Bible Commentaries

Genesis 22:3 — Abraham rose up early, … — To show his prompt and present obedience. He neither consulted with his wife, nor with his own reason. She might have haply hung upon him and hindered him, as Zipporah did Moses to the hazarding of his life. Exodus 4:24-26 He captivates all the powers of the soul to his Creator; goes after him without questioning, and so shows himself to be "renewed in the spirit of his mind": that is, in his natural reason: for that, like an old beldam, is the mother

Genesis 3:9 — 3:9 yea, "his eyes run to and fro through the earth"; 2 Chronicles 16:9 and "all things are naked and open" - naked, for the outside, and open, for the inside - "before the eyes of Him with whom we have to deal." Hebrews 4:13 Simple men hide God from themselves, and then think they have hid themselves from God; like the struthiocamelus, they thrust their heads into a hole, when hunted, and then think none seeth them. Pliny But he "searcheth" - so one may do,

Genesis 6:1 — that when God promised children as a blessing, he said, “The wife should be as the vine, and the children as olive plants”; - two Psalms 128:3 of the best fruits, the one for cheering the heart, the other for clearing the face; Psalms 104:15 Judges 9:9 ; Judges 9:13 the one for sweetness, the other for fatness. “Blessed is the man that hath his quiver full of such, as are the arrows of a strong man.” Psalms 127:4-5 Hence it follows, that they must have more in them than nature;

Exodus 28:17 — (3.) Their place or situation; they are set in the heart, and Aaron must carry them on his heart, signifying that Christ hath as much care of his Church, as if it were enclosed in his heart, - lets out his blood to make room in his heart for them: (4.) Their number; twelve; noting, that with Christ is plentiful redemption: (5.) Their order; they stood in a comely quadrangle; Christ hath stablished a comely order in his Church; and we must keep our ranks: (6.) The figure; the four square; signifying

1 Kings 13:24 — mongrels did 2 Kings 17:33 - if but for his lions. The Bethelites might well see in this dreadful execution how much God abhorred them, and easily forsee what heavy judgments would be inflicted upon them for their abominable idolatries. See 1 Peter 4:17 Ezekiel 24:24 . And his carcass was cast in the way. — Not devoured by that ravenous beast, whose mouth was by God both opened to slay the prophet, and again shut, to show his power, dum praedae factus est praedae suae custos, while the lion

Nehemiah 5:13 — senses) this holy man runs with terrors into the eyes and hearts of all that should perfidiously forswear themselves, by a direful denunciation of divine vengeance, in all lawful oaths there is an imprecation, though it be not always expressed, Genesis 14:23 ; Heb. iii. So God cast out every man from his house — See Zechariah 5:4-5 , with the note. And from his labour — i.e. From his laying up (the fruit of his labour), his lands and estate, got by a diligent hand. The Hebrew word signifieth

Nehemiah 7:1 — wall was built — For better defence of the city. Moenia a munienda urbo dicuntur. And I had set up the doors — We may not take this expression for a vain glorious haec ego feci, I have made this, such as was that of Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel 4:30 , boasting as if he (and not Ninus) had built Babel, when he enlarged it only, and built the palace; or that of Augustus, Urbem ego lateritiam inveni, marmoream reliqui. I found the city of clay but I left it of marble. We read of one Lampadius,

Nehemiah 7:3 — is nothing hid from the heat thereof, Psalms 19:6 . The name here given to the sun signifieth a minister, or servant; because it is the common servant of the world, whereby God ministeretb light, heat, and precious fruits to all people, Deuteronomy 4:19 ; Deuteronomy 33:14 . It whirleth about the world with incredible swiftness; and is up in a morning before most people. Therefore till the sun be risen the gates must be kept shut, to keep out the enemy, who watcheth his opportunity. And while they

Nehemiah 9:25 — Flowing with plenty of dainties; though Strabo spitefully slandered it as craggy and barren. And possessed houses full of all goods — Of all pleasant and precious substance; for the Canaanites were great merchants, Isaiah 23:8 Hosea 12:7 Ezekiel 17:4 . Wells digged — A great commodity in that hot country. Vineyards, and oliveyards — A singular help to housekeeping. So they did eat, and were filled — They had enough of everything, and did eat while eating was good; as they say Queen

Leviticus 19:23 — separate, to be offered to the Lord in sign of thanksgiving. And then in the fifth year to be eaten. This was to show that the very fruits of the earth are, after a sort, polluted by man’s sin, till purged by a new kind of blessing. 1 Timothy 4:5 Hereby also God would separate his own people from other nations: and show that they might with a better conscience feed upon the fruits of the earth than others could. There are that set this mystical sense upon the text. Christ, for three years’

2 Corinthians 5:2 — the body δεμας , the soul’s bond, and σωμα , quasi σημα , the soul’s sepulchre. To be clothed upon — By a sudden change, and not to die at all, as 1 Thessalonians 4:17 ; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 . Quis enim vult mori? prorsus nemo. For who wishes to die, certainly no man. Death when it comes will have a bout with the best, as it had with Hezekiah, David, Jonah, others. For nature abhors it, and every new man is two

