Bible Commentaries

Esther 3:8 — called Esseni, or Hashoni, that is, rebels, and for their sakes the whole nation might be the worse thought of (as if they were all such), like as the Protestants were in France, for the Anabaptists’ sake, in the reign of King Francis (Scultet. An. 454). In all the provinces of thy kingdom — Quarum proventu gaudet, alitur, insolescit. Where they do no good, but devour grain, as vermin, as excrements in human society, and deserve to be knocked on the head, which may easily be done, because

Esther 3:8 — llamara Esseni, o Hashoni, es decir, rebeldes, y por su bien la nación entera podría ser la peor pensada (como si todos fueran así), como lo eran los protestantes en Francia, por el bien de los anabautistas, en el reinado del rey Francisco (Scultet. An. 454). En todas las provincias de tu reino ] Quarum proventu gaudet, alitur, insolescit. Donde no hacen ningún bien, sino que devoran el grano, como alimañas, como excrementos en la sociedad humana, y merecen ser golpeados en la cabeza, lo que puede hacerse

Job 32:2 — Elihu’s anger was not of this kind. A fire it was, but the flame of God, as holy zeal is called, Song of Solomon 8:6 , a most vehement flame (as it is there rendered) kindled upon the hearth of his heart by the spirit of judgment and of burning, Isaiah 4:4 , and such as many waters could not quench, for the zeal is the extreme heat of all the affections; and the coals thereof are coals of fire, Song of Solomon 8:6 , only we must see that it burns clear and quick, without all smoke of sin; wherein, though

Job 32:2 — Eliú no era de este tipo. Fue un fuego, pero la llama de Dios, como se llama el celo santo, Cantares de los Cantares 8:6 , una llama muy vehemente (como se dice allí) encendida en el corazón de su corazón por el espíritu de juicio y de ardor, Isaías 4:4 , y lo que muchas aguas no pudieron apagar, porque el celo es el calor extremo de todos los afectos; y sus carbones, carbones encendidos, Cantares de los Cantares 8:6, solo debemos ver que arda claro y rápido, sin todo el humo del pecado; en el que,

Song of Solomon 3:1 — she misseth her beloved, becomes restless till she have recovered him. "In their affliction they will seek me early." Hosea 5:15 Affliction excites devotion, and makes the saints seek again with a redoubled diligence, as here. See Psalms 78:34-35 . It fares with the best sometimes as it did with St Paul and his company in the shipwreck, Acts 27:20 when they saw neither sun nor stars for many days and nights together. In this dismal and disconsolate condition, if they can but cast anchor and

Song of Solomon 3:1 — esposa adormecida, cuando extraña a su amado, se inquieta hasta que lo recupera. "En su aflicción me buscarán temprano". Os 5:15 La aflicción excita la devoción y hace que los santos busquen de nuevo con una diligencia redoblada, como aquí. Ver Salmo 78:34,35 . A veces le va mejor, como sucedió con San Pablo y su compañía en el naufragio, Hechos 27:20, cuando no vieron ni sol ni estrellas durante muchos días y noches juntos. En esta condición lúgubre y desconsolada, si pudieran echar anclas y orar todavía

Song of Solomon 4:12 — at her to hazard her virginity, no more than they could enter into a well walled garden. She openeth the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in; Isaiah 26:2 those which subscribe with their hands unto the Lord; Isaiah 44:5 that when he shall say, Who is on my side? who? do heartily avouch him for their God; Deuteronomy 24:18 that fly to her as a cloud, and flock to her as a flight of doves. Isaiah 60:8 As for the unclean, or anything that defileth, she hath her porters

Song of Solomon 4:12 — gobierno, que nadie podía acercarse a ella para arriesgar su virginidad, como tampoco podían entrar en un jardín bien vallado. Abre las puertas para que entre la nación justa que guarda la verdad; Isa 26: 2 los que suscriben con sus manos al Señor; Isa 44: 5 que cuando diga: ¿Quién está de mi parte? ¿Quién? de todo corazón lo reconocen por su Dios; Deuteronomio 24:18 que vuelan hacia ella como una nube, y acuden a ella como un vuelo de palomas. Isa 60: 8 En cuanto a lo inmundo o cualquier cosa contaminada,

Song of Solomon 5:1 — spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. I am come into my garden. — So ready is the Lord Christ to fulfil the desires of them that fear him. Psalms 145:19 Sometimes he not only grants their prayer, but fulfils their counsel, Psalms 20:4 fits his mercy ad cardinero desiderii, as Augustine Confess., lib. v. c. 1, hath it, lets it be to his, even as they will. Or if he cross them in the very thing they

Song of Solomon 5:1 — con mi especia; He comido mi panal con mi miel; He bebido mi vino con mi leche: comed, amigos; Bebe, sí, bebe en abundancia, oh amado. Ver. 1. He venido a mi jardín. ] Tan dispuesto está el Señor Cristo a cumplir los deseos de los que le temen. Sal 145: 19 A veces no sólo concede su oración, sino que cumple su consejo, Sal 20: 4 se ajusta a su misericordia ad cardinero desiderii, como Agustín a la tiene, deja que sea a la suya, así como ellos quieran. O si los cruza en lo mismo que anhelan, están

