Bible Commentaries

1 Kings 11:5 — 5-7. Ashtoreth—Astarte, Milcom—Molech, and Chemosh—He built altars for these three; but, although he is described ( :-) as doing the same for "all his strange wives," there is no evidence that they had idols distinct from these; and there is no trace whatever of Egyptian idolatry.

Job 27:10 — 10. Alluding to :-. always call—He may do so in times of prosperity in order to be thought religious. But he will not, as I do, call on God in calamities verging on death. Therefore I cannot be a "hypocrite" (Job 19:25; Job 20:5; Psalms 62:8).

Job 31:1 — 1-4. He asserts his guarding against being allured to sin by his senses. think—rather, "cast a (lustful) look." He not merely did not so, but put it out of the question by covenanting with his eyes against leading him into temptation (Proverbs 6:25; Matthew 5:28).

Job 40:4 — 4. I am (too) vile (to reply). It is a very different thing to vindicate ourselves before God, from what it is before men. Job could do the latter, not the former. lay . . . hand . . . upon . . . mouth—I have no plea to offer (Job 21:5; Judges 18:19).

Psalms 119:9 — 9. The whole verse may be read as a question; for, by taking heed—is better, "for" taking heed, that is, so as to do it. The answer is implied, and inferable from Psalms 119:5; Psalms 119:10; Psalms 119:18, &c., that is, by God's grace.

Psalms 142:1-7 — la inocencia consciente; la conociste por recta; sabes por tanto que mi aflicción se debe a los lazos de los enemigos, y no por mi culpa (cf. el Salmo 42:4; el 61:2). 4. Expresa la completa desolación. a la mano derecha—el lugar de un protector (110:5). quien me conociese—lit., quien buscase hacerme bien. 5. (Cf. el Salmo 31:14; el 62:7). 6. (Cf. el Salmo 17:1). 7. (Cf. el Salmo 25:17). para que alabe—lit., para alabanza; para que tu nombre sea alabado, eso es, por los justos, los que me rodearán

Psalms 31:20 — 20. the secret of thy presence—or, covering of Thy countenance; the protection He thus affords; compare Psalms 27:5 for a similar figure; "dwelling" used there for "presence" here. The idea of security further presented by the figure of a tent and a fortified city [Psalms 31:21].

Psalms 37:14 — 14, 15. sword, and . . . bow—for any instruments of violence. slay—literally, "slaughter" (1 Samuel 25:11). poor and needy—God's people (Psalms 10:17; Psalms 12:5). The punishment of the wicked as drawn on themselves—often mentioned (compare Psalms 7:15; Psalms 7:16; Psalms 35:8).

Psalms 47:5 — 5-7. God, victorious over His enemies, reascends to heaven, amid the triumphant praises of His people, who celebrate His sovereign dominion. This sovereignty is what the Psalm teaches; hence he adds, sing . . . praises with understanding—literally, "sing and play an instructive (Psalm)." The whole typifies Christ's ascension (compare :-).

Psalms 89:40 — 40-45. The ruin is depicted under several figures—a vineyard whose broken "hedges," and "strongholds," whose ruins invite spoilers and invaders; a warrior, whose enemies are aided by God, and whose sword's "edge"—literally, "rock" or "strength" (Joshua 5:2) is useless; and a youth prematurely old.

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).

Ecclesiastes 5:10 — 10. Not only will God punish at last, but meanwhile the oppressive gainers of "silver" find no solid "satisfaction" in it. shall not be satisfied—so the oppressor "eateth his own flesh" (see on :- and Ecclesiastes 4:5). with increase—is not satisfied with the gain that he makes.

1 Corinthians 10:8 — 8. fornication—literally, Fornication was generally, as in this case ( :-), associated at the idol feasts with spiritual fornication, that is, idolatry. This all applied to the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 5:1; 1 Corinthians 5:9; 1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Corinthians 6:15; 1 Corinthians 6:18; 1 Corinthians 8:10). Balaam tempted Israel to both sins with Midian (1 Corinthians 8:10- :). Compare 1 Corinthians 8:7; 1 Corinthians 8:9, "stumbling-block," "eat . . .

1 Corinthians 12:1-31 — que no experimentaron poderes espirituales inteligentes. Ciegos, acudíais a los mudos. 3. Los principios negativo y positivo de la inspiración por el Espíritu: el rechazo o el reconocimiento de Jesús por Señor [Alford] ( 1 Juan 4:2, Joel 4:2; 1 Juan 5:1, Joel 5:1). San Pablo da la comprobación de la verdad en contra de los gentiles; San Juan, contra los falsos profetas. nadie que hable por Espíritu—“en el Espírtiu:” siendo éste en poder en él, y el elemento en el que él habla [Alford] ( Mateo 16:17;

Galatians 6:14 — the great object of glorying to me. For by it, the worst of deaths, Christ has destroyed all kinds of death [AUGUSTINE, Tract 36, on John, sec. 4]. We are to testify the power of Christ's death working in us, after the manner of crucifixion (Galatians 5:24; Romans 6:5; Romans 6:6). our—He reminds the Galatians by this pronoun, that they had a share in the "Lord Jesus Christ" (the full name is used for greater solemnity), and therefore ought to glory in Christ's cross, as he did. the world—inseparably allied

Ephesians 6:11 — on the ground of this fundamental victory gained over him, they are ever again to fight against and overcome him, even as they who once die with Christ have continually to mortify their members upon earth (Romans 6:2-14; Colossians 3:3; Colossians 3:5). of God—furnished by God; not our own, else it would not stand (Colossians 3:5- :). Spiritual, therefore, and mighty through God, not carnal (2 Corinthians 10:4). wiles—literally, "schemes sought out" for deceiving (compare 2 Corinthians 10:4- :).

Joshua 13:5 — 5. all the land of the Giblites—Their capital was Gebal or Bylbos (Greek), on the Mediterranean, forty miles north of Sidon. all Lebanon, toward the sunrising—that is, Anti-libanus; the eastern ridge, which has its proper termination in Hermon. entering into Hamath—the valley of Baalbec.

1 Timothy 1:17 — enunciation of the Gospel, of which his own history is a living sample or pattern. It is from the experimental sense of grace that the doxology flows [BENGEL]. the King, eternal—literally, "King of the (eternal) ages." The Septuagint translates Exodus 15:18, "The Lord shall reign for ages and beyond them." Exodus 15:18- :, Margin, "Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom," literally, "a kingdom of all ages." The "life everlasting" (Exodus 15:18- :) suggested here "the King eternal," or everlasting. It

1 Timothy 6:11 — 11. But thou—in contrast to the "some" (1 Timothy 6:10). man of God—who hast God as thy true riches (Genesis 15:1; Psalms 16:5; Lamentations 3:24). Applying primarily to Timothy as a minister (compare Lamentations 3:24- :), just as the term was used of Moses (Lamentations 3:24- :), Samuel (1 Samuel 9:6), Elijah, and Elisha; but, as the exhortation is as to duties

2 Timothy 4:17 — :-). strengthened—Greek, "put strength in me." by me—"through me"; through my means. One single occasion is often of the greatest moment. the preaching—"the Gospel proclamation." might be fully known—might be fully made (see on 2 Timothy 4:5). that all the Gentiles—present at my trial, "might hear" the Gospel proclaimed then. Rome was the capital of the Gentile world, so that a proclamation of the truth to the Romans was likely to go forth to the rest of the Gentile world. I was delivered