Bible Commentaries

Psalms 16:10 — 10. soul—or, "self." This use of "soul" for the person is frequent (Genesis 12:5; Genesis 46:26; Psalms 3:2; Psalms 7:2; Psalms 11:1), even when the body may be the part chiefly affected, as in Psalms 35:13; Psalms 105:18. Some cases are cited, as Leviticus 22:4; Numbers 6:6; Numbers 9:6; Numbers 9:10; Numbers 19:13; Haggai 2:13, c.,

Psalms 80:1-19 — Salmo 80 Sosannim—Lirios (título del Salmo 45.) Eduth—Testimonio, refiriéndose al tema como un testimonio de Dios a su pueblo (cf. el Salmo 19:7). Este Salmo probablemente se refiere a la cautividad de las diez tribus, como el anterior, a la de Judá. Su queja está agravada por el contraste de la

Isaiah 28:1 — 1. crown of pride—Hebrew for "proud crown of the drunkards," c. [HORSLEY], namely, Samaria, the capital of Ephraim, or Israel. "Drunkards," literally (Isaiah 28:7 Isaiah 28:8; Isaiah 5:11; Isaiah 5:22; Amos 4:1; Amos 6:1-6) and metaphorically, like drunkards, rushing on to their own destruction. beauty . . . flower—"whose glorious beauty or ornament is a fading flower." Carrying on the image of "drunkards"; it was the custom at

Isaiah 28:9 — law. [MAURER]. The repetition of sounds in Hebrew tzav latzav, tzav latzav, qav laqav, qav laquav, expresses the scorn of the imitators of Isaiah's speaking he spoke stammering ( :-). God's mode of teaching offends by its simplicity the pride of sinners (2 Kings 5:11; 2 Kings 5:12; 1 Corinthians 1:23). Stammerers as they were by drunkenness, and children in knowledge of God, they needed to be spoken to in the language of children, and "with stammering lips" (compare 1 Corinthians 1:23- :). A just and merciful

Isaiah 42:16 — in ordering His Church. make darkness light, c.—implies that the glorious issue would only be known by the event itself [VITRINGA]. The same holds good of the individual believer (Isaiah 30:21 Psalms 107:7; compare Hosea 2:6; Hosea 2:14; Ephesians 5:8; Hebrews 13:5).

Jeremiah 33:16 — name as Messiah, "The Lord Our Righteousness," by virtue of the mystical oneness between her (as the literal representative of the spiritual Church) and her Lord and Husband. Thus, whatever belongs to the Head belongs also to the members (Ephesians 5:30; Ephesians 5:32). Hence, the Church is called "Christ" (Romans 16:7; 1 Corinthians 12:12). The Church hereby professes to draw all her righteousness from Christ (Isaiah 45:24; Isaiah 45:25). It is for the sake of Jerusalem, literal and spiritual,

Lamentations 4:16 — 16. Ain and Pe are here transposed (Lamentations 4:16; Lamentations 4:17), as in Lamentations 2:16; Lamentations 2:17; Lamentations 3:46-51. anger—literally, "face"; it is the countenance which, by its expression, manifests anger (Psalms 34:16). GESENIUS translates, "the person of Jehovah"; Jehovah present; Jehovah Himself (Exodus 33:14; 2 Samuel 17:11). divided—dispersed the Jews. they

Ezekiel 13:9 — register kept of all citizens' names; they shall be erased from it, just as the names of those who died in the year, or had been deprived of citizenship for their crimes, were at the annual revisal erased. Compare Jeremiah 17:13; Luke 10:20; Revelation 3:5, as to those spiritually Israelites; John 1:47, and those not so. Literally fulfilled (Ezra 2:59; Ezra 2:62; compare Nehemiah 7:5; Psalms 69:28). neither . . . enter . . . land—They shall not so much as be allowed to come back at all to their country.

