Bible Commentaries

Genesis 3:19 — and moral evils that are in the world; upholds the moral character of God; shows that man, made upright, fell from not being able to resist a slight temptation; and becoming guilty and miserable, plunged all his posterity into the same abyss (Romans 5:12). How astonishing the grace which at that moment gave promise of a Saviour and conferred on her who had the disgrace of introducing sin the future honor of introducing that Deliverer (Romans 5:12- :).

Psalms 100:5 — 5. The reason: God's eternal mercy and truth (Psalms 25:8; Psalms 89:7).

Psalms 105:5 — 5, 6. judgments . . . mouth—His judicial decisions for the good and against the wicked.

Psalms 106:38 — 38. polluted with blood—literally, "blood," or "murder" (Psalms 5:6; Psalms 26:9).

Psalms 140:5 — 5. snare [and] net—for threatening dangers (compare Psalms 38:12; Psalms 57:6).

Song of Solomon 4:3 — 3. thread—like a delicate fillet. Not thick and white as the leper's lips (type of sin), which were therefore to be "covered," as "unclean" ( :-). scarlet—The blood of Jesus Christ (Isaiah 6:5-9) cleanses the leprosy, and unseals the lips (Isaiah 57:19; Hosea 14:2; Hebrews 13:15). Rahab's scarlet thread was a type of it (Hebrews 13:15- :). speech—not a separate feature from the lips (Zephaniah 3:9; Colossians 4:6). Contrast "uncircumcised lips"

Song of Solomon 5:10 — characterized by white and red; white, His spotless manhood (Revelation 19:7- :). The Hebrew for white is properly "illuminated by the sun," white as the light" (compare Matthew 17:2); red, in His blood-dyed garment as slain (Isaiah 63:1-3; Revelation 5:6; Revelation 19:13). Angels are white, not red; the blood of martyrs does not enter heaven; His alone is seen there. chiefest—literally, "a standard bearer"; that is, as conspicuous above all others, as a standard bearer is among hosts (Psalms 45:7; Psalms

Song of Solomon 6:10 — her light ( :-). moon—shining in the night, by light borrowed from the sun; so the bride, in the darkness of this world, reflects the light of the Sun of righteousness ( :-). sun—Her light of justification is perfect, for it is His (2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 John 4:17). The moon has less light, and has only one half illuminated; so the bride's sanctification is as yet imperfect. Her future glory (1 John 4:17- :). army— (1 John 4:17- :). The climax requires this to be applied to the starry and angelic

Song of Solomon 6:2 — the individual believer: she implies an invitation to the daughters of Jerusalem to enter His spiritual Church, and become lilies, made white by His blood. He is gathering some lilies now to plant on earth, others to transplant into heaven (Song of Solomon 5:1 Genesis 5:24; Mark 4:28; Mark 4:29; Acts 7:60).

Isaiah 14:31 — the invading army. none . . . alone . . . in . . . appointed times—Rather, "There shall not be a straggler among his (the enemy's) levies." The Jewish host shall advance on Palestine in close array; none shall fall back or lag from weariness (Isaiah 5:26; Isaiah 5:27), [LOWTH]. MAURER thinks the Hebrew will not bear the rendering "levies" or "armies." He translates, "There is not one (of the Philistine watch guards) who will remain alone (exposed to the enemy) at his post," through fright. On "alone,"

Isaiah 18:3 — 3. see ye . . . hear ye—rather, "ye shall see . . . shall hear." Call to the whole earth to be witnesses of what Jehovah ("He") is about to do. He will "lift up an ensign," calling the Assyrian motley hosts together (Isaiah 5:26) on "the mountains" round Jerusalem, to their own destruction. This (the Isaiah 5:26- :) declares the coming overthrow of those armies whose presence is announced in Isaiah 17:12; Isaiah 17:13. The same motive, which led Hezekiah to seek aid from

Jeremiah 31:2 — 2. Upon the grace manifested to Israel "in the wilderness" God grounds His argument for renewing His favors to them now in their exile; because His covenant is "everlasting" ( :-), and changes not. The same argument occurs in Hosea 13:5; Hosea 13:9; Hosea 13:10; Hosea 14:4; Hosea 14:5; Hosea 14:8. Babylon is fitly compared to the "wilderness," as in both alike Israel was as a stranger far from his appointed "rest" or home, and Babylon is in Isaiah 40:3 called a "desert" (compare Isaiah

Jeremiah 7:22 — 22. Not contradicting the divine obligation of the legal sacrifices. But, "I did not require sacrifices, unless combined with moral obedience" (Psalms 50:8; Psalms 51:16; Psalms 51:17). The superior claim of the moral above the positive precepts of the law was marked by the ten commandments having been delivered first, and by the two tables of stone being deposited alone in the ark (Deuteronomy 5:6).

Ezekiel 33:31 — goeth after . . . covetousness—the grand rival to the love of God; therefore called "idolatry," and therefore associated with impure carnal love, as both alike transfer the heart's affection from the Creator to the creature (Matthew 13:22; Ephesians 5:5; 1 Timothy 6:10).

Ezekiel 38:5 — 5. Persia . . . Libya—expressly specified by APPIAN as supplying the ranks of Antiochus' army.

Hosea 13:10 — the Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, "Where now is thy king?" [MAURER]. English Version is, however, favored both by the Hebrew, by the antithesis between Israel's self-chosen and perishing kings, and God, Israel's abiding King (compare Hosea 3:4; Hosea 3:5). where . . . Give me a king—Where now is the king whom ye substituted in My stead? Neither Saul, whom the whole nation begged for, not contented with Me their true king (1 Samuel 8:5; 1 Samuel 8:7; 1 Samuel 8:19; 1 Samuel 8:20; 1 Samuel 10:19), nor

Hosea 6:10 — 10. horrible thing— (Jeremiah 5:30; Jeremiah 18:13; Jeremiah 23:14). whoredom—idolatry.

Deuteronomy 19:6 — 6, 7. Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot—This verse is a continuation of Deuteronomy 19:3 (for Deuteronomy 19:4; Deuteronomy 19:5, which are explanatory, are in a parenthetical form), and the meaning is that if the kinsman of a person inadvertently killed should, under the impulse of sudden excitement and without inquiring into the circumstances, inflict summary vengeance on the

Acts 4:5 — 5. their rulers, &c.—This was a regular meeting of the Sanhedrim (see on :-).

1 Corinthians 5:1-13 — CAPITULO 5 LA PERSONA INCESTUOSA DE CORINTO EXPUESTA; LOS CORINTIOS SON REPROCHADOS POR SU CONNIVENCIA, Y AMONESTADOS PARA QUE LIMPIEN LA MALA LEVADURA. EXPLICACION DE LA ORDEN ANTERIOR EN CUANTO AL CONTACTO CON LOS PECADORES DEL MUNDO. 1. De cierto—“En efecto”