Bible Commentaries

Genesis 27:28 — martyr, Master Sherburn and Master More sent for me, persuading me much to leave mine opinions, saying, all the bringers up and favourers of that religion had ill luck, and were either put to death, or in prison, and in danger of life. Act. and Mon., fol. 1421. Again, the favourers of the religion now used, had wondrous good luck and prosperity in all things. These wizards, these "disputers of this world," as the apostle calls them, 1 Corinthians 1:20 either knew not, or believed not, that the

Genesis 39:12 — innocent," saith Solomon. Proverbs 6:29 This is the offensive "right hand," that must be "cut off." Matthew 5:30 The harlot "caught the silly simple, and kissed him; and with an impudent face said unto him; - " Proverbs 7:13 "till a dart struck through his liver": Proverbs 7:23 cogit amare iecur. And he left his garment in her hand. — This second time is Joseph stript of his garment; before, in the violence of envy, now of lust; before, of necessity, now

Genesis 41:25 — And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh [is] one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he [is] about to do. The dream of Pharaoh is one. — One in signification, but diverse in respect of vision. Why it was doubled, Genesis 41:32 Repetitions in Scripture are not tautologies, but serve to set forth to us the necessity, excellency, or difficulty of the thing so reinforced. "To write" to the Philippians "the same things," to St Paul, "it is not grievous,

Genesis 9:24 — And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. And Noah awoke from his wine. — And returned no more to it. Once was enough; "the time past may well suffice, to have walked in excess of wine". 1 Peter 4:3 We will buy repentance so dear no more. It is expressly noted of Judah, that "he knew Tamar again no more". Genesis 38:26 And we may be well assured, that Noah was never drunk again. Solomon’s drunkard cries, "when shall

2 Kings 18:5 — we will never remove one hair breadth, or give place to any creature living, much less to any subject: wherein we will spend our own royal person, our crown, treasure, realm, and all our state; whereof we assure you of our high honour. Act. and Mon., 1189. And of the like temper was his sweet sister - Temperance, as he used to call her, - Fortitude, he might as well, - Queen Elizabeth: witness her reformations at home; her protecting the Netherlands against the Spaniard; her help extended to Henry

Ezra 5:4 — Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building? Then said we unto them — We (Tatnai, Shetherboznai, and their companions) thus said, and thus inquired; see Ezra 5:16 , and be sensible how wicked men conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, "and their belly prepareth deceit," Job 15:35 . Not their heads only are hammering it, but their bellies are hatching it; they take a kind of contemplative kind

Ezra 9:7 — therein lay load enough upon ourselves, as Ezra here, and Daniel doth, Daniel 9:5 (mark how full in the mouth these good men are, out of the abundant hatred of sin in their hearts), "God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins," …, 1 John 1:9 . But in confession we must not extenuate or excuse; every sin must swell as a toad in our eyes, and we must spit it out of our mouths with utmost indignation; showing the Lord the iniquity of our sin, the filthiness of our lewdness, the abomination

Nehemiah 8:13 — should esteem it as silver, noblemen as gold, princes prize it as pearls. The priests, and Levites — These teachers of others took no scorn to learn from Ezra, that perfect scribe. The wisest here know but in part; because we prophesy but in part, 1 Corinthians 13:9 ; that is, we are taught but imperfectly, and those that should show us the way are themselves to seek; to teach us to run to Ithiel, the arch-prophet, as that great wise man did, Proverbs 30:1 . The greatest part of those things which

Esther 9:3 — much more, because God himself over awed them, and dispirited them See Trapp on " Esther 9:2 " How else should he appear to be the God of the spirits of all flesh, and that in the thing wherein people deal proudly he was above them? Exodus 18:11 . How should they come to know themselves to be but men, Psalms 9:20 , and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit, …, Isaiah 31:3 ; if he did not otherwhiles make their hearts heartless, Hosea 7:11 , their hands feeble, Jeremiah

Hosea 12:4 — Sí, tuvo poder sobre el ángel, y prevaleció; lloró y le suplicó: lo encontró [en] Betel, y allí habló con nosotros; Ver. 4. Sí, tenía poder sobre el ángel ] Ese ángel del pacto, Malaquías 3:1 , el ángel del gran concilio (μεγαλης βουλης αγγελος), como los Setenta interpretan a Isaías 9:6 , el Señor Cristo, que redimió a Jacob. de todo mal, Génesis 48:16 , y se llama Elohim en el versículo anterior. Jacob es reprendido por preguntar su

