Bible Commentaries

Exodus 12:5 — 5. lamb . . . without blemish—The smallest deformity or defect made a lamb unfit for sacrifice—a type of Christ (Hebrews 7:26; 1 Peter 1:19). a male of the first year—Christ in the prime of life.

Job 31:8 — 8. Apodosis to Job 31:5; Job 31:7; the curses which he imprecates on himself, if he had done these things (Leviticus 26:16; Amos 9:14; Psalms 128:2). offspring—rather, "what I plant," my harvests.

Psalms 103:8 — 8-10. God's benevolence implies no merit. He shows it to sinners, who also are chastened for a time (Exodus 34:6). keep (anger)—in Exodus 34:6- :, bear a grudge (Jeremiah 3:5; Jeremiah 3:12).

Psalms 109:8 — 8. The opposite blessing is long life (Psalms 91:16; Proverbs 3:2). The last clause is quoted as to Judas by Peter (Proverbs 3:2- :). office—literally, "charge," Septuagint, and Peter, "oversight" [1 Peter 5:2].

Psalms 112:5 — 5-9. Generosity, sound judgment in business, and confidence in God, form a character which preserves from fear of evil and ensures success against enemies. While a man thus truly pious is liberal, he increases in substance.

Psalms 112:7 — 5-9. Generosity, sound judgment in business, and confidence in God, form a character which preserves from fear of evil and ensures success against enemies. While a man thus truly pious is liberal, he increases in substance.

Psalms 112:9 — 5-9. Generosity, sound judgment in business, and confidence in God, form a character which preserves from fear of evil and ensures success against enemies. While a man thus truly pious is liberal, he increases in substance.

Psalms 119:67 — 67. Referred by HENGSTENBERG to the chastening effect produced on the Jews' minds by the captivity (Jeremiah 31:18; Jeremiah 31:19). The truth is a general one (Job 5:6; John 15:2; Hebrews 12:11).

Jeremiah 20:3 — 3. Pashur—compounded of two roots, meaning "largeness (and so 'security') on every side"; in antithesis to Magor-missabib, "terror round about" (Jeremiah 20:10; Jeremiah 6:25; Jeremiah 46:5; Jeremiah 49:29; Psalms 31:13).

Jeremiah 9:17 — 17. mourning women—hired to heighten lamentation by plaintive cries baring the breast, beating the arms, and suffering the hair to flow dishevelled (2 Chronicles 35:25; Ecclesiastes 12:5; Matthew 9:23). cunning—skilled in wailing.

Ezekiel 36:7 — 7. lifted . . . mine hand—in token of an oath (Ezekiel 20:5; Genesis 14:22). they shall bear their shame—a perpetual shame; whereas the "shame" which Israel bore from these heathen was only for a time.

Numbers 15:3 — 3. make an offering by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering—It is evident that a peace offering is referred to because this term is frequently used in such a sense (Exodus 18:12; Leviticus 17:5).

Numbers 22:5 — 5. He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam—that is, "lord" or "devourer" of people, a famous soothsayer ( :-). son of Beor—or, in the Chaldee form, Bosor—that is, "destruction." Pethor—a city of Mesopotamia, situated on the Euphrates.

Mark 12:19 — 19-22. Master, Moses wrote unto us— (Deuteronomy 25:5). If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him . . . And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.

Luke 7:5 — 5. loved our nation—Having found that "salvation was of the Jews," he loved them for it. built, &c.—His love took this practical and appropriate form. :-. WIDOW OF NAIN'S SON RAISED TO LIFE. (In Luke only).

Acts 26:4 — 4, 5. from my youth, which was at the first . . . at Jerusalem, know all the Jews; which knew me from the beginning—plainly showing that he received his education, even from early youth, at Jerusalem. See on :-.

1 Corinthians 16:20 — 20. holy kiss—the token of the mutual love of Christians, especially at the Lord's Supper (compare Romans 16:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:26), "in which all the dissensions of the Corinthians would be swallowed up" [BENGEL].

Galatians 3:12 — 12. doeth—Many depended on the law although they did not keep it; but without doing, saith Paul, it is of no use to them (Romans 2:13; Romans 2:17; Romans 2:23; Romans 10:5).

1 Thessalonians 3:7 — 7. over you—in respect to you. in—in the midst of: notwithstanding "all our distress (Greek, 'necessity') and affliction," namely, external trials at Corinth, whence Paul writes (compare 1 Thessalonians 3:6; Acts 18:5-10).

1 Samuel 6:5 — 5. give glory unto the God of Israel—By these propitiatory presents, the Philistines would acknowledge His power and make reparation for the injury done to His ark. lighten his hand . . . from off your gods—Elohim for god.