Bible Commentaries

Genesis 32:24 — 24, 25. There wrestled a man with him—This mysterious person is called an angel ( :-) and God (Genesis 32:28; Genesis 32:30; Hosea 12:5); and the opinion that is most supported is that he was "the angel of the covenant," who, in a visible form, appeared to

Genesis 4:7 — the true sense of the words referring to the high privileges and authority belonging to the first-born in patriarchal times. sin lieth at the door—sin, that is, a sin offering—a common meaning of the word in Scripture (as in Hosea 4:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 9:28). The purport of the divine rebuke to Cain was this, "Why art thou angry, as if unjustly treated? If thou doest well (that is, wert innocent and sinless) a thank offering would have been accepted as a token of thy dependence as a creature.

1 Kings 16:24 — accordance with Eastern custom to call it after the founder. The Assyrians did so, and on a tablet dug out of the ruins of Nineveh, an inscription was found relating to Samaria, which is called Beth-khumri—the house of Omri [LAYARD]. (See 2 Kings 17:5).

Nehemiah 12:1 — Only four of the courses returned from the captivity (Nehemiah 7:39-42; Ezra 2:36-39). But these were divided by Zerubbabel, or Jeshua, into the original number of twenty-four. Twenty-two only are enumerated here, and no more than twenty in Ezra 2:36-15.2.39- :. The discrepancy is due to the extremely probable circumstance that two of the twenty-four courses had become extinct in Babylon; for none belonging to them are reported as having returned (Nehemiah 12:2-5). Hattush and Maadiah may be omitted

Nehemiah 2:6 — enjoyed at the Persian court, and the great estimation in which his services were held. At a later period he received a new commission for the better settlement of the affairs of Judea and remained governor of that province for twelve years (Nehemiah 5:14).

Nehemiah 2:9 — enjoyed at the Persian court, and the great estimation in which his services were held. At a later period he received a new commission for the better settlement of the affairs of Judea and remained governor of that province for twelve years (Nehemiah 5:14).

Nehemiah 5:1 — 1-5. there was a great cry of the people . . . against their brethren—Such a crisis in the condition of the Jews in Jerusalem—fatigued with hard labor and harassed by the machinations of restless enemies, the majority of them poor, and the bright visions

Job 1:5 — 5. when the days of their feasting were gone about—that is, at the end of all the birthdays collectively, when the banquets had gone round through all the families. Job . . . sanctified—by offering up as many expiatory burnt offerings as he had sons

Leviticus 18:18 — than one is directly contrary to the divine will. It was prohibited by the original law of marriage, and no evidence of its lawfulness under the Levitical code can be discovered, although Moses—from "the hardness of their hearts" [Matthew 19:8; Mark 10:5] —tolerated it in the people of a rude and early age. The second interpretation forms the ground upon which the "vexed question" has been raised in our times respecting the lawfulness of marriage with a deceased wife's sister. Whatever arguments may

Isaiah 44:1-28 — CONTINUACION DEL CAPITULO PRECEDENTE (vv. 1-5). 1. ahora—Aunque has pecado, oye, sin embargo, la promesa misericordiosa de Dios tocante a tu liberación. escogí—(cap. 41:8). 2. (cap. 43:1-7). formó desde el vientre—(Así el v. 24; cap. 49:1, 5). El sentido es semejante al del cap. 1:2: “Crié hijos

Jeremiah 23:1-40 — profecía que aún no se ha cumplido en su totalidad. También es aplicable al Israel espiritual, los electos judíos y gentiles ( Malaquías 3:16; Juan 10:28; Juan 17:12). También es aplicable al Israel literal, a este esfecto, véase cap. 32:37; Isaías 54:13; Isaías 60:21; Ezequiel 34:11). que las apacienten—(Cap. 3:15; Ezequiel 34:23). Zorobabel, Esdras, Nehemías y los Macabeos sólo fueron tipos del cabal cumplimiento de estas profecías bajo el Mesías. 5. Como profecía mesiánica se ha extendido

Ezekiel 25:1-17 — CAPITULO 25 Vv. 1-17. MUY APROPIADAMENTE EN EL INTERVALO DE SILENCIO EN CUANTO A LOS JUDIOS, EN LOS OCHO CAPITULOS, 25 AL 32, EZEQUIEL DENUNCIA LOS JUICIOS DE DIOS SOBRE LOS IMPERIOS PAGANOS. Si Israel no quedaba libre de castigos, mucho menos lo serán los paganos

