Bible Commentaries

Leviticus 11:40 — And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. Shall wash his clothes. — To teach them to "hate even the garment spotted by the flesh," Judges 1:23 all provocations and instruments of sin.

Leviticus 12:7 — Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This [is] the law for her that hath born a male or a female. And make an atonement. — Whereby her faith was confirmed, that by Christ her sin was remitted and the curse removed. 1 Timothy 2:15

Leviticus 14:12 — And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them [for] a wave offering before the LORD: And wave them. — This may note, (1.) Christ’s extreme sufferings; (2.) The waving of Christ in the preaching of the gospel; (3.) The motion of the sinner’s lips in confession and supplication.

Leviticus 18:8 — The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it [is] thy father’s nakedness. It is thy father’s nakedness. — For "the wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband": 1 Corinthians 7:4 and when her chastity is assaulted, she should say, saith Chrysostom, Non est corpus meum, sed mariti, My body is not mine, but my husband’s.

Numbers 14:40 — And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we [be here], and will go up unto the place which the LORD hath promised: for we have sinned. We have sinned. — Here was confession of sin, without confusion for sin. So was that of Saul. 1 Samuel 15:30

Numbers 18:21 — And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, [even] the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. For their service which they serve. — No man did so much as shut the doors of God’s sanctuary, or kindle a fire on his altar for nought. Malachi 1:10

Numbers 7:9 — But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them [was that] they should bear upon their shoulders. Bear upon their shoulders. — Therefore when David carted the ark, as the Philistines had done before, God was angry, and made a breach upon Uzza, because they sought him not in due order. 1 Chronicles 15:13

Deuteronomy 20:4 — For the LORD your God [is] he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you. And hath not dedicated it. — By prayers, hymns, and other holy solemnities then usual; Nehemiah 12:27 Psalms 30:1 title that "the house of David might be as God, as the Angel of the Lord before them." Zechariah 12:8

Deuteronomy 28:52 — And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee. In all thy gates. — See this fulfilled in 2 Kings 17:5 ; 2 Kings 25:1-2 .

Joshua 1:9 — Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest. Be strong and of a good courage. — Joshua was not faint hearted, but lowly minded: and hence he is so often cheered up and encouraged to the work. See on Joshua 1:6 .

Joshua 8:15 — And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness. Made as if they were beaten. — See Joshua 8:2 . So Solomon made as if he would divide the living child. Our Saviour "made as if he would have gone farther." Luke 24:28 Genesis 19:2 1 Kings 3:24

Judges 11:23 — So now the LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it? So now the Lord God of Israel hath dispossessed. — He argueth that the land in question is Israel’s out of all question, by a threefold right: (1.) Of conquest; (2.) Of divine donation; (3.) Of prescription. Judges 11:25

Judges 13:15 — And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. Let us detain thee, until we shall, … — A prophet’s reward they held him worthy of, even "double honour," 1 Timothy 5:17 that is, Reverentia et alimonia, saith Ambrose: Officium et subsidium, saith Beza.

Judges 19:7 — And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again. His father-in-law urged him. — Compelled him - as Lot did the angels, to lodge in his house; Genesis 19:1-3 as the two disciples did our Saviour, to stay longer with them - not by force, but by friendly entreaties.

Judges 21:4 — And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. And built there an altar. — Either for a monument and memorial of the victory, Diodat. as Joshua 8:30 Judges 6:24 , or else by reason of the multitude of their sacrifices, Junius as 1 Kings 8:64 .

1 Samuel 19:16 — And when the messengers were come in, behold, [there was] an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ [hair] for his bolster. Behold, there was an image. — See 1 Samuel 19:13 . So have persecutors been frequently frustrated, as those that sought after Jeremiah and Baruch, Athanasius, Luther, and others whom the Lord hid till the storm was over.

1 Samuel 3:4 — That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here [am] I. That the Lord called Samuel — Gratuita et inopinata est vocatio nostra Ephesians 1:11 God calleth his people of free grace, and when they least think of it. And he answered, Here am I. — A hearing ear is a sweet mercy: a heavy ear, a grievous judgment. Isaiah 6:9

1 Samuel 31:8 — And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa. And it came to pass on the morrow. — They made sure work of the victory before they fell upon the spoil: so did not Pirinninus. See Trapp on " 1 Samuel 30:16 "

1 Samuel 9:14 — And they went up into the city: [and] when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place. Samuel came out against them. — Not without divine direction. 1 Samuel 9:15 When God will have a thing done, there shall be a sweet subordination of causes, and all things shall cooperate.

2 Samuel 3:7 — And Saul had a concubine, whose name [was] Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and [Ishbosheth] said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father’s concubine? Wherefore hast thou gone in, … — Whether this charge were true or false, it appeareth not. But Ishbosheth, belike, suspected that Abner aspired to the kingdom. Compare 1 Kings 2:17 2 Samuel 16:21 .