Hosea 6:2 — revival, in a short period ("two or three" being used to denote a few days, Isaiah 17:6; Luke 13:32; Luke 13:33); antitypically the language is so framed as to refer in its full accuracy only to Messiah, the ideal Israel (Luke 13:33- :; compare Matthew 2:15; Hosea 11:1), raised on the third day (John 2:19; 1 Corinthians 15:4; compare Isaiah 53:10). "He shall prolong His days." Compare the similar use of Israel's political resurrection as the type of the general resurrection of which "Christ is the first-fruits"

Zechariah 11:7 — 7. And—rather, "Accordingly": implying the motive cause which led Messiah to assume the office, namely, the will of the Father (Zechariah 11:4; Zechariah 11:5), who pitied the sheep without any true shepherd. I will feed—"I fed" [CALVIN], which comes to the same thing, as the past tense must in Zechariah's time have referred to the event of Messiah's advent then future: the prophets often speaking of the

Matthew 10:13 — 13. And if the house be worthy—showing this by giving you a welcome. let your peace come upon it—This is best explained by the injunction to the Seventy, "And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house" (Luke 10:5). This was the ancient salutation of the East, and it prevails to this day. But from the lips of Christ and His messengers, it means something far higher, both in the gift and the giving of it, than in the current salutation. (See on Luke 10:5- :).

Matthew 5:42 — whole strain of the exhortation implies. This shows that such counsels as "Owe no man anything" ( :-), are not to be taken absolutely else the Scripture commendations of the righteous for "lending" to his necessitous brother (Psalms 37:36; Psalms 112:5; Luke 6:37) would have no application. turn not thou away—a graphic expression of unfeeling refusal to relieve a brother in extremity. Same Subject—Love to Enemies (Matthew 5:43-48).

Matthew 5:45 — 45. That ye may be the children—sons. of your Father which is in heaven—The meaning is, "that ye may show yourselves to be such by resembling Him" (compare Matthew 5:9; Ephesians 5:1). for he maketh his sun—"your Father's sun." Well might BENGEL exclaim,

Luke 4:25 — 25-27. But I tell you, c.—falling back for support on the well-known examples of Elijah and Elisha (Eliseus), whose miraculous power, passing by those who were near, expended itself on those at a distance, yea on heathens, "the two great prophets who stand

John 11:16 — 16. Thomas, . . . called Didymus—or "the twin." Let us also go, that we may die with him—lovely spirit, though tinged with some sadness, such as reappears at John 14:5, showing the tendency of this disciple to take the dark view of things. On a memorable occasion this tendency opened the door to downright, though but momentary, unbelief (John 14:5- :). Here, however, though alleged by many interpreters there is nothing

John 12:5 — 5. three hundred pence—between nine and ten pounds sterling.

John 6:54 — 54. Whoso eateth . . . hath, c.—The former verse said that unless they partook of Him they had no life this adds, that whoever does so "hath eternal life." and I will raise him up at the last day—For the fourth time this is repeated (see John 6:39;

Acts 10:5 — 5. send to Joppa . . . for one Simon, &c.—(See on :-).

2 Corinthians 4:2 — plainness of speech" (Romans 1:16- :); "by manifestation of the truth." Compare 2 Corinthians 3:3, "manifestly declared." He refers to the disingenuous artifices of "many" teachers at Corinth (2 Corinthians 2:17; 2 Corinthians 3:1; 2 Corinthians 11:13-15). handling . . . deceitfully—so "corrupt" or adulterate "the word of God" (2 Corinthians 2:17; compare 1 Thessalonians 2:3; 1 Thessalonians 2:4). commending—recommending ourselves: recurring to 2 Corinthians 3:1. to—to the verdict of. every man's

1 Timothy 5:24 — notorious), further explained as "going before to judgment"; and those which follow after the men ("some men they, that is, their sins, follow after"), namely, not going beforehand, loudly accusing, but hidden till they come to the judgment: so 1 Timothy 5:25, the good works are of two classes: those palpably manifest (translate so, instead of "manifest beforehand") and "those that are otherwise," that is, not palpably manifest. Both alike "cannot be hid"; the former class in the case of bad and good