Bible Commentaries

Genesis 4:12 — vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. A fugitive and a vagabond, … — The patriarchs were pilgrims, and stayed not long in a place. The apostles also were hurried about, Romans 15:19 and had "no certain dwellingplace." 2 Corinthians 4:11 But first, God numbered their wanderings. Psalms 56:8 He kept just reckoning of therein his count-book. Secondly, Their hearts were fixed, trusting in the Lord. Psalms 112:7 They could call their souls to rest, when they had no rest in their bones;

Genesis 4:12 — Fugitivo y vagabundo serás en la tierra. Ver. 12. Un fugitivo y un vagabundo, etc. ] Los patriarcas eran peregrinos y no se quedaron mucho tiempo en un lugar. Los apóstoles también fueron apresurados, Rom 15:19 y no tenían "lugar de residencia seguro". 2Co 4:11 Pero primero, Dios contó sus andanzas. Sal 56: 8 Él siguió contando en su libro de cuentas. En segundo lugar, sus corazones estaban fijos, confiando en el Señor. Sal 112: 7 Podían llamar a su alma al descanso, cuando no tenían descanso en sus huesos;

Genesis 50:17 — servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. Forgive, I pray thee now. — In this case a man is bound, not only to let fall all wrath and desire of revenge, but to make a solemn profession of hearty forgiveness. Luke 17:4 If the wrongdoer say, "I repent," you must say, "I forgive," as ever you hope to be forgiven of God. Our Saviour Luke 11:4 seems to make our forgiving our trespassers the intervenient cause - that which they call, sine qua non -

Genesis 50:17 — Dios de tu padre. Y José lloró cuando le hablaron. Ver. 17. Perdóname, te lo ruego ahora. ] En este caso, un hombre está obligado, no sólo a dejar caer toda la ira y el deseo de venganza, sino a hacer una solemne profesión de perdón sincero. Lucas 17: 4 Si el malhechor dice: "Me arrepiento", debes decir "Yo perdono", como siempre esperas ser perdonado por Dios. Nuestro Salvador Lucas 11: 4 parece hacer de nuestro perdón a nuestros transgresores la causa interviniente - lo que ellos llaman, sine qua

1 Chronicles 4:13 — Y los hijos de Quenaz; Otoniel y Seraías; y los hijos de Otoniel; Hathath. Ver. 13. Otoniel. ] Ver 1 Crónicas 4:9,10 .

Job 11:14 — all thy transgressions, and throw thy lusts out of service, hands lifted up in prayer must be pure, 1 Timothy 2:8 , for the fountain of goodness will not be laden at with foul hands, Isaiah 1:15-16 . Good therefore is the counsel of Jeremiah, Jeremiah 4:14 , and of St James, James 4:8 . The priests had their laver to wash in before they sacrificed, and their brazen altar to offer on before they burnt incense. He that comes to pray, having not first purged himself of all filthiness of flesh and spirit,

Job 11:14 — Si hay maldad en tu mano, apartala, y no habite maldad en tus tabernáculos. Ver. 14. Si hay maldad en tu mano, apártala ] Desecha todas tus transgresiones, y desecha tus concupiscencias, las manos levantadas en oración deben ser puras, 1 Timoteo 2:8 , porque la fuente del bien no se apagará. cargados de manos sucias, Isaías 1:15,16

Proverbs 12:26 — nisi qui iustior, said Agesilaus, when he heard the king of Persia styled the great king, i.e., I acknowledge none more excellent than myself, unless more righteous; none greater, unless better: "Upon all the glory shall be a defence," Isaiah 4:5 that is, upon all the righteous, those only glorious, those "excellent of the earth," Psalms 16:3 that are "sealed up to the day of redemption." Ephesians 4:30 Now, whatsoever is sealed with a seal, that is excellent in its own

Proverbs 12:26 — nisi qui iustior, dijo Agesilao, cuando escuchó que el rey de Persia llamaba al gran rey, i. e., no reconozco a nadie más excelente que yo, a menos que sea más justo; ninguno mayor, a menos que sea mejor: "Sobre toda la gloria será una defensa", Isa 4: 5 es decir, sobre todos los justos, los únicos gloriosos, los "excelentes de la tierra", Sal 16: 3 que están "sellados hasta el día de la redención ". Ef 4:30 Ahora, todo lo que está sellado con sello, excelente en su propia especie, como Isaías 28:25

Deuteronomy 33:9 — calf. Not to be wryed or biassed by respect to carnal friends, is a high and hard point of self-denial. Mark was Barnabas’s sister’s son; hence he stood so stiff for him against Paul, his faithful fellow traveller. Acts 15:37 Colossians 4:10 Moses, to please Zipporah, displeased God, and it went hard with him. Exodus 4:24 Eli was too indulgent to his wicked sons; and so perhaps was Samuel too. 1 Samuel 8:1 ; 1 Samuel 8:3 How many of the holy martyrs denied themselves utterly in their

Luke 23:4 — Entonces dijo Pilato a los principales sacerdotes y al pueblo: No encuentro falta en este hombre. Ver. 4. Ver Juan 18:38 .

