Bible Commentaries

Genesis 42:2 — Israel’s sojourning and suffering in Egypt begins to be fulfilled, by a wonderful providence. The ruinous of Joseph’s barns invites Jacob, first to send, and then to go thither himself for relief. Shall not the fulness that is in Christ John 1:16 incite and entice us to come to him; as bees to a meadow full of flowers; as merchants to the Indies full of spices and othex riches; as the Queen of Sheba to Solomon full of wisdom; as Jacob’s sons to Egypt full of corn, in that extreme famine;

Genesis 6:17 — in the earth shall die. — A dismal doom; and God is now absolute in his threatening, because he will be resolute in his execution. Oh, tremble and sin not; while others sin and tremble not. "Kiss the Son, lest he be angry"; Psalms 2:12 "Who knoweth the power of his anger? Surely according to our fear, is his wrath". Psalms 90:11 It is a just presage and desert of ruin, not to be warned. God hath hanged up the old world in gibbets, as it were, for our admonition. Worthily

Genesis 6:9 — These [are] the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man [and] perfect in his generations, [and] Noah walked with God. Noah was a just man. — By a twofold justice: 1. imputed; 2. imparted. By the former he was justified; by the latter, sanctified: and note, that he found grace in God’s eyes, before he was either of these; for grace is the foundation of all our felicity, and comprehends all blessings, as manna

1 Kings 20:30 — But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and [there] a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men [that were] left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber. But the rest fled to Aphek. — See on 1 Kings 20:26 . No place can secure a blasphemer from the divine vengeance. And there a wall fell — By some earthquake, likely, or other immediate hand of God, for their insolency against him. The stones in the wall of Aphek shall sooner turn executioners,

1 Kings 22:6 — Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver [it] into the hand of the king. About four hundred men. — Baal’s prophets all; perhaps those prophets of the groves, Jezebel’s trencher-flies, 1 Kings 18:19 who yet pretended the name of the Lord. Their number showeth that truth may not ever be measured by the poll: Non numeranda sed expendenda suffragia. A solid verity in one mouth is worthy to preponderate light falsehood in a thousand. Go

Ezra 1:6 — things, beside all [that] was willingly offered. And all they that were about them — Both their countrymen the Jews (that thought not good to themselves or not yet, till they should see further: there is none so wise as the sluggard, Proverbs 26:16 ), and others of the neighbourhood: for the Egyptians may lend jewels to the Israelites, dogs may lick Lazarus’s ulcers, and the earth may help the woman, by opening her mouth, and swallowing up the flood cast out after her by the dragon to drown

Job 10:12 — and dangers. Puerilitas est periculorum pelagus. Children are apt to run into mischief; and those of riper years are subject to a thousand disasters and evil occurrences. God’s special care is exercised over his, as is sweetly expressed, Psalms 121:1-8 Psalms 23:1-6 Davids pastorial psalm, Psalms 3:1-8 where David doubteth not of safety, though asleep, and in the midst of enemies, because God sustained him; when as Samson and Ishboshetb, asleep in the midst of friends, were circumvented, because

Job 12:6 — wrong dealers, whether by force or fraud. As by those that provoke God ( qui res Dei interturbant, so the Tigurines translate), that irritate and disquiet him, attempting to put him out of temper, are meant sinners against the first table. See the like 1 Timothy 1:13: I was against God a blasphemer, against man a persecutor, against both injurious; but I obtained mercy, special mercy. So do not these robbers and God-provokers in the text: thrive they may, and be in a peaceable condition; yea, they may

Job 16:17 — Not for [any] injustice in mine hands: also my prayer [is] pure. Not for any injustice (Heb. Violence or wrong doing) in my hands — Job could wash his hands of that rapine and bribery wherewith they had injuriously charged him, Job 15:34 , and safely say of it, as afterwards Father Latimer did of sedition (3 Serm. before K. Edw.), As for that sin, for aught that I know, methinks I should not need Christ, if I might so say. Some failings there might be in him in doing justice, but

Job 2:11 — Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him. And when Job’s three friends — His familiar friends, that did eat of his bread, as Psalms 41:9 , that were as his own soul, Deuteronomy 13:6 , his bosom friends, and, therefore, precious jewels, such as could both keep counsel and give counsel. Of such there are but few to be found. Friends, there is no friend, said Socrates ( φιλοι,

