Bible Commentaries

Job 31:1-40 — que se guardaba de ser seducido al pecado por los sentidos. 1. pensar—Más bien, echarle una mirada (sensual). No solamente no lo hacía, sino que lo hacía imposible por haber hecho un pacto con sus ojos que no le pusiesen la tentación ( Proverbios 6:25; Mateo 5:28). 2. Porque, de haber permitido que mis sentidos me tentasen, “¿qué galardón (hubiera habido para mí. es decir, hubiera esperado yo) de Dios arriba, y qué heredad del Omnipotente?” (Maurer) ( Mateo 20:29; Mateo 27:13). 3. Contestación

Job 36:1-33 — mismos no es, como los amigos declaraban, a causa de la extraordinaria culpabilidad del atribulado, sino porque la disciplina aun no ha realizado su finalidad, a saber, de guiarlo a que se humille arrepentido delante de Dios ( Isaías 9:13; Jeremias 5:3). Este es el cuarto discurso de Eliú. Así que excede el número ternario de los demás. De ahí pues su fórmula de cortesía: Espérame un poco. Permíteme un poco más de tiempo. Todavía tengo (mucho,Jeremias 32:18). Hay caldeísmos en este v., de acuerdo

Psalms 119:57 — 57-60. Sincere desires for God's favor, penitence, and activity in a new obedience, truly evince the sincerity of those who profess to find God a portion (Numbers 18:20; Psalms 16:5; Lamentations 3:24).

Psalms 119:60 — 57-60. Sincere desires for God's favor, penitence, and activity in a new obedience, truly evince the sincerity of those who profess to find God a portion (Numbers 18:20; Psalms 16:5; Lamentations 3:24).

Psalms 129:5 — 5, 6. The ill-rooted roof grass, which withers before it grows up and procures for those gathering it no harvest blessing (Ruth 2:4), sets forth the utter uselessness and the rejection of the wicked.

Psalms 143:5 — 5, 6. The distress is aggravated by the contrast of former comfort ( :-), for whose return he longs. a thirsty land—which needs rain, as did his spirit God's gracious visits (Psalms 28:1; Psalms 89:17).

Psalms 34:7 — 7. angel—of the covenant ( :-), of whom as a leader of God's host (Joshua 5:14; 1 Kings 22:19), the phrase— encampeth, c.—is appropriate or, "angel" used collectively for angels (1 Kings 22:19- :).

Psalms 50:5 — 5. my saints— ( :-). made—literally, "cut" a covenant, c.—alluding to the dividing of a victim of sacrifice, by which covenants were ratified, the parties passing between the divided portions (compare Genesis 15:10 Genesis 15:18).

Psalms 72:5 — 5. as long as . . . endure—literally, "with the sun," coeval with its existence, and before, or, in presence of the moon, while it lasts (compare Genesis 11:28, "before Terah," literally, "in presence of," while he lived).

Psalms 97:3 — 3-5. The attending illustrations of God's awful justice on enemies ( :-) are seen in the disclosures of His almighty power on the elements of nature (compare Psalms 46:2; Psalms 77:17; Habakkuk 3:6, &c.).

Isaiah 6:1-13 — el de Isaías ocurre sólo esta vez, la que se singulariza por su claridad y sencillez. En el año que murió el rey Uzzías—Sea de muerte literal o civil, cuando, a causa de su lepra, dejó de ejercer sus funciones de rey [Chaldee] ( 2 Crónicas 26:19) en 754 a. de C. [Calmet]. Según la cronología común, en 758. No se trata del comienzo de las profecías de Isaías, sino de su elevación a un grado superior en el ministerio profético; el v. 9 y siguientes tienen el tono de uno que ya conocía por experiencia

Jeremiah 5:2 — 2. ( :-). swear falsely—not a judicial oath; but their profession of the worship of Jehovah is insincere (Jeremiah 5:7; Jeremiah 4:2). The reformation under Josiah was merely superficial in the case of the majority.

Lamentations 1:5 — 5. the chief—rule her (Deuteronomy 28:43; Deuteronomy 28:44). adversaries . . . prosper; for the Lord—All the foes' attempts would have failed, had not God delivered His people into their hands (Deuteronomy 28:44- :). Vau.

Ezekiel 1:27 — 27. colour of amber—"the glitter of chasmal" [FAIRBAIRN]. See on Ezekiel 1:4; rather, "polished brass" [HENDERSON]. Messiah is described here as in Daniel 10:5; Daniel 10:6; Revelation 1:14; Revelation 1:15.

Ezekiel 17:18 — 18. given his hand—in ratification of the oath (2 Kings 10:15; Ezra 10:19), and also in token of subjection to Nebuchadnezzar (Ezra 10:19- :, Margin; 2 Chronicles 30:8, Margin; Lamentations 5:6).

Ezekiel 23:17 — 17. alienated from them—namely, from the Chaldeans: turning again to the Egyptians ( :-), trying by their help to throw off her solemn engagements to Babylon (compare Jeremiah 37:5; Jeremiah 37:7; 2 Kings 24:7).

Daniel 9:5 — 5. Compare Nehemiah's confession (Nehemiah 9:1-38). sinned . . . committed iniquity . . . done wickedly . . . rebelled—a climax. Erred in ignorance . . . sinned by infirmity . . . habitually and wilfully done wickedness . . . as open and obstinate rebels set ourselves against God.

Numbers 25:9 — 9. those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand—Only twenty-three thousand perished (1 Corinthians 10:8) from pestilence. Moses includes those who died by the execution of the judges [Numbers 25:5].

2 Timothy 2:23 — 23. ( :-.) unlearned—Greek, "undisciplined"; not tending to promote the discipline of faith and morals (Proverbs 5:23). "Uninstructive"; in contrast with "instructing" (2 Timothy 2:25), and "wise unto salvation" (2 Timothy 3:15). avoid—"decline."

Ruth 2:5 — 5. his servant that was set over the reapers—an overseer whose special duty was to superintend the operations in the field, to supply provision to the reapers, and pay them for their labor in the evening.