — DOCTRINA Y VIDA DE PABLO, QUE DEBERIA SEGUIR TIMOTEO, DE ACUERDO CON SU TEMPRANA ENSEÑANZA EN LAS ESCRITURAS. 1. también—Griego, “Pero”. postreros días—antes de la segunda venida de Cristo ( 2 Pedro 3:3; Judas 1:18). “Los venideros tiempos”, 1 Timoteo 4:1, se refieren a un período no tan remoto como “los postreros días”, es decir, los largos días del anticristianismo papal y griego. peligrosos—lit., “tiempos difíciles”, cuando es difícil saber qué ha de hacerse; “tiempos dolorosos”. vendrán—“estarán

2 Timothy 4:2 — 2. Preach—literally, "proclaim as a herald." The term for the discourses in the synagogue was daraschoth; the corresponding Greek term (implying dialectial style, dialogue, and discussion, Acts 17:2; Acts 17:18; Acts 18:4; Acts 18:19) is applied in Acts to discourses in the Christian Church. JUSTIN MARTYR [Apology, 2], describes the order of public worship, "On Sunday all meet and the writings of the apostles and prophets are read; then the president delivers a discourse;

Philemon 1:1-25 — alguna pariente cercana de Filemón. Ella y Arquipo, si no hubieran pertenecido a la familia, difícilmente habrían sido incluídos con Filemón en la dirección de una carta sobre un asunto doméstico. Archipo—un ministro de la Iglesia colosense ( Colosenses 4:17). compañero de nuestra milicia—( 2 Timoteo 2:3). la iglesia … en tu casa—En ausencia de un edificio propio de la iglesia, se usaban las casas de ciertos santos con aquel fin. Nótese el tino de Pablo en asociar con Filemón a aquellos que están asociados

Hebrews 7:14 — 14. evident—literally, "manifest before the eyes" as a thing indisputable; a proof that whatever difficulties may now appear, then Jesus Christ's genealogy labored under none. our Lord—the only place where this now common title occurs without "Jesus,"

Hebrews 9:15 — called. by means of death—rather, as Greek, "death having taken place." At the moment that His death took place, the necessary effect is, "the called receive the (fulfilment of the) promise" (so Hebrews 8:6- : uses "promise"; Hebrews 6:15; Acts 1:4); that moment divides the Old from the New Testament. The "called" are the elect "heirs," "partakers of the heavenly calling" (Acts 1:4- :). redemption of . . . transgressions . . . under . . . first testament—the transgressions of all men from Adam

1 Peter 4:10 — the Christian community, each Christian being but a steward for the edifying of the whole, not receiving the gift merely for his own use. minister the same—not discontentedly envying or disparaging the gift of another. one to another—Greek as in 1 Peter 4:8, "towards yourselves"; implying that all form but one body, and in seeking the good of other members they are promoting the good of themselves. stewards—referring to Matthew 25:15; Luke 19:13-26.

1 Peter 5:1-14 — ellos mismos, el “arquisinagogo.” Comp. Vitringa, Sinagogue, Parte II, Caps. 3 y 7. testigo—testigo ocular de los padecimientos de Cristo, y así caracterizado para exhortaros a la paciencia confiada, sufriendo y haciendo bien, según el ejemplo de él (4:19; 2:20). Esto explica el “por tanto” insertado en los manuscritos más antiguos, “Por tanto ruego …” resumiendo la exhortación desde el 4:19. Su suprema dignidad de apóstol se presupone aquí con delicadeza, por cuanto el ser testigo ocular era una

2 Peter 1:2 — 1:1: marking how entirely one the Father and Son are (2 Peter 1:1- :). The Vulgate omits "of God and"; but oldest manuscripts support the words. Still the prominent object of Peter's exhortation is "the knowledge of Jesus our Lord" (a phrase only in Romans 4:24), and, only secondarily, of the Father through Him (2 Peter 1:8; 2 Peter 2:20; 2 Peter 3:18).

Revelation 2:4 — 4. somewhat . . . because—Translate, "I have against thee (this) that," c. It is not a mere somewhat" it is everything. How characteristic of our gracious Lord, that He puts foremost all He can find to approve, and only after this notes the shortcomings!

Revelation 9:4 — 4. not hurt the grass . . . neither . . . green thing . . . neither . . . tree—the food on which they ordinarily prey. Therefore, not natural and ordinary locusts. Their natural instinct is supernaturally restrained to mark the judgment as altogether