Job 9:19 — and if of judgment, who shall set me a time [to plead]? If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong — Neither by might nor right can I deal with him. Broughton renders it, As for force, he is valiant. The Lord is a man of war, saith Moses, Exodus 15:3 . Yea, he is the Lord of arms, saith David, Psalms 84:1-12 Yea, he alone is a whole army of men, van and rear both, saith Isaiah, Isaiah 52:12 , there is no doubt, then, but he will carry the day, since no creature is able to grapple with him. The

Song of Solomon 4:1 — former chapter, to go forth and see her Bridegroom in all his bravery, and to help to crown him; so here interchangeably, Christ calls upon all sorts to contemplate his beautiful bride in all the "comeliness that he hath put upon her," Ezekiel 16:14 and that crown of twelve stars that he hath set upon her head, Revelation 12:1 so that "in everything she is enriched by him, and cometh behind in no gift." 1 Corinthians 1:5 ; 1 Corinthians 1:7 Thou hast doves’ eyes. — Particularly

Isaiah 1:1 — Visión de Isaías hijo de Amoz, que vio acerca de Judá y Jerusalén en los días de Uzías, Jotam, Acaz y Ezequías, reyes de Judá. Ver. 1. La visión de Isaías. ] Lo que no fue afirmado inadecuadamente de un expositor moderno, a que sus comentarios sobre esta profecía de Isaías son mole parvi, eruditione mangni, pequeños en volumen, pero de gran valor, se puede hablar mucho más acertadamente

Hosea 5:3 — et illud ex Scriptura probent, dice Tarnovius, que prueben lo que dicen por Escritura, y diremos con ellos: hasta entonces los tomaremos por sinónimos ( Repetitione etiam auget populi rebellionem. Rivet ). Ellos eran una nación hipócrita, Isaías 9:17 , y ateos pensaban, al esconder a Dios de sí mismos, esconderse de Dios. Oídlos más, Oseas 12:8 , "Y Efraín dijo: Aún me he hecho rico, he hallado sustancia; en todos mis trabajos no hallarán en mí iniquidad que fuera pecado": ese fue un negocio abominable

Numbers 10:7 — calleth it - but downright and simple. Non oratorum filii sumus, sed piscatorum: nec verborum υπεροχη , sed Spiritus επιδειξει , Nazianz., ad Libanium. … 1 Corinthians 2:1 ; 1 Corinthians 2:4

Zechariah 2:9 — tienen manos largas; y puede llegar fácilmente a los que están muy lejos. Esto es mucho más cierto en el caso del Rey inmortal; que puede derrumbarse rápidamente para hacer crujir a los monarcas más poderosos; corta el espíritu de los príncipes, Salmo 76:12 , se los quita (así importa el hebreo), como se deslizaría una flor entre los dedos, o como se deslizaría un racimo de uvas. Si el Señor no hace más que levantarse, sus enemigos serán esparcidos, Salmo 68:1 . Si sólo se muestra en el campo (como Jerjes

Matthew 4:2 — pero no necesitamos esforzarnos por alcanzarlos. Pero debemos imitar al Señor Cristo en todas sus gracias y acciones imitables: mostrando las alabanzas o virtudes de Aquel que nos llamó de las tinieblas a su luz maravillosa. (τας αρετας εξαγγειλητε, 1Pe 2: 9) La palabra significa predicarlos en el extranjero; porque debemos practicar esas virtudes con tanta claridad, que nuestras vidas sean como tantos sermones sobre la vida de Cristo. Es una deshonra para un amigo querido colgar su cuadro en un

Matthew 7:20 — Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them — See Matthew 7:16 , where the self-same words are used. Lest any, under pretence of danger in hearing false prophets, should refuse to hear any, though they come with never so much evidence of truth, our Saviour wills and commands here, that examination and discretion

Philippians 3:1 — Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. Rejoice — Or farewell in the Lord. Salutem in sospitatore. To write the same things to you — So 1 Corinthians 5:9 ; John 15:1-5 . Some gather out of Matthew 5:1 ; cf. Luke 6:20 , that our Saviour preached the same sermon twice over. Men are dull to conceive, hard to believe, apt to forget, and slow to practise heavenly truths, and had therefore

1 Samuel 13:3 — the Philistines that [was] in Geba, and the Philistines heard [of it]. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear. And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines. — By his father’s command no doubt, 1 Samuel 13:4 - else he might have been served as T. Manlius dealt by his son; for overcoming the enemy without order, he put him to death, - but Livy. God was not consulted with, and therefore the issue of this that Jonathan did was not so happy. That