Bible Commentaries

Exodus 17:13 — 13. Joshua discomfited Amalek—Victory at length decided in favor of Israel, and the glory of the victory, by an act of national piety, was ascribed to God (compare 1 John 5:4).

Job 26:11 — 11. pillars—poetically for the mountains which seem to bear up the sky ( :-). astonished—namely, from terror. Personification. his reproof— ( :-). The thunder, reverberating from cliff to cliff (Habakkuk 3:10; Nahum 1:5).

Psalms 147:1-20 — 6:16; Nehemías 12:27). Principian todos y cierran con el emocionante llamamiento a la alabanza. Este especialmente declara el cuidado providencial de Dios para con todas las criaturas, y en particular para con su pueblo. 1. (Cf. el Salmo 92:1; el 135:3). 2. (Cf. el Salmo 107:3; Isaías 11:12). 3. Verdad aplicable a los israelitas cautivos, es también general y preciosa. 4, 5. El poder de Dios en la naturaleza ( Isaías 40:26, y a menudo) es presentado como arras de su poder para socorrer a su

Psalms 18:28 — 28. To give one light is to make prosperous (Job 18:5; Job 18:6; Job 21:17). thou—is emphatic, as if to say, I can fully confide in Thee for help.

Psalms 22:4 — 4, 5. Past experience of God's people is a ground of trust. The mention of "our fathers" does not destroy the applicability of the words as the language of our Saviour's human nature.

Psalms 51:14 — 14. Deliver—or, "Free me" (Psalms 39:8) from the guilt of murder (2 Samuel 12:9; 2 Samuel 12:10; Psalms 5:6). righteousness—as in Psalms 7:17; Psalms 31:1.

Psalms 52:8 — 8. The figure used is common (Psalms 1:3; Jeremiah 11:16). green—fresh. house, c.—in communion with God (compare Psalms 27:4 Psalms 27:5). for ever and ever—qualifies "mercy."

Leviticus 2:5 — 5. baken in a pan—a thin plate, generally of copper or iron, placed on a slow fire, similar to what the country people in Scotland called a "girdle" for baking oatmeal cakes.

Isaiah 52:6 — 6. shall know in that day—when Christ shall reveal Himself to Israel sensibly; the only means whereby their obstinate unbelief shall be overcome (Psalms 102:16; Zechariah 12:10; Zechariah 14:5).

Jeremiah 31:23 — 23. Jerusalem again shall be the metropolis of the whole nation, the seat of "justice" (Psalms 122:5-8; Isaiah 1:26), and of sacred worship ("holiness," Isaiah 1:26- :) on "Mount" Moriah.

Jeremiah 42:14 — 14. where we shall see no war—Here they betray their impiety in not believing God's promise (Jeremiah 42:10; Jeremiah 42:11), as if He were a liar (1 John 5:10).

Jeremiah 7:16 — 16. When people are given up to judicial hardness of heart, intercessory prayer for them is unavailing (Jeremiah 11:14; Jeremiah 14:11; Jeremiah 15:1; Exodus 32:10; 1 John 5:16).

Ezekiel 30:12 — 12. rivers—the artificial canals made from the Nile for irrigation. The drying up of these would cause scarcity of grain, and so prepare the way for the invaders (Isaiah 19:5-10).

Haggai 2:22 — 22. All other world kingdoms are to be overthrown to make way for Christ's universal kingdom ( :-). War chariots are to give place to His reign of peace (Micah 5:10; Zechariah 9:10).

Matthew 20:5 — 5. Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour—about noon, and about three o'clock in the afternoon. and did likewise—hiring and sending into his vineyard fresh laborers each time.

Romans 12:4 — 4, 5. For as we have many members, &c.—The same diversity and yet unity obtains in the body of Christ, whereof all believers are the several members, as in the natural body.

1 Corinthians 5 overview — CHAPTER 5 :-. THE INCESTUOUS PERSON AT CORINTH: THE CORINTHIANS REPROVED FOR CONNIVANCE, AND WARNED TO PURGE OUT THE BAD LEAVEN. QUALIFICATION OF HIS FORMER COMMAND AS TO ASSOCIATION WITH SINNERS OF THE WORLD.

Judges 4:5 — 5. she dwelt under the palm tree—or, collectively, "palm-grove." It is common still in the East to administer justice in the open air, or under the canopy of an umbrageous tree.

Revelation 7:14 — life on earth (Daniel 12:1- :), and are fed and refreshed by the Lamb of God Himself (Revelation 7:17; Revelation 14:1-4; Revelation 14:13); an earnest of their future perfect blessedness in both body and soul united (Revelation 21:4-6; Revelation 22:1-5). washed . . . robes . . . white in the blood of . . . Lamb— (Revelation 1:5; Isaiah 1:18; Hebrews 9:14; 1 John 1:7; compare Isaiah 61:10; Zechariah 3:3-5). Faith applies to the heart the purifying blood; once for all for justification, continually

2 Samuel 5:21 — 21. there they left their images—probably their "lares" or household deities, which they had brought into the field to fight for them. They were burnt as ordained by law (Deuteronomy 7:5).