Bible Commentaries

Genesis 24:38 — Pero irás a la casa de mi padre y a mi parentela, y tomarás mujer para mi hijo. Ver. 38. Ver Trapp en " Gen 24: 3 " Ver Trapp en " Gen 24: 4 "

Genesis 26:14 — titles; forbidding any new to be set up without his leave and liking. So that tiger, Tiberius, laid hold, with his spiteful teeth, on all the excellent spirits of his time: he put a poet to death, for making an excellent tragedy; Sueton., cap. 3 and 4. Lucano, quod arte poetics clarus erat vetitum fuit, ne carmen faceret. and banished a certain architect, for building an elaborate porch at Rome, which he could not choose but admire and reward with money. Nero envied all men that were any whit gracious

Genesis 47:9 — attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. The days of the years of my pilgrimage. — All saints here are sojourners, all good people "pilgrims and strangers." 1 Peter 2:11 Hebrews 11:13-14 Far they are from home, and meet with hard measure; as Israel did in Egypt; as those three worthies in Babylon. Daniel 3:23 Their manners are of another manner: hence the world owns them not. John 15:19 But God both owns and honours them; he knows their

Exodus 25:37 — Harás también sus siete lámparas, y encenderán sus lámparas para alumbrar contra ella. Ver. 37. Siete lámparas. ] Significa las múltiples gracias y la diversidad de dones en la Iglesia. Zacarías 4: 2

Exodus 5:17 — Pero él dijo: Estáis ociosos, estáis ociosos; por eso decís: Vayamos y ofrezcamos sacrificio al SEÑOR. Ver. 17. Estáis ociosos. ] Ver Trapp en " Exo 5: 4 " Ver Trapp en " Exo 5: 8 "

Exodus 9:12 — And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses. And the Lord hardened. — See Exodus 9:7 ; Exodus 4:21 , …

Ezra 9:6 — not upon the great cart ropes, set upon the lesser cords that might draw down divine vengeance upon the land. Hence he includeth himself after the example of Daniel, Daniel 9:5 . Are increased over our head — As an overwhelming flood, Psalms 38:4 . That threateneth to go over our souls too, Psalms 124:4 , and to sink them in the bottomless lake, that lower most part of hell imported by that ä locale (as Hebricians note), Psalms 9:17 . Hebrew Text Note And our trespass is grown up unto the

Nehemiah 2:1 — greatest matters many times, as he put small thoughts into the heart of Ahasuerus for great purposes, Esther 6:1 . And I took up the wine, … — As Esther was come to the kingdom, so Nehemiah to this office, for such a time as this, Esther 4:14 . Though he were a prisoner, a stranger, one of another religion, yet is he the king’s cupbearer and taster; and once of great trust and credit. This was a strange work of God, to cause heathen princes thus to favour the religion that they

Job 20:6 — light, but not in heat. In which respect, also, and for her external privileges, Capernaum is said to be lifted up to heaven, Matthew 11:23 ; and the temporary, to taste of the heavenly gift, to partake of the powers of the world to come, Hebrews 6:4-5 . And his head reach unto the clouds — Aequalis astris gradior, saith he in the poet (Sen. in Thyest.), and Bibulus in Coelo est, saith the orator (Cic. ad Attic.). The heathen rhetoric is but dull stuff to that in this Book; and indeed in this

Psalms 16:3 — preserve him safe to the kingdom, promiseth two things: first, that he will cherish and countenance the godly party; secondly, that he will cashier and cast out all kinds of idolatry, and maintain to his utmost the sincere service of God, Psalms 16:4 . And to the excellent — Or, noble, glorious, wonderful, magnificent. The saints are princes in all lands, Psalms 45:16 ; of an excellent spirit, Proverbs 17:27 ; more excellent than their neighbours, dwell they wheresover, Proverbs 12:26 . They

Psalms 48:2 — so R. Solomon. Or, beautiful for the branch that droppeth balsam, saith Moller; Pulcher surculo, beautiful branch, that is, for the ark there seated. Or, for the tract and climate, as Joshua 12:23 , situated on the north side of Jerusalem, as Isaiah 14:13 , in a cold, dry, and clear air, as Job 37:22 . Sanantur illi, qui illic infirmi conveniunt, saith Kimchi, they which come thither weak are made well. The joy of the whole earth — Not only of the whole land, because thither three times a year

Proverbs 16:32 — saith of that which the Romans made with the Samnites; a peace worse than war, as Augustine De Civ. Dei., lib. iii. cap. 28. saith of the peace brought in by Sulla. Men must be at deadly feud with those "lusts that war in their members," James 4:1 "fighting against their souls." 1 Peter 2:11 These to conquer is the noblest and most signal victory, since in subduing these we overcome the devil, Ephesians 4:26 James 4:7 as in yielding to them, we "give place" to him, and entertain

Daniel 4:20 — El árbol que viste, que crecía y era fuerte, cuya altura llegaba hasta el cielo, y su vista a toda la tierra; Ver. 20. El árbol que viste. ] Ver Daniel 4:11 .

Mark 1:16 — Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. See Trapp on " Matthew 4:18 "

Luke 8:17 — For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad. See Matthew 16:26 ; Mark 4:22 ; Luke 12:2 .

Luke 8:22 — Aconteció que un día entró en un barco con sus discípulos y les dijo: Pasemos al otro lado del lago. Y se lanzaron. Ver. 22. Ver Mateo 8:23 ; Marco 4:36 .

Luke 8:23 — Pero mientras navegaban, él se durmió; y una tempestad de viento descendió sobre el lago; y se llenaron de agua y corrieron peligro. Ver. 23. Ver Mateo 8:23 ; Marco 4:36 .

John 6:34 — Entonces le dijeron: Señor, danos siempre este pan. Ver. 34. Señor, danos siempre este pan ] De esto hablan burlonamente, como lo hizo la mujer de Samaria en otro caso, Juan 4:15 .

Joshua 2:5 — Y aconteció que cuando se cerró la puerta, cuando oscureció, los hombres salieron; no sé adónde fueron los hombres; síganlos rápidamente; porque los alcanzaréis. Ver. 5. Y sucedió. ] Ver Josué 2:4 .

Revelation 11:16 — And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, And the four and twenty elders — See Trapp on " Revelation 4:9 "