Bible Commentaries

Job 25:3 — 3. armies—angels and stars (Isaiah 40:26; Jeremiah 33:22; Genesis 15:5; "countless," Daniel 7:10). his light— (Daniel 7:10- :).

Job 39:28 — 28. abideth—securely ( :-); it occupies the same abode mostly for life. crag—literally, "tooth" (1 Samuel 14:5, Margin). strong place—citadel, fastness.

Psalms 124:1-8 — Salmo 124 El escritor, por la Iglesia, alaba a Dios por las pasadas liberaciones del poder de los enemigos, y expresa su confianza respecto a las futuras. 1, 2. por nosotros—(56:9). diga ahora—diga pues; o bien, Oh que diga. se levantaron contra—(3:1; 56:11.) 3. entonces—es decir, en el tiempo de peligro. vivos—( Números 16:32), descripción de la ferocidad. 4, 5. (Cf. el Salmo 18:4, Salmo 18:16). El epíteto soberbias con

Psalms 127:1-5 — tema que hemos dado arriba. a su amado dará Dios el sueño—eso es, su cuidado providencial nos da el sueño, que ningún esfuerzo nuestro podría de otra manera procurar, y esto es razón para tener confianza respecto a las otras cosas (cf. Mateo 6:26). 3-5. Se representa la descendencia a menudo como una bendición de Dios ( Génesis 30:2, Génesis 30:18; 1 Samuel 1:19). Los hijos son defensores, saetas figurativas, de sus padres en la guerra y en los litigios. enemigos en la puerta—son los adversarios

Psalms 142:4 — 4. Utter desolation is meant. right hand—the place of a protector (Psalms 110:5). cared for—literally, "sought after," to do good.

Psalms 145:1 — 1, 2. (Compare :-). bless thy name—celebrate Thy perfections (Psalms 5:11). God is addressed as king, alluding to His government of men.

Psalms 4:8 — 8. both lay me down, &c.—or, will lie down at once, and sleep in sure confidence and quiet repose (Psalms 3:5).

Psalms 82:1-8 — ordenación. los dioses—o jueces ( Éxodo 21:6; Éxodo 22:9), los representantes de Dios. 2. aceptaréis las personas—lit., recibir o levantar los rostros; eso es, del desaliento, o admitir al favor y comunión, sin considerar los merecimientos ( Levítico 19:15; Proverbios 18:5). 3, 4. De este modo deben obrar los jueces buenos ( Proverbios 10:14; Proverbios 29:12). afligido … necesitado—(Cf. el Salmo 34:10; el 41:1). 5. Por la ignorancia, temeridad y negligencia de los jueces resulta la anarquía (11:3;

Psalms 88:11 — 11, 12. amplify the foregoing, the whole purport (as Psalms 6:5) being to contrast death and life as seasons for praising God.

Psalms 97:6 — 6. heavens—or, their inhabitants (Psalms 50:6), as opposed to "nations" in the latter clause (compare Isaiah 40:5; Isaiah 66:18).

Proverbs 3:1 — 1. law [and] commandments—all divine instructions (see on :- and :-). let thine heart keep—or sincerely observe (Proverbs 4:13; Proverbs 5:2).

Romans 4:3 — 3. For what saith the, Scripture? Abraham believed God, and it—his faith. was counted to him for righteousness— (Genesis 15:6). Romish expositors and Arminian Protestants make this to mean that God accepted Abraham's act of believing as a substitute for complete obedience. But this is at variance with the whole spirit and letter of the apostle's teaching. Throughout this

1 Corinthians 15:28 — a manner, distinct from the Father. Now, His kingdom shall merge in the Father's, with whom He is one; not that there is thus any derogation from His honor; for the Father Himself wills "that all should honor the Son, as they honor the Father" (John 5:22; John 5:23; Hebrews 1:6). God . . . all in all—as Christ is all in all (Colossians 3:11; compare Zechariah 14:9). Then, and not till then, "all things," without the least infringement of the divine prerogative, shall be subject to the Son, and the

1 Corinthians 6:5 — 5. your shame—Thus he checks their puffed-up spirit ( :-; compare 1 Corinthians 15:34). To shame you out of your present unworthy course of litigation before the heathen, I have said (1 Corinthians 6:4), "Set the least esteemed in the Church to judge."

2 Corinthians 1:17 — the changeable purposes of the fleshly (worldly) man, that there may be with me the yea yea, and the nay nay (that is, both affirmation and negation concerning the same thing)?" The repetition will thus stand for the single yea and nay, as in Matthew 5:37; James 5:12. But the latter passage implies that the double "yea" here is not equivalent to the single "yea": BENGEL'S view, therefore, seems preferable.

Galatians 3:4 — in vain—fruitlessly, needlessly, since ye might have avoided them by professing Judaism [GROTIUS]. Or, shall ye, by falling from grace, lose the reward promised for all your sufferings, so that they shall be "in vain" (Galatians 4:11; 1 Corinthians 15:2; 1 Corinthians 15:17-19; 1 Corinthians 15:29-32; 2 Thessalonians 1:5-7; 2 John 1:8)? yet—rather, "If it be really (or 'indeed') in vain" [ELLICOTT]. "If, as it must be, what I have said, 'in vain,' is really the fact" [ALFORD]. I prefer understanding

Ephesians 1:15 — 15. Wherefore—because ye are in Christ and sealed by His Spirit (Ephesians 1:13; Ephesians 1:14). I also—on my part, in return for God's so great benefits to you. after I heard—ever since I have heard. Not implying that he had only heard of their conversion:

Colossians 1:26 — 26. the mystery—(See on :-; Ephesians 3:5-9). The mystery, once hidden, now revealed, is redemption for the whole Gentile world, as well as for the Jews, "Christ in you (Gentiles) the hope of glory" (Ephesians 3:5-49.3.9- :). from ages—"from," according to ALFORD, refers to time, not "hidden

1 John 5:8 — result"; their agreeing testimony to Jesus' Sonship and Messiahship they give by the sacramental grace in the water of baptism, received by the penitent believer, by the atoning efficacy of His blood, and by the internal witness of His Spirit (1 John 5:10): answering to the testimony given to Jesus' Sonship and Messiahship by His baptism, His crucifixion, and the Spirit's manifestations in Him (see on 1 John 5:6). It was by His coming by water (that is, His baptism in Jordan) that Jesus was solemnly

Revelation 10:5 — 5. lifted up his hand—So A and Vulgate read. But B, C, Aleph, Syriac, and Coptic, ". . . his right hand." It was customary to lift up the hand towards heaven, appealing to the God of truth, in taking a solemn oath. There is in this part of the vision an