Hosea 4:4 — shall but strive against the stream, and by reproving a scorner get him a blot, Proverbs 9:7 . The Pharisees denied our Saviour, and blew their noses at him ( εξεμυκτηριζον ), Luke 16:14 . Let them alone, therefore, saith our Saviour to his disciples, they be blind leaders of the blind, Matthew 15:14 ; there is no good to be done of them: therefore "let him that is filthy be filthy still," Revelation 22:11 , and he that is

Hosea 6:5 — the next teacher casteth them into; being blown, like glasses, into this or that shape at the pleasure of his breath. I have hewed them by the prophets — Who are here compared to masons or stone hewers, 2 Kings 12:12 1 Chronicles 22:2 Job 19:24 Isaiah 51:1 ; to carpenters, 1 Kings 5:15 Proverbs 9:1 Isaiah 5:2 ; to day labourers, who dig pits and cisterns, Deuteronomy 6:11 ; Deuteronomy 8:9 2 Chronicles 26:10 Nehemiah 9:25 Jeremiah 2:13 . A minister’s life is no idle man’s occupation;

Hosea 6:5 — que el que el próximo maestro les arroja; ser soplado, como anteojos, en tal o cual forma con el placer de su respiración. Los he cortado por los profetas ] que aquí hay comparados con albañiles o picapedreros, 2 Reyes 12:12 1 Crónicas 22:2 Job 19:24 Isaías 51:1 ; a los carpinteros, 1Re 5:15 Pro 9: 1 Isaías 5:2 ; a los jornaleros que cavan pozos y cisternas, Deuteronomio 6:11 ; Deu 8: 9 2Cr 26:10 Neh 9:25 Jeremias 2:13 . La vida de un ministro no es la ocupación de un hombre ocioso; se encuentran

Hosea 7:13 — redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me. Woe unto them! for they have fled from me — As Cain (the devil’s patriarch) did when he went out from the presence of the Lord, in his father’s family, into the land of Nod, Genesis 4:16 , being himself a "have not," that is, a runaway, Hosea 7:12 , of the same root that is here made use of in the text (Nadedu). Now as that land took name of Cain, and his woeful state therein, so is every land and place a Nod to apostates;

Zechariah 14:12 — shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite, … — The precedent promises that were so great and glorious, the prophet doth now further enlarge and illustrate in the following verses; and, first, the conquest of the enemies, Zechariah 14:12-15 ; next, the profession of Christ among all nations of the world, Zechariah 14:16-19 ; and lastly, the sanctity of the Church, Zechariah 14:20-21 . The conquest of the enemies is set forth, first, by God’s strange judgments upon them, Zechariah

Zechariah 4:6 — his Church to be gathered by the preaching of the gospel. Not by might, nor by strength — As Mahomet in the East and the Spaniard in the Indies; but by the power of his Spirit, that great wonder worker, whereby the people fall under him, Psalms 45:5 , and strongholds are cast down before him, 2 Corinthians 10:4 , as once the walls of Jericho. Thus he unwalled all the children of Sheth, Numbers 24:17 , viz. by the foolishness of preaching; and thus he still rideth upon his white horses, his ministers,

Matthew 3:12 — αμαρτιαν , 1 John 3:9 . He is not transformed into sin’s image, as the wicked are,Micah 1:5; Micah 1:5 . His scum rests not in him; he works that out by repentance that he committed with reluctance, Ezekiel 24:11 ; Ezekiel 3:1-27 . He is the better for it afterwards. His very sin (when bewailed and disclaimed) maketh him more heedful of his ways, more thankful for a Saviour, more merciful to others, more desireful after the state of perfection, … Whence

Matthew 5:16 — breastplate, continual care of the Church; by his mitre, a right intention; and by the golden plate upon it, a bold and wise profession of "Holiness to the Lord." The apostle also is exact in forming a minister of the gospel, 1 Timothy 3:2-4: for he must be, 1. "Blameless" ( αντπιληπτος ), such as against whom no just exception can be laid. 2. "Vigilant" ( νηφαλεος ),

Matthew 7:2 — … κριματος μετρον , Matthew 7:2 , est rigor iuris moderationi et mitigationi oppositus. Aret. Compare herewith those divine proverbs,Isaiah 33:1; Isaiah 33:1 ; Proverbs 12:14 ; Proverbs 13:2 ; Proverbs 13:21 ; Proverbs 14:14 ; Proverbs 14:22 ; Proverbs 22:8 ; Job 6:8 ; Mark 6:24 . God delights to give men their own, as good as they brought, to pay them home in their own coin, or, as the text here and the Hebrew proverb hath

Matthew 7:24 — his, and doeth them. "And behold" (saith Moses), "I have taught you statutes and judgments: keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom," … "A good understanding have all they that do thereafter,"Deuteronomy 4:6; Deuteronomy 4:6 ; Psalms 111:10 . David hereby became wiser than his teachers, ancients, enemies; and Paul counted it his chief policy to keep a good conscience void of offence toward God and men ( πεπολιτευμαι