Bible Commentaries

Isaiah 20 overview — Ethiopia. At a later period ( :-), when Tirhakah of Ethiopia was their ally, the Ethiopians are treated as friends, to whom God announces the overthrow of the common Assyrian foe, Sennacherib. Egypt and Ethiopia in this chapter (Isaiah 20:3; Isaiah 20:4) are represented as allied together, the result no doubt of fear of the common foe; previously they had been at strife, and the Ethiopian king had, just before Sethos usurpation, withdrawn from occupation of part of Lower Egypt. Hence, "Egypt" is mentioned

Isaiah 24:5 — 5. earth—rather, "the land." defiled under . . . inhabitants—namely, with innocent blood (Genesis 4:11; Numbers 35:33; Psalms 106:38). laws . . . ordinance . . . everlasting covenant—The moral laws, positive statutes, and national covenant designed to be for ever between God and them.

Isaiah 37:4 — 4. hear—take cognizance of (2 Samuel 16:12). reprove—will punish him for the words, &c. (Psalms 50:21). remnant—the two tribes of the kingdom of Judah, Israel being already captive. Isaiah is entreated to act as intercessor with God.

Jeremiah 22:4 — 4. upon the throne of David—literally, "or David on his throne" (see on :-). This verse is repeated substantially from :-. his servants—so the Keri. But Chetib, singular, "his servant;" that is, distributively, "each with his servants;" Jeremiah 17:25, "their princes."

Jeremiah 33:4 — 4. houses . . . thrown down by the mounts—namely, by the missiles cast from the besiegers' mounds (Jeremiah 32:24); "and by the sword" follows properly, as, after missiles had prepared the way, the foe next advanced to close quarters "with the sword."

Jeremiah 4:12 — 12. full . . . from those places—rather, "a wind fuller (that is, more impetuous) than those winds" (which fan the corn) (Jeremiah 4:11) [ROSENMULLER]. unto me—"for Me," as My instrument for executing My purpose. sentence—judgments against them (Jeremiah 1:16).

Jeremiah 7:7 — 7. The apodosis to the "if . . . if" (Jeremiah 7:5; Jeremiah 7:6). to dwell—to continue to dwell. for ever and ever—joined with "to dwell," not with the words "gave to your fathers" (compare Jeremiah 3:18; Deuteronomy 4:40).

Hosea 12:2 — 2. controversy with Judah— (Hosea 4:1; Micah 6:2). Judah, under Ahaz, had fallen into idolatry (Micah 6:2- :, &c.). Jacob—that is, the ten tribes. If Judah, the favored portion of the nation, shall not be spared, much less degenerate Israel.

Hosea 2:12 — 12. my rewards—my hire as a harlot (Isaiah 23:17; Isaiah 23:18). lovers—idols. destroy . . . vines . . . make . . . forest— (Isaiah 5:6; Isaiah 7:23; Isaiah 7:24). Fulfilled in the overthrow of Israel by Assyria (Hosea 9:4; Hosea 9:5).

Hosea 4:3 — 3. land . . . languish— (Isaiah 19:8; Isaiah 24:4; Joel 1:10; Joel 1:12). sea—including all bodies of water, as pools and even rivers (see on Joel 1:12- :). A general drought, the greatest calamity in the East, is threatened.

Jonah 4:4 — 4. Doest thou well to be angry?—or grieved; rather as the Margin, "Art thou much angry," or "grieved?" [FAIRBAIRN with the Septuagint and Syriac]. But English Version suits the spirit of the passage, and is quite tenable in the Hebrew [GESENIUS].

Zechariah 13:1-9 — extirpación del pecado. los nombres de las imágenes—Ni los mismos nombres de ellas habían de ser mencionados; de este modo los judíos, en vez de Mefibaal, decían Mefiboset (Bosheth significa cosa despreciable) ( Éxodo 23:13; Deuteronomio 12:3; Salmo 16:4). talaré de la tierra—Hace muchísimo que dejaron de ser los dos grandes pecados de Judea, la idolatría y la profecía falsa. Pero éstos son tipos de todos los pecados (por ejemplo, la codicia, Efesios 5:5, es un pecado que ahora acosa a los judíos).

Matthew 18:25 — 25. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made—(See 2 Kings 4:1; Nehemiah 5:8; Leviticus 25:39).

Matthew 19:4 — 4. And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female—or better, perhaps, "He that made them made them from the beginning a male and a female."

John 15:25 — 25. that the word might be fulfilled . . . They hated me without a cause—quoted from the Messianic Psalms 69:4, applied also in the same sense in John 2:17; Acts 1:20; Romans 11:9; Romans 11:10; Romans 15:3.

Acts 28:4 — 4-6. No doubt this man is a murderer—His chains, which they would see, might strengthen the impression. whom . . . vengeance suffereth not to live—They believed in a Supreme, Resistless, Avenging Eye and Hand, however vague their notions of where it resided.

1 Corinthians 9:7 — 7. The minister is spiritually a soldier (2 Timothy 2:3), a vine-dresser (1 Corinthians 3:6-8; Song of Solomon 1:6), and a shepherd (1 Peter 5:2; 1 Peter 5:4). of the fruit—The oldest manuscripts omit "of."

Ephesians 6:22 — 22. for the same purpose—Greek, "for this very purpose." :- is almost word for word the same as this verse. our affairs—Greek, "the things concerning us," namely, concerning myself. "Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas" (Colossians 4:10).

1 Timothy 4 overview — CHAPTER 4 :-. PREDICTION OF A COMING DEPARTURE FROM THE FAITH: TIMOTHY'S DUTY AS TO IT: GENERAL DIRECTIONS TO HIM. The "mystery of iniquity" here alluded to, and already working ( :-), stands opposed to the "mystery of godliness" just mentioned (1 Timothy 3:16).

Revelation 19:19 — 19. gathered together—at Armageddon, under the sixth vial. For "their armies" in B and ANDREAS, there is found "His armies" in A. war—so ANDREAS. But A and B read, "the war," namely, that foretold, Revelation 16:14; Revelation 17:4.