2 Thessalonians 1:3 — our use. This, saith Luther, is sancta crapula; and it can be no hurt to have our hearts thus overcharged. Because that your faith groweth exceedingly — As corn or plants do after a binding drought. They were under persecution, 2 Thessalonians 1:4 , and gat by it. Storms of persecution beat God’s people into their harbour; make them look to their tackling, patience; to their anchor, hope; to their helm, faith; to their card, the word of God; to their captain, Christ; whereas security, like

Hebrews 12:4 — Aún no habéis resistido hasta la sangre, luchando contra el pecado. Ver. 4. Aún no habéis resistido ] qd Puedes hacerlo, y debes buscar hacerlo. Y si no puedes soportar las palabras de Cristo, ¿cómo soportarás las heridas? Si habéis corrido con los lacayos y os han cansado, ¿cómo podréis contender con los caballos? Jeremias

James 4:6 — quien se pensó primero más sabio que Daniel, Ezequiel 28:3 ; luego, que excedía al sumo sacerdote en todos sus atavíos, Ezequiel 28:13 ; luego, pensó que estaba por encima de Adán, Ezequiel 28:13 ; luego por encima de los querubines, Ezequiel 28:14 ; y por último, dijo que era Dios mismo y se sentó en el asiento de Dios. Entonces el Papa, 2 Tesalonicenses 2:4 . Pero da gracia a los humildes ] La humildad es tanto una gracia como un vaso para recibir la gracia. Dios vierte el aceite de su gracia

2 Peter 2:1 — mismo sentido en que se dice que los dioses de Damasco hirieron o acosaron a Acaz, 2 Crónicas 28:23 , es decir, en su opinión lo hicieron así: porque un ídolo no es nada en el mundo, y no puede hacer ni el bien ni el mal, Jeremias 10:5 ; 1 Corintios 8:4 . O eso los compró, a saber. al fijar un precio suficiente por todos los pecadores, al asumir la naturaleza común de todos los hombres y al predicarles en el evangelio que murió por los pecadores indefinidamente, al ofrecerles la salvación y rogarles

Revelation 20:12 — hombres se levantarán de nuevo en esa alta y hermosa estatura de cuerpo en que Adán fue creado; o al menos en el vigor de la edad que tiene un hombre perfecto a los 33 años, cada uno en su propio sexo. Y a esto algunos piensan, alude el apóstol, Efesios 4:13 . Pero el Sr. Brightman sostiene que en la resurrección todos aparecerán en la estatura en la que salió de esta vida, y que la opinión contraria contradice manifiestamente esta Escritura. Y se abrieron los libros ] Los libros de la conciencia, dice

Revelation 20:6 — Porque son llevados de las fauces de la muerte al gozo de la vida eterna, donde hay gozo sin duelo, riquezas sin herrumbre, etc. Pero serán sacerdotes ] Ver Trapp en " Apocalipsis 1: 6 " Ellos reinarán] Los justos son reyes, Mateo 13:17 ; cf. Lucas 10:24 ; "Muchos justos" es lo mismo con "muchos reyes". Ver Trapp en " Apocalipsis 20: 4 " Mil años] Estos mil años comienzan (dice el Sr. Brightman) donde terminó el primero, es decir, en el año 1300, por lo que se promete la continuidad de los mismos durante

Revelation 6:2 — with reference haply to this text. He that sat on him — Christ, Revelation 19:11 ; Psalms 65:5 . The conquerors entered into Rome carried on a white horse. Had a bow — The doctrine of the gospel, whereby the people fall under him, Psalms 45:4 . Conquering, and to conquer — Britannorum inaccessa Romanis loca, Christo tamen patuerunt, saith Tertullian. Advers. Judges 7:1-25 Christ came and conquered this kingdom, which the Romans with all their power could not do. A Christo vinci,

1 Samuel 21:1 — Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why [art] thou alone, and no man with thee? Then came David to Nob. — Not to that Nob beyond Jordan, Numbers 32:42 Judges 8:11 - as more remote from Saul; Procul a Iove, et procul a fulmine, - but to Nob a city of Benjamin near unto Anathoth, Nehemiah 11:32 1 Kings 2:26 where, at this time, was the tabernacle, with the altar; and therefore great store of priests

2 Samuel 23:5 — our complete happiness, - yet the foundation of God remaineth sure; neither shall our unbelief make the faith of God of none effect. Romans 3:3 We change often, but he changeth not, Malachi 3:6 and his covenant is firm and immutable, Jeremiah 31:32-34 "ordered and established in everything," by him who will "not suffer his faithfulness to fail, nor alter the thing that is gone out of his mouth." For this is all my salvation and all my desire. — In eo uno acquiesco. In this