Bible Commentaries

Psalms 47:1-9 — (Salmo 2:8), como Canaán por los judíos. hermosura de Jacob—lit., orgullo; aquello en que se gloriaba (a menudo, pero no necesariamente, en el sentido malo), los privilegios del pueblo escogido, al cual amó—siendo su amor la sola causa de concedérselos 5-7. Dios, vencedor de sus enemigos, reasciende al cielo, entre las aclamaciones triunfantes de su pueblo, que celebra su dominio soberano. Esta soberanía es lo que enseña el Salmo; por tanto agrega: cantad (alabanzas) con inteligencia—lit., cantad y

Leviticus 12:1-8 — pecaminosa. Las ofrendas habían de ser presentadas el día después de que el período de su separación había terminado, o sea, el día cuadragésimo primero por un varón, y el octogésimo primero por una niña, tomará entonces dos tórtolas, etc.—(Véase cap. 5:7). Esta fué la ofrenda presentada por María, la madre de Jesús, y nos da una prueba incontestable de la condición pobre y humilde de la familia ( Lucas 2:22).

Zechariah 9:1-17 — entiende: “Hamat, que linda con Damasco, también será el lugar de reposo de la ira de Jehová” (Véase el v. 1). En Hamat estaba Ribla, el escenario de los padecimientos de los judíos a manos de sus enemigos: por tanto sufrirá ( 2 Reyes 23:33; 2 Reyes 25:6, 2 Reyes 25:20). Tiro … Sidón—situadas en el camino del conquistador en su marcha hacia Egipto a lo largo del Mediterráneo (véase Isaías 23). Sidón, la más antigua de las dos ciudades, se entregó, y Abdolonimo fué hecho virrey de ella. muy sabia—en

1 Corinthians 11:10 — ranks of God's worshippers in their respective places, the outward demeanor and dress of the latter being indicative of that inward humility which angels know to be most pleasing to their common Lord (1 Corinthians 4:9; Ephesians 3:10; Ecclesiastes 5:6). HAMMOND quotes CHRYSOSTOM, "Thou standest with angels; thou singest with them; thou hymnest with them; and yet dost thou stand laughing?" BENGEL explains, "As the angels are in relation to God, so the woman is in relation to man. God's face is uncovered;

1 Corinthians 15:45 — 45. so—in accordance with the distinction just mentioned between the natural or animal-souled body and the spiritual body. it is written— ( :-); "Man became (was made to become) a living soul," that is, endowed with an animal soul, the living principle

1 Corinthians 16:1-24 — CAPITULO 16 INDICACIONES EN CUANTO A LA OFRENDA PARA LOS CRISTIANOS DE JUDEA; LOS PLANES DE PABLO: LES ENCOMIENDA A TIMOTEO, APOLOS, etc. SALUTACIONES Y CONCLUSIONES. 1. Cuanto a la colecta para los santos—que estaban en Jerusalén ( Romanos 15:26) y en Judea ( Hechos 11:29; Hechos 24:17; comp. 2 Corintios 8:4; 2 Corintios 9:1, 2 Corintios 9:12). Dice para los “santos,” más bien que “para los pobres,” para recordar a los corintios que lo que daban era para el pueblo del Señor, hermanos

2 Corinthians 13:4 — 1:4; Romans 6:4; Ephesians 1:20). weak in him—that is, in virtue of our union with Him, and after His pattern, weakness predominates in us for a time (exhibited in our "infirmities" and weak "bodily presence," 2 Corinthians 10:10; 2 Corinthians 12:5; 2 Corinthians 12:9; 2 Corinthians 12:10; and also in our not putting into immediate exercise our power of punishing offenders, just as Christ for a time kept in abeyance His power). we shall live with him—not only hereafter with Him, free from our

Galatians 4:27 — New Testament Church made up in the greater part from the Gentiles, who once had not the promise, and so was destitute of God as her husband), more than of her which hath an (Greek, 'THE') husband (the Jewish Church having GOD for her husband, Isaiah 54:5; Jeremiah 2:2)." Numerous as were the children of the legal covenant, those of the Gospel covenant are more so. The force of the Greek article is, "Her who has THE husband of which the other is destitute."

Galatians 6:10 — injuring us, by the shortness of his time (Revelation 12:12). Let us be sharpened to the greater zeal in well-doing by the shortness of ours. them who are of the household—Every right-minded man does well to the members of his own family (1 Timothy 5:8); so believers are to do to those of the household of faith, that is, those whom faith has made members of "the household of God" (Ephesians 2:19): "the house of God" (1 Timothy 3:15; 1 Peter 4:17).

