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Wednesday, December 17th, 2025
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2 Chronicles 1:14 — being yoked in chariots. These were light but compact and solid vehicles, without springs. From the price stated (2 Chronicles 1:17) as given for a chariot and a horse, it appears that the chariot cost four times the value of a horse. A horse brought a 150 shekels, which, estimating the shekels at 2s. 3d. or 2s. 6d., amount to £17 2s. or £18 15s., while a chariot brought 600 shekels, equal to £68 9s. or £75; and as an Egyptian chariot was usually drawn by two horses, a chariot and pair would cost £112 sterling.
2 Chronicles 30:1 — 1-5. Hezekiah sent to all . . . Judah . . . to come to . . . Jerusalem, to keep the passover—This great religious festival had not been regularly observed by the Hebrews in their national capacity for a long time because of the division of the kingdom and
2 Chronicles 31:2 — 2-5. Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests, c.—The king now turned his attention to provide for the orderly performance of the temple-worship—arranging the priests and Levites in their courses, assigning to every one his proper place and functions—and
Nehemiah 7:5 — 5. my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, c.—The arrangement about to be described, though dictated by mere common prudence, is, in accordance with the pious feelings of Nehemiah, ascribed not to his own prudence or reflection, but
Job 9:9 — by substituting a chieftainship based on conquest (Genesis 10:9; Genesis 10:10). Pleiades—literally, "the heap of stars"; Arabic, "knot of stars." The various names of this constellation in the East express the close union of the stars in it (Amos 5:8). chambers of the south—the unseen regions of the southern hemisphere, with its own set of stars, as distinguished from those just mentioned of the northern. The true structure of the earth is here implied.
Psalms 109:1-31 — Dios de mi alabanza—objeto de ella: así reconoce a Dios como ayudador verdadero. No calles (cf. el Salmo 17:13; el 28:1). 2. boca de impío—boca impía. sobre mí—lit., conmigo; eso es, su conversación es mentirosa, y me calumnia en la cara ( Mateo 26:59). 3. (Cf. el Salmo 35:7; el 69:4.) 4, 5. Vuelven el mal por el bien (cf. el Salmo 27:12; Proverbios 17:13). yo oraba—lit., yo (soy) oración; o, cuanto a mí, la oración: es decir, la oración es la fuente de consuelo en mi angustia. 6. sobre él—uno
Proverbs 28:1-28 — castigo del mal, se contrasta con el bueno que es bendición para los buenos. 3. El hombre pobre—Tal hombre, en el poder, exige con más dureza, y deja desnudos a sus súbditos. 4. dejan la ley, alaban a los impíos—Los malhechores se animan unos a otros. 5. (Cf. Juan 7:17.) La ignorancia de la verdad moral se debe a la falta de voluntad de conocerla. 6. (Cf. el cap. 10:6:) Las riquezas no pueden compensar los efectos del pecado, ni afecta la falta de las mismas a la integridad. 7. (Cf. el cap. 17:25.)
Leviticus 16:20 — was to ridicule it by sending a cursed animal into his gloomy dominions, it is impossible to say. The subject is involved in much obscurity. But in any view there seems to be a typical reference to Christ who bore away our sins [Hebrews 10:4; 1 John 3:5].
