Bible Commentaries

Exodus 15:20 — the prophetess—so called from her receiving divine revelations (Numbers 12:1; Micah 6:4), but in this instance principally from her being eminently skilled in music, and in this sense the word "prophecy" is sometimes used in Scripture (1 Chronicles 25:1; 1 Corinthians 11:5). took a timbrel—or "tabret"—a musical instrument in the form of a hoop, edged round with rings or pieces of brass to make a jingling noise and covered over with tightened parchment like a drum. It was beat with the fingers, and

2 Kings 6:25 — 25. an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver—Though the ass was deemed unclean food, necessity might warrant their violation of a positive law when mothers, in their extremity, were found violating the law of nature. The head was the worst

2 Chronicles 1:2 — 2-5. Then Solomon spake unto all Israel—The heads, or leading officers, who are afterwards specified, were summoned to attend their sovereign in a solemn religious procession. The date of this occurrence was the second year of Solomon's reign, and the high

Esther 2:5 — 5. Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew—Mordecai held some office about the court. But his "sitting at the king's gate" ( :-) does not necessarily imply that he was in the humble condition of a porter; for, according to an institute of Cyrus,

Psalms 88 overview — singing") or, as others think, an enigmatic title (see on :-, Psalms 88:2, and Psalms 88:2- :, titles), denoting the subject—that is, "sickness or disease, for humbling," the idea of spiritual maladies being often represented by disease (compare Psalms 6:5; Psalms 6:6; Psalms 22:14; Psalms 22:15, c.). On the other terms, see on Psalms 88:4 and Psalms 88:4- :. Heman and Ethan (see on Psalms 88:4- :, title) were David's singers (1 Chronicles 6:18 1 Chronicles 6:33; 1 Chronicles 15:17), of the family of

Leviticus 3:3 — forming a sacred feast of which the Lord, His priests, and people conjointly partook, and which was symbolical of the spiritual feast, the sacred communion which, through Christ, the great peace offering, believers enjoy. (See further on Leviticus 19:5-8; Leviticus 22:21). the fat that covereth the inwards—that is, the web work that presents itself first to the eye on opening the belly of a cow. the fat . . . upon the inwards—adhering to the intestines, but easily removable from them; or, according

Ecclesiastes 8:14 — 14. An objection is here started (entertained by Solomon in his apostasy), as in Ecclesiastes 3:16; Ecclesiastes 7:15, to the truth of retributive justice, from the fact of the just and the wicked not now receiving always according to their respective deserts; a cavil, which would seem the more weighty to men living under the Mosaic covenant of temporal sanctions.

Jeremiah 11:1-23 — los sacerdotes tenían el deber de leerle la Ley ( Malaquías 2:7). de este pacto—alusión al libro de la Ley hallado en el templo por el sumo sacerdote Hilcías, cinco años después del llamamiento de Jeremías al ministerio profético ( 2 Reyes 22:8 a 23:25). 3. ( Deuteronomio 27:26; Gálatas 3:10). 4. el día—esto es, cuando el pacto sinaítico fué celebrado algún tiempo después del éxodo, pero están vinculados de tal manera los dos sucesos que se consideran como uno horno de hierro—( Deuteronomio 4:20;

Jeremiah 20:1-18 — cinco agujeros, en los que se metían el pescuezo, las manos y los pies, quedando el cuerpo encorvado (cap. 29:26). De una raíz hebrea “torcer” o “atormentar”. Ello manifiesta la crueldad de Pashur. en lo alto—es decir, la puerta más alta ( 2 Reyes 15:35). puerta de Benjamín—una puerta del muro del templo, que correspondía a la puerta de Benjamín, llamada propiamente así, en el muro de la ciudad, por dar hacia el territorio de Benjamín (cap. 7:2; 37:13; 38:7). La puerta del templo llamada de Benjamín,