Ephesians 1:5 — 5. predestinated—more special in respect to the end and precise means, than "chosen" or elected. We are "chosen" out of the rest of the world; "predestinated" to all things that secure the inheritance for us (Ephesians 1:11; Romans 8:29). "Foreordained." by

Philippians 2:10 — ascended God-man, "Jesus" (Ephesians 1:21; Hebrews 1:6; 1 Peter 3:22). in earth—men; among whom He tabernacled for a time. under the earth—the dead; among whom He was numbered once (Romans 14:9; Romans 14:11; Ephesians 4:9; Ephesians 4:10; Revelation 5:13). The demons and the lost may be included indirectly, as even they give homage, though one of fear, not love, to Jesus (Mark 3:11; Luke 8:31; James 2:19, see on Philippians 2:11).

Colossians 4:16 — and :- to Colossians. The Epistles from the apostles were publicly read in the church assemblies. IGNATIUS [Epistle to the Ephesians, 12], POLYCARP [Epistle to the Philippians, 3.11,12], CLEMENT [Epistle to the Corinthians, 1. 47], 1 Thessalonians 5:27; Revelation 1:3, "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear." Thus, they and the Gospels were put on a level with the Old Testament, which was similarly read (Deuteronomy 31:11). The Holy Spirit inspired Paul to write, besides those extant,

1 Thessalonians 5:27 — Compare the same injunction as to the public reading of the Apocalypse, the LAST of the New Testament canon (Revelation 1:3). The "all" includes women and children, and especially those who could not read it themselves (Deuteronomy 31:12; Joshua 8:33-35). What Paul commands with an adjuration, Rome forbids under a curse [BENGEL]. Though these Epistles had difficulties, the laity were all to hear them read (1 Peter 4:11; 2 Peter 3:10; even the very young, 2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 3:15). "Holy" is omitted

2 Thessalonians 1:4 — combined with faith and patience, that he and his fellow missionaries themselves, make it a matter of glorying in the various churches elsewhere (he was now at Corinth in Achaia, and boasted there of the faith of the Macedonian churches, 2 Corinthians 10:15-17; 2 Corinthians 8:1, at the same time giving the glory to the Lord), not only looking forward to glorying thereat at Christ's coming (1 Thessalonians 2:19), but doing so even now. patience—in 1 Thessalonians 2:19- :, "patience of hope." Here hope

1 Timothy 4:12 — 12. Let no man despise thy youth—Act so as to be respected in spite of thy youth (1 Corinthians 16:11; Titus 2:15); compare "youthful" as to Timothy (2 Timothy 2:22). He was but a mere youth when he joined Paul (2 Timothy 2:22- :). Eleven years had elapsed since then to the time subsequent to Paul's first imprisonment. He was, therefore, still young; especially

1 Timothy 4:2 — own conscience seared. Professing to lead others to holiness, their own conscience is all the while defiled. Bad consciences always have recourse to hypocrisy. As faith and a good conscience are joined ( :-) so hypocrisy (that is, unbelief, Matthew 24:5; Matthew 24:51; compare Matthew 24:51- :) and a bad conscience here. THEODORET explains like English Version, "seared," as implying their extreme insensibility; the effect of cauterizing being to deaden sensation. The Greek, however, primarily means "branded"

2 Timothy 4:10 — CHRYSOSTOM implies that Thessalonica was his home. Galatia—One oldest manuscript supports the reading "Gaul." But most oldest manuscripts, c., "Galatia." Titus—He must have therefore left Crete after "setting in order" the affairs of the churches there (Titus 1:5). Dalmatia—part of the Roman province of Illyricum on the coast of the Adriatic. Paul had written to him (Titus 3:12) to come to him in the winter to Nicopolis (in Epirus), intending in the spring to preach the Gospel in the adjoining province of Dalmatia. Titus

Hebrews 11:8 — name being changed from Abram to Abraham, on the occasion of God's making with him and his seed a covenant sealed by circumcision, many years after his call out of Ur. "By faith, he who was (afterwards) called Abraham (father of nations, Genesis 17:5, in order to become which was the design of God's bringing him out of Ur) obeyed (the command of God: to be understood in this reading), so as to go out," c. which he should after receive—He had not fully received even this promise when he went out,

James 5:17 — . like passions as we—therefore it cannot be said that he was so raised above us as to afford no example applicable to common mortals like ourselves. prayed earnestly—literally, "prayed with prayer": Hebraism for prayed intensely. Compare Luke 22:15, "With desire I have desired," that is, earnestly desired. ALFORD is wrong in saying, Elias' prayer that it might not rain "is not even hinted at in the Old Testament history." In Luke 22:15- : it is plainly implied, "As the Lord God of Israel liveth,

Revelation 2:13 — them, of the supreme magistracy at Pergamos, persecuted one of the Lord's people (Antipas) even to death. Thus, this address is an anticipatory preface to Revelation 12:1-17; Note: "throne . . . the dragon, Satan . . . war with her seed," Revelation 12:5; Revelation 12:9; Revelation 12:17. even in those days—Two oldest manuscripts omit "even"; two retain it. wherein—Two oldest manuscripts omit this (then translate, "in the days of Antipas, My faithful witness," or "martyr"); two retain it. Two oldest