Bible Commentaries

Psalms 3:1-8 — Salmo 3 Para la mentada ocasión histórica, cf. 2 Samuel 15-17. David, en medio de grande tribulación, con confianza filial, implora el socorro divino, y en anticipación del alivio, ofrece alabanza. 1. Jehová … multiplicado—La extensión de la rebelión ( 2 Samuel 15:13) no sorprende y lo entristece. 2. dicen

Matthew 1:3 — 3-6. And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; 4. And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; 5. And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 6. And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her of Urias—Four women are here introduced; two of them Gentiles by birth—Rachab and Ruth; and

Matthew 12 overview — CHAPTER 12 :-. PLUCKING CORN EARS ON THE SABBATH DAY. ( = Mark 2:23-28; Luke 6:1-5). The season of the year when this occurred is determined by the event itself. Ripe corn ears are found in the fields only just before harvest. The barley harvest seems clearly intended here, at the close of our March and beginning of our April. It

Matthew 22:11 — His guests. And it shall come to pass in the day of the Lord's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel." The custom in the East of presenting festival garments (see Genesis 45:22; 2 Kings 5:22), even though nor clearly proved, Is certainly presupposed here. It undoubtedly means something which they bring not of their own—for how could they have any such dress who were gathered in from the highways indiscriminately?—but which

Matthew 9:35 — 35. And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people —The italicized words are of more than doubtful authority here, and

John 1:10 — world. "The world," in the first two clauses, plainly means the created world, into which He came, says John 1:9 "in it He was," says this verse. By His Incarnation, He became an inhabitant of it, and bound up with it. Yet it "was made by Him" (John 1:3-5). Here, then, it is merely alluded to, in contrast partly with His being in it, but still more with the reception He met with from it. "The world that knew Him not" (John 1:3-43.1.5- :) is of course the intelligent world of mankind. (See on John 1:3-43.1.5-

John 13:10 — singularly instructive. Of the two cleansings, the one points to that which takes place at the commencement of the Christian life, embracing complete absolution from sin as a guilty state, and entire deliverance from it as a polluted life (Revelation 1:5; 1 Corinthians 6:11) —or, in the language of theology, Justification and Regeneration. This cleansing is effected once for all, and is never repeated. The other cleansing, described as that of "the feet," is such as one walking from a bath quite cleansed

Acts 16:1 — 1-5. Then came he to Derbe and Lystra; and, behold, a certain disciple was there—that is, at Lystra (not Derbe, as some conclude from :-). named Timotheus—(See on Acts 16:1). As Paul styles him "his own son in the faith" (Acts 16:1- :), he must have

1 Corinthians 2:10 — (so far as truth essential to salvation is concerned) makes the Christian (1 Corinthians 3:16; 1 Corinthians 12:3; Matthew 16:17; John 16:13; 1 John 2:20; 1 John 2:27); that of words, the PROPHET (2 Samuel 23:1; 2 Samuel 23:2; 1 Kings 13:1; 1 Kings 13:5), "by the word of the Lord" (1 Corinthians 2:13; John 20:30; John 20:31; 2 Peter 1:21). The secrets of revelation are secret to some, not because those who know them will not reveal them (for indeed, the very notion of revelation implies an unveiling

1 Corinthians 2:15 — 15. He that is spiritual—literally, "the spiritual (man)." In :-, it is "A [not 'the,' as English Version] natural man." The spiritual is the man distinguished above his fellow men, as he in whom the Spirit rules. In the unregenerate, the spirit which

1 Corinthians 9:24 — earnestness. in a race—Greek, "in a race course." all . . . one—Although we knew that one alone could be saved, still it Would be well worth our while to run [BENGEL]. Even in the Christian race not "all" who enter on the race win (1 Corinthians 10:1-5). So run, that ye may obtain—said parenthetically. These are the words in which the instructors of the young in the exercise schools (gymnasia) and the spectators on the race course exhorted their pupils to stimulate them to put forth all exertions.

