Bible Commentaries

Genesis 45:23 — 23. to his father he sent—a supply of everything that could contribute to his support and comfort—the large and liberal scale on which that supply was given being intended, like the five messes of Benjamin, as a token of his filial love [see on Genesis 45:4].

Exodus 20:22 — 22, 23. the Lord said unto Moses—It appears from Deuteronomy 4:14-16, that this injunction was a conclusion drawn from the scene on Sinai—that as no similitude of God was displayed then, they should not attempt to make any visible figure or form of Him.

1 Kings 8:9 — 9. There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone—Nothing else was ever in the ark, the articles mentioned (Hebrews 9:4) being not in, but by it, being laid in the most holy place before the testimony (Exodus 16:33; Numbers 17:10).

Job 4:12 — 12. a thing—Hebrew, a "word." Eliphaz confirms his view by a divine declaration which was secretly and unexpectedly imparted to him. a little—literally, "a whisper"; implying the still silence around, and that more was conveyed than articulate words could utter (Job 26:14; 2 Corinthians 12:4).

Job 9:4 — 4. wise in heart—in understanding!—and mighty in power! God confounds the ablest arguer by His wisdom, and the mightiest by His power. hardened himself—or his neck (Proverbs 29:1); that is, defied God. To prosper, one must fall in with God's arrangements of providence and grace.

Psalms 142:1-7 — Salmo 142 Masquil—(cf. el título del Salmo 32), Cuando estaba en la cueva—o la de Adullam ( 1 Samuel 22:1), o la de Engedi ( 1 Samuel 24:3). Esto no significa que el Salmo fuese compuesto en la cueva, sino que el modo precario de vida, del que su refugio en

Psalms 28:1-9 — luego la alabanza del salmista en la seguridad de una respuesta favorable, y una oración por todo el pueblo de Dios. 1. fortaleza mía—(18:2, 31.) semejante—que no me toque la suerte de ellos. al sepulcro—(30:3). 2. alzo mis manos—gesto de oración (63:4; 141:2). templo, etc.—hacia tu santo templo, u oráculo, lugar para hablar ( Éxodo 25:22; Números 7:89), donde Dios contesta a su pueblo (cf. el Salmo 5:7). 3. no me arrebates—denota el castigo así como la muerte (cf. el Salmo 26:9). La hipocresía

Psalms 47:1-9 — Salmo 47 Se alaba a Dios por la victoria, tal vez por la 2 Crónicas 20; y se declara su dominio sobre todos los pueblos, judíos y gentiles. 1. Pueblos—(cf. Deuteronomio 32:43; Salmo 18:49; Salmo 98:9). 2, 3. Su soberanía universal ya existe, y se dará a conocer.

Psalms 74:1-23 — Salmo 74 Si las alusiones de los vv. 6-8 se refieren, como es probable, al período de la cautividad, el autor era probablemente un descendiente o tocayo de Asaf, cantor contemporáneo de David (Cf. 2 Crónicas 35:15; Esdras 2:41). Se queja de que Dios haya desamparado

Proverbs 3:1-35 — ilustra adecuadamente en los consejos divinos. La piedad se encarece por el contraste del destino de los justos y de los impíos. 1. ley, mandamientos—todas las instrucciones divinas (cf. el Salmo 119). corazón guarde—obsérvalos tú con sinceridad (caps. 4:13; 5:2). 2. largura … de vida—prometida muchas veces como bendición (Salmo 21:4; Salmo 91:16). paz—que incluye la prosperidad (Salmo 125:5). 3. misericordia y verdad—Las más veces la fidelidad de Dios a sus promesas se expresa con estos términos

Leviticus 26:4 — 4. I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase—Rain seldom fell in Judea except at two seasons—the former rain at the end of autumn, the seedtime; and the latter rain in spring, before the beginning of harvest (Jeremiah 5:24).

Numbers 8:24 — 24. from twenty and five years old, c.—(Compare Numbers 4:3). They entered on their work in their twenty-fifth year, as pupils and probationers, under the superintendence and direction of their senior brethren and at thirty they were admitted to the full discharge of their official functions.

2 Timothy 4:10 — 10. Demas—once a "fellow laborer" of Paul, along with Mark and Luke (Colossians 4:14; Philemon 1:24). His motive for forsaking Paul seems to have been love of worldly ease, safety, and comforts at home, and disinclination to brave danger with Paul (Matthew 13:20; Matthew 13:21; Matthew 13:22). CHRYSOSTOM implies that Thessalonica

James 1:12 — 12. Blessed—Compare the beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:4; Matthew 5:10; Matthew 5:11). endureth temptation—not the "falling into divers temptations" (Matthew 5:11- :) is the matter for "joy," but the enduring of temptation "unto the end." Compare Matthew 5:11- :. when he is tried—literally, "when he has

1 Peter 1:6 — thing of the past. At the first shock of affliction ye were grieved, but now by anticipation ye rejoice, regarding the present grief as past. through—Greek, "IN": the element in which the grief has place. manifold—many and of various kinds (1 Peter 4:12; 1 Peter 4:13). temptations—"trials" testing your faith.

1 John 4:2 — seeming humanity, as the Docetæ afterwards taught: He therefore was, previously, something far above flesh). His flesh implies His death for us, for only by assuming flesh could He die (for as God He could not), Hebrews 2:9; Hebrews 2:10; Hebrews 2:14; Hebrews 2:16; and His death implies His LOVE for us (Hebrews 2:16- :). To deny the reality of His flesh is to deny His love, and so cast away the root which produces all true love on the believer's part (1 John 4:9-11; 1 John 4:19). Rome, by the doctrine of

1 John 5:2 — manifested in a hearty keeping of His commandments. When we have this inwardly and outwardly confirmed love to God, we can know assuredly that we truly love the children of God. "Love to one's brother is prior, according to the order of nature (see on 1 John 4:20); love to God is so, according to the order of grace (1 John 4:20- :). At one time the former is more immediately known, at another time the latter, according as the mind is more engaged in human relations or in what concerns the divine honor" [ESTIUS]. John

Revelation 12:3 — 7:7; Revelation 13:1). But there, ten crowns are on the ten horns (for before the end, the fourth empire is divided into ten kingdoms); here, seven crowns (rather, "diadems," Greek, "diademata," not stephanoi, "wreaths") are upon his seven heads. In Daniel 7:4-7 the Antichristian powers up to Christ's second coming are represented by four beasts, which have among them seven heads, that is, the first, second, and fourth beasts having one head each, the third, four heads. His universal dominion as prince of

Revelation 2:13 — works—Two oldest manuscripts omit this clause; one oldest manuscript retains it. Satan's seat—rather as the Greek is translated all through Revelation, "throne." Satan, in impious mimicry of God's heavenly throne, sets up his earthly throne (Revelation 4:2). Æsculapius was worshipped there under the serpent form; and Satan, the old serpent, as the instigator (compare Revelation 4:2- :) of fanatical devotees of Æsculapius, and, through them, of the supreme magistracy at Pergamos, persecuted one of the

2 Samuel 13:4 — 4. my brother Absalom's sister—In Eastern countries, where polygamy prevails, the girls are considered to be under the special care and protection of their uterine brother, who is the guardian of their interests and their honor, even more than their father himself (see on :-). :-. HE DEFILES HER.