Hosea 1:1-11 — de Judá e Israel. 1. Véase la Introducción. Jeroboam—el segundo; quien murió en el décimoquinto año de Uzzías, habiendo reinado cuarenta y un años. Desde su tiempo, todos los reyes de Israel públicamente adoraron a dioses falsos: Zacarías ( 2 Reyes 15:9), Manahem ( 2 Reyes 15:18), Pecaía ( 2 Reyes 15:24), Peca ( 2 Reyes 15:28), Oseas ( 2 Reyes 17:2). Como Israel prosperó más externamente bajo Jeroboam II, quien recuperó las posesiones capturadas por Siria, las profecías de Oseas referentes a su caída

Hosea 9:1-17 — salario por todas las eras de trigo—deseaste, como recompensa por tu homenaje a los ídolos, abundancia de trigo en cada era (2:12). 2. (2:9, 12.) fallará el mosto—su esperanza será defraudada. 3. volverá … a Egipto—Véase nota, 8:13. Como en el cap. 11:5, se dice: “No tornará a … Egipto.” Fairbairn piensa que no se quiere decir el país mismo, sino la esclavitud, con la cual, por la experiencia del pasado, Egipto era identificado en sus mentes. Asiria iba a ser un segundo Egipto para ellos. Deuteronomio

Numbers 32:1 — 1-5. the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead—A complete conquest had been made of the country east of the Jordan, comprising "the land of Jazer," which formed the southern district between the Arnon and Jabbok and "the land of Gilead," the middle region

Numbers 36:5 — 5-12. Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the Lord—The plea appeared just and reasonable; and, accordingly an enactment was made by which the daughters of Zelophehad, while left to the free choice of their husbands, were restricted

Micah 4:1-13 — sino de dignidad moral, como el asiento del imperio universal de Dios. correrán a él pueblos—En Isaías se dice “todas las naciones:” una profecía universal. 3. corregirá—“reprenderá,” redargüirá de pecado ( Juan 16:8); y someterá con juicios (Salmo 2:5, Salmo 2:9; Salmo 110:5; Apocalipsis 2:27; Apocalipsis 12:5). muchos pueblos … fuertes gentes hasta muy lejos—como en Isaías 2:4, se dice “las naciones … muchos pueblos.” 4. cada uno se sentará de bajo de su vid …—es decir, gozará la tranquilidad

Deuteronomy 12:2 — in existence at that early period. The "places" chosen as the scene of heathen worship were situated either on the summit of a lofty mountain, or on some artificial mound, or in a grove, planted with particular trees, such as oaks, poplars, and elms (Isaiah 57:5-7; Hosea 4:13). The reason for the selection of such sites was both to secure retirement and to direct the attention upward to heaven; and the "place" was nothing else than a consecrated enclosure, or at most, a canopy or screen from the weather.

Joshua 11:4 — 4, 5. they went out, . . . as the sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude—The chiefs of these several tribes were summoned by Jabin, being all probably tributary to the kingdom of Hazor. Their combined forces, according to JOSEPHUS, amounted to three

Joshua 5:2 — used in the early times of all people; and although the use of iron was known to the Hebrews in the days of Joshua, probably the want of a sufficient number of metallic implements dictated the employment of flints on this occasion (compare Exodus 4:25). circumcise again the children of Israel the second time—literally, "return and circumcise." The command did not require him to repeat the operation on those who had undergone it, but to resume the observance of the rite, which had been long discontinued.

Joshua 6:3 — 3-5. ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war. . . . Thus shalt thou do six days, c.—Directions are here given as to the mode of procedure. Hebrew, "horns of jubilee" that is, the bent or crooked trumpets with which the jubilee was proclaimed. It is

Joshua 8:31 — 31. an altar of whole stones—according to the instructions given to Moses (Exodus 20:25; Deuteronomy 27:5). over which no man hath lifted up any iron—that is, iron tool. The reason for this was that every altar of the true God ought properly to have been built of earth (Exodus 20:24); and if it was constructed of stone, rough, unhewn

1 Samuel 20:5 — 5. David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat—The beginning of a new month or moon was always celebrated by special sacrifices, followed by feasting, at which the head of a family expected