Ezekiel 5:1-17 — CAPITULO 5 Vv. 1-17. VISION DEL CORTE DE CABELLO Y LAS CALAMIDADES PREDICHAS POR EL MISMO. 1. cuchillo … navaja—la espada del enemigo (véase Isaías 7:20). Esta visión da a entender que un juicio aún más severo que las aflicciones de Egipto, predichas, en la

Daniel 1:1-21 — EMPIEZA EL CAUTIVERIO BABILONICO; LA EDUCACION DE DANIEL EN BABILONIA, etc. 1. año tercero—Véase Jeremias 25:1, “el año cuarto”; Joacim subió al trono al final del año, que Jeremías considera como el primer año; pero Daniel no lo tiene en cuenta, siendo año incompleto: así, en Jeremías, es “el año cuarto”; en Daniel, “el tercer año”. [Jahn.] Sin embargo, Jeremías

Hosea 10:1-15 — auxilio que hizo el rey Oseas a so de Egipto; también los vv. 4 y 13). 1. frondosa viña—Así Maurer; así la Versión de los Setenta. La Versión Inglesa: “vida vacia.” Despojado de sus frutos (Calvino) ( Nahúm 2:2); obligado a pagar tributo a Pul ( 2 Reyes 15:20). Véase Génesis 49:22; Salmo 80:9; Ezequiel 17:6. haciendo fruto para sí—no para mí. conforme a la multiplicación … altares … estatuas—en proporción a la abundancia de su prosperidad, debiendo ser fruto para Dios (véase Romanos 6:22), así fué

Numbers 35:2 — like the other tribes on the conquest of Canaan, they were to be distributed throughout the land in certain cities appropriated to their use; and these cities were to be surrounded by extensive suburbs. There is an apparent discrepancy between Numbers 35:4; Numbers 35:5, with regard to the extent of these suburbs; but the statements in the two verses refer to totally different things—the one to the extent of the suburbs from the walls of the city, the other to the space of two thousand cubits from their

Luke 13:1-35 — RECIENTES, E ILUSTRADA POR LA PARABOLA DE LA HIGUERA ESTERIL. 1-3. Galileos—Posiblemente los seguidores de Judas de Galilea, quien, hacía unos veinte años, enseñó que los judíos no deberían pagar tributo a los romanos, y de quien aprendemos, por Hechos 5:37, que atrajo tras sí una multitud de seguidores, quienes, a la muerte de él, fueron dispersados. Por este tiempo aquel partido estaba en su mayor influencia, y si Pilato hizo que este grupo de ellos fuese acechado y muerto, mientras estaban ofreciendo

Joshua 1:1 — continued to the new leader, though God might not perhaps speak to him "mouth to mouth" (Numbers 27:21- :). Joshua—The original name, Oshea, (Numbers 13:8), which had been, according to Eastern usage, changed like those of Abram and Sarai (Genesis 17:5-15) into Jehoshua or Joshua (that is, "God's salvation") was significant of the services he was to render, and typified those of a greater Saviour (Hebrews 4:8). Moses' minister—that is, his official attendant, who, from being constantly employed

2 Peter 2:1-22 — profetas verdaderos (1:19-21). Pablo ya había testificado de la venida de profetas falsos en las mismas iglesias. en el pueblo—Israel: está escribiendo en primer orden a creyentes israelitas (nota, 1 Pedro 1:1). Tal “falso profeta” fue Balaam (v. 15). habrá—ya aparecían síntomas de este mal (vv. 9-22; Judas 4:13). falsos doctores—enseñadores de la mentira. En contraste con los verdaderos, a los cuales exhorta a los lectores a prestar atención ( Judas 3:2). que—“los cuales”. como tales que … encubiertamente—no

2 Samuel 16:5 — 5-12. when king David came to Bahurim—a city of Benjamin (2 Samuel 3:16; 2 Samuel 19:16). It is, however, only the confines of the district that are here meant. Shimei, . . . a man of the family of Saul—The misfortune of his family, and the occupation by