Isaiah 58:13 — 13. (Isaiah 56:2; Nehemiah 13:15-22). The Sabbath, even under the new dispensation, was to be obligatory (Nehemiah 13:15-16.13.22- :). foot—the instrument of motion (compare Proverbs 4:27); men are not to travel for mere pleasure on the Sabbath (Proverbs 4:27-
Isaiah 7:1-25 — inscripciones asirias, el nombre de Rezín rey de Damasco, figura entre los tributarios de Tiglat-pileser, los anales de cuyo reinado, que duró diez y siete años, han sido descifrados. Tocante a los hechos históricos de este capítulo, véase 2 Reyes 15:37-16:9, Rezín de Siria y Peca de Israel, como aliados, avanzaron contra Jerusalén. En la primera campaña (2 Crónicas 28) “derrotaron a Acaz, causándole muchos muertos”. Su propósito era, probablemente el de unir los tres reinos contra Asiria; Egipto
Ezekiel 45:1-25 — CAPITULO 45 Vv. 1-25. EL REPARTO DE LA TIERRA PARA EL SANTUARIO, LA CIUDAD Y EL PRINCIPE. 1. apartaréis una suerte—de una raíz hebrea que quiere decir “levantar”; porque cuando alguna cosa era ofrecida a Dios, el ofrendante levantaba la mano. La división territorial
Numbers 6:2 — and pleasures of the world to dedicate themselves unreservedly to the divine service. The vow might be taken by either sex, provided they had the disposal of themselves (Numbers 30:4), and for a limited period—usually a month or a lifetime (Judges 13:5; Judges 16:17). We do not know, perhaps, the whole extent of abstinence they practised. But they separated themselves from three things in particular—namely, from wine, and all the varieties of vinous produce; from the application of a razor to their
Numbers 7:4 — 4, 5. The Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation—They exhibited a beautiful example to all who are great in dignity and in wealth, to be foremost in contributing to the support
Numbers 7:84 — 84-88. This was the dedication of the altar—The inspired historian here sums up the separate items detailed in the preceding narrative, and the aggregate amount is as follows: 12 silver chargers, each weighing 130 shekels equals 1560; 12 silver bowls, each 70 shekels equals 840: total weight. A silver charger at 130 shekels, reduced to troy weight, made 75 ounces, 9 pennyweights, 168.31 grains; and a silver bowl at 70 shekels amounts to 40 ounces, 12 pennyweights, 2121.31 grains.
Numbers 9:2 — 2-5. Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season, c.—The date of this command to keep the passover in the wilderness was given shortly after the erection and consecration of the tabernacle and preceded the numbering of the
Deuteronomy 2:5 — 5-7. Meddle not with them—that is, "which dwell in Seir" ( :-) —for there was another branch of Esau's posterity, namely, the Amalekites, who were to be fought against and destroyed (Genesis 36:12; Exodus 17:14; Deuteronomy 25:17). But the people of Edom
John 11:1-57 — identificarla; y ella es nombrada primero, aunque era la menor, por ser la más distinguida de las dos. Ella “ungió al SEÑOR”, dice el evangelista, inspirado a usar este término aquí, como estaba por exhibirlo ilustremente como el Señor de la Vida. 3-5. Enviaron, pues, sus hermanas a él, diciendo: Señor, he aquí, el que amas está enfermo—una petición muy femenina, mas reverencial, al conocido afecto de su Señor por el enfermo. (Véanse los vv. 5, 11). “Aquellos a quienes ama Cristo, no están más exentos
1 Corinthians 2:1-16 — estudiado la erudición secular en Tarso de Cilicia, la que Estrabón prefería como escuela a Atenas y a Alejandría; allí, sin duda, leyó los poemas del ciliciano Arato (que él cita, Hechos 17:28), y a Epiménides ( Tito 1:12), y a Menandro ( 1 Corintios 15:33). El desarrollo intelectual griego fué un elemento importante en la preparación del camino para el evangelio, pero no logró regenerar al mundo, lo que demostró que para esto hacía falta un poder sobrehumano. El judaísmo helenista (grecista) en Tarso
Hebrews 6:1-20 — ADVERTENCIA CONTRA LA RETROGRADACION, QUE PRONTO LLEVA A LA APOSTASIA: ANIMACION A LA PERSEVERANCIA BASADA EN LA FIDELIDAD DE DIOS A SU PALABRA Y JURAMENTO. 1. Por tanto—viendo que ya no debéis de ser “niños” (5:11-14). dejando—llegando más allá de los “principios” elementales. “Como en la construcción de una casa uno nunca debe dejar los cimientos, sería ridículo, sin embargo, que estuviera trabajando siempre en ponerlos” [Calvino]. la palabra del comienzo—es
James 5:1-20 — CAPITULO 5 VIENEN AYES SOBRE LOS RICOS MALOS: LOS CREYENTES DEBEN TENER PACIENCIA HASTA LA VENIDA DEL SEÑOR: VARIAS EXHORTACIONES. 1. Ea ya ahora—Una frase que llama la solemne atención. oh ricos—que habéis descuidado el verdadero goce de las riquezas, el que
 
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