2 Corinthians 11:2 — así. Con celos piadosos ] Gr. con celo de Dios, llamado llama de Dios, Cantares de los Cantares 8:6 , como el de Job por sus hijos, por temor de que pecaran contra Dios; no como la de los fariseos sobre los gálatas, la hipocresía de los celos, Gálatas 4:17 . Porque te he desposado ] Gr. Te he instalado, ya que las cosas que se ensamblan se pegan o se sueldan. ηρμοσαμην, Velut ea quae glutino aut ferrumine committuntur. (Erasm.) A un esposo ] Aquí el cedro toma al cardo por esposa ( tantus tantillos

2 Corinthians 8:2 — as true gold will. Affliction (the trial of our faith) is more precious than gold, 1 Peter 1:7 . What then is faith itself so tried? Revelation 3:18 . The abundance of their joy — While the spirit of glory and of God rested upon them, 1 Peter 4:14 . Well may grace be called the divine nature; for, as God brings light out of darkness, riches out of poverty, …, so doth grace: it turns dirt into gold, … The world wonders (said that martyr) how we can be so merry in such extreme

2 Corinthians 8:2 — oro. La aflicción (la prueba de nuestra fe) es más preciosa que el oro, 1 Pedro 1:7 . Entonces, ¿qué es la fe misma tan probada? Apocalipsis 3:18 . La abundancia de su gozo ] Mientras el espíritu de gloria y de Dios reposaba sobre ellos, 1 Pedro 4:14 . Bien puede llamarse la gracia naturaleza divina; porque así como Dios saca la luz de las tinieblas, las riquezas de la pobreza, etc., así también la gracia: convierte la suciedad en oro, etc. El mundo se pregunta (dijo ese mártir) cómo podemos

Hebrews 12:11 — joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. The peaceable fruit of righteousness — That crown of righteousness wrought out unto us by afflictions,2 Corinthians 4:17; 2 Corinthians 4:17 , These are the preludes of our triumph, yea, a part of our salvation. Look therefore through the anger of God’s corrections, saith one, to the sweetness of his love therein, as by a rainbow we see the beautiful image of

Revelation 19:12 — righteousness,"Jeremiah 23:6; Jeremiah 23:6 . And as thus, no man knows the Son but the Father,Matthew 11:27; Matthew 11:27 ; for as God he is incomprehensible, Judges 13:18 ; "What is his name, or what is his Son’s name, if thou canst tell?"Proverbs 30:4; Proverbs 30:4 ; "Who shall declare his generation?" Isaiah 53:8 . Or by this unknown name may be meant his dignity of being Head of his Church; which is incommunicable to any other, Philippians 2:9 .

Revelation 6:5 — And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. A black horse — Famine discolours and denigrates, Lamentations 4:7-8 . It accompanies war for the most part, and in sieges is very extreme, as at Samaria, where an ass’s head was worth four pounds; at Rome, where this proclamation was made in the market, Pone pretium humanae carni; Place a reward on the flesh

1 Samuel 7:12 — defeated here in 1588, money was coined with a navy flying away at full sail, and this inscription, Venit, Vidit, Fugit. It came, it saw, it fled. Between Mizpeh and Shen. — Where, before, the Israelites had been beaten, and the ark taken. 1 Samuel 4:1 And called the name of it Ebenezer, — i.e., The stone of help. So the place where Charles the Great vanquished his enemies was called Mons adiutorii, the hill of help Crantz., Har., lib. ii. cap. 4. Alexander the Great called the mountain where

2 Samuel 10:4 — Por tanto, Hanún tomó a los siervos de David, les afeitó la mitad de la barba, les cortó la ropa por la mitad, hasta las nalgas, y los despidió. Ver. 4. Por tanto, Hanún tomó a los siervos de David.] Sus embajadores, a quienes abusar del derecho de gentes, y los romanos castigaron severamente a los corintios, cuya ciudad arrasaron y destruyeron por algunos discursos contundentes dados a sus embajadores.

2 Samuel 12:24 — God had pardoned their sin, ratified their marriage, and otherwise sealed up his love to them, she is called David’s wife: and he, as a kind husband, comforteth her with the comforts wherewith himself had been comforted of God, 2 Corinthians 1:4 which was doubtless the effect of his seven days fasting: as was also his so patient and peaceable bearing the child’s death, to the admiration of his counsellors, who knew not the power of prayer, nor "the peace of God passing all understanding,"