Bible Commentaries

Genesis 35:10 — Y le dijo Dios: Tu nombre es Jacob; no se llamará más tu nombre Jacob, sino Israel será tu nombre; y llamó su nombre Israel. Ver. 10. Y Dios le dijo, etc. ] Es habitual en Dios reavivar y renovar las promesas con nuevos suministros de consuelo en el corazón de sus fieles siervos, para una mayor confirmación de su fe y esperanza. De este modo se sella a nosotros en cada sacramento,

Genesis 48:3 — hasta el final, en contarlos y contarlos; no sólo en forma global, y al por mayor, por así decirlo, sino por enumeración particular en cada buena ocasión; poniéndolos uno por uno, como aquí, y cifrándolos, como está la palabra de David. ספר , Sal 9: 1 Nos deberían gustar las cajas de algalia, que aún retienen el aroma cuando se saca la algalia. Ver Sal 145: 1-2 Éxodo 18:8 .

Proverbs 2:13 — other solifugae, that abuse even gospel light; that put not light under a bushel, but under a dunghill; that, when they have walked themselves weary in these byways, highways to hell, sit down "in darkness, and in the shadow of death," Luke 1:79 which posture imports, (1). Continuance there; (2). Content, as well paid of their seat. These "hate the light because their ways are evil." John 3:20 The light stands in the light of their wicked ways, as the angel did in Balaam’s

Isaiah 16:12 — out in his superstitious services, by all which he is not a button the better, but a great deal the worse. But he shall not prevail. — This is every wicked man’s case and curse; for "we know that God heareth not sinners." John 9:31 He will never accept of a good motion from a bad mouth. Isaiah 1:1-31 The very heathen could say, “ Oς κε Yεοις επιπειθηται, μαλα

Isaiah 40:11 — feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry [them] in his bosom, [and] shall gently lead those that are with young. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd. — That good Shepherd shall, the Lord Jesus. John 10:11 See Psalms 23:1 , See Trapp on " Psalms 23:1 " He shall gather the lambs with his arm. — The Lord hath a great care of his little ones, like as he had of the weaker tribes. In their march through the wilderness, in their several

Ezekiel 36:5 — possession with the joy of all [their] heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey. Surely in the fire of my jealousy. — Jealousy is hot as hell; Song of Solomon 8:6 it is implacable, Proverbs 6:34-35 and very vindictive. See Zechariah 1:14 . See Trapp on " Zechariah 1:14 " Here God swears he will be even with these Edomites. Which have appointed my land. — This the Lord hath never done with, so ill be took it.

Ezekiel 44:18 — have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird [themselves] with any thing that causeth sweat. They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads. — In token of constant subjection to God. 1 Corinthians 11:6-7 ; 1 Corinthians 11:10 They shall have linen breeches. — For honesty sake; and to admonish them to procure and "provide for things honest not only in the sight of the Lord, but in the sight of men." 2 Corinthians 8:21 With

Ezekiel 8:2 — loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber. Then I beheld, and lo a likeness. — Of a man, likely. This was the Lord Christ, whose eyes are like a flaming fire, Revelation 1:14 and even our God (as well as the Jews’ God) is a consuming fire. Hebrews 12:29 Here, in the fire, was set forth his vengeance against the wicked; in his brightness upwards, his majesty, say some; his clemency, say others. As the colour of amber.

Daniel 10:10 — [upon] the palms of my hands. And, behold, an hand touched me, — i.e., The hand of the angel Gabriel, who was sent by Christ to dictate unto Daniel the prophecy following. It is Christ’s use to signify prophecies by his angel, Revelation 1:1-2 and this angel is accordingly strengthened by Michael Daniel 10:21 - that is, by Christ. Which set me upon my knees. — In a praying posture; but yet he continued trembling, Daniel 10:11 and was not raised and restored but by certain degrees,

Numbers 1:1 — Y habló Jehová a Moisés en el desierto de Sinaí, en el tabernáculo de reunión, el primero del mes segundo, en el segundo año después que salieron de la tierra de Egipto, diciendo: Ver. 1. En el desierto del Sinaí. ] Aquí Dios mantuvo a su pueblo cerca de un año. Aquí recibieron la ley, tanto moral como ceremonial: la moral los llevó al ceremonial, que entonces era Cristo en figura; como ahora nos conduce a Cristo en verdad. La ley ceremonial,