Hosea 4:2 — pardonable. It is grown to a common practice; and custom of sinning hath taken away sense of sin. By swearing — Heb. by cursing, or swearing with an execration and cursing, which was commonly added to an oath, to confirm it the more, Deuteronomy 29:12 ; Deuteronomy 29:21 Nehemiah 10:29 . And, indeed, in every lawful oath God is called to witness, to bless us if we swear right, and to curse ns if otherwise. Such an oath is a special part of God’s worship, and is oft put for the whole, as here

Hosea 8:13 — Sacrifican carne [por] los sacrificios de mis ofrendas, y la comen; pero] el SEÑOR no los acepta; ahora se acordará de su iniquidad, y castigará sus pecados: volverán a Egipto. Ver. 13. Sacrifican carne en los sacrificios de mis ofrendas, y la comen ] qd Parece que no han rechazado las grandes cosas de mi ley, no ser tan extraños a ella; ya que eran mucho en sacrificar según la ley. Pero su hipocresía es de lo más odiosa: en eso

Jonah 2:9 — travesura hasta que tengan suficiente; que anden hasta que se hayan cansado en los caminos de su corazón y en la vista de sus ojos; pero hágales saber (lo digo por experiencia lamentable) que por todas estas cosas Dios los llevará a juicio, Eclesiastés 11:9 . Lo mejor que puede venir del pecado es el arrepentimiento: y eso no está en el poder del hombre sino en el don de Dios, 2 Timoteo 2:25 . Si él no hubiera derretido mi corazón endurecido, y no me hubiera devuelto a sí mismo con mano fuerte, me

Jonah 4:1 — Pero a Jonás le disgustó mucho y se enojó mucho. Ver. 1. Pero a Jonah le disgustó mucho ] Mirabilis homo profecto fuit Ionas, dice aquí Winckelman, tan extraño era Jonás como un hombre honesto, como habrás oído a la ligera. Bien podría advertir David, Salmo 37:8 , "Cesa de la ira y abandona la ira; no te

Jonah 4:2 — Dios fuera mutable o impotente; digan que hubo en este arrebato algo de afecto hacia el pueblo de Dios, que entonces no tenía mayor enemigo al que temer que estos ninivitas, a quienes, por tanto, Jonás habría destruido, según su predicción; Éxodo 33:18,19 ; Éxodo 34:6,7 . La verdad es que nada hace que un hombre sea excéntrico en sus movimientos tanto como las pasiones testarudas y los respetos privados. El que los lleve a la presencia de Dios le hará muy poco buen servicio. Entonces, el alma sólo

Zechariah 1:16 — Por tanto, así ha dicho Jehová: He vuelto a Jerusalén con misericordia; en ella se edificará mi casa, dice Jehová de los ejércitos, y se extenderá cordel sobre Jerusalén. Ver. 16. Por tanto, así dice el Señor ] Así, uno de los abismos llama a otro, Salmo 42:7 ; el abismo más bajo de nuestra miseria, el abismo más alto de la misericordia de Dios. Cuando el hijo tonto de Creso estalló en: No mates al rey Creso; así, cuando los

Zechariah 1:3 — sus propias penas. Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos ]. Un Señor mucho más grande y poderoso que el gran Rey de Persia, que ahora era su soberano. Es cierto que un rey anterior les había ordenado que desistieran de construir la ciudad, Esdras 4:12 ; Esdras 4:21 . Pero no había una palabra en esa carta que prohibiera la construcción del templo. También se estableció otro rey, y de otra familia. Por lo tanto, son llamados por este profeta y por Hageo una y otra vez a volverse al Señor, y volver

Zechariah 10:1 — Pedid al SEÑOR lluvia en el tiempo de la lluvia tardía; [así] el SEÑOR hará nubes de resplandor, y les dará lluvia a todos, hierba en el campo. Ver. 1. Pídele al Señor lluvia ] Pídelo y tómalo; abran bien sus bocas, y él las llenará. "Buscad al Señor hasta que venga y os haga llover justicia", Oseas 10:12 . Ciertamente, como el sol extrae vapores de la tierra y el mar, no para retenerlos, sino para

Malachi 1:7 — upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD [is] contemptible. Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar — Bread, that is, sacrifices and oblations (so Rabbi David expounds it out of Leviticus 21:6 ; Leviticus 3:3 Numbers 28:2 ); for the Hebrews call all kind of meat by the name of bread, though it be flesh of ox, lamb, or goat, offered in sacrifice to God, whom they made account that they feasted in their sacrifices. Hence that of the Psalmist

1 Corinthians 13:1 — ευπετως τρεπουσα .. And of angels — Not that angels have tongues; as neither have they wings, though they are said to fly, and even unto weariness of fight, Daniel 9:21 . A certain friar undertook to show to the people a feather of the angel Gabriel’s wing, and so verified the old proverb, "a friar, a liar." But the apostle here useth a high kind of expression, such as is used Acts 6:15 ; Psalms 78:25