Galatians 2:19 — to Christ, whom it prefigures as its scope and end (Romans 3:20- :); and drawing me to Him by its promises (in the prophecies which form part of the Old Testament law) of a better righteousness, and of God's law written in the heart (Deuteronomy 18:15-19; Jeremiah 31:33; Acts 10:43). am dead to the law—literally, "I died to the law," and so am dead to it, that is, am passed from under its power, in respect to non-justification or condemnation (Colossians 2:20; Romans 6:14; Romans 7:4; Romans 7:6); just

Joshua 16:1-10 — monte de Beth-el—la cumbre al sur de Beth-el, aguas de Jericó—( 2 Reyes 2:19)—en el punto de unión con el Jordán. Habiendo descrito la posición de la familia de José en general, el historiador procede a definir el territorio, primeramente el de Ephraim. 5-9. LOS LIMITES DE LA HEREDAD DE EFRAIM. fué el término de su herencia … Ataroth-addar—Ataroth-addar (ahora Atara), 6 kilómetros al sur de Jetta (Robinson), se fija como centro, por el cual se traza una línea desde Beth-horon Superior a Micmetat, mostrando

Colossians 3:1 — The contrast is between the believer's former state, alive to the world but dead to God, and his present state, dead to the world but alive to God; and between the earthly abode of the unbeliever and the heavenly abode of the believer (1 Corinthians 15:47; 1 Corinthians 15:48). We are already seated there in Him as our Head; and hereafter shall be seated by Him, as the Bestower of our bliss. As Elisha (2 Kings 2:2) said to Elijah when about to ascend, "As the Lord liveth . . . I will not leave thee";

1 Thessalonians 2:14 — including naturalized Jews and native Thessalonians, stand in contrast to the pure "Jews" in Judea (Matthew 10:36). It is an undesigned coincidence, that Paul at this time was suffering persecutions of the Jews at Corinth, whence he writes (Acts 18:5; Acts 18:6; Acts 18:12); naturally his letter would the more vividly dwell on Jewish bitterness against Christians. even as they— (Acts 18:12- :). There was a likeness in respect to the nation from which both suffered, namely, Jews, and those their own

Titus 1:5 — 5. I left thee—"I left thee behind" [ALFORD] when I left the island: not implying permanence of commission (compare 1 Timothy 1:3). in Crete—now Candia. set in order—rather as Greek, "that thou mightest follow up (the work begun by me), setting right

Hebrews 12:27 — the Jewish economy (the type of the whole present order of things) giving way to the new and abiding covenant: the forerunner of the everlasting state of bliss. as of things . . . made—namely, of this present visible creation: compare 2 Corinthians 5:1; Hebrews 9:11, "made with hands . . . of this creation," that is, things so made at creation that they would not remain of themselves, but be removed. The new abiding heaven and earth are also made by God, but they are of a higher nature than the

Hebrews 2:16 — implies duration) but it is the seed of Abraham that He is helping." The verb is literally, to help by taking one by the hand, as in Jeremiah 31:32- :, "When I took them by the hand," c. Thus it answers to "succor," Hebrews 2:18, and "deliver," Hebrews 2:15. "Not angels," who have no flesh and blood, but "the children," who have "flesh and blood," He takes hold of to help by "Himself taking part of the same" (Hebrews 2:15- :). Whatever effect Christ's work may have on angels, He is not taking hold to help

Revelation 2:6 — deeds—We should hate men's evil deeds, not hate the men themselves. Nicolaitanes—IRENÆUS [Against Heresies, 1.26.3] and TERTULLIAN [Prescription against Heretics, 46] make these followers of Nicolas, one of the seven (honorably mentioned, Acts 6:3; Acts 6:5). They (CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA [Miscellanies, 2.20 3.4] and EPIPHANIUS [Heresies, 25]) evidently confound the latter Gnostic Nicolaitanes, or followers of one Nicolaos, with those of Revelation. MICHAELIS' view is probable: Nicolaos (conqueror of the

2 Samuel 4:1-12 — Y RECAB MATAN A IS-BOSETH, Y TRAEN A DAVID SU CABEZA. 4. Jonathán, hijo de Saúl, tenía un hijo lisiado de los pies—Esto se menciona como razón para que fuera considerado, según las opiniones orientales, inepto para ejercer los deberes de soberano. 5. Rechab y Baana, fueron y entraron en el mayor calor del día en casa de Is-boseth, etc.—Es todavía costumbre en el Oriente conceder a sus soldados cierta cantidad de grano, junto con algún pago; y estos dos capitanes muy naturalmente fueron al palacio