Numbers 13:22 — [estaban]. (Ahora, Hebrón fue construido siete años antes que Zoán en Egipto). Ver. 22. Fue construido siete años antes que Zoan. ] Y así fue una de las ciudades más antiguas del mundo, ya que contó con la ciudad más antigua y principal de Egipto. Isa 19:11 Hebrón significa una asociación: allí yacían enterrados esos tres matrimonios reverendos, Abraham y Sara, Isaac y Rebeca, Jacob y Lea. Génesis 23:19 ; Gen 35: 27-29 Aquí David comenzó su reinado sobre Israel, 2Sa 2: 1 y aquí vino María a visitar

Haggai 1:3 — ingratitude; for, of all things, God can least endure to be slighted where he hath better deserved. He looks upon such with anger, being grieved at the hardness of their hearts, Mark 3:5 . He complains of such with a sigh; "Ah, sinful nation," Isaiah 1:4 ; he is ready to rid his stomach of them, Isaiah 1:24 "Ah, I will ease me," …

Matthew 15:13 — vocation. These Pharisees were reprobates, designed to detection here, and to destruction hereafter. Therefore as it is no wonder, so it is no matter, though they "stumble at the word, being disobedient, since hereunto they were appointed,"1 Peter 2:8; 1 Peter 2:8 . Let them "stumble, and fall, and be broken, and snared, and taken," Isaiah 8:15 . Christ is to reprobates a "rock of offence;" but such a rock as that, Judges 6:21 , out of which goeth fire and consumeth

Matthew 16:19 — heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. And I will give unto thee the keys — i.e. I will make thee and all my ministers stewards in my house, 1 Corinthians 4:1 , such as Obadiah was in Ahab’s house, as Eliakim in Hezekiah’s, upon whose shoulder God laid the key of the house of David, so that he opened and none shut, and shut and none opened, Isaiah 22:22 . Now let a man so think

Matthew 20:27 — to minister to their necessities. Christ came out of the bosom of his Father to fetch them to heaven. The Holy Ghost disdains not to dwell in their hearts. Angels are desirous to do them any good office. Prophets think not much to minister to them, 1 Peter 1:12 . Paul, and Apollos, and Cephas are theirs, public servants to the Church; accounting it a far greater matter prodesse quam praeesse, to seek men’s salvation than to exercise dominion.

John 13:29 — he should give something to the poor. For some of them thought — An example of Christian simplicity. As bad men muse as they use, so good men measure others by themselves and so are often deceived, as here. "Charity thinketh no evil,"1 Corinthians 13:5; 1 Corinthians 13:5 . Or that he should give something to the poor — Christ had not much, yet had somewhat for the poor; so must the poor day labourer, Ephesians 4:28 , the necessitous widow, Mark 12:42 .

John 20:27 — excommunicated by the rest, but gently borne with, till Christ should cure him. Neither did he forsake their meetings, though he believed not their relation. It is good to stand in Christ’s way, to be found at the foddering place,Song of Solomon 1:8; Song of Solomon 1:8 . But some, like spiritual vagabonds, as Cain, excammunicate themselves from God’s presence, in the use of the means; we may write, Lord, have mercy upon such, as utterly deplored.

John 6:66 — From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Many of his disciples — They stumbled at the word and fell backward. This is reckoned by St Peter a note of a reprobate, 1 Peter 2:8 . And indeed few sins are more dangerous than that of picking quarrels at God’s word, taking up weapons against it, and snuffing at it, Malachi 1:13 ; replying against it, Romans 9:19-20 ; casting reproaches upon it, Jeremiah 20:8-9

John 9:29 — Christ, whose ambassadors we are: and that his inward call is the main, whether it be that of approbation, as of godly ministers, or the other of Providence as of evil, such as were Judas, Demas, Nicolas, those that preached Christ of envy,Philippians 1:15; Philippians 1:15 , …

Acts 14:11 — done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. The gods are come down — See the force of an evil custom, and of a vain conversation, received by tradition from the fathers, 1 Peter 1:18: these Lycaonians had heard out of the fables of their poets that Jupiter and Mercury came down of old to visit Lycaon their progenitor, and that for the discourtesy he offered them, they transformed him into a wolf. Hereupon they used to